A challenge

[FUJIMO]

4 minutes ago, Hozzie said:

Wimps.  A few pounds of tannerite and a well placed shot from 100 yards should take care of getting it on the ground .....semi-safely....

Good news @gregintennwe found a solution !

[gregintenn]

The thought did cross my mind.

[Hozzie]

26 minutes ago, gregintenn said:

The thought did cross my mind.

I hear if you place the charge just right, the explosion will split and stack it all into neat piles.  Not sure, just what I heard...

[Ronald_55]

1 hour ago, Hozzie said:

I hear if you place the charge just right, the explosion will split and stack it all into neat piles.  Not sure, just what I heard...

Or make a heck of a big pile of toothpicks...

[KahrMan]

Please take Hozzie’s suggestion and make sure you film it. 

[E4 No More]

9 hours ago, KahrMan said:

Please take Hozzie’s suggestion and make sure you film it. 

That would be awesome!

[hipower]

OK...my pitiful viewpoint. As an old, very much less mobile fat man who has cut down a few trees, and cut up a whole lot more after storms here...GET SOMEONE ELSE TO DO THIS!!

I know, seeing me now, that statement is hard to believe; but I've tackled some really large trees. That was 10 years, and 50 pounds ago. On 2 good legs then. Don't risk it Greg. It's not worth it.

AND...that poison ivy. A brief touch and I'm in misery with it. Same with poison oak. I can walk near Poison Sumac and get covered with it. Really don't even have to touch it. 

[Jeb48]

I am with the hire it done crowd now. But in my younger/dumber/poorer/cheaper days I would start at the end on the ground and start trimming limbs to lighten up the load at the hinged parts. If I got enough off to where it was hanging free and the hinge still didn't break loose at least you have less hanging out there that could cause a strange twist when it let loose. I would tie off with my tractor and put a little tension on it to be sure it went in the right direction when cut loose. The hope is it would continue to fold to the ground till you had little left to cut off at the hinge. As for the poison ivy no suggestion. I am lucky not to be very allergic but try not to push my luck.

[DWARREN123]

10 to 15 wraps of Det cord would do a good job!

I like Det cord and C-4.

[Alleycat72]

Looks like virginia creeper. 

[gregintenn]

8 hours ago, alleycat72 said:

Looks like virginia creeper. 

Could well be. Last time I  it up a tree with a similar vine on it, I wound up miserable, with both eyes swelled shut. Not only did the cortizone shot eventually cure it, it also cured my sciatica. That was a miserable vacation for both me and those who had to endure me. I honestly don’t know the difference and give both respect.

Edited August 18, 2021 by gregintenn

[xsubsailor]

It's Virginia Creeper.........trust me  

Your tree.. 

Virginia Creeper..

[gregintenn]

45 minutes ago, xsubsailor said:

It's Virginia Creeper.........trust me  

Your tree.. 

Virginia Creeper..

Cool. If he doesn't get out here and give an estimate in a few days, I might tackle it myself.

[xsubsailor]

8 minutes ago, gregintenn said:

Cool. If he doesn't get out here and give an estimate in a few days, I might tackle it myself.

I was just commenting on the vine. Get a pro to remove the limb !!!!

[tercel89]

I did not read the previous posts , but I cut wood all my life until I got married. We heated our hopuse with a wood stove. When we encountered stuff like that , we sprayed it with diesel and let it die. After around 2 weeks we would go back and cut it. But we'd wear long sleeves and long pants. 

Edited August 18, 2021 by tercel89

[gregintenn]

A professional should be here Friday to remove it. Thanks everybody!

[gregintenn]

Like that big wad of money I handed him, it’s now gone!

[papa61]

On 8/16/2021 at 1:52 PM, gregintenn said:

It’s larger than it appears. A tree service might be cheaper.

but not nearly as much fun!

[bobsguns]

On 8/16/2021 at 4:18 PM, Grunt67 said:

Greg, as an old guy who has cut my share of trees,  some with a hinged limb such as yours. Poison ivy aside, it's a dangerous situation.

Hire a bucket truck & crew.

This!

What's your life worth? Or getting paralyzed? 

Trees don't care who you are, how nice you are, how many kids you have or where you go to church. They hate everyone equally. Hire a pro for this one, IMO.