A Man with a Saw

Gorbals

Hi all. Im close to finishing building my house on a site where once stood upto 60 trees. Some were dead and fallen, some had to be kept (sycamore) - however im left with upto around fallen 30 trees in a pile to keep me going in firewood for the foreseeable future. A lot of these are big trees and need to be tackled by someone who knows what they are at with a chainsaw.
Does anyone know of someone who would do this work, cut the trees and split into logs? Im in the West Limerick area.

TomOnBoard

Gorbals wrote: »

Hi all. Im close to finishing building my house on a site where once stood upto 60 trees. Some were dead and fallen, some had to be kept (sycamore) - however im left with upto around fallen 30 trees in a pile to keep me going in firewood for the foreseeable future. A lot of these are big trees and need to be tackled by someone who knows what they are at with a chainsaw.
Does anyone know of someone who would do this work, cut the trees and split into logs? Im in the West Limerick area.

Wise man- getting someone with training & insurance is very important.

Are they all sycamore or is there any other species mixed in? Your sycamore will be tough to split. and there are mixed views as to how good it is as firewood. Check that out first because otherwise, you might be spending a lot of money on getting someone to cut it up and you may not get as much heat out of it as you might be expecting. Of course, much depends on what you are burning it in. In an open fire, most of the heat will go up the chimney. In an enclosed stove, you'l extract the maximum from it.

If Sycamore has been dead & lying on the ground, I would be concerned that it might have turned to mush by now and will burn up in a flash- check that out also with a test cut/firing in your fireplace/ stove.

Really sorry to appear so be so judgemental abt your situation- if that was a stand of Ash you had, I wouldn't even be responding- I would just say "Burn Baby Burn!!"

9seamie

Hi gorbals
i work for a forestry contractor and we will be working in Athea after x mas.
our chainsaw man works 2 or 3 days a week for us and does freelance work the rest of the time.your job might suit him i can pm you his number if you want to contact him

Gorbals

TomOnBoard wrote: »

Wise man- getting someone with training & insurance is very important.

Are they all sycamore or is there any other species mixed in? Your sycamore will be tough to split. and there are mixed views as to how good it is as firewood. Check that out first because otherwise, you might be spending a lot of money on getting someone to cut it up and you may not get as much heat out of it as you might be expecting. Of course, much depends on what you are burning it in. In an open fire, most of the heat will go up the chimney. In an enclosed stove, you'l extract the maximum from it.

If Sycamore has been dead & lying on the ground, I would be concerned that it might have turned to mush by now and will burn up in a flash- check that out also with a test cut/firing in your fireplace/ stove.

Really sorry to appear so be so judgemental abt your situation- if that was a stand of Ash you had, I wouldn't even be responding- I would just say "Burn Baby Burn!!"

Sorry, should have been clearer, planning forced me to keep the sycamore, what's down is mostly pine. And a few have turned to mush, possibly as they were dead already. Thanks for the advice, someone with their own insurance, know how and equipment is a must for this job alright. Majority of what's cut will be burnt in a stove.

TomOnBoard

Gorbals wrote: »

what's down is mostly pine. And a few have turned to mush, possibly as they were dead already.

Pine is a very generic term, and not that particularly usual in Ireland. Are you sure they are Pine, and not Fir or Spruce?