TreeTopKid
ArboristSite Guru
Yes I would and I would put two or three large ratchet straps around the stem if it required rigging.
Sounds like a lot of 'hoopla' over nothing,, but I don't know. It looks to me like a cake job.
Jeff
How I tied up a big locust in active failure:
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In hindsight, the truck tie-down OR the high strength chain would have been fine, but I used both.:msp_confused:
It did work. The bucket truck guy just took them of as he came down to them (three ties).