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This. Even if it's just a few months, I'll bet you learn tons. I wish you were closer by, I'd meet you on some jobs. I'd like to see you succeed and I'm not trying to scare or shame you away from this work. There's usually plenty of work out there for everyone, but you can't keep winging it...

He seems pretty receptive of criticism and it's all respectful and polite. That takes balls to start a thread like this, while knowing nobody is going to say anything good. I still say you need some time with a production tree crew to learn what you think you already know. Logging videos of...

I guess I just wanna know if there was constant tension in that rope. So set the line in the tree. Facecut/ notch. Tension the line.Backcut. Then more tension if needed... How do you know if you need more tension on the line? I'd know if it started pinching my bar. That might be hard to read if...

Exactly. Take the fall. Go be someone's green groundie for a while. You can't learn this without one on one interaction. Teacher and student. I wish you were closer, I'd spend a day or two with ya.

Owww! My brain hurts Kyle! I like the maasdam suggestion. If you can't have someone pulling on the rope, then pretension it and use a maasdam or prussik to capture all that tension. Maasdam would work well WITH your 3:1 z-rig. Yes, the line is set too low. I think I still could've put it where...

Maybe it would've gone better if someone was pulling the rope while you were putting the back cut in.

Did you have any help at the job, or working alone?

I ripped down a primary once, blackout for blocks around. Didn't cost the boss a dime.

Looks like back cut was crooked. Did you cut through the hinge on one side? I see the notch and back cut but no evidence of any actual hinge. I'm really not trying to give you a hard time, but is it at all possible for you to go work the ground with a busy tree service in your area? Even if just...