Next morning we had this as our view from the bay window breakfast area...
The 🌳BUCKEYE PREFERRED SERVICES LLC truck was right in front of us...
Our very LAST morning of seeing the huge Oak Tree standing!
This Google image is from 2014 and the oak tree is shown on the left.
The Black Gum tree got cut in 2015, seen to the right...
These 11 seconds give you a clear sight of how the pulley got fastened on a limb, for letting the branches land safely.
Limbs that were above our home, are off already...
That huge oak tree split into a V-shape.
All the branches are already off, of one half of the V-shape...
Pieter was studying the KUBOTA as it proved so perfect for removing all the limbs and branches and dumping them into the truck alongside the road.
Here you clearly see that our Southern Magnolia did get trimmed up quite a bit!
More and more of the limbs are being lowered down via pulley...
Once down, they were being cut by one of the three team members.
Photo taken from the road, you clearly can see the limited space we had for letting this tree fall.
This short 56 second video showed the precision skill with a long handled saw!
And yes, those two men were in constant communication via their headsets.
The one below operating the rope for the pulley and the one in the cherry picker.
Here is the other half wearing the headset and the rope is being tightened around our big Holly tree.
This 41 second video shows you exactly their great team work and skilled precision!
The backside of our home looks so much better without the huge Live Oak Tree!
A bird house is standing on the table outside on the little patio at the Rose Suite entrance.
Next day, they did use the stump grinder for taking all this out.
We're now ready for the pressure washing of the home and gazebo and then the exterior painting.
Now they went up with two men, inside the bucket from the cherry picker.
Meanwhile the Southern Magnolia is being trimmed.
And branches being hauled off to be loaded onto their truck...
Here the beginning of the V-section has been reached...
A rope gets fastened for helping pull the tree down after having cut out a wedge below...
Too bad I missed this final part as I had to meet with someone and Pieter was taking his nap.
But down it came!
Here you view the top of that V-section till where they'd cut it down segment by segment.
Wonder what the Japanese Magnolia is thinking now his huge neighbor is down?
And now, our Holly tree has full freedom and it will probably take a couple of years till it has restored itself.
Still some mistletoe left in this tree as well.
A large poplar tree with a broken branch hanging down.
The one to the right is on our neighbor's property and right above our greenhouse!
BUT he did not give us permission to cut it...
Pieter just was going to dump some fruit and veggie peels in our compost bin when he stopped near the downed Poplar tree. Another huge one, with a broken top hanging down on its bark...
And way too close to our green house!
Pieter let them stack this wood near the creek in the back, for woodpeckers to enjoy and chipmunks to roam around in.
We both were so pleased that finally those big trees had come down!
From April on, the weather was not cooperating, too wet for such heavy equipment to come into a soggy garden...
Now it is DONE!
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Hello Mariette, Buckeye Preferred Services has a nice Ohio sound to it! We talked before about the expense, but look how expensive all that machinery must be, and you have shown today how specialized an operation that tree felling in a crowded yard can be. We used to fell dead trees in the woods to get wood for maple syrup making, so I once had some experience in this area.
ReplyDelete--Jim
Dearest Jim,
DeleteYou are so right about that as it is quite an investment for getting all the equipment together and then to keep it running and maintained.
It is hard work, also what you used to do and then hauling it back home.
Hugs,
Mariette
A very skilled job indeed. Amazing how we have similar equipments in the UK. Every year they come round to trim the trees in the streets. We can hire them to do the same in our garden. When they cut our tree down they then put it through a massive shredder and turned it into chippings in seconds.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Dearest Victor,
DeleteYou are correct, it is a highly skilled job and not without risks.
If space is another issue, such a shredder is good solution.
Hugs,
Mariette
Que bom ficou sem a árvore. Elas são perigosas. Podem cair com ventos fortes. Aqui temos uma perto da casa que temos que tirar. Esse pessoal que trabalha com podas de árvores sabem certinho aonde cair as árvores quando cortam.
ReplyDeleteAbraços e obrigada minha querida pelo carinho e amizade.
Querida Anajá,
DeleteSim, estamos felizes que essas árvores perigosas se foram agora.
Precisamos ter profissionais altamente qualificados com seus equipamentos.
Abraços e apreciação é mútuo!
Mariette
Great job!
ReplyDeleteDearest Anne,
DeleteQuite a job but we're real pleased!
Hugs,
Mariette
Buena limpieza de la arboleda. Todo va a quedar fenomenal.
ReplyDeleteBesos
Querida Antónia,
Delete¡Gracias y sí, con el tiempo solo mejorará! Los árboles frescos recortados no se ven bien. Estamos muy contentos con ello.
Abrazos,
Mariette
A big and difficult job
ReplyDeleteDearest Jo-Anne,
DeleteOne can only admire such a team for doing precision work and just right!
Hugs,
Mariette
The Kubota looks very useful and also stable in operation.
ReplyDeleteDearest RTC,
DeleteIt sure was an excellent piece of equipment!
Hugs,
Mariette
Amazing that they could bring down that huge tree without damaging that fence or you home!
ReplyDeleteDearest Janey,
DeleteYes, they are very skilled in handling that and it was even closer to the neighbor's home.
Hugs,
Mariette