Fatty silver maple take down

[Tree Machine]

wait, here's the Lull pic I was looking for...

 

[Tree Machine]

And one more for fun.

 

[Tree Machine]

Oh, what the heck, here's one more.

 

[Dadatwins]

Definitly looks like a bring in the crane to move that thing, maybe bring someone in with a prentice type grapple boom and cut it off in sections also. Considering the amount of cuts that will be needed with heavy equipment and most likely amount of debris that the chains will be hitting to make all those cuts crane or prentice makes $$$$ sense to me. Old silver maple that size probably has rocks and dirt halfway up the trunk. Good luck and be careful.

 

[Al Smith]

Plump maple

Looks like the big old fat one,I took down in March.A fast growing tree,but can become a real hazard when this size.Picture of a 54"cookie".

 

[Toddppm]

Originally posted by Tree Machine

I could see mebbe a scaffold set to height, and slide the quarters off the trunk, onto the plank and off the end of the scaffold onto a waiting tire / plywood sheet in the yard just off the edge of the deck?

Sounds like it could be a good idea, take it a little further and make an adjustable slide to push the cookies onto and into the yard?

 

[glens]

Like maybe a good climbing deer stand modified to accept a couple of 2×12 planks?

 

[Gord]

Crane it! I woulda shot my boss if he made us cookie this one... i'm 6'4"...odd pic i know...this wasn't quite the butt piece, the last cut was about 80" at the largest spot.

 

[Gord]

ahh here is the pic

 

[mikecross23]

Crane it!!!!! W/ good access a super duper tree like that is screaming CRANE ME!!!!! I've only done 'bout 20 crane jobs but all within the last year maybe little more. I dream of crane jobs. $105 hr; $315 min. Trees come down fast w/ a crane and man what a rush when those pieces lift off and float away!

Tree Junkie, YOU DA MANNN!!!!!

-Mike-

P.S. Give crane operator beer and it's more funner.

 

[TreeJunkie]

LMFAO! mike i love that pick. And thanks!

Thanks for all of the advice guys. I think i'll print these posts and show my brother. Let him know i'm not the only one who thinks it will be darn near impossible to get that out of there w/ out a crane.

 

[Nickrosis]

Originally posted by Gord
ahh here is the pic

I saved the pic to my hard drive and named it "gord smiling with big wood.jpg"

 

[Gord]

HHeheeyyyyy that pic is a bit odder than i previously noticed....

 

[Florida16]

i have a question, I have a 50 foot hickory tree to climb and remove today. I have never been 50 foot, any suggestions on getting used to the height?

 

[underwor]

No different than 10 ft if you land on your head, except from fifty you might catch a limb or have time to learn to fly before you hit the ground. No time from 10 ft.

Bob

 

[Florida16]

Wow, that helps a bunch...

 

[Florida16]

http://www.arbormaster.com/Articles/How Accidents Happen & Why.pdf

 

[Scars2prove-it]

Originally posted by Florida16
i have a question, I have a 50 foot hickory tree to climb and remove today. I have never been 50 foot, any suggestions on getting used to the height?

I don't think there are any good tips. Just trust your gear and enjoy the view. You'll get used to it. Taller trees are actually easier if you have to rope limbs out due to the higher crotches and more clearance.

 

[Florida16]

i have to baby hitch the top limbs out, but thanks for the helpful incite.

 

[TreeJunkie]

"i have to baby hitch the top limbs out, but thanks for the helpful incite."

I'm not really sure what the heck a baby hitch is.

My only advice to you would be to try and learn some real knots before you try climbing/rigging down 50 footers... Read a book, even a sherrill catalog could teach you something.