Had 3 taken down

[osagebow]

had an arborist climb, top and fell 3 sketchy trees threatening the house. 1 oak hollow 1/2 way up,, I healthy but leaning over oak, and a leaning, top heavy (Loblolly?) pine with a big kink in the trunk.Three guys all quoted around 850 bucks. Kinda steep, but definitely out of my league. Trees were n a hillside to boot, and 2 companies said "If they were a bit closer the bucket truck could get to them"

Before pics - Big pine to left,then 2 oaks to right. Last oak on right I can handle and will get this winter.

Before, looming ominously:





Downed : Notice moisture on hollow oak. Guy said this tree was over half of quote and a PITA







View from road. That locust looks lonely now - probably should go into woodpile too. (It's an ant farm)



2 Neighbors already told me not to burn the pine, of course.

 

[bogydave]

Sweet!
Nice pictures.
How long before you have it all CSS ?

 

[Locust Post]

That will keep you busy for a couple afternoons. Yep better stay away from the devil wood pine it has to much creosote in it.

 

[Flatbedford]

A man has to know his limitations. I think that was a well spent few hundred dollars.

 

[osagebow]

Sweet!
Nice pictures.
How long before you have it all CSS ?

Gonna be a bit! Still stacking three oaks in the woods. My crew has negotiated a drive in movie as payment for today's shift.

 

[bogydave]

Gonna be a bit! Still stacking three oaks in the woods. My crew has negotiated a drive in movie as payment for today's shift.

Union rules,
must be popcorn/movie wages vs davis/bacon.

Drive in movies,
Forgot about those, none here.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Osage, that price definitely was not out of line. Good for you for getting them down.

 

[firefighterjake]

Union rules,
must be popcorn/movie wages vs davis/bacon.

Drive in movies,
Forgot about those, none here.

You just need to be creative Dave . . . put a white sheet on your woodshed, hook up a laptop with a DVD player to a laptop projector and run a movie through it . . . for the real experience hook up some computer speakers to capture that old tinny sound.

Actually . . . at Camp Jakeawana we do something pretty similar to this . . . only we sit in the lawn chairs.