Luluchee
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Monday, 16th of August 2010 10:32:05 AM
l can rent a small/medium sized excavator. not a mini, but not a huge
one....
will use it mostly to dig out stumps and move some boulders,
8 inches in diameter?Id love to just level clear an acre or so.....
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Thoughts?
sorry, typos.*Do you think it is capable OF
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/>Got an 18in .chain saw.... will chop up the trees with it, but need a
quicker way to fell many trees....
Im in MA on the NH border... very
rocky, sandy soil.Mostly pine groves, a few hardwoods.
Annbelle Lee
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Tuesday, 17th of August 2010 06:48:39 AM
You don't say where you are or what kind of soil you are in,
Annbelle Lee
but you should be okay getting them out with that equipment. Most of the
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roots will be in the top couple of feet of soil and mostly within the
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dripline of the tree (some pines spread out a little wider, but not enough
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to make a huge difference).
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I would start by ripping the roots and digging a hole on the side where
you want the tree to fall, then moving to the opposite side and pushing
the tree down with the arm.
Birdy
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Wednesday, 18th of August 2010 10:51:40 AM
If ur aim is to clear an acre, you should invest in a good
Birdy
chainsaw,preferably 18-20 inch bar.Once you have downed the trees, rent a
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stump grinder for a week (or more) & remove the stumps. Then rent the
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backhoe for the boulders. A backhoe is not the ideal choice for ''all'' of
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these assorted tasks.If you have never downed trees before, I would have
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some one along in case of an accident & to assist in lining up where you
need to cut the tree to have it fall where you want it. Suggestions: to
have a tree fall in the correct direction, take a walk around it to see
which way it leans (if at all) & if there is anything in it is falling
path (vehicles, people, etc). The proper way to do this is to make ur
first cut on the front side, this will be a ''V'' cut (falling side) up to
1/2 to 3/4 of the diameter of the tree. Then on the opposite side cut
straight through to about 1 or 2 inches of the the first cut & move
directly back away from the tree as it falls.Wear eye. ear, hand
protection.