"postandrail" wrote in message
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Anybody any ideas how much force to pull out a 4 inch dia beech tree
???

Well its a beech hedge approx 6ft tall x 50ft long.

I have a handy 2 ft dia beech tree close by, and was thinking of
winching them out part way then cutting the roots as I go.


I pulled out 30 yards of old Laurel hedge a few years ago with a Tirfor
winch. Just left 2 to 3 feet of trunk standing, attached winch, and heave
ho. No great problem, pulled out 5 or 6 stumps each evening for my daily
exercise. Many were over 6 inches dia they all came out.

Mike