Won't lie, chopped down a whole pine tree limb for limb with a reciprocating saw this summer. When it came down to the big gnarly stump, I called my buddy with a chainsaw, always handy to have one. Love the sound of them, but they are very unforgiving and live wood can have hidden characteristics which can cause unexpected perils.
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greenies like to spike trees to give those who cut them down a big SURPRISE!
Nothing like taking a mans limb and lively hood to slow down a multi milliondollar industry.
It's always an oddity to me, the self loathing human in his wood house, at his wood table, drinking from a plastic cup.
The big surprise in wood is usually buckshot or the like, you'll still find slugs in the odd 2*4.
A long-handled pair of loppers does wonders limbing a tree in a hurry, and you don't even need an extension cord. I've got a pair that can cut through a 3" limb without too much trouble.
But I pity my ancestors who had to cut through a winter's worth of firewood with hand-powered saws!
How much of the stump did you leave? Digging those things out is a nightmare!
Luckily it's right beside the water mains they are replacing on my street, so hopefully they can grab it with the excavator.
That's after I got through with my cip-saw. Have a two ft stump cut flush to the ground.
Well done not taking out the electric service!
The main reason I topped it before stripping the lower branches.