After the wind some tidying to do.

[Shambling Shaman]

A short vid of some beech trees I need to tidy..


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neoxoRxoRUE

[video=youtube;neoxoRxoRUE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neoxoRxoRUE[/video]

 

[andybysea]

Nice little cottage in the background.

 

[Shambling Shaman]

Nice little cottage in the background.

Give you a wee hint......it's not mine

 

[Toddy]

What a shame
Lovely trees, but they do shatter when they come down.
Is the timber of any use for much but fireworod when it has dropped like that ?

You're going to be a busy man

cheers,
M

 

[Nice65]

I know you mentioned it, but be careful of the tensions in the wood. Mate of mine nearly lost his lower jaw to a compressed Ash limb, he was a right mess. Watch out for the trunk standing back up too as you log it back. Better to release the root ball end first. Ask me how I know

Also, don't use the crater as a handy stash place for your fuel and oil can, and Thermos and sarnies. Again, ask me how I know. My Thermos has been buried underground since 1987

 

[Shambling Shaman]

I know you mentioned it, but be careful of the tensions in the wood. Mate of mine nearly lost his lower jaw to a compressed Ash limb, he was a right mess. Watch out for the trunk standing back up too as you log it back. Better to release the root ball end first. Ask me how I know

Also, don't use the crater as a handy stash place for your fuel and oil can, and Thermos and sarnies. Again, ask me how I know. My Thermos has been buried underground since 1987

All good advice, the main attack is purely aesthetics and to leave just the main trunks. This will be the third year of clering a beech off the lawn... The limbs that are buried in to ground some 5/6ft+ are the worst as not only is it hard to know the compression/tension but thay can be twisted at the same time,, one big explosion just waiting.

At the end of the day if I'm not happy I just walk away and we hire in a team with machinery.

 

[Ivan...]

I know you mentioned it, but be careful of the tensions in the wood. Mate of mine nearly lost his lower jaw to a compressed Ash limb, he was a right mess. Watch out for the trunk standing back up too as you log it back. Better to release the root ball end first. Ask me how I know

Also, don't use the crater as a handy stash place for your fuel and oil can, and Thermos and sarnies. Again, ask me how I know. My Thermos has been buried underground since 1987

Wise words my friend, customer lost his collie to root ball flumping back into place, he was heart broken, also brushed the fringe of a nosey vicar peering in the hole as i was cutting one off!

The strain and tension of a windblown mature tree is unbelievable and you will not be able to move out of harms way fast enough

Stay safe.

Ivan..

Lovely level ground to work on, mind you.

 

[Shewie]

Oh dear. should keep the laird warm over winter though

 

[Andy W]

Atholl Estates by any chance? if it is its nice up that way.

 

[Shambling Shaman]

Lovely level ground to work on, mind you.

Aye but soggy so no machines just yet.

Atholl Estates by any chance? if it is its nice up that way.

Meggernie, if it was Atholl it would have been cleared before it hit the ground

 

[SJStuart]

A short vid of some beech trees I need to tidy..


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neoxoRxoRUE

[video=youtube;neoxoRxoRUE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neoxoRxoRUE[/video]

Didn't know you were a BCUK member, Rob

 

[Andy W]

Meggernie, if it was Atholl it would have been cleared before it hit the ground

Ah Glenlyon - you are remote, I am some times up that way but not up as far as you. Very nice up there, much better that Blair Atholl.

 

[British Red]

Makes cracking firewood anyway Rob - a joy to split. Don't fancy snedding that first one much mind you

 

[SJStuart]

Try to keep the best straight cuts! Make great spoons, spatulas and kuksas if you're willing to put in some work

Chop off the root ball first (as people have already suggested) then cut the limbs uppermost first since they'll be under the least tension (which will gradually release tension on the lower limbs). Personally I'd bow saw as much as possible just to diminish risks (don't much fancy a chainsaw flying towards me if it gets sprung back by a springy limb)

 

[Shambling Shaman]

Thanks for all the good advise, I once got a call from the factor telling me if I used a bow saw it would take me forever to clear the tree I was working on! Some one had phoned him to tell him this as he's in strling. It was two limbs that I was happier to do by hand than balance with a saw..... Same people didn't stop to offer help.

Ahhh such is estate life.