A concrete problem

I did one tree last year sort of the same deal, but the concrete did not go as high up the trunk... I found as I started sledging it was more rocks than concrete...so it was a little easier going...
 
Afriend of mine had this to offer.
1. Once the tree has been removed to the topmost portion of the concrete, can the wood around it be removed w/a smaller saw?
2. If so, can it be chained or strapped in a fashion that it may be lifted out of the trunk secion via a crane? If not craned out, he said most non-reinforced concrete is very brittle and would be relatively easy to bust off 4-5 foot section(given that the wood can be removed from around)
P.S. This guy knows concrete! 42 yrs in the biz
 
Waiting on the client to say yay or nay to the estimate. Put alot of money on it so I can be sure we're good for any surprises. I'll let you know once I know!
 
did a real bad one like this back home once, realy were not prepared for it, like tom said take saws, chains, files and keep at it till you can get a windy pick in there! took us a bit longer than we planned but we got it in the end.
 
So with some revision of the price and an option for clean up we're set to go on Thursday! Now if the storms would stop blowing trees over we'll be on track to actually get it done.

We're thinking the concrete is crumbling so it may be less of a problem. I 'll see if we can get some pics of the action!
 
False start! We've had quite a bit of storm damage work to deal with and that became the order of the day.

This would be really a great crane job but access is from the street over, power lines, mature street trees and the house. Given the size of crane to achieve any lift capacity the street would have to be closed requiring a permit, two cops for traffic control and work would need to be done on a Sunday. The cost for all that is an additional $6000. OT for the cops is $1200 alone!

this is going to be a slow piecing out of this baby ensuring overall balance of the crown is maintained.
 
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This would be really a great crane job but access is from the street over, power lines, mature street trees and the house. Given the size of crane to achieve any lift capacity the street would have to be closed requiring a permit, two cops for traffic control and work would need to be done on a Sunday. The cost for all that is an additional $6000. OT for the cops is $1200 alone!


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Doing one of those as soon as I get my permits. In the Beaches area. Dead Red Oak. 100 tonne crane. Your numbers aren't entirely on as I'm doing mine for $8k. The cops don't get overtime, they get pay duty. And you pay them 60/hr; 3hr minimum. With that size of crane and good rigging experience you'll be done by noon. As well nobody at the city said I had to work on Sunday with my road closure permit.........yours must be a busier street.
 
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