You old timers ever heard of a boxcut to fell a hollow big tree?
Apparently a six inch face cut vertically as the face cut, bends and holds to the stump far longer then a triangular face cut, on hollow trunks.
Worked a charm on a 48 inch hollow Coulter pine that had to be stood up straight n...
Depending on a dutchman's pretty ballsy, unless the potential damage is negligible and no big deal, IME.
They do work, but are no substitute for a pull line.
Jomo
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