Get a tracked lift or bigger crane, or man basket, find a way to flop it if there is room, not worth a life climbing them when they are past that point. I just tell the customer you left it that long so your gonna pay a bit more for the right equipment. Take it or leave it, my crews safety is first and foremost.
+1
X2. I say don't try to be a hero. Sometimes you'll only get one shot at it and nobody wants to make or get that phone call.
Down steps back yard no lift access to far for crane to reach
Bigger crane there are lots of bigger ones out there! Seriously I've rented a crane just to get my lift into backyards if it doesn't fit in. Like I said people leave it that long they are gonna pay for it! Safety is everything! You don't feel safe don't do it. I do a lot of dead ash trees with my lift for other companies in the GTA, they are way past there point of climbing safely, let alone rigging off with a climber in the tree, I've done some with 10" up in the crowns that are like cork, you can snap em off fairly easy. Not worth climbing them unless you wanna die.
My lift goes down some stairs.
