Re: Pulling stumps

Posted by Billy NY on May 24, 2006 at 20:07:28 from (64.12.116.74):

In Reply to: Re: Pulling stumps posted by Mike_Joel on May 24, 2006 at 19:13:03:

I know it's like a rock and hard place and I've been there many times in the building construction business, where the budget does not allow, but you have to get it done. That's when you get creative, but somtimes there is no other way then to pay, the risks are too high or it just can't be done. Sometimes with some thinking, airing the ideas out a little, combined with someone who is capable you may find alternate means.

While a project manager, building an 8 story building in Manhattan 5 years ago, I had no material hoist or personnel hoist on the job until an elevator car was running. I had to figure a way to bring the construction garbage to the ground, a chute was out of the question, crane too expensive, the site was a corner on a busy street. I rigged up a wheel well off a beam on the roof, left a line of windows out on an elevation, laborers could tie off and load out the windows to a set back over the 2nd floor, then use a rough opening for HVAC in the slab to dump directly into mini-containers on wheels that they could push to the street to unload into trucks. It worked, also had some risk, but the guys followed my instructions, a wheel well free falls so the guys had to be careful, but it worked.

At least you know of the dangers, and the risks, I'm assuming these are cut already, but as mentioned, cutting them high does provide some leverage, the diameters of these make it tempting, but it depends on the tree type and soils. I can remember how trees I cleared in the sandy areas of NJ, like the pines would have mostly surface roots, a 955 crawler loader would easily pop em out. But because of the sand, something with tires would have a hard time.

When I am confident based on experience and know where to draw the line, I'll bend the rules a little when it comes to equipment, but having experience builds that confidence, that is when it can get you in trouble, it's a fine line. When doing crane work for example, it's by the book, either you respect it or it could kill someone.

It's interesting to read old literature like the Letourneau manuals for their old cable controlled dozer kits for crawlers, back in 30's-40's, they include operating instructions and provide photos and procedures to follow, including how to clear trees, stumps, no overhead protection, certainly has some risk, but the same equipment built this country and helped win WW-II. They show using leverage, pushing up high on trees to knock em over, some of the large crawlers set up for clearing had a long pusher bar to push much higher than a dozer blade.

Whatever you decide, use care, everything has risks, I still fool with cutting trees and doing firewood, so I keep an older and a late model Stihl saw going. I somehow managed to bump my leg with the chainsaw while off, just moving it in the garage, and what a gouge it took out of my leg, thinking wow, imagine if that chain were goin round, got some serious respect for tree work, between falling limbs and chainsaws.

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