Trees beside ESB wire

Tomjim

I have a few trees beside ESB wire, while the trees aren't growing under the wire, they are beside the ESB wire and if they were to fall, they would probably faLl on the wire. Would the ESB cut the trees down for me.

Pkiernan

Tomjim wrote: »

I have a few trees beside ESB wire, while the trees aren't growing under the wire, they are beside the ESB wire and if they were to fall, they would probably faLl on the wire. Would the ESB cut the trees down for me.

No, but they'll send you a bill when your trees take out their lines!

Tomjim

I though someone told me that the ESB would cut them down for free?

dohc turbo2

Tomjim wrote: »

I though someone told me that the ESB would cut them down for free?

The esb went trough local few weeks ago and had chainsaws with them trimming stuff growing in ditches under wires

the hedgeman

Tomjim wrote: »

I have a few trees beside ESB wire, while the trees aren't growing under the wire, they are beside the ESB wire and if they were to fall, they would probably faLl on the wire. Would the ESB cut the trees down for me.

If the trees were growing there before the esb put the line up,its would be esb problem then if they fell on the wire

whelan2

They go around here in a helicopter first and view the wires. Then a contractor comes and cuts anything near the wires. I never let them in with heavy machinery when land is wet

memorystick

Tomjim wrote: »

I have a few trees beside ESB wire, while the trees aren't growing under the wire, they are beside the ESB wire and if they were to fall, they would probably faLl on the wire. Would the ESB cut the trees down for me.

just ring ESB Networks and they'll do it for free

A2LUE42

memorystick wrote: »

just ring ESB Networks and they'll do it for free

Just be prepared for a job so shoddy that it will be hard to believe any sane person did it on purpose. What has been done here beggars belief.

MIKEKC

A2LUE42 wrote: »

Just be prepared for a job so shoddy that it will be hard to believe any sane person did it on purpose. What has been done here beggars belief.

Agree completely. Cut limbs , left them on ditch wind blew them onto electric fence wire. Had to get them back to sort out problem

MrMusician18

With any luck they'll come with this mad yoke to trim them for you
https://youtu.be/Mfz1YrpMbBg?t=28

Tomjim

so they will do it for free so

patsy_mccabe

The last time the contractors came in here they left the place in an absolute mess. Rutted the land and just threw the cut branches on a pile up on the hedge. I pulled them out after and cut them for firewood.
I keep the trees cut low myself now under the wires, so they don't have to come do them.

memorystick

A2LUE42 wrote: »

Just be prepared for a job so shoddy that it will be hard to believe any sane person did it on purpose. What has been done here beggars belief.

Their priority is to reduce the risk of branches hitting wires not trimming your roses.

ruwithme

Esb priority is to make money and invest little in maintenance of existing network.

sub contractors who carry out so called line clearance can't get in and out quick enough. hence previous posters annoyance over butcher and run job.

Op if esb do eventually do anything on them trees it will be minimal around the line.
they want to be able to come back when the branches are growing back up to the line for another errand. another excuse for overpriced electricity

A2LUE42

memorystick wrote: »

Their priority is to reduce the risk of branches hitting wires not trimming your roses.

Who is talking about roses? If you don't have a clue what you are talking about, why do you bother to comment.