'lil tricks of the trade

[frans]

\'lil tricks of the trade

yesterday when removing a fir I built a three sided fenced area at the base of the tree. I lay four tires on the ground within the three sides of the fenced area. kinda like a box with a rubber bottom.
I did all this cause I wanted to drop trunk wood in chunks into the box and not have it damage the ground at all (buried electrical service line). the wood came down, hit the tires and bounced into the fence. My guys then grabbed each piece and moved it out.
The trick with the fence is to drive "T" stakes at a slight angle and lean the plywood up on it. The whole fence is loose and because of the loosness it can really take a hit from a bouncing round of wood. The whole system just kinda moves and flexes and absorbs the shock.
works real well.
anyone else ever do this ?
Frans

 

[BigJon]

Re: \'lil tricks of the trade

I did something similar once when removing a larg oak tree from a grave yard. I stacked tires up three high and laid the plywood on top and made a platform just in case a log got away while but hitching. Luckly it worked because I had a green groundman/climber who held the rope not letting it run at all and snapped an eye sling. The tired did the job not damageing and grave stones.

 

[TheTreeSpyder]

Re: \'lil tricks of the trade

We use a stack of brush on top of the tires, then some sticking in side the the stack so it can't slide off. This saves plywood, is readily available, don't have to bring it, and offers additional shock absorbtion. Sometimes a tightly stacked 3' high brush pile can give a lot of protection, anything that gives, dissapates as much shock from formulae, as it took to make it give, and can spread shock out to wider area.

i told someone about this before, and he thought i meant with rim on......

 

[Roger_Barnett]

Re: \'lil tricks of the trade

I sometimes lace the tires together with lines, so they more or less stay put. It's big help, especially if the brush is dead or not very leafy/needly. Have had up to two layers each of brush and tires, up to four/ five feet high.

But now that we have a Hobbs LD, life is easier!!

We're doing a wide canopied, brushy 90 foot hemlock Thurs. It is touching the side of the house, 30 feet from the front yard. We'll pick the lower branches up by pulling the bight out of the speedline (Z pulley or chipper winch)(after cutting some upper branches to make room to lift the lower ones). Then we'll zip the wood out over the house, with 3/4 double braid on the LD, and 36000# 1/2 inch Plasma zip line. Bonus is the tree is to be left at roof peak height for habitat. I'll try and post pics....

Rog