The previous owners built my house in 1963 and densely planted leyland cypress on the frontage and then fir trees on the side in rows. The cypress grows fast and tall but then the bottoms get all sparse and ugly since they shade each other out. The firs were about 24" dbh and had been topped at one point. We get strong winds up here near the cascades so I decided to have all 28 stems taken down. What a mess! Will be cleaning up and cutting wood for awhile.
Stihl with 20" bar is doing great. The rounds are all cypress which smells nice. The limbs are being chipped by my 30HP tractor spinning a woodmaxx 8" pto chipper with hydraulic feed. The only trouble with these trees is access, I can't get the truck close so each round must be carried by wheelbarrel to the pikcup about 50 feet away.
I had a logger friend climb the trees and attach a line which was used to pull the trees in the right direction and away from my home, the powerlines, and the street.
Stihl with 20" bar is doing great. The rounds are all cypress which smells nice. The limbs are being chipped by my 30HP tractor spinning a woodmaxx 8" pto chipper with hydraulic feed. The only trouble with these trees is access, I can't get the truck close so each round must be carried by wheelbarrel to the pikcup about 50 feet away.
I had a logger friend climb the trees and attach a line which was used to pull the trees in the right direction and away from my home, the powerlines, and the street.