fishpick
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My photo analysis was way off.
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The top did not look 50' high and looked to me like I could drive near the end and whittle it down with my pole saw.
/edit - but based on counting pixels that would mean the log just over the "path" is about 7' in diameter.
So - yeah - to get the whole tree in frame I had to use the macro lens on the iPhone so it's a bit distorted I think. And - the tree is about 2.5 - 3' over the path there... your pixel math is off becasue the bottom line is "high" because I didn't mow the 5-6' tall grass down - so you are to the top of the grass - not the ground. If the limb infront of the target you see wasn't there - I could drive under this with the L4760 - and not be remotely close to the trunk. And while it looks like the trunk is supported somewhat by the links (because they are in the grass) - they are just barely touching the ground - the tree is held here by the trunk on the berm and the massive sized root ball still attached to the earth.
I'll post more pics when I get back down there to assess a bit more. We have a whole house generator going in later this week - so the priority is moving things in the basement where the panel is and doing some prep work where the generator will be located before install day Thursday.
That said - I do like the one idea above... notch less that 1/4 thickness of the trunk underneath at the berm. Then make a cut on the top maybe 4-6" in... and walk away - wait a few days - come back - see how much it opened up - make another little nibble - walk away - wait a few days... etc... AND that approach actually works in my schedule for this week!
Also a few guys were suggesting nibbing at the top with a pole saw... I think I might be able to hid behind some MASSIVE trees and pole saw at the top - so if anything went sideways - all that would be at risk would be the pole saw itself - and i can live with that.