In article ,
Cuprager wrote:
Father in law has about 9 of these massive trees in his back
garden.
[snip]
Quite a lot of cash. The question is, is it a diy'able job to
take these down? The fears that i have are in their rough
order...

Don't even think about it, pay the money.

Check how professional the 'professional' is by asking
to see his insurance certificate.

--
Tony Williams.