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that's the plan, but I haven't heard back from the client. they may have found another taker. I have an apta that just sits around. was hoping to pop its cherry on the neighboring oak, and get some video of Tommy Stubs doing his thing.

Ya, there is usually another option. but on this one, we may need to have a breakaway lanyard. She's still trying to find a crane company that will do the tree, but so far 9 companies have walked away from this one:

It doesn't have to be that complicated though. If the limb is horizontal, you can just hit it with a top cut and let is explode, as long as your line or lanyard isn't below the cut. The limb will fracture and scare you for a minute until you get used to it, but it can't hurt you. It's only if...

Thanks for pointing that out. There may be other diseases that affect the strength of oak even more so. Not around here though. I've never seen big limbs fail that quickly with hypoxylin. There maybe limbs that die before the tree that have structural issues. One good way to judge the safety of...

here's the worst educational video on tree falling ever!

You're not the only one...the entire industry has been confused by this three cut method for the nearly 40 years I've been making sawdust. This one small example of how ignorant industry leaders are. For example, the leaders that write the ansi pruning standards are. They show the 3 cut method...

To answer another OP question. NO, the tree hasn't been dead too long as oak is usually quite secure to climb for 2 years + after death, even when struck by lightning. You may, however, be wise not to rig anything much off of a lightning-struck tree, as the internal structure of the stem or...

Now there is someone that knows what he's talking about. Why do people that don't have a clue feel the need to throw out ideas that are speculation at best? You are better of asking questions than answering them. If you don't want the piece to split, you can make a narrow notch or...