Main guideline is - you don't want to be the connection between a live-wire and ground. Use an insulated pole-saw and you'll be fine. Chainsaw could be risky if . . . you are grounded and cut a green tree that hits a live wire. I worked line-clearance in the late 60s-70s, with Aslplundh and Public Service Gas and Electric. We climbed with spikes, and/or worked out of bucket-lifts with hydraulic chain-saws. Climbing is a bit more scary since, if on a green tree, you can be pretty well grounded. I've been zapped many times just from small green branches connected a hot wire to me. Back in those days, the power company was eager to send us out whenever a problem was reported, or . . . even if a homeowner wanted a tree down as a matter of rountine (non-emergency). At that time, the power company wanted us to top out such trees before some homeowner made a mistake and dropped a tree on their wires.
Now ?? Here in central New York, the new "National Grid" barely does anything. Used to be called Niagara Mohawk and USA owned, but is now owned by a company in Spain. I called them twice last year when trees had fallen on their uninsulated 4800 volt lines that run through our woods. Both times, the tree limbs were on fire. Both times they did not show up until a full day later.
This summer, a big tree fell on one of their new 33,000 volt transmission lines, also on my property. If burned off half of one of the new cables that is now frayed pretty bad. I called them in August. They still haven't done anything about it. I also told them I've got 20-30 trees near those wires I'd like to get down. No response on that either.
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Today's Featured Article - Seeing an Old Friend - by Joe Evans. Dad had a concrete contracting business starting in 1960. One of his first pieces of equipment was a Ferguson TO-35 with a Davis loader. Dad replaced the TO-35 with a MF 202 Workbull, essentially an industrialized Ferguson 35 I am told. Dad bought the 202 new in 1962, and I recall quite clearly going to the dealer with him to sign for it.
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