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Post by cadman on Jun 13, 2024 17:27:03 GMT -5
The one neat thing about all these trees are gone, I can now pull out the telescope and actually see the night sky. We had a limited area to view with the trees.
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Post by richm on Jun 13, 2024 19:53:41 GMT -5
That’s a good price. Last quote i had gotten on my trees was 10k each.
Yours looks bigger 😝
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Post by garycoleco on Jun 13, 2024 20:21:07 GMT -5
The crane company didn't have you sign a waiver for the driveway? Signed nothing. That's a new one on me.
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Post by tonyroma on Jun 13, 2024 20:26:07 GMT -5
Best time to get tree work is when they are already in the neighborhood. Especially if thecompany is renting the crane.
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Post by cadman on Jun 13, 2024 20:29:00 GMT -5
The tree guys were late and the crane operator and I chatted for 20 minutes. He never asked for anything to be signed.
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Post by illinoisfisherman on Jun 14, 2024 5:36:28 GMT -5
Wow. It’s expensive to get trees cut down in your area.
I had a very large pine cut down at the coast for $1000.
Constantly having trees removed up here for the village. Last group was 14 trees. Three huge cottonwoods. 5 -20’-30’ maples and the rest about 6” mixed bag of saplings.
$4800.00 and that includes grinding the stumps.
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Post by cadman on Jun 14, 2024 7:31:12 GMT -5
Wow. It’s expensive to get trees cut down in your area. I had a very large pine cut down at the coast for $1000. Constantly having trees removed up here for the village. Last group was 14 trees. Three huge cottonwoods. 5 -20’-30’ maples and the rest about 6” mixed bag of saplings. $4800.00 and that includes grinding the stumps. Was it behind and over a house and did they have to call a 60 ton crane to get to it. I have had trees where you could drop them without climbing or renting cranes done fairly inexpensive. The crane rental alone was $4000 according to them, which I think was a slight exaggeration, but the operator told me he had to drive 2 hours to get to my house. He was at my house 8 hours, so it was 12 hours from the time he left to when he got back. Not sure how rentals work for cranes, but those things ain't cheap. Insurance and stuff may be more expensive here. i doubt they pay the guys that much more. it took 8 hours for six guys and the crane to drop and cut up this tree and haul it away. I may up having this stump ground. My first idea is to just seal it with 2 part epoxy and let it be a bench to sit on. The epoxy should keep the insects out and make it last until I die.
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Post by ferris1248 on Jun 14, 2024 8:06:53 GMT -5
Cut it level, get a big, big colorful pottery plant pot and use it as a planter.
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Post by TRTerror on Jun 14, 2024 8:10:52 GMT -5
I had a big Water Oak in my back yard as well. Looked good and solid and I wrapped it with netting and grew Passion flower vines on it. One day it just fell over thankfully away from the house. As Ben says ..Center rot is common. I don't trust them anymore. They sure do drop good amounts of acorns and my woods are full of them...but never in my yard again.
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Post by tampaspicer on Jun 14, 2024 8:33:51 GMT -5
Those would make some bad ass tables with resin poured in the middle. Something like this.
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Post by stc1993 on Jun 14, 2024 8:40:21 GMT -5
Cut it level, get a big, big colorful pottery plant pot and use it as a planter. I drilled a big pine stump out and put a flag pole in it. The friction from the wind and pole set the stump on fire. Only thing I could think of. Don't think anyone set it of fire. My neighbor woke us up. I got what was left of the flag. Stump smoldered for 3 days around 2 ft in the ground.
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Post by ferris1248 on Jun 14, 2024 8:42:22 GMT -5
Cut it level, get a big, big colorful pottery plant pot and use it as a planter. I drilled a big pine stump out and put a flag pole in it. The friction from the wind and pole set the stump on fire. Only thing I could think of. Don't think anyone set it of fire. My neighbor woke us up. I got what was left of the flag. Stump smoldered for 3 days around 2 ft in the ground. Lightening?
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Post by illinoisfisherman on Jun 14, 2024 8:54:23 GMT -5
Wow. It’s expensive to get trees cut down in your area. I had a very large pine cut down at the coast for $1000. Constantly having trees removed up here for the village. Last group was 14 trees. Three huge cottonwoods. 5 -20’-30’ maples and the rest about 6” mixed bag of saplings. $4800.00 and that includes grinding the stumps. Was it behind and over a house and did they have to call a 60 ton crane to get to it. I have had trees where you could drop them without climbing or renting cranes done fairly inexpensive. The crane rental alone was $4000 according to them, which I think was a slight exaggeration, but the operator told me he had to drive 2 hours to get to my house. He was at my house 8 hours, so it was 12 hours from the time he left to when he got back. Not sure how rentals work for cranes, but those things ain't cheap. Insurance and stuff may be more expensive here. i doubt they pay the guys that much more. it took 8 hours for six guys and the crane to drop and cut up this tree and haul it away. I may up having this stump ground. My first idea is to just seal it with 2 part epoxy and let it be a bench to sit on. The epoxy should keep the insects out and make it last until I die. The large pine at the coast was over the house AND growing up through the high voltage electrical lines. The tree men took off the branches then took the trunk down by sections. They had their own boom on their truck. The 14 trees some were hanging over the neighbors house and many were also through hi voltage power lines. These men also had their own boom
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Post by cyclist on Jun 14, 2024 9:35:35 GMT -5
Have no problem with a big ole dying early successional water oak going, but in the woods away from homes that was a great owl, woodduck, etc. tree. They have their place those water oaks, but near my house I want a long lived durable tree like winged elm, sand like oak, bluff oak, etc.
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Post by cyclist on Jun 14, 2024 9:40:05 GMT -5
Don't forget to plant two trees for every one cut down...they don't have to be big (subcanopy versus canopy), just find something native or non-invasive to your area that will feed you or some other critter or pollinator.
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