Trees you've cut

[HumBurner]

Up the hill we go to the next tree. My first real/good-sized palm tree. Id cut some tiny ones before, but this took a few minutes of consideration. The trunk and top leaned back over the house. Set up the lighter rigging/winch, not knowing what to expect. Had a wedge in it as soon as I could. Aside from having to bail before I could sever the last fibers on the right side, everything went smooth; once it started moving, it moved fast! The hinge held, and I hit the narrow alley without hurting the live oak clump or breaking the marker. I'll be just fine if I never have to cut another palm.

Reason why such a high-stump was because I only brought a smaller saw. I thought the client wanted two much smaller palms out next to their woodshed, as was previously discussed, but they switched it up on me.

 

[ferris]

Big walnut tree at my parents house.
The trunk had unfortunately been rotting for years. It threatened to fall onto the shed on the left at some point. Of the 60cm trunk, only 10-15cm were not rotten.
We first sawed off the large branches using the bucket of a telescopic handler.