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  1. stig

    Is this Tree Safe to Fall -- Away from the Power Lines?

    Shit, Fiona. I have a dozen smart remarks on the tip of my tounge right now. I'll stick with this one: <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/avg_12XFlBI" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture"...
  2. stig

    Is this Tree Safe to Fall -- Away from the Power Lines?

    I'll second that. Should that not be "Third that"?
  3. stig

    Is this Tree Safe to Fall -- Away from the Power Lines?

    He is right, though. I think you are all thinking too much about Benjamin Franklin and the kite. He had a conductive wire attached to that kite. Throwlines aren't conductive. Just give me one example of somebody who has experienced an electrical shock by hitting live wires with a throw line...
  4. stig

    Is this Tree Safe to Fall -- Away from the Power Lines?

    I don't pull trees by hand either. Setting up a 3 to 1 system takes no time at all, if you are used to it. A few years ago, 2 students in the Danish forestry school decided to put their newly gained knowledge to use and earn some beer money. They had a tree to fall that they were sure could be...
  5. stig

    Is this Tree Safe to Fall -- Away from the Power Lines?

    I don't see that much lean, willie. As thin and flexible as that tree is, I'd say that a pulling line placed high and pulled tight by hand with a 3 to 1 and tied off, would bend it forwards enough that it would fall when cut. How I would do it, anyway. But you are right about not working...
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