Clearing right of ways.

[BungalowBill]

Hi I am new here,I have set on the sidelines and never registered until I had a question.
My question..
Does the Electric companys/telephone companys contract any right of way cleaning,such as bushhogging or do they normally handle this in house ?

Thanks......... /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[texbaylea]

In my area it is all contracted out. In this case to Asplundth.

 

[Chuck52]

It is contracted out in my area, and if you are a landowner you'd best watch the crews. They cut down a 10" walnut on my property and chopped it up into firewood-sized pieces. Then they dropped a 2 foot oak and left it in saw log pieces. I then made firewood out of the oak and cussed them over the walnut, which was big enough I could have had a friend with a sawmil cut me a few boards.

Chuck

 

[beenthere]

Most people wouldn't bother trying to get boards from 10" walnut, but I agree with you, that having that option would have made you feel better.
I put 10" walnut in the wood burner. When they get to 16" at the top of an 8' log, then they are lumber. But if the sapwood amounts to much (fast growing tree), there isn't much lumber then either.
The cutting crew may have thought like me, and thought they were doing a favor. Around here, they will chip everything, as most people want it cleaned up, and have no interest in firewood or lumber logs. The crews probably figure they can't win for losing. But better communication would help from both sides.

 

[JDGREEN4ME]

They are contracted out around our area also. Welcome to TBN! /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[bky]

Contracted out here also but you do need to keep a eye on them. I came home while they were cutting back trees on the poewr line and asked how far they supposed to clear and was told 15' well when i found them 30" from the power line in the trees cutting thats when i told them to grab there toys and go home! /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif and they left and never looked back

 

[RoyJackson]

Asplundh used to have to contract here too...
I won't even let 'em on the property anymore. They used an herbicide to kill the trees that may have caused problems, then just let them rot. It was extra work on my part to clean this area up.

So...

So, I bought my cutter... I'll maintain that right of way

 

[GoodGuy]

Here in Nova Scotia, Canada, it is contracted out as well. Here, Asplundh is the contractor for the most part; I guess they must be a worldwide company. The only time you see the power commission guys doing that type of work is in an emergency outage situation.

 

[AndyM]

I know in very rural area the company that they contract out to use an herbicide from overhead. I used to see annoucements in the newspaper telling which areas would be de-vegetized.

 

[Bird]

I had the opposite luck with the contractors that cleared our electric line right-of-way. I told them to cut more than they were cutting; told them I liked my trees, but liked my electricity even more. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif Then I let them park their trucks at night on my property for a few days and got a few truckloads of free wood chips to till into my garden. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[AndyM]

The last time they came through, they knocked on my door and asked if I wanted the trees trimmed or cut down entirely.

If I would have known ahead of time the job they did hacking away my trees, I would have chosen to have them cut down! /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[SPIKER]

they came through my place this summer, when I wasn't there. saw the markers form line of sight surveying and went out marked a few small pines that are under the wires and left a note not to cut or spray them, with thoughts of getting them out to replace some the deer ate up front... (dam deer ate/rkes my trees that are up close to the house and barn but didn't touch the ones back under the wires! go figure!? anyhow they cut a good bunch of pine into fire wood!? why I wonder? and then cut some nice cherry into log lenghts which was only say10" dia, (not worth much for lumber) but then tossed thos logs over the hill into my creek to back it up! ARRRGGG... I chained & cabled the cherry up and made some good BBQ sized lenghts iwht my own saw. even used the brush as BBQ starters and or smokers for this year cooking! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif yoummy cherry wood cooks pretty dang nice... to also wacked up a few crap apples which were say 8" dia at base but I didn't do much wiht them other than pile & burn em (too craggly with sharp barbs every where.)

Mark M /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[MarkV]

Not dead sure if it is contracted or not but I am dead sure the soil sterilizer they use is not something I want them to do again. That dang stuff would not let a weed grow for several years. We tilled and panted field grass so there is no reason for them to return.

MarkV

 

[MossRoad]

Welcome to TBN! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif