Rudy,
Thanks for the advice. Those are just the kinds of issues I've been mulling over. I took special note of the fact that the roof stucture does not use a ridge beam and the rafters are quite small (2x6's). I also noted that all plates and sills are scarfed. The longest timbers seem to be the main posts (8x8x~16'). For this reason, no very large unwieldy timbers on upper floor, i was thinking a crane may not be required. BUT, if you think I may still require a crane dispite these observations, for safety if nothing else, I would certainly take such advice.
Does this approach make sense:
First remove roofing and roof sheathing. with upper (attack) floor intact; remove rafters and purlins. Once roof structure is gone, remove attack floor. Remove outer wall sheathing. then remove main floor. now frame is fully exposed and can be dismantled (with the help of a hired TF professional at this point).
Thanks again for the advice.
Shaun
