I was able to do the job by myself did not have to haul any of it away.
It was hotter than hell!! I took several long water breaks & was still in & out in under 5 1/2 hours.
The O'l fella gave me a $150 tip & another days work

That I will do some time in the winter.
Jeff, I think you hold the TreeHouse record for The Most Deleted Posts.
I am just practising for the day you make me a MODERATOR
Its the pain killers man!!
looks sorta like a honey locust to me
Yup
So what did you do, cut all the brush off then lift that last piece of trunk?
The tips where laying in a elm that the Locust had busted up when it landed in it. I cleared the tips out of the elm. Then cut the 10" elm limb that was holding the mess.
That let the Locust limb lay in the 1/2" tip line. Then it was back up the Locust to cut the butt free. I also had 2 lines set about center on the limb. Snugged up with fiddle blocks to keep the whole mess pulled off the house & back deck.
I just worked back & forth letting the tip down a bit then the butt end. Also on occasion going back to retention my side lines.