Ways to Remove a Tree

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Tommy's Tree Service
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Ways to Remove a Tree
The typical way to tree removal involves using a
chainsaw but there are different ways to utilize
this process. If it is a tall tree they will
generally require a bucket truck to remove the
tree. This is a truck with a hydraulic platform
that lifts the tree cutter high into the air
beside the tree to be cut down. During this
process the tree cutter will cut the tree into
sections to remove it. Using this method it will
help to eliminate the potential of having a large
tall tree drop onto a roadway, fence, home, or
other buildings. The worker could also climb the
tree and cut the limbs while in the tree.
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Ways to Remove a Tree
When the crew arrives to remove the tree often
they find that it is towering over a roadway,
home, or building, which creates a problem. The
tree limbs that will be cut cannot be dropped
without creating a hazard or damaging property.
The most practical way to take care of this
problem is lower the limbs that were cut to the
ground using a rope. Before the limb is cut a
rope is attached to it and once cut it can be
lowered down and avoid any contact with traffic
or structures. Depending on the size of the
limbs and the location of the hazard it may take
more than one rope to get the limbs safely to the
ground.
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Ways to Remove a Tree
In spite of what you see in movies about cutting
the tree at the bottom and letting it fall most
trees are actually removed from the top down.
Once all the limbs are cut off, the trunk can be
tipped over or cut down, depending on the size of
the tree. The bigger limbs are cut into firewood
after the smaller branches are removed and then
loaded onto a truck.
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Ways to Remove a Tree
The last step to removing a tree is to cut down
the trunk. In order to get the entire trunk to
the ground safely most will be cut into portions
several times. The tree cutting service must
make sure that the tree can be handled safely
once it is on the ground, whether whole or in
portions. In some companies they will use a
loader to lift the trunk in sections and put them
on the trailer to be hauled away. The last
section of the tree trunk is sawed off close to
the ground. To leave the stump or remove it will
be the property owners decision. If the
property owner wants it removed he can have the
company use a stump grinder to grind it out.
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Ways to Remove a Tree
If you do not have experience cutting down trees
you should an expert tree cutter to do the job
correctly and safely.
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Tommy's Tree Service
6600 Elm Creek Dr Austin, TX 78744 (512)
577-6465 tommyingram_at_yahoo.com www.tommystreeservi
ces.com