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Lots of variables it seems, hence the reputation for unpredictability. I'm thinking that a higher back cut, where the tree falls slower, and the hinge breaks later than it might with a lower back cut, is going to help compliment an uneven hinge to give some swing. The weight factor of the tree...

I noticed the predictable nature of a tapered hinge just today...albeit unplanned for. Too lazy to go up the hill for my larger saw, I cut a big ol' pine with a short bar, and when I swung through the stump cutting towards my side, the tree went over prematurely due to head lean. I still had...

Nice job on those two trees. I don't know that much can be said in addition to Carl's document, but I would just like to add that with pull trees, a higher back cut is helpful in that the tree has more wood to stand on as you pull it over, and the hinge won't tend to break prematurely and not...