Rarely here. I would rather finesse than force.. but sometimes, with real ugly stick sticks. A med fast hard pull to get it to hit the less expensive object, is what you need.
I guess I should specify that I have never broke a rope pulling a tree over. Yarding stuff out of creek beds certainly. Rigging I think maybe once, but the details escape me. Obviously not catastrophic..
Mid line. Was not a new rope. We dont do that with new rope. Unless it's absolutely critical. I use a porty on the pintle hitch to hitch the rope to the truck.
I have broken a running bowline on a tree once. But I usually build in some extra friction through a crotch and basil tie or a few...
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