After bringing down the large tree that was hovering over the top of the minivan coop, which was a PITA by the way, I took a moment to cut the trunk a little more. Again, this tree, which I don't know what it is, seems to be made of iron or something. The chainsaw worked overtime as did the reciprocating saw in order to cut through the wet and seemingly hardened wood. I replaced the chain once and almost immediately dulled the chain in the process of cutting the stump down enough to where I'll be able to push the minivan coop over it later. The trunk was chopped enough for me to move it out of the way so it too can be cut up later on, probably with the expenditure of more chains. With the large terminator tree finished off, I turned my attention to another tree in the yard. This tree is actually a dead tree that is pretty much just the trunk, but its dried out and probably 50ft tall, which makes bringing it down a bit of a problem. The approach I took to this tree was to raise an extension ladder to allow myself to climb up the tree a good 15ft. From there I tied a rope at about 20ft or so off the ground. The rope was routed out to the area that I want the tree to fall when its cut. I did have to tie a second rope to the first rope to allow myself the ability to pull from a safe distance against the tree trunk. I then cut into the trunk below the rope tie off point with the reciprocating saw until I was about 95% through the trunk. I went to the ground to pull on the rope, causing the tree to sway enough until it finally splintered enough to start coming down in the area I wanted it to fall. Once the tree was on the ground I commenced to chopping the trunk up into manageable logs that can be used in the stove later on. The intent was to cut the tree trunk to about 6-7ft so the remaining trunk can be used in place of a post in the middle of the area that will become the aviary later. This trunk will be plenty hefty enough to support the boards that will be hung across the area to support the chicken wire, with even the extra cutting of notches into the top with which to rest the boards as I build the roof structure. With the main trees taken care of, for the most part, I took a few moments to clean up the area of all the tree detritus, which also included burning up the huge pile of branches and other debris from the super tree. I want to get the stage set so I can start dismantling the fences that used to make up the walls of the old chicken yard area. Since new walls will be set up that are more closed in, there's no need for the old fence walls that will just be a redundant set of walls making the whole area feel even more closed in. Besides, I need fence panels to build the new walls for the aviary later and what better place to get them than from the old chicken yard fences?
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