So far, the Sawing Down Trees project is a lot bigger project than initially thought. One of our readers started this project after several of her large trees were cut down. These trees were too close to her home.
If you think large trees never fall, you are wrong. Only this summer, my neighbor had a large oak tree crack vertically through the center and fall. The large tree piece fell on their parked car. Since the heavy oak branches hit the car’s roof, the whole car was totaled. That large chunk of tree also fell into the roadway blocking neighborhood traffic. The police came and called the emergency workers to remove the large branch from the roadway. Of course, this whole event happened at night when drivers might not have seen this roadway obstruction.
Not sure how things work, but I assume those homeowners had to pay a fee for that emergency tree removal service.
This homeowner, also, had to have the rest of the tree taken down since it was only half down at this point. There was no way to save this once majestic but damaged oak tree.
Wood Maintenance – Sawing Down Trees
Really, I was glad to hear of this reader taking the first steps to take down several large trees near their home. Over the years the wooded lot’s trees had grown very large. If one fell, it is quite possible that it would have crashed into the house causing injury or a lot of damage.
If you remember from our previous blogs, we also took down a huge pine tree near our home this summer. No, I don’t miss that tree a bit. The above ground roots had grown so large that it was impossible to mow grass in that area. We also worried about it falling and hitting the corner of our house.
Anyway, back to our initial blog about sawing down trees.
When asked, our reader decided all the tree removal workers needed to do is cut down the trees.
She would handle cutting off the branches and getting rid of large trunk pieces. Actually, the company said the price would double if they had to remove the tree branches, trunk, etc. That price did not include grinding down the stumps, that is usually extra.
Getting Down to Business
Initially, our reader purchased a chain saw to make the job easier to do. However, the new chain saw immediately broke and she suspected someone broke it then returned it as “new”. She noted, there was oil in the chain saw and that shouldn’t have been there. Fortunately, she was able to explain the situation and get her money back. Immediately, she purchased a second chain saw.
Note: Yes, this actually happened once to me as I purchased a new washing machine. When they were hooking it up, a bunch of soapy water came out of the hose. Of course, this washing machine was not new and, thus, I returned it. (This was after the installers hauled the used washing machine up three flights of stairs).
Back to our blog, currently, our reader has been busy cutting down the rest of the branches to smaller sizes so she can pull them into the woods. When possible, she also pushes the large trunk pieces back into the woods.
Ending Notes on Sawing Down Trees
Actually, it is fortunate that our reader had these trees taken down since some of centers looked diseased, cracked, and not healthy. At some point, they would have fallen down.
It is always better to do things on your own terms and not wait for disaster to happen.
For today’s tip, please be sure to check the trees on your property and make sure they are healthy and in good shape.
The last thing you want to do is to injure someone or cause property damage if your tree falls.
Also, a Big Thank You to Trail Diva for her photograph and the idea for this blog’s interesting story.