Sawing up a large fallen tree

pburns · 08-11-2009 10:58pm #1

A fair-sized tree has fallen in my forestry plantation blocking the access track and crushing over a dozen trees. By fair-sized I mean a circumference of about 110'', a truck width of about 40''.

Where would I get someone to saw this into firewood and how much might it cost?

locha · 09-11-2009 9:21am

I had a similar experience, a large beech fell. I got a quote from a tree surgeon that it would take 3 men a day to cut up the tree and block it. He was looking for €800 for this.

viztopia · 09-11-2009 9:51am

I would be surprised if one of your neighbouring farmers did not have a chainsaw. every farmer i know has. why not ask one of them and see if they would do it for you. where are you based as a matter of interest?

pburns · 09-11-2009 10:19am

viztopia wrote: »

I would be surprised if one of your neighbouring farmers did not have a chainsaw. every farmer i know has. why not ask one of them and see if they would do it for you. where are you based as a matter of interest?

I have a chainsaw, just not one that could handle a trunk 40'' thick...

snowman707 · 09-11-2009 10:24am

My son and his pals may be interested if they had time at the weekends, if you told your location it would help.

EDIT what variety of tree is it & how long is the trunk @ 40" D?

CJhaughey · 09-11-2009 4:09pm

You don't need that big a saw! 20" bar and cut from both sides.

Even if it is slightly too big you can make a small cut to allow the saw to cut a little deeper.
A good 60cc saw will do this job, faster if you had a 90cc with a 24" bar but not impossible with a smaller saw.
Where are you?

dfbemt · 09-11-2009 11:09pm

I'd be interested also, particularly in the other trees that were damaged.

Like the other posters, where are you located?

locky76 · 10-11-2009 12:09am

pburns wrote: »

A fair-sized tree has fallen in my forestry plantation blocking the access track and crushing over a dozen trees. By fair-sized I mean a circumference of about 110'', a truck width of about 40''.

Where would I get someone to saw this into firewood and how much might it cost?

burnsie how's the form?
a tree surgeon at €800 with proper insurance is a lot cheaper than chancing someone coming in off the side of the road.
i presume you can write this off against tax and you get a tree full of ring to bust up at your ease with an axe.
letting a couple of local young fella in to cut it up and take it away is a recipe for disaster in my opinion

snowman707 · 10-11-2009 10:53am

locky76 wrote: »

burnsie how's the form?

letting a couple of local young fella in to cut it up and take it away is a recipe for disaster in my opinion

The lads I was referring although not qualified tree surgeons are covered by insurance and have no interest in taking away anything only a few €. They also have safe pass and carry a cv with references from employers who they have done work for previously. all of these empoyers can be contacted to verify same.

DanFindy · 10-11-2009 1:43pm

Well if there not qualified tree surgeons what type of insurance do they have? just curious for my own perspective
Have they got chainsaw operation certs?

locky76 · 10-11-2009 9:28pm

snowman707 wrote: »

The lads I was referring although not qualified tree surgeons are covered by insurance and have no interest in taking away anything only a few €. They also have safe pass and carry a cv with references from employers who they have done work for previously. all of these empoyers can be contacted to verify same.

i'm sorry if i offended you but letting anyone in that's not a qualified tree surgeon with the appropriate insurance is a pure and utter gamble.
€800 that's tax deductable is a small amount to pay for piece of mind in my opinion

Sawing up a large fallen tree

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