Another Tree Removal Project

[oliver2-44 9,739]

This Beautiful Post Oak Tree is against my lake retaining wall. As you can see in the picture with my shoe, the trunk and roots have been pushing and tilting this end of my wall out about 8”.  I’ve debated taking it out for several years, but I’m getting some cracks in the concrete so it’s time was up. 

We rented a 42 ft lift for last Saturday/Sunday.  It took us one day to cut and lower this tree down limb by limb.

Once we were down to the main trunk we rigged a rope near the bottom and attached it to a nearby tree just to insure it didn’t kick back into the neighbors boat house or try to roll into the lake. We rigged a second heavy rope 3/4 up the tree and attached it to a come a long anchored on another tree. We cut a large notch in the direction we wanted the tree to fall. As we cut the rest of the trunk back side we gradually put tension on the come a long. Thankfully it laid over exactly where we wanted it. 

The 2nd day we did some tree trimming at my two sons houses.  

The lift was all 12v electric/hydraulic.  It had these hydraulic motor drive wheels. They worked great to get it to the far corner of the back yard.  But they seemed rough on the tires when you turned and one wheel had to slip some. 

Then I’ve spent the rest of the week cutting up limbs at the 3 houses. The C81 got in on the action hauling cut wood up to the driveway. A coworker that heats with wood is going to get about 2 4’x8’ trailer loads of this wood. 

Someone recently commented the WH tab style trailer hitch was weak, but it had no problem hauling this large heavy section of trunk. 

[ri702bill 8,316]

Yup - the wood is free, the splittin' ain't.

[ebinmaine 67,438]

Excellent work there!

 

I've had a LOT more than that weight on my stock hitch. 

 

 

[Achto 27,565]

Great work!!

 

I have never had to take a tree down by starting at the top, hope I never have to.

[oliver2-44 9,739]

Thanks.

Rode a lift a lot back working at the dams. Made sure we did it safely.