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Originally Posted by Xist
My friend's dad lives 20 minutes away and gets permits every year to cut down trees for firewood.
He drove past and said "The risk of damaging something is too high to take it on (retaining walls, etc)."
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$500 to cut and remove a tree isn't bad. A budget chainsaw will cost you half of that and a good chainsaw will cost the full $500.
I agree with the others - from the pictures it looks like an easy job. Drop it into the road and then cut it up. Exactly what the tree removal service did on a 50 foot tree in my neighbor's yard across the road. They had it down and cut up in about 15 minutes.
However, if a friend that fells trees on a regular basis says it is a risky job then pay the extra couple hundred dollars to have a pro do it. At least then if they screw it up their insurance pays for the damage.