As I read about losing strength when tying a knot I was wondering - how do you guys attach ropes to the tree to be pulled.
I spent some time watching a phone company tree trimmer remove some trees. Their guide/fall incentive rope was put over a limb about 15-20 feet high, next to the trunk, using a pole. The rope was pulled down, using the pole, to about ground level. Either in the process of pulling it down or afterwards, depending on the tree, the rope was spirally wrapped around the trunk 5-6 times, then the end tucked under a wrap. No knots were used.
Bruce