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Yes? Is this a joke? You’re clearly not from here.

There’s usually concrete in them so scrap yards don’t want them.

Do you not need to use it anymore? Why not Google the model safe and see if you can buy a replacement handle?

Garbage will take it

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I would also go on r/legaladvice and read all the insane law suits over trees being cut down on peoples property. You will want a survey and written proof your neighbor agreed to it

Ha, that's what I'm afraid of. How much can a chainsaw, a cherry picker and a good life insurance policy really cost, right?

Agreed. If you post it on free it'll be gone in under 3 hours.

If you really want to outright dispose of it, take it any salvage/junk yard that deals with scrap metal.

Services like 1-800-got-junk would likely take it away for you if you need somebody to do the hauling, but you'll, of course, pay.

You are walking down a path where you will consider starting your own tree service business because of the cost associated with it. Surveys are $600-$1000 and they book about 3 months out.

just for reference... I had 3 trees removed a couple years ago. They were extremely large and overgrown maple trees. It was $4K to have all them removed and to have the stumps and roots ground out. (There was an amazing amount of roots above the ground spreading out from the trunks) It was basically 1K per tree, plus an addtional 1K for the grinding.

I know that I could have it done a bit cheaper, but I had a professional service come in that had proper and efficient equipment. You can get it done cheaper if you're OK with one of those outfits that are basically just two guys and a chainsaw.

I used Keystone Tree Techs; I think they're based out of the Monaca area; I'm in the north hills. Not sure they go to south hills.

You experienced this personally?

You should be able to get your property lines marked by qualified surveyors for $200 or so. Tree removal varies but the companies that do it around here and good at working within our terrain. I use Davey Tree and found them reasonable

Put it on Craigslist.

This is late night places to eat, not late night food specials. I have been looking for places that have specials late night so I can grab a cheap bite to eat. Like viva los tacos has like half off tacos after 9 P.M. I think. That thread was just places that were open late night to go and eat at.

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I like doing stuff myself too but it's worth getting a professional for most trees since you could die. I agree.

Makes sense. The trees are in a terrible spot for removal, they're on a steep slope with maybe 8' of sloped yard between the house and a steep drop off in the back, and maybe 6' between mine and my neighbors house to the side. I'm expecting removal or maintenance is going to be very expensive. While I'm usually in that same mindset that I'd rather just do it myself, in this case it might be thousands of dollars.

It may be easier if you can handle it just to pay for the whole thing. She's never going to pay and no tree company is going to get involved with an angry neighbor involved if you don't know where the property line is. My guess is that a good survey would be more than $1000 but I could be wrong. I don't know for sure, but they're expensive because they require research beforehand (shit is old here in western pa) and then taking accurate measurements.

Also if the tree is very large they may need a crane/bucket. That adds cost too. But they need to be able to take it down piece by piece safely, especially if it's over a structure.

You could always sue if she refuses but suing and being able to collect is a whole different story.

Or, you could find a tree company that won't ask questions and just have them come out, say they're all on your land, and pay for both of them to be taken down or trimmed, and the neighbor would be none the wiser if she's never actually there. And if she ever says anything just play dumb. That may be the best case scenario honestly.

Ok that all makes sense, thank you. Any idea how expensive a survey might be? My property is very small, maybe .1 acres.

I'll definitely need to talk to the neighbor that will be impacted by the tree removal. The neighbor that has the overgrown tree is an extremely difficult person. She has basically abandoned the house, I've only seen her once in almost a year of owning the house. According to the person I bought the house off of, she fights tooth and nail against her doing anything that isn't explicitly her responsibility so I'm preparing for a fight with her, trying to get my facts right about what would actually be her responsibility.

Massive air pollution that you can smell taste drink and breath

Have you talked to your neighbor? If they're cooperative and will split the costs then it's a win/win and probably the easiest solution. If not you'll have to find an old survey or get a survey which is expensive. One may have been done with the house sale so look through the paperwork.

You can trim branches overhanging your property.

If the tree is on your property and needs to come down but has large branches overhanging your neighbors property, you'll need their consent anyway for the tree company to go on their property to remove the tree, even if you're the one paying for everything.

All is simpler if you start off by talking to the neighbor.

To think someone might have had this same thought previously, let alone within the last week… there really is a lot of information on the internet, all of which can be found with a Google search that is faster than creating your own post… fascinating!!!!

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