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Did I post this in the right sub-forum...??? "Homeowner Helper" yep, Homie Homeowner has none, none experience felling timber...

What if I added a second length of rope further down on the trunk, maybe 10-15' off the ground, just as an insurance policy...???

Here's what I was planning to do...

Here's a picture of the little monster...

I had considered attaching my 25' strap come-a-long to a nearby tree and tightening just enough to have tension and then just cutting and tightening rinse repeat all by myself, but I would like to have someone on site just in case... Maybe I'll use that as my safety anchor... Then my helper can...

Oh, I learned the hard way... Ice storm took the top out of a skinny pine shortly after I moved here 20 years ago, landed on the house and poked a pretty good hole in the roof... It was in a natural area right between mine and the neighbors houses which are only 30-40' part... I didn't know...

Isn't there a risk of the top breaking off...??? I did just clear the entire area around it (you couldn't even walk up to it for all the briars and brambles) so I'd have a clear shot at it. But the only significant limb (maybe 3'long) is up there within 5-6' of the top.

The Top fell out a couple years back and after having some very large (80') pines professionally felled, and a couple of pro-level chainsaws worth of cleanup after; I think I'm ready to fell what's left of the old dead, limbless pine out back before it takes out my prized, hand-built shed...

Not sure what CAD is, but I think I may have it...