Boys and girls, I have left a chain-on treestand up to long in a tree and now the tree has taken hold of it!      I need to cut away one link to free it. What do you all suggest I do this with. I thought of a bolt cutter but this may be to precarious up in a tree. What else is out there to easily cut threw a chain? Thanks in advance, Paul

Just long day with a hack saw...... and a bunch of blades too.

Not sure if there is a battery operated angle grinder, seems to be everything else running on them.

good luck

If you have a cordless drill you can chuck up a 4" cut-off blade and use it like a cut off saw.

Unbolt the chain from the stand and leave it in the tree and call it a sacrifice for leaving it hung so long.  A new chain is cheap and easiy to get.

Bolt cutters or recirprocating saw.  I've used both.

Last year I had my treestand locked up and when I went to get the lock off it froze and I broke the key inside...I brough the recip saw out and cut it off.

This is a no-brainer! A DREMEL! Use the cutting disc and either cut the wood away from the chain or the chain itself.
Clay

if you are using your harness as a climbing harness there is no problem leaning against it, and using both hands to cut the chain with bolt cutters.

I've done it a couple of times.