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Old 15-03-2017, 10:07 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default What is the best tool to cut this down

On Wed, 15 Mar 2017 00:59:54 +0000, Jim
wrote:

On 14/03/2017 23:18, wrote:
On Tue, 14 Mar 2017 22:39:56 +0000, Jim
wrote:

I have a neighbour that I'd like to cut his tree down for him, but have
no garden tools myself once i have spoken to him and got his permission
what tool/tools would be best to hire/buy for the job?


Get a tree surgeon in, you don't have a lot of room there
First timers may be able to fell such a tree if there is space for it
to fall clear into an open space such as a field and then thin down
the branches but you don't appear to have that space. the limbs will
be safer removed before the trunk and that needs agility
There is something strange about your request anyway if you haven't
yet asked his permission,
Apologies if I've been too rude.
G.Harman


Apologies accepted, I do find it a wee bit offensive re the tarmacking dig.
There is nothing underhand going on, it's a pain for him as well as me
and was going to do him a favor (and myself), public liability insurance
you must be joking.
Tree surgeon is a joke i'm not made of money, my plan was to tackle it a
bit at a time, not chop it from the bottom,


Fair comment, I was a little harsh.
You can get a reasonable quality bow saw from screwfix for around
£10,they had one shown up in their promotional email yesterday.
That isn't too much of an investment to experiment with and see if
you have the agility and stamina to climb the tree bearing in mind we
don't know if you are a fit twenty something who will bounce or an
older person who isn't so supple.
A bow saw is far more controllable than any power tool while clinging
on and if it goes pear shaped won't have the risks of a something like
a small chainsaw which can injure in a millisecond.
You are going to have to climb quite high to start sawing of those
limbs , perhaps have a dummy run first to see if you are happy with
that. Many people underestimate how high a tree is , compare it with
the building and consider if you would be happy balancing on a ledge
of similar height. And while those branches look thin and spindly it
is surprising how the weight adds up.

So if you are up for it climb the tree with bow saw and carefully saw
the off limbs of first a pruner that can cut through the smaller up to
1" thick stuff will be useful as well. , The bow saw will let the
process happen slow enough that the branch end lowers slowly to the
ground before you finally cut it all the way through giving a degree
of control. Try and remove them from opposite sides as you go so the
tree remains balanced in case you have to give up or do the job over a
period of time.
Don't underestimate the amount of material you are going to end up
with to get rid of and will need to work around on the ground.

Still risky because of the proximity to the car parking area which
presumably cannot be closed off to everybody, you only need a bit of
branch to bounce onto someone's car and they may want recompense
which may not actually be realistic for the damage caused.

G.Harman