A few feet over my property line was a 22” DBH yellow birch threatening my house and back deck. The base was rotted badly so I talked to my neighbor about it and he gave me the go ahead. I had my tree climbing buddy come over today to help take it down (he climbed it, got the rope on it, did the face and back cut while I was at the other end of the rope pulling it with my truck ) It came down smooth and I’m slowly picking away at the firewood making and brush burning.
Not much in the way of firewood making today but I did make a huge dent in incinerating all of the brush. All the limb wood will be destined for the outdoor pit, for next summer.
It was fun, definitely. Nice having all my tools right there when I needed them, and that I don’t have to worry about moving all that wood too far. Although I’m going to burn all of it one way or another, I’m more psyched that I’ll have one less tree to worry about coming down during a storm.
Nice beach... mmmm I ment Beech... ... Not many of them around here... Did cut up one in the latest Ohio GTG at walt ...
That's a nice job taking that down, I like it when you can rope & drop. That'll make some nice heat for ya! Way better than cutting it off your roof after a storm.
I’ve got to give all the credit to my good friend Matt who climbed the tree and dropped it where it needed to go. He had a tree business for years and got out of it about 5 years ago, but kept all of his climbing gear. The trunk was covered in poison ivy vines too, and although I cut them at ground level weeks ago, I’m sure they’re still potent. I had the “easy” job doing all the bull work once the tree hit the ground.
Nice wood and no rot. Still dont blame you for taking it down though. What i wanna know is where your truck was when it came down?
The way we rigged the rope was to send it straight across the yard around a smaller yellow birch next to the pool area, then send it 90 degrees up towards the driveway where my truck was. It worked out flawlessly.
Gotcha. Ive seen how tree guys rig ropes and an art for sure. Years back my dad and uncles used block and tackle pulleys.
Yellow Birch is primo firewood! Hopefully it decides to split nicely for you. Some of them can get awfully crotchety
This one was crotch free for the first 15 feet, followed by a lot of crotches. I think I'll use the splitter on the bulk of it. I'm hoping that dark brown heart wood is still mostly solid. This is the first sizable yellow birch I've scored.
