I did ask myself, "How would @Dsnow9 be doing this?"
Pink hat for sure, perhaps climbing much higher to drop big branches, and he'd have a crew to immediately chip the small stuff and load the bigger log pieces. I was quoted just a little under 2k to take it down and dispose of this once...
I am half way done taking the dead/dying ash tree down. So far I have not had any close calls with ladders, chainsaws or falling branches and only three grumpy faces from passing cars.