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tree cutting
Oct. 4th, 2022 11:13 pmOver a week ago, we had a storm, and the wind broke a big limb on a tree. The limb is cracked through the middle, so it's not dangling or anything, but it is slightly lower than it used to be. This is somewhat of a problem because it's leaning on a utility line. It's the communications cable, below the electrical lines. I'm not sure what to do about it.
My tree guy says his team is not allowed to touch the tree because it's within ten feet of the power lines. The power company won't touch it because it's not on the power lines (it's under them). The cable company's techs don't do trees. AT&T won't accept calls or messages from me (on their website) because I'm not a customer. I sent a message to the town asking for advice, and they declined to answer.
That leaves me to do it myself. I went out and bought an expensive pole saw. Expensive because it's cordless, and I also wanted a cordless string trimmer, so I bought that attachment as well. If I hadn't wanted that, I could have bought a cheap pole saw. This one is a chainsaw on a stick, with a ten inch bar. I had recently decided I wanted such a saw, so this event just hurried my purchase.
So I went out tonight to trim. I know I can't get the limb down, but I went up on a stepladder and reached up as far as I could (the saw is not actually very long - I need an extension), and got a few of the lower branches off, hoping the reduced weight would put less pressure on the line. I don't think I got enough weight off. All the remaining branches are either too high to reach, or too big for this saw.
My tree guy says his team is not allowed to touch the tree because it's within ten feet of the power lines. The power company won't touch it because it's not on the power lines (it's under them). The cable company's techs don't do trees. AT&T won't accept calls or messages from me (on their website) because I'm not a customer. I sent a message to the town asking for advice, and they declined to answer.
That leaves me to do it myself. I went out and bought an expensive pole saw. Expensive because it's cordless, and I also wanted a cordless string trimmer, so I bought that attachment as well. If I hadn't wanted that, I could have bought a cheap pole saw. This one is a chainsaw on a stick, with a ten inch bar. I had recently decided I wanted such a saw, so this event just hurried my purchase.
So I went out tonight to trim. I know I can't get the limb down, but I went up on a stepladder and reached up as far as I could (the saw is not actually very long - I need an extension), and got a few of the lower branches off, hoping the reduced weight would put less pressure on the line. I don't think I got enough weight off. All the remaining branches are either too high to reach, or too big for this saw.
