dfosterf
2 years ago

If he was sizing me up to see if I could physically do the work myself, he'd have offered to pay me to do the work.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 



You are legend, man. 

 
Zero2Cool
2 years ago

You are legend, man.  

Originally Posted by: dfosterf 



He did say I could handle Tree F. And then a day later charging me $400 to cut it down, lol.
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dfosterf
2 years ago
And there ya go, lol
 Did you mention your absolute expertise in the IT space?

Kiddin' ya, Kev.

😆 

 
beast
2 years ago
​​​​A couple out of the box ideas for dealing with stumps, that's certainly not for everyone, but just throwing ideas out there.

One business near me (I want to say insurance or a local veteran lodge (probably the lodge), took a large stump (we're taking 5 feet) and turned into a beautiful wood art of an American Eagle (which I'm shocked I can't seem to find anything half as good as it online) but it looks glorious. It's a 4 foot eagle in a oen foot stand not like this picture UserPostedImage


A women took a stump and hollowed it out a bit, out good soil in, and turned it into a raised mini flower bed, and looks pretty when the flowers are out. And I thought that MIGHT be good or interesting if you are growing certainly foods. (I wondered if it would work well for tomatoes that you try to grow vertical and let them hang). UserPostedImage

Some guy on social media turned his HUGE stump into an outdoor heated tub.
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And turned a tree into a wizard artwork
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Also I've seen some people turn stumps into nice looking doghouses (note, I believe the picture below is using a fake stump, but still the concept is there)
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Zero2Cool
2 years ago
Thanks for the ideas, but I do not want stumps. They're a pain in the ass to mow around and I want my full yard. 😀  These stumps are protruding above ground.

Looks like I had the math wrong on the 2nd quote. And they do not do stump removal.
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Zero2Cool
2 years ago
I think I'm gonna go with person option two. I just got word back from my Village and I can dump the logs off at the public works place. WOOHOO.  This means I'll need to buy a handsaw OR chainsaw. 😬 I've never used a chainsaw. I've used drills, skill saw, miter saw, sawzall but I have a feeling chainsaw gonna be different animal.
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dfosterf
2 years ago

I think I'm gonna go with person option two. I just got word back from my Village and I can dump the logs off at the public works place. WOOHOO.  This means I'll need to buy a handsaw OR chainsaw. 😬 I've never used a chainsaw. I've used drills, skill saw, miter saw, sawzall but I have a feeling chainsaw gonna be different animal.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 



I like guy two too. The rest of your plan not so much. If you chop your head off, I just want to go on record that I told you so.

On a serious note, promise us you are going to watch several videos on chainsaw safety.
I am really serious about that.
Zero2Cool
2 years ago

I think I'm gonna go with person option two. I just got word back from my Village and I can dump the logs off at the public works place. WOOHOO.  This means I'll need to buy a handsaw OR chainsaw. 😬 I've never used a chainsaw. I've used drills, skill saw, miter saw, sawzall but I have a feeling chainsaw gonna be different animal.

Originally Posted by: dfosterf 



I like guy two too. The rest of your plan not so much. If you chop your head off, I just want to go on record that I told you so.

On a serious note, promise us you are going to watch several videos on chainsaw safety.
I am really serious about that.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 



I've already watched about six of them this morning. Someone is going to come take some of the logs. My first option is to have this person agree to cut all of the logs into lifetable logs as "compensation" for me giving him logs to use for burning. Next option is a handsaw and if that just is something that I'm killing my back with. Third option is an electric chainsaw, buy chaps, helmet and always keep the bar angled in a way it cannot kick back into my face or legs. I have zero issue trying the chainsaw and going NOPE and returning it and then paying someone to do it. I'm not 20 years old anymore and wounds don't heal as fast. And I wanna enjoy this summer with my daughter.

Those are the soft plans as of now. I need things to fall into place first. Once I get confirmation that this option two guy will cut my trees down, I'll be posting on Facebook about free logs. The hope is most of the logs (if not all of them) are picked up.

Edit, thank you for the concern. Twenty years ago I would have already tried cutting down one of the trees on my own. There's some wisdom that has come with my aging, haha. Not a lot, but I know my limits -- kinda.
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earthquake
2 years ago

I think I'm gonna go with person option two. I just got word back from my Village and I can dump the logs off at the public works place. WOOHOO.  This means I'll need to buy a handsaw OR chainsaw. 😬 I've never used a chainsaw. I've used drills, skill saw, miter saw, sawzall but I have a feeling chainsaw gonna be different animal.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 



I like guy two too. The rest of your plan not so much. If you chop your head off, I just want to go on record that I told you so.

On a serious note, promise us you are going to watch several videos on chainsaw safety.
I am really serious about that.

Originally Posted by: dfosterf 



I've already watched about six of them this morning. Someone is going to come take some of the logs. My first option is to have this person agree to cut all of the logs into lifetable logs as "compensation" for me giving him logs to use for burning. Next option is a handsaw and if that just is something that I'm killing my back with. Third option is an electric chainsaw, buy chaps, helmet and always keep the bar angled in a way it cannot kick back into my face or legs. I have zero issue trying the chainsaw and going NOPE and returning it and then paying someone to do it. I'm not 20 years old anymore and wounds don't heal as fast. And I wanna enjoy this summer with my daughter.

Those are the soft plans as of now. I need things to fall into place first. Once I get confirmation that this option two guy will cut my trees down, I'll be posting on Facebook about free logs. The hope is most of the logs (if not all of them) are picked up.

Edit, thank you for the concern. Twenty years ago I would have already tried cutting down one of the trees on my own. There's some wisdom that has come with my aging, haha. Not a lot, but I know my limits -- kinda.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 



I wouldn't bother with a hand saw. You'll spend an hour cutting through half a log.

An electric chainsaw with the proper safe equipment (chaps, face shield) is manageable. Do some test cuts on smaller logs first. Make sure you elevate the logs or roll them as you're cutting so the chain never hits dirt - it will dull immediately and need to be sharpened or replaced if you run it into the ground.

I've got the Makita 16" LXT battery-operated saw. It works pretty well but the batteries don't last very long if you're cutting bigger logs, so if you go cordless you might want at least 6 batteries to cut for more than half an hour at a time or so. Cordless makes sense if you already have a system with a bunch of batteries. Corded would be a better bet if you don't. When these saws get hot/when the chain gets hot they seize up and stop cutting, so there's a practical limit to how long you can cut with an electric saw before you need to take a break and let it cool down.

Renting a gas saw would be an option too, depending on how much work you plan to do and how thick the logs are. For thin logs and limbs, electric is totally fine.
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Zero2Cool
2 years ago
The trees will be chopped down in about three weeks. I got folks coming to chunk up the logs and more folks to take the wood. I might not need to even pick up a chainsaw!
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