beppington
Elite Member
If you pull the trees toward you, whether from the front or back, make sure your chain is long enough that the top of the tree doesn't land on you! May or may not hurt, but you also never know what hornets/ wasps/ ticks/ chiggers/ other creatures might comin' down on ya.
I wrap the chain twice, & only twice around the tree, & pull using the draw bar. If you do any more than 2 or 3 wraps sometimes the chain can sorta tighten on itself, rather than the tree, & then slip. May not matter if the tree still has branches, but I tend to cut the tree off first, leaving 2-5 feet to grab (5 feet for bigger ones where leverage might be needed), then pull it out.
I wrap the chain twice, & only twice around the tree, & pull using the draw bar. If you do any more than 2 or 3 wraps sometimes the chain can sorta tighten on itself, rather than the tree, & then slip. May not matter if the tree still has branches, but I tend to cut the tree off first, leaving 2-5 feet to grab (5 feet for bigger ones where leverage might be needed), then pull it out.