Oh, I was referring to pulling a limb lock tree out. Facing the top to fold it over the butt when you pull it.
If it is important that the top go in concert with the butt then tying the two together will ensure it.
I set a line like that for a roofer So he could roof a church in the redwoods. Steep roof. Don't it figure, But nice tall "clean" redwoods to climb and rig from. I set the line high enough, and angled so he could work both sides, without having to change it. Got Lucky.
Now setting up a...
Graeme Mcmahon did a short vid called "Folding Tree". I've used it a few times. Probably more to pull limb locked trees out of others. In which case it works the same, but you generally don't have to put a line in the top, since it's limb locked. Good trick to have in the tool box.
Having a climbline set in a live tree to work-out a dead one is always a good plan. But it doesn't come without a few caveats.
A big one is to not draw up too tight on the climbline, unless it is actually supporting your weight. Otherwise it would be bearing a side-pull on the tree (top)...
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