A horse panic snap, found here at a farm supply store for about $8USD, with some accessory cord can fashion a sweet BS release (surely nothing like a $90 set-up, but you get what you pay for, but cost/benefit ratio is great). We used it for the high shots we were having to do recently in the...
P.S., you might want to shave the bark off the hinge area. It will make it easier to see everything, and your bar length will not be wasted on bark. A dust mask or at least a bandana is a good idea for shaving bark.
Cutting that tree with that bar and saw would be cool, like driving up a gnarly 4wd road, only to see a 2wd car up there on top. Its not about being able to do the best work with the best equipment, its about getting the job done with what you have. Now I wouldn't want to buck it into firewood...
Seems like you have the advantage of no rented equipment on your side. You can take the time you need without costing you a bunch of money per hour. When I got encouragement from former THer TreeDimensional not to contract out my first big crane tree removal, and went for it instead, I was...
Do what you think is best, of course, but you've never dumped that big of a tree until you've dumped that big of a tree.
Someone watching from afar with a vehicle horn as a warning device or a piece of dental floss tied to you that they could tug would give you more safety.
Shave the bark...
If you have a big piece of iron on it, its not like you have to beat it into submission with wedges or jack it over, just aim and pull the trigger.
Do you have to make it narrower to fit into a narrow lay that you want to climb and limb it under widowmakers?
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