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Good stuff!

To be clear, how do you all read the weight distribution of That tree? Not How does one read the weight distributing of A tree?

I mentioned something you may or may not have read...basket-ing the rope through a crotch and portawrapping both legs, together, way more than doubles the strength of a single-leg line with a knotted termination. A tensionless hitch is better than a R-Bowline, but requires up-close setting, not...

Double-bagging!! You end up with a weight in the middle of the TL, and able to control the weight from 2 sides instead of 1.

I'm no sling maker. Cable swages that I'm used to have 2 holes for the cable and a compression clamp. I watched them make an eye and eye for me, but can't remember is it was untwisted, then retwisted strands for the eye, then fit with the compression fitting. I don't have my truck here to look.

Do you think oaks take jacks ok?

Is this failed tree ID'ed as oak?

How was your hinge thickness, shape, species and wood quality? Did the hinge rip from lifting instead of rotation?

Offset weights require much greater core stabilization to prevent spinal bending compared to a uniformly loaded backpack.

How does oak hinge, generally? Our garry oaks are few, overall, and protected.

6.26% slope. Best I've seen.

Dahlia performed in the Nutcracker tonight/ 3 shows fir the weekend.

Looks like the Madsen's catalog only has 12" long at 8% slope as they're most powerful wedge. Idk if that was our biggest size at St Parks. My boss used to call that biggest the 'tongue' for unknown reason. Might have only been 12". Send at least as long as my 13" boot. 15 years ago. Fuzzy...

If only you had a throw line on hand

I agree that when they're is a ton of backweight wedges are hard pressed. I don't know the amount of backweight, naturally. How do you read the weight distribution? People often choke one leg of a rope with a knot rather than s tensionless hitch, then tie or wrap a bollard with the...

You'll want a tapered end if you try.

How much back weight compared to front weight? The trunk looks reasonably straight. The crown goes front and back. Pulling/ wedging/ jacking force had to overcome that difference in weight plus bend whatever hinge is present. Enough oomph will tip anything. Once we had a terribly rotten...

Multi-prong approach. I have wedged some big trees. A bottle jack, if you don't have a real tree jack is a whole lotta 'go over there" with plenty of tight wedges. I've only jacked big trees with Silvey jacks. He called for more rope force which went from whole lotta (insufficient) pull to...

Wedging trees is an art that many are not familiar with. Instead of pulling harder, more wedging!

I doubt that they are brand new. Just saying... Easy to get a new truck and vehicle wrap, hi-viz and PPE'd out and look pro with minimal experience. Easy to have the same reliable equipment for a long time if you aren't breaking or losing it, if you bought quality, and have it look...