Tree problem

[john_bud]

Connect the other end of the cable to my tractor, downhill from the area of the fall and off to the side, pointed downhill.

Take as much strain on the rig as I can with the DX-29

Begin cutting the snag apart from the ground end,

Rich, Given that you found the weight of the tree to be much more than you initially thought, you now know why people connecting trees to trucks and tractors often are in need of repairs, replacements and even hospitalization.

Glad you got the sucker down with no sudden surge of adrenaline.

 

[Aquaman]

After all of the ideas thrown around on this problem, we all missed the most common fix: GET A BIGGER HAMMER!