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Id go with 3/4” Stablebraid EAB kills are brittle, very brittle. Id be afraid it could come off the stump prematurely or the top would crack out if it. Ive climbed them but stayed on the trunk and kept it in compression but never rigged off them - always used another tree for a rigging...

I’d experiment with it and cut like you describe if there wasn’t a home at stake, fo sho. I don’t trust the canopy strength nor the root strength though.

I haven’t. My friend/neighbor/groundie submitted the quote and is in charge of it as he has a relationship with the owners. I’ve had enough other work that I’m not worried about it. However, I don’t want it falling on their house.

Quoted the job with a lift to safely cut the top out and then fall the spar when it can’t reach the house. It’s been over a month and no response. I see this becoming an emergency removal once it’s hit the house.

I’ve operated quite a few all terrain boom lifts but never with a chainsaw. It will be a different experience to put the lift knowing and saw/tree knowledge together

I hear you. I have a repeat Custy with 2 ash. One is 30% dead. Just today I told home not to wait more than a year as it will cost more to remove. Pay a lot now or a whole lot more later kinda thing. I did the same (tried to keep prices low) when bidding plumbing service jobs at folks homes...

I can get the canopy out easily and drop the stem. Really only 25’ needs to come off to avoid the roof. But, while I’m up there ….

I’ll probably do the tow behind lift.

If it want totally where it wanted, it would hit the house. It could be pulled to fall to the right. I’m 98% sure I could do it but I don’t like the 2% doubt. I’d have to de limb it if I’m doing it. I feel ok climbing on the trunk only but nervous of dead limbs coming off and walloping me as...

Just the price to rent vs what someone owns will be a big difference. Somebody may have a used bucket truck they paid $15 k for.

I’m most likely passing on this long dead ash removal. Bucket would be a better option as it’s accessible. I’ve climbed long dead ash and stayed tied to the largest limbs in compression configuration and/or stayed on the main stem. I would not fall this one as it could take out the corner of...