There is a metal fence ingrown on this maple. And a bad looking defect in the trunk above the fence, leaving it necessary to reach high to cut the notch. Because the drop zone was fairly wide open, I was really only concerned with clearing the small conifer, which allowed for an awkward-looking notch, which was enough to get the job done. If you are new to tree work and developing your skill set, it helps to make every cut the best that you can in order to practice, so you have the abilities and limitations of your skills dialed in. There are a number of factors that allowed me to do just enough to make this one work. So this is shown as an interesting example of a fairly unusual fall, but best that you don't try to follow the examples set here unless you are highly experienced. Please let me know what you think in the comments. Thanks!
The other interesting aspect of this job is how the top was cut and just hung on a short rope in order to shorten the tree and keep it from locking tips with the adjacent tree. That top was leaning over the neighbor's yard, so we just pulled it over with the tree to keep all the mess on our side of the fence.
We were pulling with a bull rope and heavy skid steer set through a redirect very close to 180 degrees to the lean, which was enough to get the tree moving int he right direction before the hinge failed. This is another important factor that allowed me to not need a lot of control from the hinge.
It's best to slow the fall down in playback speed settings to .25x speed to get a better look at what exactly happens during the fall. I will probably get around to editing a few of the more recent videos with a more complete description and slow-motion replays for analysis
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