Thread: Tallowwood and Blue Gum

It very much depends on what you are quoted for; Fell only, fell and remove,
fell remove and grind stump are the normal options.
If the timber is millable the Arborist may have a contact who he could offer the logs to.

As Rustynail said, depends on the quote, but a 'normal' job would be limb the tree, drop it, chip everything that can go through their chipper (sometimes up to 12-14" of solid timber) everything too big for their chipper would either go to a local dump (tree lopper gets charged for this - therefore client gets charged too) also stump gets ground down below ground level. All up the complete service may be in excess of $700 for one tree to do this - PLEASE NOTE: I'm not a tree lopper, so my estimations could very well be wrong and is totally Dependant upon your individual tree/s

If the tree lopper has a yard, they may haul any decent log back to their yard and get a mobile fella like myself in to slice it for them, or like a few tree loppers they may have their own milling gear and do it themselves - the pessimist in me says you will still pay "to dump" the trunk, but maybe I'm too jaded after recent events.

If there is something useful in it, or you think there is, give a mobile guy a ring, get them to come around and cast an eye over things, they will soon tell you if there is timber worth cutting out of it. Please don't ask him how much the tree is worth!!! he will tell you it is worth nothing as he will think you want him to pay you for the pleasure of sweating his backside off, lugging all his gear into your back yard, getting covered in sawdust, carrying timber out of your back yard and then lugging all his gear back out. Did a job in a clients back yard late last year where I couldn't gain vehicle access, over 70 trips in and out of their yard, up a driveway so friggin steep it took me (110kg) and another fella (about 85kg) to add friction on their driveway getting dragged behind the sawhead just to get in!!!!

Good luck with it and post some pics

Thanks for the info guys. I didn't even think about access

The only access to the backyard is via a side gate that's 900mm wide so I'm guessing it'd be more trouble than its worth.

Originally Posted by giddleberry

Thanks for the info guys. I didn't even think about access

The only access to the backyard is via a side gate that's 900mm wide so I'm guessing it'd be more trouble than its worth.

Oh dear! Without the benefit of pictures, I would say there is going to be a large amount of firewood sized pieces coming out in a wheelbarrow.

Regards
Paul

I kinda want a nice 1800x600x100 slab for a workbench top ill take some snaps of the trees tomorrow. I measured around the trunk of the smaller (bluegum) tree earlier today and it was 2500 around.

A portable mill can fit through a 900 wide passage. Mill then set up over log and cut up on site. Best to keep the logs as long as possible so there are less trips getting the cut timber out. Slab sizes will be determined by what you can handle.
Where in Australia is all this excitement going to take place?

Take a few pics and tell us that you are in Sydney and some of us might want to join in.

2500 girth (I'm assuming) will give a diameter of nearly 800mm. Remember the centre of a hardwood tree is discarded, but the miller will be able to explain that. You will probably be just able to cut a slab 600mm x 100mm thick. Possibly the larger tree will be a better bet.

Regards
Paul

I put the bin there for scale.

Yes, I don't think you'll get much from the bin . Those are good sized trees. It's amazing how many people think a tree that would hardly make pit prop is worth milling!

If you would care to to say whereabouts you are (Oz is a big place), somebody might be interested in giving you a better idea of what you are up for money wise. They might even be able to call in if you are interested. Don't give an exact address or phone number here; Just a region, town or city. If somebody is interested you can send them a PM with details as this is more secure. Not that I am suggesting anybody is going to come along in the dead of night and nick your trees!

Looking at the size of the trees and the restricted space, it will be quite a job I expect.

Regards
Paul

I'm in chatswood (sydney). Nice and central.

Still waiting on the council though as per my first post so just getting an idea if its worth looking at still.

Might get enough palings out those logs to fix the fence if it gets damaged.just enough maybe

Hope so!

Had a huge lemon scented gum removed a few years ago. Go them to leave the large parts. Still turning bowls, pens and whatever.