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cabingal3
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# Posted: 16 Jul 2013 10:54
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has anyone topped the trees on their property?
did u do it by yourself?
or did u decide to just cut the whole tree down and not top?
did u hire a company?what do u look for when u hire a company to know they arent gonna top the tree and drop it right on your cabin??
how much can this cost??can u ever find companies who will just cut the tree down and haul it off for getting all the wood from the tree??
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VTweekender
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# Posted: 16 Jul 2013 12:54
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Well, here are my experiences......I had a big poplar tree overhanging my house....cost me 500 to have a insured tree company come and carefully remove entire tree.......at my cabin, I cut 'em completely down myself..
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PA_Bound
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# Posted: 16 Jul 2013 16:04
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What problem are you trying to solve?
How big are the trees?
What kind of trees are they?
The answers to those questions will help determine how best to proceed.
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cabingal3
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# Posted: 16 Jul 2013 16:14
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they are huge trees.i dont know how big PA_Bound.just soo big.
i know hubby is not gonna top them.they are too big and we are too old.
but i was just wondering if others had...did they just cut the whole tree down themselves or wait and have them topped to save the trees??
we have a leaner.gar says its not leaning toward our cabin.we can cut down trees and have in the past.big trees.only this one leans right toward the power lines.so i dont think we wil cut it completely down but top it.
so insured is what we look for in a tree topping service.ok.i know hubby might of known this.i did not.thanks so much.cabi.
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toyota_mdt_tech
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# Posted: 16 Jul 2013 21:25
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Do not cut the top out of a tree, ever. It will start a new top via the nearby branch. The branch will swing outward and make the tree lopsided. The cut off top will now be exposed to water and rot, usually allowing the new heavy lopsided top to fall off.
If you want to preserve the tree, leave the top along and thin the branches. This will reduce its wind drag. You can thin the branches. Dont just remove a bunch along the bottom. Thin them all the way up, ie remove 50% etc.
Otherwise, remove the entire tree.
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Josh8880
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# Posted: 17 Jul 2013 06:37
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Toyota is exactly right.
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vacabin
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# Posted: 17 Jul 2013 08:28
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Toyota is spot on thin branches or remove trees.Topping usually leads to dead or visually unappealing trees.
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cabingal3
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# Posted: 17 Jul 2013 11:42
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ok.thanks for all this info.
the three trees are lodge pole pine.they are 100 ft tall.
in this area cause of pumice soil and heavy ice -they sort of oddly form short rooting systems and just plain fall over.who knows when or why.
theres lots of evidence of alot of big huge fallen over trees just laying all over the properties out that way.
there is also beetles that attack the trees...so i am hoping we can get some company to top the three trees by the cabin just so they can be not so huge so we can eventually cut them down ourselves.hubby has contacted a tree service but the fella was in Nevada on business and will get back at us.
here is a photo of what happens in our land.thanks for all yur info.
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GomerPile
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# Posted: 17 Jul 2013 22:55
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I use a 20 ft ladder and attach a tow strap up high on the tree. Attach a steel cable to the strap and snatch block to another tree in the direction I want to drop the tree being cut. I typically use a 12v winch to apply pressure to the tree and then cut the base (come-along works too). As you cut and get most of the way thru you should see the cut open up.....if it does not apply more pressure with the winch. I like to leave an inch of tree trunk and pull the tree over with the winch...that way I'm not near a falling tree. In dense woods branches and parts of other trees can fall on you....and KILL YOU!
Be super careful with pines as the tops can snap off and KILL YOU. I use a really long steel cable and snatch block so I am well outside the danger area. I apply a lot of pressure with the winch (and then back off) to make sure the tree is sound before standing under it.
Something I learned, felling wedges don't work on pine trees!!!
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cabingal3
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# Posted: 18 Jul 2013 10:29
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thanks so much GomerPile.good info...thanks all for this info.
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CaveShacker
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# Posted: 20 Sep 2013 12:23
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If the power line you mention is a power company line, the power company probably would take care of it for you. Just call them and explain the tree has started leaning toward the power line. We reported one like that, and the power company had their contractor come out and take it down at no cost to us.
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toyota_mdt_tech
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# Posted: 20 Sep 2013 17:12
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The trees blow over from weight and wind, maybe heavy snow load or ice, then winds. The branches make great sails. If they are close to the cabin, thin the branches if you want to leave tyhe tree. You can cut them up away fromt he cabin, but the rest, leave branches, but thin them. Do not cut the top out EVER. It creates a hazard down the road and not too far down the road either You have 2 options:
1) thin branches
2) Fell entire tree
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