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The only real problem in this job is the stone arch. Have you investigated the possibility of removing it until the work is done? Dave

That will work if the crane can be positioned towards the lay so as the log is laid down the crane's holding capacity increases as the load increases. Jay, my original post was strongly influenced by two things. First, you have experience and are not a cowboy cutter but a careful thinker with...

Jay, this is slightly off topic but it could be of interest and affect how the priests handle the log once it is down. http://na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/howtos/ht_pinewilt/pinewilt.htm The pine wilt nematode's primary vector is the pine sawyer and they love to oviposit in fresh...

I am glad you will have more time for working out the details on this removal. Remember my comment on not knowing the trees or pests in your area? Not all pine beetles cause the pitch-out defensive response. The top of that pine could be crap or it could be hard as nails. Let the experience you...

I was wondering if you knew what caused the pine to die. Jay, I know nothing of your trees or bugs that attack them but when a pine in my area dies from a beetle infestation it will often pitch-out. The loss of protective resins combined with the introduced blue stain fungus from the beetles is...

Thanks for the tour, Jay. Very beautiful. I think your plan to drop it sounds solid. With the tree having been dead for a year I would expect the top to be getting brittle enough to not cause much resistance when it strikes the other trees. As long as the initial contact is far enough away...