Tree cutting DIY?

Bigphil1474

I've investigated the death of someone doing a similar cutting job, and they were a professional and it was smaller than that. No way.

Ectophile

If you just want to chop off the twiggy bits that are on the roof, you can get long telescopic pole saws.  I have a Wolf one that is useful for pruning trees.

The main stem is a major accident waiting to happen if you try to cut it down yourself.  With such a lean, you have no way to control how it will fall.

sujsuj

Well, I’m still here posting on forums, which means I decided not to proceed with that job . I’ve put the idea on hold for now and plan to hire professionals this summer to handle it safely. Thanks so much for all the advice—it’s greatly appreciated!

Section62

sujsuj said:

Well, I’m still here posting on forums, which means I decided not to proceed with that job . I’ve put the idea on hold for now and plan to hire professionals this summer to handle it safely. Thanks so much for all the advice—it’s greatly appreciated!

If the shed is sectional then you might want to give some thought to taking it apart (though there are safety issues with that as well) which would allow you to get on with the restoration, and potentially get you a much cheaper price for the tree work.  If they don't have to worry about damaging the shed then it ought to be a quicker job than trying to dismantle the tree making sure nothing falls.

You can also save money by just getting them to do the dismantling rather than them also shredding and removing the waste.  Presumably you'd be up for converting the branches into logs for your woodburner(s)?

Give some consideration to getting the tree work done before the spring - much easier to deal with trees that don't have leaves on them.

FreeBear

Section62 said: You can also save money by just getting them to do the dismantling rather than them also shredding and removing the waste.  Presumably you'd be up for converting the branches into logs for your woodburner(s)?

Give some consideration to getting the tree work done before the spring - much easier to deal with trees that don't have leaves on them.

Trees felled before the sap starts to rise season a little quicker than ones felled later in the year. But if you can cut, split, and stack the logs somewhere dry & breezy, it doesn't make a huge difference.

Well worth getting a log splitter if you have plans to use the stove on a regular basis. And most logs split much easier when still green.

kinger101

Never done it before + uncertainty + heights + heavy branches + chainsaw = bodged job + possible life changing injury.

danrv

I wouldn't want to try cutting that. Access, height and trunk width look to be the main problems. I cut down a large beech tree next to my garage and some of the branches/trunks were up to 8-10" in diameter. 
Just about doable with an electric chainsaw cutting it from the top down. Difference here was that I could stand on the ground and also on the flat garage roof.
I did borrow a long reach chainsaw which was useful for cutting through branches up to 4" diameter. A neighbour helped cutting the final large stumps down and also took all the logs.

With that branch, it would probably need to be cut down in stages. Makes it difficult to access with the stable there.
A pro would likely stand on the branch with a safety harness and hack a bit off at a time. As advised, best left to a company.