Trimming This Pepper Tree Yourself to Save Cost - Bad Idea?

noideaa on 01/11/2024 - 18:47
Last edited 01/11/2024 - 19:55 by 1 other user

There's a pepper tree which I'm thinking whether if I should call the arborist or trim as much as possible and leave the top for them to save cost so they don't quote $$$. My company property is going to have their broken fence and shed removed so they want everything removed.

I can confidently trim all of these down bits to bits with a pole saw and 2 extension poles that can reach 4m.

The branches from the outward are thin and if I make strategic cuts inside by cutting half diameter slowly, it will fold then I can trim bits to bits. They don't care about the shed so falling on it won't matter.

Next door unfinished townhouses are empty so i can come in and out of their backyard to cut and throw the branches back to our side.

Is it a bad idea or can be done with care?

Home & Garden Pruning

Comments

  • Slinky0111 on 01/11/2024 - 19:14
    -3

    Personally i think you're over estimating how much you're going to save. By the time you get all the equipment out, set up, f around walking property to propeety, clearing and taking debris away, any good aborist will have that tree gone in minutes.

  • AndyC1 on 01/11/2024 - 19:38

    Few days work and then another bunch of trips to the tip then there is the chain saw and the missing leg or arm and the ambulance cost and time off work. If you have to ask then best not to do it and hire someone to do the work.

    • noideaa on 01/11/2024 - 20:58

      Green waste and time is not the issue for me. My boss lets me use their 3 industrial bins that gets emptied weekly so I can chop them bits to bits and dump them in there.

  • Duff5000 on 01/11/2024 - 19:46
    +1

    You could but if you are only talking about this bit circled i doubt it would make much difference to the price.

    I used one of these to reach about 6m up. https://www.bunnings.com.au/fiskars-powergearx-telescopic-tr… Then took down the thicker stuff with an electric pole saw.

    Had a silent shredder already so the had the tree turned to either mulch or firewood in no time.

    Personally i would either do all of it or none of it.

    • noideaa on 01/11/2024 - 20:57

      Thanks for the link. I spent 20 minutes watching the review and i'm really tempted to buy it.

      After removing the circled part, i'll be able to stand on the shed and see everything clearly to cut so i'm thinking of using that Fiskars pole saw to start the small bits on the top sides then use the petrol pole one to finish everything in the middle.

      Taking it down is not the issue for me, it's just some of those thin branches on the top right i'm worried about because of the roof.

      • AustriaBargain on 01/11/2024 - 21:48

        If you own the tree, and other trees, then you could invest in the machines to do all this yourself. Suppose the bits you want to cut off are too thick for that telescopic cutter though?

        • noideaa on 01/11/2024 - 22:16

          The details says cutting capacity is 32mm so it can trim off the sides. There is a medium sized sweet pittosporum next to that at the back (which I will remove after that) can assist me with climbing and thinning them. I just need to be wary of the impact it will have on the roof.

          As for machines, I can dump them in the industrial bins we have, i find it much more hassle free than pita chippers.

      • DashCam AKA Rolts on 02/11/2024 - 13:15

        I wouldn't stand on the shed, I doubt (from that photo) that it's strong enough, unless it has a substantial frame. Having built a shed of that type, I wouldn't stand on it with any type of cutting/sawing implement.

  • Euphemistic on 01/11/2024 - 20:28

    As Duff5000 suggests, id either want to do all of it or none.

    Get a quote to remove all of it. It doesnt look a difficult job and might be cheaper than you expect. Theyll have all the gear and do it in a fraction of the time you would take.

    • noideaa on 01/11/2024 - 21:10

      If you had all the free time, how would you deal with the right side? Do you think those branches can cause damage on the roof if they landed on it?

      https://i.ibb.co/6g5jY68/willow.jpg

      • Euphemistic on 02/11/2024 - 00:28

        Cant say how without being there. Im not an arborist either.

  • AustriaBargain on 01/11/2024 - 21:46
    +2

    Had a mate trim a tree himself to save some strata costs, was quoted $750. Turned out to be a huge ordeal involving most the other owners and even renters, filled all of their green beens, was at it for days chopping up the trimmings, made a huge mess, everyone was bothered, made a share of $750 seem like a bargain for pros to come do it, would have been in and out in a couple of hours with all the right machines and leaving no mess.

  • JIMB0 on 01/11/2024 - 22:50
    +3

    Cutting it down is the easy part, do it bit by bit in small sections. You don't realise how big a tree is until it's all sitting on the ground.

    Breaking it up and putting it in the green bin is the time consuming part. Even with multiple bins it will take months to get rid of. The whole time it's taking up space in your yard.

  • EightImmortals on 02/11/2024 - 07:19
    +1

    Just do it. Looks like a couple of hours work, tops. Start as high as you can get and then work downwards.

    • noideaa on 02/11/2024 - 08:19

      Do you think the top right branches will hurt the roof on the right if i make those cuts from there?

      https://i.ibb.co/6g5jY68/willow.jpg

      • EightImmortals on 02/11/2024 - 13:42

        Doesn't look like they would hit the roof but I'm not sure what those crossbeams are in the picture. If you take it slow and lop it off bit by bit so that nothing too large comes down at once you should be OK. You can hire a woodchipper to clean up the brabches or airtask someone to do it for you. Makes great mulch when it breaks down.

        • noideaa on 02/11/2024 - 14:07

          The cross is the cut that I can do to remove all the right side. Want to know where it will land.

          I’ll try the first few to see the impact first.

    • Euphemistic on 03/11/2024 - 08:26

      Looks like a couple of hours work, tops.

      Like many jobs chopping it down will be a small proportion of getting the job done. Every time i prune a tree it takes 5 times as long to get rid of the waste.

  • lgacb08 on 02/11/2024 - 08:41
    +1

    Lol, this tree is piece of cake, the biggest branch can be cut using ratchet lopper, with the huger amount of small branches and leaves it will pretty much land soft on roof. The only issue is the massive amount fallouts that you have to clean up afterwards.

  • Protractor on 02/11/2024 - 23:57

    Piece-o-piss, bro. Just go for it.You don't need public audiences to endorse normal behaviour

  • Sammy2000 on 03/11/2024 - 09:25

    If you get injured, is it during work hours on work property? Thinking it is a work safe issue.
    Are you going to be removing the shed & fence too?

    • noideaa on 03/11/2024 - 14:01

      Work property and will be working during work hours.

      Tradies will do the fence and shed.

      Wonder if it’s good idea to start the top half first so it either gets stuck in the middle which I can pull it down or drops slowly through branches down. Then the rest in the following week.

  • brad1-8tsi on 04/11/2024 - 15:30

    I'd give it a huge haircut providing it isn't on the councils "you need a permit" list

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