Cut down tree landed on neighbours land

Davesnave

getmore4less wrote: »

Drag it back and cut it up without stepping on farmer's land.

While it is possible to drop a medium sized tree over a fence from a bank without much fear of damage, it's an entirely different matter if it was then dragged back. It would lodge in the fence and the posts would rip out.

I know this, because in the last few winters I've dropped a few dozen oak and ash trees over my own fences from the roadside bank, so far without any injury to the fence at all, barring the odd staple coming out. As the OP says, the top of the tree hits first and takes the impact while the rest of it comes down on the fencing much more gently.

So, don't follow this uninformed advice, otherwise you will quite likely add to your problems, rather than reduce them.

FreeBear

Slinky wrote: »

Just wondering if he's likely to be burying a dog in the field

Bag for life anyone?

Why keep digging up that thread ? :rotfl:

EachPenny

getmore4less wrote: »

There should be a bit at the base still on their own land they could attach a winch too. (or it was not cut down at the bottom)

Drag it back and cut it up without stepping on farmer's land.

That could be mildly entertaining.... If the winch breaks under the enormous strain required to move a large felled tree, and the whipback propels something at high speed through the (already angry) neighbour's window. :eek:

Let's hope that also misses his kids. Otherwise the neighbour and the farmer will be convinced they are living next door to a reckless eejit.

The friend has made a mistake and needs to redeem themselves by dealing with the consequences in a safe neighbourly manner. Compounding the initial fault by doing something else dangerous and causing further damage to the farmers land is not going to improve matters.

molerat

Farmers are very well practiced in claiming compensation for no damage, just ask the MOD

Davesnave

molerat wrote: »

Farmers are very well practiced in claiming compensation for no damage, just ask the MOD

Yes, the services, particularly the RAF, are very good at scaring horses and farm animals where I live, but I've no idea how many vets bills are created in the defence of the realm. It's surprising you seem to know.

Anyway, if you feel strongly that the services are paying out unnecessarily, surely you should be making representations to them about their profligacy, rather than carping on here?

Doozergirl

Ah, this reminds me of our next door neighbour's tree falling into our garden.

Years later, she tells me that her hatred of us started when my husband charged her £100 to pay for (less than half) a skip and his time to cut it up. We have no real fires in this house.

In the OP's friends' position I'd have chopped it up and retreived it whilst the farmer wasn't around

Adding no value, but it helps to get it off your chest sometimes

EachPenny

Doozergirl wrote: »

Years later, she tells me that her hatred of us started when my husband charged her £100 to pay for (less than half) a skip and his time to cut it up. We have no real fires in this house.

Presumably your husband's hatred of the neighbour might have started when she refused to pay for his time and trouble on the basis 'no damage had been done' and it hadn't cost him anything to clear up the mess. :undecided

(different considerations would apply if the neighbour was an established 'friend' and mutual help had become the norm, or was likely)

Doozergirl

EachPenny wrote: »

Presumably your husband's hatred of the neighbour might have started when she refused to pay for his time and trouble on the basis 'no damage had been done' and it hadn't cost him anything to clear up the mess. :undecided

(different considerations would apply if the neighbour was an established 'friend' and mutual help had become the norm, or was likely)

Yup, no, we didn't know her. Her house is situated a long way in front of ours and there's a tree lined boundary.

There's no doubt it cost us more than it cost her, but he was being helpful! We even paid one of our guys to help! So yeah, I'm not a fan.

Had the OP's friend paid to do it properly, they probably wouldn't be paying now. But they would have paid.

Heedtheadvice

There should be a bit at the base still on their own land they could attach a winch too.
(or it was not cut down at the bottom)

Drag it back and cut it up without stepping on farmer's land.

What a stupid suggestion! It ignores lots.


EachPenny and preceding referred to posts have it spot on!