If you go to someones house to cut up trees that have fallen what is the proper etiquette? Should I be concerned about the saw dust etc from the chainsaw? Should I attempt to split some while i'm there for easier transport?
Grind out the stump and patch up the sod.Gark said:If you were in the homeowners' shoes, what would you like done?
RORY12553 said:I'm sure for a tree of this size a tree service would charge at least 3-400 to take away. I'm not looking to take the brush and will gladly rake up the sawdust but not bringing a rack with me. If i were the home owner i would expect the bulk of it to go away meaning the useable firewood not the brush. This tree has been down for a while and i'm sure the lawn under and around the tree isn't looking so hot.
I will do the best I can to get it clean but not going crazy. Will discuss before I start that i'm not taking the brush and will do my best to keep things as clean as possible.
RORY12553 said:If you go to someones house to cut up trees that have fallen what is the proper etiquette? Should I be concerned about the saw dust etc from the chainsaw? Should I attempt to split some while i'm there for easier transport?
Bigg_Redd said:RORY12553 said:If you go to someones house to cut up trees that have fallen what is the proper etiquette? Should I be concerned about the saw dust etc from the chainsaw? Should I attempt to split some while i'm there for easier transport?
Don't worry about the wood chips. They make good fertilizer right where they land.
Easier for who to transport?
schlot said:I wondered the same thing. I figured it depends on where the tree is (front yard or "out back").
Last scrounge I came across was after a tree service limbed several big trees in the front yard of a lady in town just a few blocks away. I made sure I picked up not just the limbs but any branches and pieces of bark there was. Last thing I wanted was the lady or the tree service not wanting me to scrounge from them again.
RORY12553 said:If you go to someones house to cut up trees that have fallen what is the proper etiquette? Should I be concerned about the saw dust etc from the chainsaw? Should I attempt to split some while i'm there for easier transport?
firebroad said:RORY12553 said:If you go to someones house to cut up trees that have fallen what is the proper etiquette? Should I be concerned about the saw dust etc from the chainsaw? Should I attempt to split some while i'm there for easier transport?
Well first off I would ask permission to take the wood... :lol:
Flatbedford said:About 5 years ago I connected with a guy near me who had a few monster Oaks cut at his house by his landscaper who did a pretty messy job. He was from the city and disabled and was happy to have me take what I could. There was so much wood that I made 4 or 5 visits over a few months as my schedule allowed. He started to ask other small favors when I was there. It seems he had been burned by more than one unscrupulous contractors who had left projects unfinished and debris around his property. I took care of a couple things, but I started to feel a little uncomfortable and stopped going there. This was before I burning as seriously as I am now so I didn't move as fast as I would now. If I'd collected every thing in two visits, which I would be able to do now that I have better tools and have learned some tricks, he wouldn't have had a chance to ask for the other stuff. I guess what I'm saying is that one has to decide his limitations, state them, and stay with them or possibly be taken advantage of.
in that situation its a good thing to do. i did this for the 2 older people that live next to me when the storm happened. took 3 loads out like this.kattpound said:I took down a dead ash tree for an older couple from my church last fall. I took all the brush and raked the yard but would not make a habit of it. Just felt like the right thing to do in the situation.
we work it out when we make the agreement with the property owner. Less work for me (IE leaving the limbs and brush) means less cost for them!! And I split on-site whenever I can, esp. if the rounds are monstrosities. Why break yer back when you can break yer wood?smokinjay said:I try to split where I am. Saw dust and brush No Charge! :cheese: (it stays)
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