I did, but made 2 mistakes.

1. I didn't put it high enough up the tree.

2. I didn't use steel cable initially even though I had it, and the
braided line stretched enough (even tho I'd taken a really good strain
using a 4WD) to let the tree sit back.

If I'd had my tractor, which is how I've done tricky trees in the past,
it would have been ok, but the old monster is 2 states away on one of
my other properties.

Anything you survive is a learning experience. I won't make that
mistake again, especially as I *knew* I shouldn't have done it in the
first place.

PDW

In article , Scotty
wrote:

Pete, I usually put the cable on BEFORE I start cutting.

You may want to adopt this method.

Scotty


"Peter Wiley" wrote in message
. ..

Climbing up a tree as high as you can get using an aluminium
ladder,
because said tree sat back on the chainsaw bar, so you know
there's not
a lot holding it up, to put a steel sling around the trunk as
high up
as possible, so as to winch it over the direction it was
*meant* to
fall. And it's windy. And there's a 415V 3 phase power line in
the
direction it *wants* to fall. And last year you spent 2 weeks
in
hospital being operated on numerous times after falling when a
ladder
slipped.....

I've quit felling trees for the year. Especially near
powerlines.

PDW

In article , Bart Senior .@.
wrote:

What scares me is going up the mast with
some guy I don't know and don't trust
tailing the halyard.

"Capt. JG" wrote
What scares me is totally incompetent sailors, the ones who
pretend to
know
the rules of the road, but actually don't. Power boaters I
can deal with,
because I'm expecting the worst.