Wedges aren’t that effective in trees with large canopy spreads. You might get the log to tip but the back weight can balance out a lot of wedge.
My SOP for big pull trees is to cut some of the back weight off first. They had the gear on site it wouldn’t have taken that much more time to rig...
Poor technique plus ego, bad things happen. Just a matter of time. And what’s up with that pile of spaghetti up in the tree? Can’t tie a knot so tie lots.
Green and healthy: it hinges pretty well for swinging limbs. Dead or dying: not so much, they can be brittle or punky. For swinging limbs away from targets I’d use a pull line or even a polesaw to push or pull in the right direction.
What do think of the decision to fell across a street like that?
In the middle of winter after a month and half of sub 0° temps, still a bad idea. That tree had some serious tonnage to it.
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