Cedar removal

[SteveBullman]

Cedar removal we did this week...job took 3 days in all thanks to the gear on site. if my ring count is anywhere near accurate the tree comes in at 173 years old. 6ft dbh, but 7ft lower down at its widest before hitting the root flare.

 

[SteveBullman]

few more

 

[SteveBullman]

last few

 

[beastmaster]

Man that looked like a fun removal. It was a beautiful specimen. Why did it have to be removed? It looked pretty healthy. Did that lean just develop?
Great job and that was some massive wood.

 

[SteveBullman]

we did try and talk the customer into a thin/deadwood and tip reduction on some of the larger limbs....this had been going on for about 4 months but they were dead set on removal.

once in the crown however the tree told a different story.....some very dodgy unions up there, one branch of about 3ft diameter had split and was held on by approx quarter of the wood, and propped onto a branch below it of the same dimensions which was beginning to fracture...you could see straight through the hazard beam....failure was imminent on that one for sure. i walked away happy we did the right thing

 

[tree MDS]

Nice job!

Big azzed tree and Deere right there.. seems like that tractor could have taken much bigger pieces and saved a lot of cutting though.

 

[masiman]

That surely was a bigun!

I didn't really get a sense of it size until the pic of you(?) hanging and cutting with the spar looking like it swallows you up:

Nice job. I would have asked the same questions as beastmaster. I'm glad it turned out to be the right thing to do.

Looks to be a very nice house on a nice piece of land.

That cedar(?) next to the one you took, you think maybe 1/2 to 2/3's as old?

 

[SteveBullman]

That surely was a bigun!

I didn't really get a sense of it size until the pic of you(?) hanging and cutting with the spar looking like it swallows you up:

Nice job. I would have asked the same questions as beastmaster. I'm glad it turned out to be the right thing to do.

Looks to be a very nice house on a nice piece of land.

That cedar(?) next to the one you took, you think maybe 1/2 to 2/3's as old?

im not sure really. it certainly wasnt as big, but wasnt in open ground like the one we removed...i wouldnt be surprised if they were planted at the same time.

 

[Nailsbeats]

Very nice Steve. The 880 looked like it earned it's keep. Stihl Power! Nice climbing work too.

 

[beastmaster]

we did try and talk the customer into a thin/deadwood and tip reduction on some of the larger limbs....this had been going on for about 4 months but they were dead set on removal.

once in the crown however the tree told a different story.....some very dodgy unions up there, one branch of about 3ft diameter had split and was held on by approx quarter of the wood, and propped onto a branch below it of the same dimensions which was beginning to fracture...you could see straight through the hazard beam....failure was imminent on that one for sure. i walked away happy we did the right thing

Steve I wasn't questioning your work, I assumed there was a reason thats why I asked, Just curious. Again great job.

 

[a_lopa]

Good job Steve

 

[SteveBullman]

Steve I wasn't questioning your work, I assumed there was a reason thats why I asked, Just curious. Again great job.

i know mate

 

[tree md]

Nice job! Great pics!

 

[treeseer]

What kind of cedar was it?

Did the wood get milled?

 

[SteveBullman]

lebanese. all the wood went for logs

 

[treemandan]

Yeah, the pics with the guys on the ground under it made me ask what took so long. What a stick!