Will a chain fall work well horizontally

[Highsider]

2 years ago I used a chain fall and some 1" nylon rope to apply about 3000 lb. pressure to insure that a large tree I was falling landed in the only very narrow safe slot it could land in without causing damage. Had to stop a few times to help the back run hand chain line up and go in clean, but it worked great. The nylon rope rubber banded the tree right into it's intended landing spot. I wasn't pulling the roots out (too big a tree) so I just rented a stump grinder. It's a concrete patio now.

 

[strantor]

Tried pulling on it with a pickup truck?
It won't get you a chainfall, but it might get your stump out.
If you try it, use as short a chain as possible.

 

[RandyWilson]

There ya go. Think BIG. Why settle for a lousy chainfall when you could justify upgrading the pickup to a diesel 4x4 with big mud clopper tires!

 

[woodchucker]

It's down. The come along worked fine. No big diesel in the near future for now.
Although I live in farm country and there are enough of them here. Most of the young bucks like dusting everyone w black smoke. .. I prefer an old style pu, w/ a bench seat and no seats behind me. And a full 8 ft bed....