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Hahahaha...that be true...no brag, just fact!!

Thanks, Larry...you are right. I do feel more confident in the tree, very much due to knowledge and support I have gained from TreeHouse folks. It's been a good trip.

Thanks, B...and I'll get on to that young'un.

10-4 on PPE...I will force that rule as non-violable.

Thanks, Jay...you are right about looks being deceiving. Until I noticed the crack it was just another healthy tree to me.

Here is the stump and spar forensics...I could not see the movement of the crack opening when the nylon strap was removed. Once I viewed the video I realized the strap WAS holding the crack closed. I still have to cut up the spar...haven't been back to the site yet. <iframe width="420"...

Here is the take-down portion of the video...some "after action" video is processing. Date was actually Aug. 18, 2011...I don't know where "February" came from..probably wishful thinking since the temp. was 95 and humidity was very high :D <iframe width="420" height="345"...

Good question on the knot. There is an accessory cord loop sewn into the inside of my rope bag (I sewed it there). My life line was tied into that loop with a bowline...Basically the rope bag was my stopper knot. But thanks for asking.

Bats! Alex is probably glad there wasn't a hole up top...he had his arm thru the hinge up to the shoulder...it was full of decayed wood..could have been guano!

Thanks, Deva...I was more than glad to be able to throw out those 3 leads and then not have to chunk anything. It is still hot here and chunking takes a lot of energy for me.

Hahaha...yeah...timber!...POS...whore...drunk...a normal treeman's idea of a good time.

Hahahha...I'm not sure exactly what you just said but I am laughing anyway...thanks:lol:

Thanks, Stephen...trying to edit the video to minimize the boring factor.

We found the proposed hinge was already gutted by Mother Nature. We had a slight pull with Alex's truck...the spar went down fine...chains and strap did their job. We took out the 3 major leads with 3 cuts...made some pretty good noises that the video captured. My MS650 ran fine for the...

The oak is down and it did have some surprises. I have some video I am working on and some stills. I'll go ahead and post the stills first and get to the video later.

Yeah, I'd like more of those broken pecan jobs...quick and simple.

Set up to do Thurs. AM...had a call this AM from a church that I quoted a big pecan removal to last year...didn't get that job. But, my contact called today and another pecan had busted out a 20 foot lead yesterday...dead calm, no wind, limb just snapped; twas hung up about 15 feet up. Luckily...

hahah...Al, that's good. Deva...I promise, I want to get it DOWN...just consider this long drawn out exchange foreplay. Plus, Willie is right...I want to keep all my "stuff" together

Ha! I wish!! My wife informed me last night she hoped I would go with her tomorrow AM with her to do something...guess when I had planned to finish the tree? Looks like it will either be tomorrow PM or Thurs. AM (Alex is a fireman so I get to work around his schedule..AFTER working around the...

The only targets (besides the house) are the tops of nearby trees. I considered felling the whole thing but it will damage several other trees as it falls. Getting about 20 feet of those last leads down will make if fellable. I'll get Alex to man a pull line to direct the tops while I cut...