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Page 359, Tight Lining. Thanks, Jerry.

P.S. This weight in the middle of the pull line may be in Fundementals of General Treework. My copy is out on loan. I saw a video of someone doing it a long time ago.

so, Jay, how far do you walk in from a vehicle. Will a 600' rope not reach? Two 600' ropes?

guy lines, 90 degrees to the lay. Willard used them a lot for felling side leaners. The moisture was part of my idea, really. Not just thinking that it wouldn't be able to slip off the stump if really crappy and crumbly. No really.;)

What about cutting them at ground level with retainers on both sides? About as easy to set three lines in a crotch as one, well, close.

How much trunk lean do they have, where speed is an issue? Limb weight?

I was trying to work out this Mechanical Disadvantage out in my head, but was having a brain fart. Seems this should increase the load required to pull, but move more rope. Still in my head, it is blurry.

PICS! the devil is in the details.

Get a very stretchy rope, like a thin rock climbing rope. It will be a bungee to help pull. If there is no sidelean, the pull can be slow. If not, you need speed. Agree with the block face for better hinge.

He needs speed.

Tie a log midline on the pull line. It will continue to pull toward the lay, until the log hits the ground. How far away from a vehicle can it be? Multiple ropes connected with redirect blocks? How big of trees? Can you rent a machine of any sort? What is your local population like, out of...