So, I recently bought a new house, and there are some trees that urgently need to GTFO. I own a chainsaw, laders, a pole saw, felling wedges, ropes, pulleys and winches. I feel fully confident in my ability to take a tree down all on my own. My main concern is that the biggest one is kinda touching the powerlines just a little bit. Looking at it, i feel like MAYBE it's not really that big of a deal, because the lines are probably insulated. But then again, I have also watched enough 3rd world retards getting cocked from the inside out, that I'm kinda actually afraid to even touch that tree at all? What do?
>>2989143Is it the transmission lines or after the transformer? If it's the transmission lines, then call your electric provider and let them fucking take it down or at least trim it back before you take it down.
>>2989144I'm not really sure what's the difference, but I live on a state highway, just between 2 small towns, so it's probably kinda a main line with a fuck ton of electricity running through those wires. But you're probably right that I just need to call the electric company. But I'm still curious if anyone else has dealt with shit like this, and how they did it
>>2989143Those lines generally are not insulated. Call the power company. Don't touch it.
>>2989143Why do you let the utility do that?
>>2989143Call the power company, you could get fined if you cause any damage to the lines
Call power company. If they find out you cut branches near their lines and somehow lived, they will fucking kill you
>>2989143i would never say to someone online to just cut it because you all are retardedbut if it was me i would first find out the voltage of the line and then based on that i might decide to very carefully cut it myself. but id be wearing class 0 gloves and boots using a cutter on a long fibreglass pole.you need to judge the best place to cut, you dont want to be too close to the line so you can avoid arcing but you dont want to be too far away to have a heavy branch knocking the line as it falls.lines spread out like that are likely not insulated. if they were insulated they could just have been bundled.you need to be very specific if you speak to the power company, don't let them think you just want it pruned back and end up with a tall tree to fell which still can hit the lines if it goes wrong. make sure if you get them out they understand what you are doing and what they do will put you in a position to finish the job
>>2989147>But I'm still curious if anyone else has dealt with shit like this,Yes. I have.> and how they did itI got yelled at by a cop and told to call the utility company. They sent out some people with boom trucks and wood chippers and did a far batter job than I could.
>>2989143call the utility and they will trim the branches touching the tree. you should not.
>>2989147>But I'm still curious if anyone else has dealt with shit like this, and how they did ityes we call the utility.
Utility will trim the tree back so it's not touching the power lines. Typically the power company will go around trimming roadside trees back as trees touching their lines can cause service interruptions in windy areas and during storms. I see them going around my area doing this maybe every 3-5 years.If you call them and tell them there's a tree in your yard touching the lines they'll probably come out and trim it back, then you can do whatever with the tree after that.
