Chains are depressingly expensive

[waggy]

Originally posted by: OdiN

Originally posted by: waggy
we had a tree taken down and the stump removed. cost $200 (and we got a bunch of wood chips).

far better then paying what you want for chain.

He said there are 30 of them.

oh well..just tell them they did wrong tree..29 times...




if he had a bulldozer couldnt he just run them over and knock them down?

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: OdiN

Originally posted by: waggy
we had a tree taken down and the stump removed. cost $200 (and we got a bunch of wood chips).

far better then paying what you want for chain.

He said there are 30 of them.

oh well..just tell them they did wrong tree..29 times...




if he had a bulldozer couldnt he just run them over and knock them down?

thats very not safe

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: OdiN

Originally posted by: waggy
we had a tree taken down and the stump removed. cost $200 (and we got a bunch of wood chips).

far better then paying what you want for chain.

He said there are 30 of them.

oh well..just tell them they did wrong tree..29 times...




if he had a bulldozer couldnt he just run them over and knock them down?

thats very not safe

shrug seen a few farmers do that. just put the blade up and knock it over. roots and all would come up.

then again i seen the same guy knock over part of a silo with ti

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: OdiN

Originally posted by: waggy
we had a tree taken down and the stump removed. cost $200 (and we got a bunch of wood chips).

far better then paying what you want for chain.

He said there are 30 of them.

oh well..just tell them they did wrong tree..29 times...




if he had a bulldozer couldnt he just run them over and knock them down?

thats very not safe

shrug seen a few farmers do that. just put the blade up and knock it over. roots and all would come up.

then again i seen the same guy knock over part of a silo with ti

well its highly dependent on the size of the tree, if its tall and the top breaks and lands on you, it might not end well

 

[olds]

You're not going to get the roots of a tree any bigger than about 8" in diameter with anything less that a tractor/dozer.
I pulled some that size and smaller with my 4x4 F250 PSD and it was a chore.
What are you going to fill the holes with or level the ground with?

 

[Throckmorton]

What do you have against trees?

 

[amoeba]

Is OP this man :

http://www.osirisshoes.com/new...ertainment/rampage.jpg

 

[BoomerD]

I'm still not sure why the OP wants to pull the trees down instead of cutting them then removing the stumps. Seems like a much easier/faster/safer way to accomplish this. Maybe if they were small trees, but not larger trees.

 

[feralkid]

Who came up with the idea of pulling down trees with 200 feet of chain?

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: feralkid
Who came up with the idea of pulling down trees with 200 feet of chain?

Specop 007

 

[Baked]

Hopefully the tree will fall down and crush half of the OP's trailer.

 

[hanoverphist]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: Specop 007

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy
Why do you need 200 feet of chain? Are you starting a bike gang?

Pulling trees down. Dont really want to pull the tree down on me. May go to plan B. Pushing trees down.

chain saws arnt expensive

thats what i was thinking... you only need about 30 ft to pull a stump.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: hanoverphist

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: Specop 007

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy
Why do you need 200 feet of chain? Are you starting a bike gang?

Pulling trees down. Dont really want to pull the tree down on me. May go to plan B. Pushing trees down.

chain saws arnt expensive

thats what i was thinking... you only need about 30 ft to pull a stump.

hell you can rent a chainsaw for less then $100 (for 2 days and a good size chainsaw).

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: waggy

hell you can rent a chainsaw for less then $100 (for 2 days and a good size chainsaw).

I don't know what is more 'Darwin'. Pulling down tree or trying to use a chainsaw with no experience.

 

[Specop 007]

Heres some of the trees that gotta go.

Click

You can see some more here

Click

I'll probably take out some of the live ones with the dead ones to clear it up quite a bit. I'm buying a Stihl this next week.

The ground leveler.

Click

The stump puller

Click

The semi final goal. Pond planning probably wont kick off for a while.

I HAVE A DREAM!
EDIT

I forgot to mention I have since modified the trees that will be going in. Birch is too thirsty.

 

[Specop 007]

Originally posted by: sdifox

Originally posted by: waggy

hell you can rent a chainsaw for less then $100 (for 2 days and a good size chainsaw).

I don't know what is more 'Darwin'. Pulling down tree or trying to use a chainsaw with no experience.

Huh. Well, I've done both so I think it'll be ok.

Regardless of my chainsaw and axe experience, I am not a logger and climbing 30 or 40 feet up and using a chainsaw is NOT my idea of fun, not by a long damn shot!

If I get enough chain I can climb up, hook up and go like hell. I can cut'm down and pull the dead stumps but if the trees have any green on them I dont think I have enough tractor to get it out. 30 foot of leverage would really help.

 

[Rubycon]

hire an excavator operator

 

[edro]

Oh come on...

Don't you watch Axemen on TLC?

Just use a chainsaw, make 2 cuts on the side you want it to fall towards.
Make one cut on the opposite side and yell TIMBER.

BTW, nice farm. I wish I had a homestead like that.

 

[Specop 007]

Originally posted by: Rubycon
hire an excavator operator

I've put quite a bit of thought into renting one of those......

 

[JDMnAR1]

Some of those dead trees are ideal dove roosting. If it was me I would have to leave them just for that. 🙂 In fact, that looks very similar to a couple of locations I have dove hunted in the past.

EDIT: And it is the dead trees that you really have to be careful with. When you start pushing or pulling on them, there is no telling which direction all the parts will wind up going.

 

[Specop 007]

Originally posted by: edro
Oh come on...

Don't you watch Axemen on TLC?

Just use a chainsaw, make 2 cuts on the side you want it to fall towards.
Make one cut on the opposite side and yell TIMBER.

BTW, nice farm. I wish I had a homestead like that.

Thank you.

The thread I posted earlier about the guy who built the pond has inspired me. I've left my place sit for far too long, its time to "Git'r done!" so to speak.

One bit at a time.

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: Specop 007

Originally posted by: sdifox

Originally posted by: waggy

hell you can rent a chainsaw for less then $100 (for 2 days and a good size chainsaw).

I don't know what is more 'Darwin'. Pulling down tree or trying to use a chainsaw with no experience.

Huh. Well, I've done both so I think it'll be ok.

Regardless of my chainsaw and axe experience, I am not a logger and climbing 30 or 40 feet up and using a chainsaw is NOT my idea of fun, not by a long damn shot!

If I get enough chain I can climb up, hook up and go like hell. I can cut'm down and pull the dead stumps but if the trees have any green on them I dont think I have enough tractor to get it out. 30 foot of leverage would really help.

If you know what you are doing then yeah, go ahead and get that chainsaw. Personally, I would not go anywhere near a chainsaw.

you can rent the chainsaw on a pole thing to trim it a bit first.

 

[Specop 007]

Originally posted by: sdifox

If you know what you are doing then yeah, go ahead and get that chainsaw. Personally, I would not go anywhere near a chainsaw.

you can rent the chainsaw on a pole thing to trim it a bit first.

Chainsaws really arent that bad, you just gotta keep your head on straight.
Most of the bad stories I've read about start off with "I was tired" or "I was getting dark and I was hurrying". Often times a combination of both.

 

[QueBert]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: OdiN

Originally posted by: waggy
we had a tree taken down and the stump removed. cost $200 (and we got a bunch of wood chips).

far better then paying what you want for chain.

He said there are 30 of them.

oh well..just tell them they did wrong tree..29 times...




if he had a bulldozer couldnt he just run them over and knock them down?

thats very not safe

shrug seen a few farmers do that. just put the blade up and knock it over. roots and all would come up.

then again i seen the same guy knock over part of a silo with ti

well its highly dependent on the size of the tree, if its tall and the top breaks and lands on you, it might not end well

as long as he wears a hard hat and one of those orange safety vests he should be ok. They're called saftey vests for a reason, they keep you safe 🙂

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: Specop 007

Originally posted by: sdifox

If you know what you are doing then yeah, go ahead and get that chainsaw. Personally, I would not go anywhere near a chainsaw.

you can rent the chainsaw on a pole thing to trim it a bit first.

Chainsaws really arent that bad, you just gotta keep your head on straight.
Most of the bad stories I've read about start off with "I was tired" or "I was getting dark and I was hurrying". Often times a combination of both.

chainsaws are not easy to control. go too fast and it will kick and off some piece of you goes. The condition you cited applies to all powertools though.