Look Ma, Got us a X-Mas Tree !

[W8BYA]

ok, so I'm a little early for X-Mas trees but Ma said she wanted this pine gone and me, just finishing installing some chain hooks on my loader I said NP ! The 54D just plucked it up out of the clay like nothing......so far having a blast with my new machine.

 

[gimmodog]

that will look good with lights in your living room

 

[W8BYA]

that will look good with lights in your living room

LOL....I think you're right. It almost stands up by itself because of that big flat root ball.

 

[TractorGuy]

That gives me an idea. I have a really good looking pine I've been meaning to pull up.

 

[W8BYA]

That gives me an idea. I have a really good looking pine I've been meaning to pull up.

Neat ! Post some pics please. Oh, after this tree I went and took down a much bigger white pine that was getting ill. It was at least 7" in dia and when I tried to pull it up the loader could not budge it. But, I took the chain off, raised the bucket up around 5' and simply pushed the tree over w/o effort. Then I put the chain around the base and pulled the whole thing up real easily. So if yours is a big one like this try pushing it over first.

 

[rd_macgregor]

ok, so I'm a little early for X-Mas trees but Ma said she wanted this pine gone and me, just finishing installing some chain hooks on my loader I said NP ! The 54D just plucked it up out of the clay like nothing......so far having a blast with my new machine.
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My ceilings aren't quite high enough for that one, but it is a good idea. Are you sure that is a pine? It looks more like a spruce...or maybe a fir?

 

[EddieWalker]

That was the easy part. Now you have to make the hole in the ground look like there was never a hole in the ground.

 

[CobyRupert]

Good job!
....now you have to get rid of that root ball.

"Shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it,
Shake it like a Polaroid picture!
Hey ya!"

I've found that having it sit out in the weather combined with 4 to 6 bonfires over a 3 year period does the trick.
...or bury it.

 

[W8BYA]

That was the easy part. Now you have to make the hole in the ground look like there was never a hole in the ground.

Awesome pics of the barn animals ! Yes, your right LOL......now time to scoop up some clay to fill it all up. That is gonna have to wait.....OMG, you should see the rutt marks the tires left on the lawn after crawling up to and yanking out this tree. I will be needing even more "dirt" to fill those deep rutts <g>.

 

[W8BYA]

Good job!
....now you have to get rid of that root ball.

"Shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it,
Shake it like a Polaroid picture!
Hey ya!"

I've found that having it sit out in the weather combined with 4 to 6 bonfires over a 3 year period does the trick.
...or bury it.

Now you are dating yourself LOL......i.e., shaking those polaroid pictures. Gosh I remember doing lots of those <g>. Yeah I tried yesterday to shake off any of that wet nasty clay but I don't think any fell off. My "soil" here is horrible ! Nothing that even comes close to dirt.....just plain ole clay like stuff that grass and weeds luckily grow on.

 

[EddieWalker]

Something that I learned the hard way, if the hole fills up with water, be sure to get all the water out of it before trying to fill it up with dirt. If you leave the water in there and fill it up, it will appear dry and solid, but it's really quicksand that will swallow up your tractor when you forget where it's at after the grass has filled in.

 

[W8BYA]

Something that I learned the hard way, if the hole fills up with water, be sure to get all the water out of it before trying to fill it up with dirt. If you leave the water in there and fill it up, it will appear dry and solid, but it's really quicksand that will swallow up your tractor when you forget where it's at after the grass has filled in.

Real good point, thanks ! Around here after the 1st rain it will fill with water and it will stay in there for a long time since our "dirt" is mostly clay. I do not think the original owners brought in any top soil.

 

[W8BYA]

My ceilings aren't quite high enough for that one, but it is a good idea. Are you sure that is a pine? It looks more like a spruce...or maybe a fir?

You are absolutely right. Thank you for the correction......right behind that spruce is a small white pine that we will be keeping. They seem to grow much better here in our clay......Must have had "pine" stuck in my mind.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Good job!
....now you have to get rid of that root ball.

"Shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it,
Shake it like a Polaroid picture!
Hey ya!"

I've found that having it sit out in the weather combined with 4 to 6 bonfires over a 3 year period does the trick.
...or bury it.

Shake it like a hound with a groundhog.

 

[Xfaxman]

Should have saved this cedar tree for Christmas:

 

[W8BYA]

Should have saved this cedar tree for Christmas:

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Now that is cool ! Hey, mom says a HUGE rose of Sharon tree that is too close to the house and has to come out next (he-he-he).......

 

[Xfaxman]

Now that is cool ! Hey, mom says a HUGE rose of Sharon tree that is too close to the house and has to come out next (he-he-he).......

Yep, that sounds like permission to get a tree puller :thumbsup:.

 

[/pine]

for the OP...What was the reason for taking out the pine?...first thought might be to replace it with something more ornamental...unless it was to not have to mow around it?

 

[W8BYA]

for the OP...What was the reason for taking out the pine?...first thought might be to replace it with something more ornamental...unless it was to not have to mow around it?

It was a very hard choice we had to make. When we moved here almost 25 years ago there were about 3 trees on abt 6 acres (other then along a 1000' tree line/property line) that has all kinds of wild trees, some fruit bearing.

My wife and I planted hundreds of different trees over the years and were totally ignorant of what would & what would not grow here. That tree is over 15 years old and only that tall. We have found that white pines grow very well as do pin oaks and maples. Right behind this tree is a 4 year old white pine that is over 10' tall and just out of view on the left is a 40' healthy pin oak. This one was kinda in the way and not doing well so a decision was made. We may put something in it's place.....not sure at this point.

 

[Geotech]

CoryRupert,

Something tells me most folks on this forum don't really get your reference to Polaroid pictures...lol.