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My tree is much smaller but had some sort of trade like this in mind. Not planning to get rich. Here is a video I have shared over the years with a few people about "highly valuable" trees. :)

I fully realize it isn't viable to sell this. Even if it was black walnut - I have had some come down and cut them for fire wood. More of a hobby project.

North side of Collinsville, just outside St. Louis.

I cut up one large stalk for firewood a couple years ago for fire wood and didn't run into any metal but it was all a bit off the ground - you can see there that was cut near the base. Here's a pic. I estimated 50' to the first side branches near the top of the picture on the main stalk...

Have a good sized oak (not really large I suppose...) that has died back and is being taken down. It is on the edge of what was a farm field - now residential with large lots. It's over 3' diameter at the base but has several large forks low. Largest stem is about 12" diameter at 50' and...

This is a removal - just one stalk but still a removal. He had a flip line and spikes. Might have had a climbing line but if he did he never got it out. He did have another guy there and said he never works alone so I will give him that for safety. Otherwise didn't look good.

Main questions are don't they make longer spikes to deal with thick bark and isn't a line normally run over a higher branch, even if it isn't directly above for fall protection if nothing else?

I am not worried about some divots in the yard. I can deal with those and have some yard grading to do anyway from other projects. Mainly trying to limit damage to other trees. Once it's on the ground I can handle cleanup and turning the big chunks into firewood.

It's a bit more than a couple degrees but probably could help up to about the point the first major branch is. After that they diverge more. There are a few leaves about 3/4 of the way up to the first major branch. The only part that is obviously dead is the last vertical shoot at the top -...

There are a few VERY small live twigs so it isn't totally dead. When would be the time to cut oak to avoid this? From you comments it sounds like the chance is increasing now. Not sure I want to leave it like it is until winter if that's the preferred time. Would it help to cut it down to...

Here are some pics. As for the line in the living part - seems like the reasonable thing to me although the higher part is not over the part being removed but as I said I am not that familiar with climbing - just seen it done a few times. Oak2 is from the angle I want the tree to fall and it's...

I have a good sized oak that one stem has died - two other similar size stems still alive. I would like to keep the rest of the tree for as long as I can so found a person who said they could take down the one stem. The tree is probably 50 - 60 feet to the very top. This limb leans a fair...

Have about a tall tulip tree about 18" dia. trunk that needs to be removed for a house foundation. Too big for me to do myself. It's on a vacant lot with enough room to drop it. But I am concerned about stump removal. Normally much easier to pull stumps if plenty of trunk is left for...

Modified Mark, My mistake - when I first read your remarks I thought you put "not very expensive" when you said "not very INexpensive". Yes, you answered what I asked. Thanks! HarleyT, Good point. I checked the bearing and it seems to be fine so it looks like I won't have to worry about...

At $66 its the most expensive puller I found. Some are $10. I just did a very quick look though... I probably will only use this once. Will try other ways.

Yes. Exactly. Just found some threads about a tool to take it off. What's the tool look like?

This may be a dumb question - I only looked briefly at the crank... The drive for the oil pump is bigger than the shaft where the bearing sits. How do you change the bearing on that end? The other end bearing slips off with no issue as everything outboard of the bearing is smaller.

Found one on ebay. Thanks!

41 will. I am told the 136/141 will also but not sure on that.

Clutch thread snapped off. Good compression and runs good otherwise so am looking for a good crank