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I'Has anyone dome the math on height of pull line, force of pull and angle of line to show in hard numbers how important a high line is???

That tree was 115-125'.. I can throw 65' on a good day.. pretty accurate to 85-90' with the sling shot. I was already in the bucket. Used a pole saw to set the medium height line.. just put a second line in instead of going for a higher pulling anchor

low and high are all relative .. Here's what I was trying to reach from the 75' bucket, couldn't quite reach.. I consider that forst crotch low, even though it was more than half way to the tips... This is a close up of the above picture

here's a double pull line using the chip truck as a ground anchor and two blocks and slings for a redirect... Both lines tied to the skid steer on blacktop which could easily break a single line... taking outt he tulip in the middle.. probably didn't need the second line but with two houses and...

when you go high you can count on more force stored in the stretch in the rope and some spring in the tree as the line is pre-loaded.. Lets you see what kind of movement you have as the line gets loaded which is a good indication of whether or not you have what you need to make the lay... those...

pretty much solid wood in all but the outer 2"

OK, I put on my big boy pants (husky chainsaw pants) and got it down.. I got to the job just before sunset... Jeremy was just finishing up in the bucket... I grabbed a 46 with 20" bar and climbed down to it. It was killed by all the fill from the swimming pool making this area of slope much...

No I was asking honestly... I did sell the job and have a good guy on it.. I asked him if he felt comfortable with the tree and he said he doesn't mind setting a redirect down the hill and using a pull rope. If I get there soon enough I might beat him to it as he is on a couple other trees...

OK, that's the plan.. keep looking up

pretty sure its chestnut oak

It's oak.. they can look pretty bad on the outside and only have an inch or two of punky wood... I've seen red oak heartwood hinge pretty well 5+ years after death... this looks like chestnut oak which is a lot less stable to begin with and doesn;t hold up as well over time, so its a variable to...

That thought did occur to me... I'd rather not pull, but it may come down to that.. I actually didn;t even get the job yet so might be a purely academic issue.. Thanks for all the input.

I looked at a snag in the woods. On hill, walk in access only... It looks like it has a bit of front lean, but its got a questionable back bend in the trunk and I don't have a very god eye for this as I almost always rope a tree anyway. Thinking I could either cut a deep notch to help cutting a...