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Well, at least you have a powered winch to put to the job as required. I applaud. I needed the well-used and often neglected Lewis winch, powered by an ancient but reliable Stihl 056, more than a few times when the truck mounted Warn couldn't be put in play.

Irregular thread? Please explain?

Well done. What tricks has it been treated to? The 3/4 wrap handle is a must in my world. I loved the USFS owned 066 I ran for at least 15 years when working as a govt. slave wage peep :). The Hotshot crew's stock 660 I used a few times on fireline work was a disappointment in comparison...

Winch for the win. I'd have been left with few palatable choices many a time in my USFS work without the big Warn on the front bumper of my several assigned 4x4 trucks. I have not heard yet any real reason why so few arb services have one or more on their rigs...maybe it is pure lack of...

Agreed. I like the Petzl Macrocender adjuster on my cable cored lanyard of that diameter. It handles pitch admirably and otherwise has proven to be pretty much bombproof.

Frightenedly awesome :).

Here is one thread... https://www.masterblasterhome.com/threads/worlds-best-most-expensive-tree-climbing-spurs.18064/

A subject with much coverage here over the years. I think it's about the best possible way to gaff yourself, but others disagree :).

Both ways have been done...I learned it first with a small face, but Gerry learned it without a face. I have used both techniques with success.

Yup. Here's a link to one thread on the subject, at a post from me describing the technique. The search function can find several more threads on determining tree height. https://www.masterblasterhome.com/threads/angle-of-the-dangle.10360/page-3#post-232327

Yup.

High, with a wide-open bird's mouth face. As soon as your back cut proceeds far enough for the tree to just begin to fall, stop cutting. You want the hinge to hold as long as possible; maybe you'll even get lucky and it won't break loose at all.

If the height is how it appears to be, that is, well short of the power line, I'd probably just fall it. A pine is not likely to BC, but any of several methods mentioned by others (and I'll add have a properly running saw with a very sharp chain and don't dilly dally around :)) will make it a...

This thread is a real oldie :). Still has good content, for true.

I've said this before...put you head in a lion's mouth enough times, your turn will eventually roll around, odds are. You have to behave on every single fell/top/buck like this is that time. That way you have a bit of a chance that the mitigations you took help you survive the unlucky universe.

Those mutha fukkin' limbs that can fly all over...even the smartest, most careful faller can get bit.

That's a challenging one, from the rigging to the climbing, to keeping your mind from messing with you over the whole shebang. Very good work.

You get a lot of use out of a tiny space. A concrete pad would be nice.

Oh, Baby! There...a name :D.

I weep. Things have been pretty dismal for the USFS for good while now, but this is really disheartening.