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Hi, all! Sean for the win! I realize there's nothing sadder than an update three years after the fact—other than NO update—but here goes: Due to a bunch of other things taking precedence, this scarlet oak continued to be unaddressed and ultimately fell in the middle of the night during a...

Thanks, Gary. Good call. If I get up there, I am going to nibble on this thing: Very. Small. Bites.

Here's some drilling video. You can tell how hard I'm leaning, given the palsy that sets in! This wood was HARD, and I never got the sense that I was breaking through into an interior void. I drilled in about five places, including into two different roots. In all cases the drill behaved...

First, here's a vid of the "neighborhood": <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wwTTuyw7N3k" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe> Here's another from downhill. You can see the "wood lean-to" in this one! :lol: <iframe...

Totally agree on the highline being out of my league. Don't think there's enough level ground for a lift. May have found a new TIP possibility, but it's UP there and will require new climb line. Video to follow. It's 4 posts with corrugated for a roof. Pretty much a "wood shack," but if it...

Thanks, Kenny! Chris, my main thinking on the side/holding line is that I'm not confident about this: While I wish I had one of those Fancy Dan inspection cameras, I'm pretty sure that the base of the tree is hollow. I just bought a 12" x 1/8" bit yesterday and will try to get some "core...

Thanks, Kenny. I think you're recommending using wedges and a tapered hinge but no pull line. Have I got that right?

I want to believe, Sean! Maybe I'll get some more estimates. In Oct of 2016, the two bids I got were $700 & $810. (A third guy recommended pruning, and the fourth didn't want to do it.) Can't remember if those numbers were for drop & leave or not. Regardless, it'll likely be more now, which...

:lol: That happens to you too?!

The "negative outcomes" would be 1) falling to the lean and crushing the neighbors woodshed or 2) falling more toward the lay but getting hung up in the tops of neighboring trees, which then turns into a whole different problem. To avoid #2 I'd want to remove anything that could entangle the...

Hope these put the tree in some context with its neighbors... Standing in the downhill desired lay, looking uphill to the tree. Note side lean to the left of frame (neighbor's woodshed out of view in that direction) Regretfully, oak in the immediate foreground (top half of left side of frame)...

Exactly. Lots of other trees in the way. I'll see if I can find a clearer path to route the line. I know there's a TON of wisdom here but alas, this is my inexperience trying to decipher it...

Sho' 'nuff, Gary! I'll include those in the safety briefing and take cover myself! :wall:

BTW, if & when "unskilled laborer #2" cuts the holding line, I've gotta say I'm going to be on the lookout for it to whip across the void and smack me in the noggin...:lol:

Agreed. I was going to try it with two people--as in 1) wedge the bad side, 2) wedge the backcut on a thickish hinge, 3) move to the holding line and run the LD, while 4) contestant #2 cranks on the Maasdam set up with a 2:1 MA. Drafting a third inmate so I could stay on the saw would be...

Off site right now, but the trunk leans harder than the crown. Off the top of my head, I'd say 6-8 feet...lot of mass though. I'll try to take some better pictures, if it ever stops raining! The good thing is I can set the holding line at 180 degrees, directly opposite the lean...

Leaning towards the neighbors, 90 degrees to the downhill lay I want... More HERE, but the pix may not show it well.

Got it. Back to the original plan: 3-strand to pull, double braid to hold!

Michael, just for clarity's sake, you're saying 1/2" double braid/12 strand, etc. for a holding line, right? Or would you use 3-strand as both the pulling AND holding line...?

Thanks, folks! I tried to consolidate my questions HERE!