So today I went to lowes. I looked at the chainsaws and then thought about the advice given here. I left with this:
I started with the tree closest to my neighbors future nice wooden fence, limbing as I went up. When I made it to the fork I couldn't decide what I wanted to do. The way I wanted it to fall I wasn't sure I could make happen. I climbed down and decided to tackle that with my buddy when he gets a chance.
Said tree :
I then tackled another tree that I thought would be very simple. My plan was to climb half way up and then cut it in half, then cut it from the bottom and have two big pieces. I climbed up and selected my spot, the tree was leaning very bad and I decided I couldn't safely stay on the high side and cut from where I wanted too, so I climbed down a few feet and found a better spot. When it broke it was a wild ride, I anticipated it and was braced and ready but still a weird feeling riding a tree!
Wife filmed from the safety of the porch with the back door open at her back.
The smoker will survive, but it will never be the same haha.
I then climbed down and decided to cut the bottom half. Again under estimating the size of the tree, I bent my gutters
Nothing bad, but I'm sure it will never be right without replacing the gutter.
Thanks for the advice @
LittleLebowski and @
Mr. Goodtimes