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Of course it would have been quite a bit different if I hadn’t brushed it out first.

The whole tree was angled backwards! I did an open face cut so the hinge would have max travel before closing or breaking. Seems to have worked because it fell right on the gun even though I thought the lay would be off to the left a bit. Stayed on the stump and never came tight on the retainer...

Yeah, the heart wood looks really cool. I pulled and wedged until it was close to plumb then just pulled it over once I knew the rigging was all good.

Well, after I looked at it again I decided to brush it out before dropping it. Just too many things to smash and it didn’t quite fit where I wanted it. Lots of rigging down long, heavy branches.

Haha, no hoopla here. The homeowner is keeping the log to maybe do some chainsaw milling at some point. Not hauling anywhere or trying to sell it.

The tree to the left that I’ll anchor the retainer to is at least 2’ DBH.

I’ll keep that in mind. The retainer line will have a good position in a big tree. I’ll post a couple pics in a week from tomorrow!

I’d take the log myself but the homeowner wants to keep it. My neighbor keeps talking about getting a mill. Everything but the log is staying onsite as firewood or chips.

Cool diagram, thanks! Any issues with that big chunk of holding wood (bottom example) breaking out early and causing it to leave the stump before the direction of fall is established? I'm thinking with a rope tensioned at 90 degrees to the lay I can get away with a less extreme tapered hinge...

Thanks, yeah it’ll fit in the hole where I took the picture from. Retainer line at 90 to the lay is exactly what I was thinking too. Don’t want to mash up the little pond there. Probably put a piece of ply over it just in case.

Yeah, my buddy's daughter would be super bummed if I blasted the hobbit house! There's a big rabbit hutch back in the bushes there too. Thanks for the tip!

Hey treehousers, I’m removing this walnut tree for a friend and thought I’d put this out there to see what y’all think. The tree is healthy so it should have pretty good holding wood. That said it needs to go 90 degrees from the lean. The direction the photo is taken from. Thinking I’ll climb up...