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Used the block again today, so fast, smooth, and easy. I use a basic old school rope snap for 'knotless' rigging attached with a bowline to the 1/2" bull line. Combine that with a block up top and 2 steel rings anchor bended to 3' of 1/2" line for an excellent redirect that passes the rope...

I'm down.

So I've been using the rigging rings steadily since the OP. So further impressions here based on further experience is that Blocks are the cat's ass for big removals, imo. Blocks are so fast, so smooth, so rope friendly, so quick on the rope retrieve. Rings are light and fast to set up but if...

I see a lot of redirect references, aren't they commonly used as the main lowering point?

Not enough length for that, but too much too stay on the spar without resting on a stub etc

Agreed.

I bought this 'rig and ring' recently http://www.treestuff.com/store/catalog.asp?category_id=1923&item=9012 , used it a lot for the first time today removing 2 large dead ash, virtually everything had to be roped down, it went very well and smooth . I've always been a huge fan of blocks...