sounds like challenging work
i have seen them cut trees like this in sections starting at the top and lowering with ropes
after limbing them
your method sounds safer because cutting in sections requires careful roping and using a chainsaw 60 feet up
is the ash usable lumber or firewood
you make another interesting point
can a tree on adjoining property be labeled a hazard to another property and be required to be removed
a lot like writing documentation
No. For the most part. There are locations around the country though where weird local regulations defy logic... As a rule, but not as a definitive, if the tree is right on the property line, there are some prevailing regulations that affect that tree. Situation dependent. That said - if a tree is fully on your property, and it leans toward your neighbor's property - not so much protection for your neighbor.
You might have been better off to have checked with your local municipality though, than raising your question here.
In my neighborhood, the insurance companies are very proactive. If there is a tree that is leaning towards your house, you tell your insurance agent about it. They come out and look at it and if they think it is a problem, they write a letter which explains that they will need to pay out if any damage is caused by your tree. And they will sue to recover those damages. That often acts as a good motivator.
I should point out that there are a lot of trees coming to the end of their life in this neighborhood. Trees come down all the time. So there is a lot of proactive tree work done around here. My next door neighbor had a huge maple tree come down in her back yard a few months ago.
Also, there is enough of a tree problem around here that many real estate sales include a "tree threat analysis" from a qualified arborist. It is a good idea. About four years ago, a big tree took out about a third of a house a block away from me. After any big wind storm, there is branches down everywhere. And some small trees.
I walk my dog every day and I have seen the tree guys at work many times. You really don't want to be liable for a tree on your property falling on somebody else's house.
I plan to mill it with a chainsaw mill... 36" bar on the MS461 gives me about 29" of cutting capacity taking the Alaskan mill attachment and roller nose on the bar into account. I might need to trim a few boards to width though I think if I remove the bark that will take care of the issues on the butt end of the first log. Taking the bark off also will keep the chain sharp longer as there is a lot of grit in bark.
Around here if you notify the owner in writing that there is a problem and something happens they are liable...
The note about having the insurance company do this is not a bad idea.
My parent's agent lives behind them near the property where all the dead ash threaten my parents' property. As such it would be easy for him to check it out. ;~)
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Exactly and precisely why I have liability insurance on my homeowners policy.
If you get the ash on time it can make good lumber. Longstanding deadwood is generally firewood.
As far as hazards go, if you feel a tree is a hazard to your property, send a registered letter to the neighbour, his insurance company, and yours indicating your concern and a reasonable explabnation of the risk. Not a bad idea to mail yourself a copy as well and put it in your safe. When the tree comes down and does damage because no-one took action, forwaerd your copy to your lawyer and let the insurance companies fight it out..All the layer needs to do, (or your insurance company) is establish that not removing the risk was negligence and that both the owner and their insurance company were fully aware of the risk. Having an arborist's assessment of the tree and pictures included in the registered letter wpuld not be a bad idea either.....
I'm sure you hate documentation. Punctuation and shift keys take a lot of effort.
Writing documentation first makes both the documentation and the product better.
...and a $1M umbrella.
sounds like you will have a nice stockpile of ash to use in about a year
i have turned some spindles of ash but that is about the extent of my experience with it
it was really nice to turn
interesting there must be more to it than just sending an opinion in a letter in your case it sounds like you are qualified to pass judgement on the tree
this could be abused by nasty people
Probably sooner as the tree was dead and was drying out already...
A few photographs will easily show the lean and proximity of the ash trees to the shed and the property line. I've had to clean up the tops and branches of some of the neighbor's maple trees already--they died due to wet feet--that fell in an area where there was nothing to damage. Some of those dead maple trees however can reach the garage if they came down in whole. The landowner isn't adverse to cutting trees as he cleared a fairly large area for a horse pasture... whether he is a responsible neighbor is yet to be determined!
Yeah, but you always draw the flow-chart *after* you write the code.
At least that's the way it was done in college. ;-)
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The house next to mine is a rental. A few years back a large limb from a tree on that lot came down on my house. Minimal damage to my property, but a lot of clean-up. Before I called my insurance company, I called the landlord, just to let him know what had happened and that I was calling my ins co. He said OK and seemed fine with it at the time.
Well, apparently, my ins co called his ins co and told them that the tree was a risk. If there was another claim, my ins co was going to go after his ins co for payment. His ins co then contacted him telling him that he should do something about the tree because they may not be willing to pay on any future claim related to damage caused by the tree - either on his property or any other.
So he comes knocking on *my* door, pissing and moaning that I blew him in to his ins co and asking why didn't I handle it "like a man." I calmly reminded him that he was the first one that I called when it happened, that I told him that I was going to call my ins co and that he had said OK. Anything that happened after that was between the ins co's and that I had not contacted his carrier. "I don't even know who your ins co is." I also calmly told him that he could be damn sure that I wouldn't be calling him first if there was another incident with that tree. I'm pretty sure he left even more pissed than when he showed up.
Good on'Ya!
Ayup! ...and that's why software is so buggy. ;-)
I see you don't believe in "intelligent design"??
snipped-for-privacy@snyder.on.ca wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:
Could you imagine the Universe if it was designed by "trial and error"? It'd probably be like a lot of software...
Puckdropper
Priceless!
Most atheists insist there was no "intelligent design" and no "as built" documentation. Their "onboard software" would serve to support their thesis.
LOL.
Been away, just catching up on threads...
Another situation: Around here, a leaning rotten/dead tree (proven threat) can be mandated to be taken down... the owner has no say so. If the owne r doesn't comply, the city will do it and charge the owner. Not sure how o ne proves it to be a threat, but I suppose there are parameters (and multip le pro opinions) for determining.
Sonny
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