You're welcome. When I down a tree I'd prefer to pull the stump out. I can cut the tree then dig and dig and dig on the stump. Or, dig on three sides letting the 4th side act as an anchor to help hold the tree. Fortunately for this tree, the tree appeared to have its weight on the "away from the house" side which dovetailed nicely with the hinge to help it fall away rather than towards.
I am however, always on pins/needles when dropping any tree.
Even right now.... There is a tree that has essentially fallen but is hung up that needs dropped. I'm trying to get the weights back on my hoe to wrap my grade 100 chain around the tree to see if I can wiggle/wrestle it down. It's going to domino at least one pine (which is falling in the away direction)
It's on TVA land and I've called them. His "panic over the phone" voice doesn't match them actually getting out here to see it.... since it's going to fall over our right of way to get in/out, I'll let them do it BUT, if I get my weights back on my hoe first, then I'll do it. You can sort of see the pine tree that's bending because of this one being hung up on it.
Not getting anywhere near it with my chainsaw!!!