How to become the master of unkempt Thuja?

If we want to have this thicket removed, we would need a chainsaw and a mini excavator? If we leave it completely to a professional, roughly how much would we be looking at? 3000 euros or more?

Don't you know a farmer who can come in the afternoon with a tractor and pull out all the roots for you? If not, then arrange a contact through the fire department or [Kegelclub]... no idea... these 80s [Thujas] are terrible, really terrible... and remind of the end of life.

I dare not estimate costs without a photo... but it could be a realistic amount if it includes root removal.

So we don't know any farmer with a tractor here yet, but it doesn't have to be done tomorrow - maybe we'll know one soon. But a mini excavator costs 140 euros for 8 hours rental - maybe an alternative? The roots would probably have to be removed, or could they stay in? We would have to put a fence at this spot...

Attention!
If the roots are close to the foundation (fence) and are of a corresponding size, you could damage the foundation when pulling out the roots.

We had the following case:
The property was bordered on three sides by a thuja hedge that hadn't been trimmed for at least 18 years.
The thing was: 8 meters high, 5 meters wide, and 70 meters long!

We cut everything flat with a chainsaw. You first have to fight your way to the roots. From both sides, actually. On the outer side, there was a chain-link fence. It was completely overgrown by the thuja. So you first had to fight your way through with the chainsaw between the fence and the thuja. Then approach the roots from the front and then you could fell the 8-meter sections.

We partly trimmed the stuff afterwards and used it as firewood. Partly left lying around. When we were done with the 70m "hedge", we called a chipper. He chipped everything in our garden and transported it away. It didn’t cost anything because we left half of the trunk wood in, so he could properly reuse or sell the chips.

I have meanwhile cut the stump roots about half level with the ground using a chainsaw and an electric bow saw. I still have to do the rest sometime.
Several people advised me against pulling them out, as we would have definitely destroyed the fence foundation.

By the way, the fence was so overgrown in places that we had to renew it or spent days pulling branches out of the chain-link fence by hand.

It was a shitty job, but it was worth it. We now have an hour more sun in the garden after the "forest" was gone....

Cheers
Specki