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Good Old Silver Maple. I will miss you.
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Using the neighbor's lawn to set up.
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He used a bight to clip in directly. No biner needed.
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First cut! I felt physically ill when the chain saw went into the tree flesh...
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The branch is as big as a tree
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Bigger pieces get hauled away
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All the "smaller" branches go straight to the wood chipper
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Reaching over the power and cable lines. Can you imagine doing this w/o a crane?
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Tires off the ground
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The Silver Maple is sacrified in order to protect the slate roof.
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