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09-24-2010, 01:32 PM
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I've got 5 dead Jack Pines I've been looking to get cut down.
Oops, make that 4. 
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09-24-2010, 01:32 PM
|  | Yeah, I've got the moves like Jagger. | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: G.R. MI | | | It's a blustery day on the west side too.
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09-24-2010, 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Phalex It's a blustery day on the west side too. | I'm just glad it missed the house.
Sadly, if one of the two behind it go - they aren't likely to miss the house.
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09-24-2010, 01:55 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Iowa | | | it must be windsday.
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09-24-2010, 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by EBodious it must be windsday.
/sterling holloway voice | Oooh... nicely played.
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09-24-2010, 09:52 PM
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09-24-2010, 10:15 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Finland (Northern Europe) | | Hi. Or has to start a long and fruitless series of arguments with an insurance company.
I'm more of a Stihl man myself even though I'm a Scandinavian  .
Obviously the laws vary from country to country, and between insurance companies, but usually failing to trim/cut down dead or damaged trees voids your insurance.
During this last summer we've had some pretty bad storms over here. After one such storm my GF recieved a phone call from her former neighbour, who told us that a large birch had fallen over her fathers house. Fortunately the fire brigade came to remove the trunk from the roof and we were told that there was no serious damage. Needless to say we hurried to the scene the next day to cut and remove the trunk.
No serious damage was indeed the result. The tree had snapped roughly 5 meters from the ground, as only about 10% of the wood on one side on that spot wasn't rotted. It's amazing how little had kept that much weight over the years, and the heavy snow winter we just had made it more amazing. There was NO indication that the tree was literally almost cut in half BTW.
Because of that, I did fell a birch that looked a bit bad on our new yard. Glad I did, wasn't in such a great shape either.
Trees are great on ones yard. When they're in an upright position .
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09-24-2010, 10:36 PM
|  | I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize! | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ottawa, Canada | | Wind was bad here today to. Caused a power outage for 3 hours right at supper. Got to use the old Coleman stove.
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If the other trees are in really bad shape you might not want to put any weight on them. |
09-24-2010, 10:41 PM
| | I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize! | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ottawa, Canada | | Quote:
Originally Posted by T-Bird I'm more of a Stihl man myself even though I'm a Scandinavian . | Them's fightin' words! Husqvarna rules!
Just kidding. Or am I?  I liked that the Husqvarna had the chain brake react to kickback. Sure, you don't really need it, but it gives you a warm fuzzy. I also found them lighter than a comparable Stihl.... makes a big difference after 8 hours. |
09-24-2010, 10:45 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Columbus, Ohio | | | My parents just had a tree fall on their roof after a round of storms and tornadoes ran through our state last week. It put a hole in their roof and caused about $4000 worth of damage to their house. Last year they had one crash down on their deck and do some damage there. Trees suck!
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09-25-2010, 09:04 AM
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They're too close to power lines/houses/the road for that...
They'll have to come in with a bucket truck and and drop it pieces at a time/top them to get them down without hitting anything.
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09-25-2010, 09:10 AM
|  | Some carrots are humiliated publicly | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Syracuse, NY | | | Mmmm firewood.
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09-25-2010, 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by aborgman They're too close to power lines/houses/the road for that...
. | Well if they're close to power lines the utility may take care of it...at least the ones that are threatening the power lines. Don't hurt to ask...
We had an ice storm a few years back and the electric company cut the limbs that threatened the lines to my house (in my yard)
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09-25-2010, 04:49 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Campbell, KaliFornia | | Read the Darwin Awards to get some clues on: A) What can wrong, and B) What not to do.
Think real hard before starting on each tree, where & how to cut, where it will fall, etc.
Otherwise chaos & disaster of epic proportions can ensue. And I don't want to read about somebody I know on the Darwin Awards site.
Take care,
edg
PS: Seriously, be careful.
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09-25-2010, 04:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Kansas City | | | If a tree falls in your yard, and no one is around to perceive it, does it still make any noise?
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09-25-2010, 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by guitar ed Read the Darwin Awards to get some clues on: A) What can wrong, and B) What not to do.
Think real hard before starting on each tree, where & how to cut, where it will fall, etc.
Otherwise chaos & disaster of epic proportions can ensue. And I don't want to read about somebody I know on the Darwin Awards site.
Take care,
edg
PS: Seriously, be careful. | You don't have to tell me - I've cut down lots of trees.
The fact that I'm aware of all the things that can go wrong is exactly why I won't personally cut down trees that close to my house... as much as I hate to pay, if they drop a tree on my house they're insured.
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09-25-2010, 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by aborgman You don't have to tell me - I've cut down lots of trees.
The fact that I'm aware of all the things that can go wrong is exactly why I won't personally cut down trees that close to my house... as much as I hate to pay, if they drop a tree on my house they're insured. | A-HA!!! They're getting even!  |
09-26-2010, 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by seanm Them's fightin' words! Husqvarna rules!
Just kidding. Or am I? I liked that the Husqvarna had the chain brake react to kickback. Sure, you don't really need it, but it gives you a warm fuzzy. I also found them lighter than a comparable Stihl.... makes a big difference after 8 hours. | I work for my uncle, and he has Stihls. What do you mean about the brake, don't they all? I cut wood for my great-uncle to have a bonfire and used his old chainsaw, it was smaller than the Stihl I normally use and much much heavier. |
09-26-2010, 08:30 PM
| | I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize! | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ottawa, Canada | | Quote:
Originally Posted by DerHoggz I work for my uncle, and he has Stihls. What do you mean about the brake, don't they all? I cut wood for my great-uncle to have a bonfire and used his old chainsaw, it was smaller than the Stihl I normally use and much much heavier. | Could be the all have the kickback brake now. This wasn't the common brake that was activated with your hand, but was activated by the blade. And I haven't done any serious cutting in decades. I don't even own a chainsaw any more  | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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