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Who playing the Wicker man :wink:

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Is that a remake or Northwales real name. :mrgreen:

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With the stump removal, I wouldn't have thought that £700.00 was that bad. Why not get some other quotes as well.

Whoever you decide to go with, ask to see their insurance cover.
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what is the site like?

with loads of open space around you, its do-able if you have some common sense and have a bit of practice with a petrol saw. with the right technique and a calm day you can fell trees of that size , even a beginner. Thats how I learnt anyway, when you are in a big field it take away a lot of the pressure. But if you are near a house...one of them falls wrong and it will cost you a lot more than £700 to put right.
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Its rare I get to 'fell' a tree. Its normally a matter of getting up it and taking it down branch by branch from the top. If space is really tight I have to lower each branch to the ground on a rope. If less tight just a man on the ground pulling each branch or section of trunk in the right direction. Less tight and I can just let em fall. Less than 1 in 25 I actually fell in 1 piece.

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Hi there, thanks for all the replies, I can get rid of it at a local authority re-cycling/waste disposal site, last year i dumped 2 vans full of hedge from my garden there, supose if I had a petrol chain saw I could log most of it and cart away the rest, don't have a fire for them but could sell it once its dry enough or give it away.
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Smaller ones I cut to 5ft, dug around the base with a pick and after rocking the stump cut through the main roots with a hand saw but I know some guys rent a tripod gantry (scaffold poles with feet type) hoist and chain to yank them out!
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mikew1972 wrote:
Its rare I get to 'fell' a tree. Its normally a matter of getting up it and taking it down branch by branch from the top. If space is really tight I have to lower each branch to the ground on a rope. If less tight just a man on the ground pulling each branch or section of trunk in the right direction. Less tight and I can just let em fall. Less than 1 in 25 I actually fell in 1 piece.


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Smaller ones I cut to 5ft, dug around the base with a pick and after rocking the stump cut through the main roots with a hand saw but I know some guys rent a tripod gantry (scaffold poles with feet type) hoist and chain to yank them out!


I prefer my method. :wink:

The just get on and do it approach has always worked for me. :lol:

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