A trick I've found with hand winches is to get the cable very tight then walk away for about 10 minutes. Then come back re-tension the rope tight. Doing this 3 or 4 times causes the roots to break and tear slowly and weakens them and you often up with a nice stump ball instead of just the tree laying over.
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A trick I've found with hand winches is to get the cable very tight then walk away for about 10 minutes. Then come back re-tension the rope tight. Doing this 3 or 4 times causes the roots to break and tear slowly and weakens them and you often up with a nice stump ball instead of just the tree laying over.
Good advice, thanks for sharing
What type of strap are you using?