N.L. Eckert wrote:
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




We have a couple of tulip poplars on the property; all but two are far
enough away from the house to fall without damaging the structures. The
one that took the kit was the tallest and most exposed.

The tree was damaged three years ago during the electrical connnection
of the house to the utility company's box. The util's contracted-out
operating engineer dug his trench too close to the tree and then piled
up dirt right next to it. He was the only non-union "construction
worker" who was ever on my site, and I've regretted it ever since.

Fortunately, my insurance company is going to pay the bill for the
treecutter, et al.