Harry wrote:
The crew showed up on time to remove my 125' tulip poplar (we measured
it once it had fallen), and I was mightily impressed by the technology.
The treecutter and his crew had a substantial bucket truck. The main man
went up in the bucket about 30' off the ground and tied a 1-1/2" braided
line around the tree. The other end was attached to the back end of a
Ford F350 HD diesel. The treecutter marked a precise spot where he
wanted the tree to fall, and damned if it didn't. Shook the ground
mightily.
In addition to a wonderful diesel powered
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My sympathies if you have these trees on your property, they're really a
dirty tree.. About 12 years ago, I had 4 rather large poplars (the crew
chief was from the south and he called them cottonwood) removed from my
back yard. The biggest was about 3 ft. in diameter at the base, the
smallest about 2 ft.. I had all 4 cut down and removed for $1500.
Last fall, I called in a tree guy for an estimate on removing a maple,
its now $2000 for one tree!! I decided I sorta liked the maple after
all.

Happy boating,
Norm