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    Pecan Hinge Failure -- what did I miscalculate?

    That was enough of a bush to break a telephone pole! ;) Woody clearly said the truck couldn't pull it over, so the line must have been tight.. two wheel drive pick up, no weight in the bed, losing traction as the back end gets lifted is a good point... Did anyone notice there was a big...
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    Pecan Hinge Failure -- what did I miscalculate?

    I actually thought that BEFORE your last post ;) But certainly wouldn't draw any conclusions from the sherlock holmes reference.. too easy to misinterpret .. you were a bit abrasive back in your drinking days, but you put many smiles on my face with your sarcastic and sometimes caustic humor..
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    Pecan Hinge Failure -- what did I miscalculate?

    A lot of people are saying that the hinge was too thick... I don't see it that way... Original back cut seemed to be deep enough if there was proper pull to get the tree moving in the right direction. If anything it was high on the one side (as was said plenty too), which caused needless drag on...
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    Pecan Hinge Failure -- what did I miscalculate?

    Every time... THrow everything to your advantage... that's a mindset... even on what looks like an easy tree.... So the mistakes all compound... I ALWAYS set a high pull line... Throwline if possible, climb and set by hand if not well set otherwise... Then set up the "best" pulling...
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