Tree felling estimate...

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We had a couple of tree guys round a few months ago to price up removing some trees for us. Since then, we've decided to save a couple that we were going to remove, but we're left with 2 fairly hefty lumps that need to come out. The biggest of which is a Pine/Fir (not sure which). We cut all ivy a few months ago, so that is now well and truly dead.

 

I measured it myself using basic trig techniques and have been above it with my drone at around 24m, so I reckon it's around 80-85ft tall and with a 32" trunk at chest height.

 

It is within a cluster of trees that we want to save, but there is now a good 'drop zone' for the branches and a good 15-17m of available length to drop the trunk sections in. There is tricky but not impossible access to the site. I have attached a couple of pics, the first is from the angle of the 'drop zone', the second is closer looking up.

 

 

 

The second tree is a Larch, probably in the region of 60-70ft and less 'branchy' but with similar removal prospects.

 

Any guesstimates as to what these will cost us to have removed? I would think we'll be after them leaving the wood in 2 metre lengths, which we can deal with in a few ways, but I think we'll burn the scrappy branches and sell the rest, probably for fire wood.

 

Any help appreciated.

[Oz07]

@Russell griffiths

[PeterW]

So no real prospect of dropping them so that’s a climbing and roping job - depends on location but £12-1500 as it is probably 2 days work if they have to avoid the rest. 

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2 hours ago, PeterW said:

So no real prospect of dropping them so that’s a climbing and roping job - depends on location but £12-1500 as it is probably 2 days work if they have to avoid the rest. 

 

I'm no expert, but I imagine they'd need to be climbed and stripped, then felled in 3-4 pieces.

 

Thanks for your input.

[Ferdinand]

I was thinking 1000–1500 based on what I paid for my last big one.

 

May be worth asking if him taking the wood will make a difference .. he may or may not change his price as he will also be selling firewood.

 

F

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1 hour ago, Ferdinand said:

I was thinking 1000–1500 based on what I paid for my last big one.

 

May be worth asking if him taking the wood will make a difference .. he may or may not change his price as he will also be selling firewood.

 

F

 

Those sort of numbers don't terrify me. Thanks for this.

[Ferdinand]

12 minutes ago, christianbeccy said:

 

Those sort of numbers don't terrify me. Thanks for this.

 

As soon as people start climbing it is a team of 2 or 3, at 125-175 each at least per day plus all the rest. Soon adds up.

Edited May 24, 2020 by Ferdinand