On Tue, 11 Jun 2013 06:23:54 -0500, wrote:

On Sat, 08 Jun 2013 18:49:26 -0400, micky
wrote:

Is this job too big for a gas tree pruner?

......
Is it a Box Elder?

No, I just looked that up in wikip and they have the helicopter seeds
I used to see all the time when I was little.

(Some tree near the front of my house has a small version of those
seeds, but I don't know what that tree is called.)

The tree in question was about 50 feet high. Its "fruit" looks like
long strings of green grapes, 4 or 5 inches long, 2 at each level,
except they are less than half the size of actual grapes, they are
hard, pointy at the unattached end, with a tiny bit of red-colored
stuff at that end.

When they split open, they let out stuff that's lighter and finer than
cotton, looks a bit like cotton, but they float. It looks even more
like milkweed seeds when they are floating along, except milkweed has
a big seed. This has a really small one.

Any guess what this is?

They have very shallow rots and are notorious for
just tipping over. I have too many of them on my farm. Do you have
access to a tractor? Can you drive on that other land? Toss a LONG

No it's a stream bed with little access. It's probably all mud now,
and I don't have a tractor (not even a lawn tractor.)

chain around it about 8 ft from the ground, hook to tractor, and pull it
onto that land. But be sure the chain is long enough or it will fall on
you. That's what I'd do, but I own a farm tractor. Then I'd just cut it
up.

You could also connect a long chain to a tractor, pull it toward the
other land, and make the chain tight. Then saw it from your side of the
land about 8 feet from the ground. When it's cut most of the way thru,
give a good pull with the tractor. A pickup truck would work too on a
smallish tree like that. But once again, make sure the chain is long,
or you'll drop the tree on yout truck.

One other option is to use a long chain and a come-along. Connect the
come along to the base of a larger tree and start ratcheting it toward
the neighbors land as someone cuts the tree. I've done all of these
things, they all work, but always be very careful. Trees can be
unpredictable when they snap off. Once I underestimated the height of a
tree and the chain was too short. I got the tips of the branches on my
head. Luckily I was not hurt, but it didn't feel too good.

I've seen those gas operated long pole chainsaws. I've considered
getting one of them for trimming. They look handy. But I'd prefer an
electric one.

I figured electric ones could barely cut.

Any of those 2 cycle small gas engines tend to need too
much repair if they are not used often.

And that's the problem with gas. (I eventually got an electric lawn
mower for my 1/20th of an acre, including where the house is. )

The gas gums them up, even if
it's drained, there is still a little in the carburetor and lines. I
dont even own a regular gas chainsaw anymore. My electric one is great,
and if I'm too far from an outlet, I have a generator. The generator is
4 cycle and is used fairly often. Never had any problems with that.

Another thing, those pole type saws are not something you can just lay
down while it's running. So you will have to restart it for every
branch you cut.

Dang.

That would **** me off in no time.

Me too.

An electric one
seems so much handier. Just hit the switch. But I have not seen
electric models sold.

There are other posts about it in this thread, including some info
from me.