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  1. pantheraba

    Pecan Hinge Failure -- what did I miscalculate?

    Yep..that "pulling the butt forward off the stump" gives me the Willies (sorry Willie!!!). I have not seen it happen but the first time someone described that it COULD happen I got a bad feeling in my stomach. I remember seeing my uncle back in the 70's hook a chain to his tractor and put it...
  2. pantheraba

    Pecan Hinge Failure -- what did I miscalculate?

    I looked at the pictures again....I have made some ugly cuts, too...un-level. I think those cuts could have worked except for skinnying up the hinge to the point of NO hinge. I think Carl said it best...looks like the hinge was cut down to nothing. And the pull rope was below the COG of the...
  3. pantheraba

    Pecan Hinge Failure -- what did I miscalculate?

    I have pulled with a truck before on a back leaner and got concerned I might induce a barberchair with a hard pull. You could chain/strap above the facecut if you aren't sure how hard to pull. But...if your pull line is too low and you give a hard pull you can pull the lower part of the tree...
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