Took down three trees on the farm.
Mistakes were made, but everything worked out.
The tree by the horses was smaller than I remembered; ~23". Made the backcut a little too high, and I thought it set back on my bar, so I had the boss pull a little. Turned out I just drove the wedge too far and locked the bar :^D Finished the backcut, pulled, and it went where it was supposed to.
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Second tree I should have inspected better. Tried to set a line on a 6" stub, broke it off, and said "Screw it, I'll wedge it over". Cut the face, and there was nothing there. Center was gone, and the outside rotten. Set a line a little higher on a 8" stub, and pulled it over. A better inspection would have said cripple it and pull I think.
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Third tree had a hard lean towards some trees, and I set it up to pull across my milling setup out of convenience. I didn't think it would go without pulling, but I almost finished the backcut when it started to go. Split the difference between the natural direction and where I faced it, putting it in the perfect spot. Missed the trees and my milling setup. This was the biggest @ 28".
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