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I would chain saw some of the limbs off the top first to eliminate a lot of possible snags. I would then most likely cut the central tree top trunk about 1/2 way up from where it's presently on the ground. This will then make it easier to get a chain around it and pull it out. You don't have a fireplace, but that would provide me a lot of wood for my wood stove/furnace. Have you considered possibly cutting some of this stuff to firewood that you could sell via Craig's list? You could sell a full cord for ~$200-250 or a pick up truck load for $75 (level w/bed)-150 (stacked above bed level). Might be a way to make a little money on the side.
 

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After I finished posting on BYH this morning, I went out and started working on the brush south of the shop. I decided to start on the west side of the area and work my way east. I discovered a fallen part of the top of a large oak tree.

I am not certain how I should remove the fallen part. I have enough chain to reach from the base part of the broken top to the tractor in the pasture, so I am thinking of wrapping the chain around the base part of the broken top and hooking the other end to the tractor and try pulling it out. But the way the limbs on the broken part of the tree are oriented, I fear they will get tangled in the other trees and not come out.

I wouldn't know any thing about that kind of problem,,,

https://www.backyardherds.com/threads/coffee-anyone.35880/page-364#post-566246

It's a spider, just cut it's legs off.
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Cleaned both of these up with just a chainsaw and a 35hp open cab tractor (no FEL) with a landscape rake.
 
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Actually, Something you mentioned earlier had me thinking along the lines of something I'd love to do here... With all the brush and small trees you're cutting, if you had a chipper/shredder, you could make a LOT of "mulch" to use around your property. If I had a tractor I'd love to have something like this. I always have limbs, branches, brush, saplings, etc. and if I could use them this way, I wouldn't have to burn them.
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https://www.woodmaxx.com/WoodMaxx_8_PTO_Wood_Chipper_Hydraulic_Feed_p/wm-8h.htm
https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/269282-wallenstein-bx42-vs-bx62.html

I'd love to use the resulting chipped material to garden along these lines:
 

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Have you considered possibly cutting some of this stuff to firewood that you could sell via Craig's list?

I have not thought of that. I think I need to do a bit of research to see how much wood brings here near Booneville. Thanks for the suggestion.

if you had a chipper/shredder, you could make a LOT of "mulch" to use around your property.

Contact the local power company. Their line maintenance crews will give you all the chips you want for free and you won't have to pick up a single branch or buy a chipper..

Actually, I did contact the local power company. They said that they would send someone out. By pure coincidence they were clearing the power lines in this area and the next day someone stopped by and said they were here to clear the power lines on our property. I asked them about the mulch and they said they would leave us the mulch. He also said that it was always feast or famine regarding mulch -- some days they could not handle all of the requests, and other days they could not give the stuff away. I told them that I would take all they wanted to give away. They did leave a nice pile of it from having cleared the brush and trees from the power lines from our property. After a few more days, they had not left any more. So I called the power company again and requested more mulch. They said they would send someone over. They never showed up, even though I left the gate open for a couple of more weeks, hoping they would show up. So the power company hasn't been any help.

I may look into getting a mulcher for the smaller stuff, and seeing if I can cut the larger wood into firewood for sale.

I'll let everyone one what ends up happening. Thanks, again for all of your help.

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...all the chips you want for free and you won't have to pick up a single branch
Ummm yeah but... Unlike you, I like and have plenty of trees all over my property and as a result, I would STILL have to pick/clean up branches. Right now I pile and burn them 2-3 times a year. With a chipper I could put them to better use.
 

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Ummm yeah but... Unlike you, I like and have plenty of trees all over my property and as a result, I would STILL have to pick/clean up branches. Right now I pile and burn them 2-3 times a year. With a chipper I could put them to better use.
true but don't forget about the importance of potash for good soil. (The P in NPK) If your soil needs more potash, burning limbs can provide it.
 
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