The times I’ve done it, I girth hitched a friction saver into a bowline on a bight and ran my climbline through the rings for just a pinch more friction than a block/pulley would provide.
If the skyline is spanned between two tall trees in the wee tops though, that’s a lot of side load. Could guy them as well I suppose. I’ve only used skylines on short/compromised trees, heavy leaners, and storm trees that were already fallen/suspended.
I have used a skyline a couple of times, but it doesn’t appear you have near enough nor tall enough trees to make that an option. It’s difficult to get a skyline taut enough to support sour weight without a lot of snag unless it’s a very short span. I have set three guy lines on sketchy dead...
Essentially, if you have “almost enough” room to throw the top, and have some room behind for the butt section, it’s a viable solution.
I wouldn’t recommend it for sprawling/limby trees.
I’ve only used it for dead pines. Eliminates having to climb as high in a compromised tree. I’ve toyed with the idea of a 3-piece cut but the pull required would be tricky as the two cuts would move at different speeds.
As far as I know, I’d never seen/heard of it. I’d cut/folded/dropped...
Brian, I was ~50’ away holding my phone and filming from the truck as I pulled it.
What Stig said. I set two lines in the top to guy it until ready. Climbed and made a face cut and high back cut and set pull line below notch (also rappelled down on it). Then hooked pull line to truck, face cut...
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