I believe Norm Hall demonstrated a long while back to use several sheets of plywood, with straw bales for some big wood.
Beware of falling trees/ spars can launch a log if you hit it on the end. As was said, hit the center of the log on the ground.
You can use a thick hinge and a pull line, plus a hold-back line, cut with a big open-face/ birdbeak face-cut. Slowly tip the tree.
As the tree trunk and the hold-back rope become more parellel, the load will exponentially increase. If you have the hold-back in a Portawrap, a mid-line tie to...
Asphalt or concrete?
Flat ground or slope? Solid ground or fill beneath? Old construction or new?
I've put down plywood and crippled trunks and crotches to break/ absorb energy on impact.
Brush and branches have a lot to do with it. Trunk angles, too.
You can put logs on both sides of...
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