We used to call it a stay or limit line. We use it mostly to just prevent an unfavorable lay (this often includes the lazy approach to burning or chipping a tree :D ). I had some pics of a two line job, but they are on my crashed puter...
This one was felled 90 degrees off the favor with a guy and some wedges. I just pretensioned the guy and the wedges did the rest. At about 50 secs you can see the guy go slack. It was anchored just a tad in front of the stump back up in some oaks. Once the tree committed, the hinge took over...
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