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    Butt tying or....?

    Sometimes caution is the better part of valor... The value, both in dollars and intangibles, of any obstacle is huge in determining the best option. You made the right call given the irreplaceable ancient stone arch... If you couldn't be 101% sure on the drop, use the crane... Someone made a...
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    Butt tying or....?

    what's he gonna say when you bring it back in two pieces? :)
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    Butt tying or....?

    a rolling snipe (see FGTW) would help get it to roll... as far as it hanging up on the way down.. that's going to be a major issue if you are wanting to throw it forward off the stump.. the only way to do that is to break the hinge, separation, while the tree is still in forward motion. If it...
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    Butt tying or....?

    Once that log hits ground, it can go up and laterally wildly, BUT its not going to go back if it lands flat.. That is why it seems like the best move is to throw it forward out past the stone.. though you have to be there to make that call.. it just looks like it would work from the pictures...
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    Butt tying or....?

    Because the obstacle is basically an un-replaceable historical structure, you have to 101% sure of your plan.. with that much potential force can you trust the guy system??? consider the value of the rope vs the cost of the crane .. also consider what that rope is going to do to the living...
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    Butt tying or....?

    I would not count on any system of guying that monster. with what looks like a significant bend in such a big tree.. its going to bounce and roll and nothing is going to stop that reliably.. Looks like you can get it out past the stone with a well placed and executed cut.. not easy on such a big...
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