Oak tress tend to die around here when the roots are disturbed, so keep this in mind.
On Sun, Apr 19, 2020 at 2:24 AM G Mann via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > As you say, at this point, you have nothing to lose, so try this. > Search Craigs List local to you for an electric chain saw, used and cheap. > Or, buy a new one at Harbor Freight, new but cheap. You are going to > sacrifice the blade and chain, in the next step. > > Spray paint a rectangle box on the ground around the broken water lines and > across the offending tree roots... Use the chain saw to make plunge cuts > into the dirt along the paint lines to cut the roots and the dirt, and the > water lines out of the "broken zone. > > Pick axe or shovel or what ever tool works to remove the dirt, cut tree > roots sections, and broken pipe to "open the box of repair". > > Dig back at the ends to expose undamaged pipes for a clean glue and repair > joint. Repair the pipes... fill the hole.. done... almost.. > Go to harbor freight and buy a new bar and chain for the cheap chain > saw.... now you have a handy tool ... or sell it cheap on Craigs List.. or > donate it... you decide.. > > I have used the plunge cut on 3 trees todate.... soon will do it to remove > a palm tree which has huge root structure that is impossible to dig out.... > plunge cut a 4 side box and they pop out with a little effort. If you want, > you can file the teeth on a "dirt saw" chain and dress them up enough to > cut some more.... Harbor Freight has electric chain saws on sale often... > $38 or so. > > On Sat, Apr 18, 2020 at 11:04 PM fmiser via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > > > Dan wrote: > > > > > Both lines are surrounded with tree roots, as they’re barely 6’ > > > from an oak tree that is probably 24” in diameter. The roots of > > > the tree have distorted and stressed the lines, > > > > > I can’t possibly cut the roots, as some are as large as 3”-4” > > > surrounding these lines. To do so would risk damaging the rather > > > fragile lines not to mention I would have to do some serious > > > excavating to get enough space to get my chain saw at them. > > > > Use an ax. Replace that whole section with Sch 80 pipe. Put the > > pipes in sand, and add zig-zags to allow pipe stretch. That > > should gain you a few years. > > > > > There’s no way I could dig them up and “bypass” the tree, as > > > there’s really nowhere to go in close proximity that isn’t > > > rootbound. > > > > Close proximity to a tree is NOT what you want if long service is > > a goal. > > > > > Anyone else have an idea? > > > > It appears to me that _anything_ you do there would be short term > > - 5 year max - as the tree and roots will tear up anything you > > do. Repairing the leak that's there will probably only last until > > it is stretched more. Like this summer. > > > > Get to that zone another way, or kill the tree and put in new > > lines - or don't irrigate that zone. > > > > I think the tree will win no matter what you do unless you get at > > least 15 - 20 ft away. > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
