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Just to close the loop for posterity's sake, this thread evolved HERE for advice on binders. Successful conclusion to the saga--with, thankfully, zero damage to people or property--is HERE.

Great suggestion, Jay! Thanks! :thumbup:

Thanks, Sam! I've read about this/seen pix, but never done it. I might try it on a smaller healthier tree first, before I added another variable to this job--which is already out on the bleeding edge of my comfort zone! :lol:

Got it. Thanks, Stephen. I could have weakened the union further when I pulled out the top. I'll see what I can find locally in the HD strap department (Tractor Supply, etc.); I'm surprised that TreeStuff only seems to carry straps specific to the Stein bollards? :?

Not even 1) now that it's significantly shorter and 2) on the TIP in the neighboring live tree? I actually understand this, Stephen! Is that a bad sign? :|: Cool system.

Hey, Eric! Sorry I missed you! I sure miss my proximity to TS. Phil is the funniest counterman character I've run into in a long time. I think Nick Offerman should play him in the Story of TreeStuff movie... Welcome to The House! :)

Last vid for now, here is a fungus that one of the consulting arborists pointed out. (I said "spider-webby," but it may look more "spider leggy"!) I'll bet you guys can ID it! <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YNDZrgCe8NY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

In this one, I draw a distinction between "live" vs. "dead." To be clear NONE of the top that came out was alive. A better distinction would have been "hard & dead" vs. "more like styrofoam & dead." (Apologies for the audio that retells the story I told above!) <iframe width="560"...

Thanks, peeps. My education on cracks continues! Last night I used my new BigShot to set the pull line for my old Maasdam Pow'r-Puller. I made good progress, taking out a bunch of 4"-6" limbs. In the process, I got one of my throw bags stuck and made one last pull to try to get it down. It was...

That WOULD stink if the tree went over backwards due to some freak (and dramatic) release of tension. Though in practice, I'm not sure I've seen the potential for this--OTOH I certainly could be denser than usual! I've had hundreds of pounds go out of the line as wood fibers break, i.e., there...

I was their neighbor until just a few months ago, Butch. It's REALLY dangerous to the bank account when you can drop by on your way home from work!! :|:

Thanks, Willie. Is that to say--with all other variables being equal--that vertical cracks are less concerning?

Jay, have you run into problems doing this? I bought the come-along two years ago to take down a couple dozen dead beech spars after a blight went through my MILs place in the mountains. It worked a treat "working alone...cutting and pulling a tree." I'd make the face cut, make the back cut...

Significant progress made pulling from the ground. You guys are a bunch of geniuses! Pix/video to follow within 24 hours...

^^^ Definitely can't forget that doozy, Chris! Any chance of turning the human body into a fatal version of the Fuzzy Pumper Barber Shop is best avoided. :O https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6PLeTZY1bY

"I'm here all week, please don't forget to tip the waitstaff!" :lol: I'll look for the section in FGTW, Jay, but I'm going to have some pros look at it for a drop & leave. Once we get into vocabulary like "death trap," "killer tree," or "highlines," I start to think about some of my other...

You're not being negative, Willie. You're being realistic. I appreciate it. Edited to add: BTW, I never feel "confident" in a tree...more like "just able to keep terror at arm's length." :\: Thanks, Chris. I certainly don't see you as a bad guy in need of forgiveness! In fact, I appreciate...

It usually kicks in on the first Monday of the month...next good thinking will be due November 7th! :lol: :thumbup:

Thanks for drawing the distinctions between the condition of our two trees, Gary. Not sure I have the expertise/equipment to tackle rigging a high line. But that is really cool, traversing over to the perfect work space. I saw you had redundancy with the TIP in the tree, but you've got to be...

I like to think that I have "thoughtful balls." Okay, that sounds dreadful... :lol: Guaranteed I don't, Michael! My tree does look and behave pretty similarly to the one in the video you posted, though the base of the trunk isn't as punky. My current plan is to pull as much as I can of the...