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Ok...wedges work unless there is too much back lean to drive the tree over top of COG. Ropes are necessary with more back lean than that, but will work with less back lean too. Simple. :)

Annoyed, I'll admit :).

From Sean's post forward...everyone earns a :lol:. Spyder, with all respect garnered from our many years here as shared compatriots...again you challenge us native English speakers to accomplish clear understanding :). Be that as it may...please carry on. I generally do figure out your most...

Here's a link into a long thread that has been bumped several times. It's always been a popular one. This is what I referred to in passing in my first post to this thread. Anyway, klimbinfool Greg posed a question about wedge use, and I answered. It was followed by some good back and forth...

Sure, nothing odd about that. Insurance is a good thing. And in the case of pulling trees, I never count on the pulling line alone...always back up with wedges kept tight to keep up with the opening kerf as the pull develops.

If we leave out the situation where a climber already has climbed the tree for whatever reason, I think we may make for a more focused discussion. Assuming that... If we accept that the hinge alone directs the tree to the lay (and if you don't accept that, go back to tree falling school :))...