Hired a tree guy to come out today and take down a massive willow and a pine right near the house, hate to see the willow go but it was dieing and limbs over hang the truck and trailer and car and we want to extend the driveway at some point. The pine is grown into the power lines and leans towards the house. Guy is using a little Echo top handle and a husky 450 rancher,. That little top handle is a impressive little saw. Over all not bad, $750 to take both down with no clean up.
Yeah, I'd say that is a pretty good deal. My absolute minimum is 350 within 30 miles. I bet you feel better now without those limbs hanging over your investments.
He just finished up, talked to him while he loaded up and got a couple business cards as I know my boss has 2 trees he wants down by the one house that are in the power lines Ended up $700 and a good Facebook review for both! He has only been doing it about a year, but did very nice work. Not the best, but will work for shoulder season, saves on the good hard wood useage! Very much, the misses has wanted it to go sinse we moved here but I was always against it, but the last year or 2 it had really started to die and we would move everything when we would get a storm as we didn't trust it anymore. So it was time for it to go. Going to do some tree shopping this year and plant a bunch in the front of the house in better locations.
You've got an OWB, right? If so, then by all means use that willow. The issues with willow are that is horrible to split, and takes as long as oak to dry, but has low BTUs once it's dry.
Always sad to see old yards trees go, but if too dangerous away they go. I think you got a great deal too.
I think you got a great deal! depending on Number and size of saplings you could spend that on new one
I have the husky 450 rancher. It’s not a pro saw but always works great even after multiple years of no real maintenance.
I own one and inherited one. Cut many cords with mine basically trouble free. The inherited one doesn't like to start once hot. I usually make a plan where I can cut for 15-20 minutes then give it time to cool down before attempting to restart. Those are some gnarly yard trees. Glad they are safely on the ground.
I know people bang on Willow as firewood. I helped a buddy of mine cut down two massive willow trees a few years ago. I took the wood basically as a favor to him. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. It did get the stove and house up to a comfortable temp just like any firewood. But it did burn pretty quick. It kind of stinks too, when ya burn it. Better than burning snowballs or gas though!
