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A beam will have differnet compression/tension points depending on where the load is. You can't unphysics that. The beam will act very different depending on if the load is on the center or the two sides. In a very basic sense, without any concern given to loading, yes...tension on the...

Blow out your radiator and screen. Don't forget the screens below the steering wheels. Make sure you do this often. Also make sure your air filter is not dirty.

Besides, I don't like that anatomy figure. They act like a gluelam has seperate areas of function. It's one big beam that is all glued under pressure. It acts like one piece of wood. There are no slipper plates to divide the beam into different areas of forces. I get over-simplication for...

Is this a column or a beam? The anatomy fails to understand where the load is being carried.

The beam would only be in tension if the load was directly in the center of the beam. Since the load is more on the outside of the building, the beam stays in compression.

It's the desert, it will dry out wood. I think it's fine. Wood is not a man made material and it will crack by design. It dosen't mean it looses it's strenght. Gluelams get their strength from the mismatched wood grains stacked side by side. Plus the wood is in compression, not tension...

Nobody uses a soft shackle for static pulls from a dedicated sheer point, like a drawbar. It would stretch out the shackle webbing, making them uselsess. These are totally different and are used more for recovery with shock loads. It's good to not have metal in shock loading. You're going...

I bought my cat when the last recession hit in 2009. The machine had 250 hours and the guy was desperate to get out from under the payments. I got it for 18k. At that price I don't mind if it sits for long stretches of time. Be patient, the pain is coming.

Lets see some pictures of it.

If your 361 is in good shape and you want to sell it...let me know.

Everyone in Wyoming that owns land was watching this case. From my perspective, most did not want him to prevail. If he did, the fences all across the state would need to be surveyed to see just exactly where they were to prevent litigation. Guys that put in fence lines, don't necessarily go...

What was the third bullet point in the article? What happens when we have to use 25% of tax receipts to pay the interest on the debt? That will happen sometime in 2024. Buffet is smart, but sometimes I wonder if he says stuff just to not have a crisis of confidence in the US and it's economic...

Has @rswyan left the chat? It's been awhile since he challenged me and I feel he gave up so easy.

The dollar is loosing reserve status of the world due to the value of the dollar decreasing. When you prints trillions of dollars, the intrinsic value of the dollar declines. You can't have inflate your way out of value. Value is created from supply constraints.

I will let anyone come hunt. I want it because the small box is where my cabin is in the National Forrest. The snow gets deep sometimes as early as the first part of October and all the animals high tail it to the large box, which is where this ranch is. They only give out 100 licenses a...

This is just a map showing the checkerboard issues. This did not happen in the clearwater NF. Just an example.

No not land locked. Just only accessed through a corner. This use to be land given to the UP for the railroad. The government in their wisdom gave it in a checkerboard pattern. All railroad land was given like this. Why, I don't know as it's only created issues later on. Think of the BLM...

He wasn't blocking anything, his theory was if two opposing corners were public land and one had to cross...it was impossible to do so without crossing his land which they had no permission to do. Basically he was trying to split a hair 4 ways. The court was correct when they said, how could...

Well, I know him so... People put a lot of faith in google.

People get % wrong so often it's scary. 3% of $100 is $3.00. We are left with $97. 3% of 97 is $2.91. We are left with 94.09 3% of 94.09 is $2.82. We are left with 91.27. 3% of 91.27 is $2.73. We are left with 88.54 Do you see how the numbers approach 0, the % of the principle is also...

I know the owner of that ranch. He's a hardcore liberal that can't stand hunting and goes out of his way to prevent it. The funny thing is, that area of Wyoming is checkered with private, BLM and national Forrest land. A person really dosen't know where boundaries are without a survey and a...

I have a lithium ion phosphate solar generator at my cabin. Lithium ion phosphate chemistry is light years safer than the old Lithium Ion batteries. They don't suffer from the thermal runaways that the older chemistry batteries do. I have no problems storing the solar generator at my cabin.

That is everything though... Value is only derived once society as a whole says it's valuable. It's no coincidence that things of rarity automatically hold value since the supply is low. Which brings us to how prices are set via the supply and demand for that item.

If a bank charges 3% per trans action...and there is $100. How many transactions before that $100 is $0? Again...100/.03 = 3,333.33. Check the math, it should be the inverse. .03*3,333 = $100 This is not hard. BTW...3% = .03. But I'm glad you tried.

100÷.03 = 3,333.33

I don't remember having to drill any holes. They came pre-drilled and it was just a matter of bolting it up.

Prostrate?

Nothing. But being aware of why banks love electric transfers allows a person to maximize their cash purchases, to the degree possible. That is all a person can do...and still function in society.

We all know that answer, so what's your point?

Here is a funny thing... If $100 dollars is kept "digitally" and only processed through the banking debit card system, after 3,333 transactions that $100 will be all sitting in the bank as their profit. Every time a transaction is made, the card processor takes 3%. That $100 is no longer...

Here is what I've learned... Business travel sucks. I avoid it like the plague. There is nothing romantic about it. It's tiring and so unnecessary in todays world. I have two major business travel things I have to do each year, the rest I let someone else do. Be replaceable. Don't ever...

Like E SEEK E?

I was on my way to the cabin this past week and I always turn off at this one spot to the let the dog out. Noticed I had a pretty big spike in the tire. Casually pulled out my tire plug kit, prepped the plug and pulled out the spike. It took two plugs but I got it. Proceeded to the cabin...

The 1705-1720 models were made in Japan. They had very few issues and were very well made. Almost bombproof. The new ones are manufactured in India I believe. There was some growing pains. For reference: I paid 17,900 for a GC1710 in 2017. I remember vividly that a 1705 could be bought...

That's high for the amount of hours. That is what they cost new. 8-9k

Insurance is not responsible for neglect. Leaving grass chaff on a DPF will start a fire. Tractor owners do not want to pay the premium increases if neglect like this is coverable. Let's be careful what we ask for... Blow off your tractors after brush hogging. Make common sense great again...

I never like to tow a bumper pull trailer with any load without a weight distribution hitch. It puts weight onto the front of the truck, which helps with steering and the overall comfort of towing. My dad never hauled without one and it rubbed off on me.

Yes, they sense momentum, a function of load. The best way is to get the trailer rolling on gravel and manually engage the break controller in the truck. The trailer breaks should lock up and be dragging the truck to a stop. That is why just putting an amp meter on the breaks dosen't work...

The battery has nothing to do with how the brakes work, it's only there if a ground short (loose connection with the truck) happens, it will provide current to the brakes to stop the trailer. It's either a bad ground, or the trailer controller is not modulating the current to match the din...

Split the ground coming out of the trailer brake to make a direct ground as close to the brake as possible. Then let the other side of the ground flow back to the control box as usual. I make a dedicated ground at each light, break, etc. With lights I have to find either a screw or make and...

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One of the draw backs of business travel is having to eat out. I hate it. Fancy restaurants get old quick. If I'm at a place for more than a few days, I will go get some real food. I can survive on cheese, crackers, bananas and yogurt.

Well...do what you wish.

Nope, it's pretty normal. Yes the only other way is to buy about 24 gallons of distilled water and do 6 flushes. Then add in 1/2 the capacity of full strength coolant and top off with distilled water. However, just doing the % is way easier and you end up with the same results. Good for...

If you drained your block, it would get you closer. There is a lot of coolant in all the passages. If we do the math... 4/6.3 = 63.5%. You took out 63% of the coolant. You have 36.5% left of old coolant. .365 * (4/6.3) = 23.17 you have 23.17% of old coolant. .2317 * (4/6.3) = 14.71...

I guess the point was, people are starting to rely upon battery chainsaws. If you're dependent upon getting in or getting out...they're not there yet. I agree they have a place, but it's light duty to this point.

Yes, mini Castro.

Elk near our place in Steamboat

They are the largest donors to campaigns... If they don't curry favor, where is their power?

I was at the cabin this past weekend for the first time since the snow mostly melted. A neighbor down river came driving up. He asked if I could come cut a tree out of his drive so he can get in. I chuckled. It was just last year he was bragging how awesome his dewalt battery saw was. Lets...

If unions are political...what does that say about their usefulness? Stuff to ponder.

Damn that was hard to read...

Awesome...

In Economics we call this FOMO - Fear of Missing out. FOMO is a classic inflation response that actually drives inflation higher. It's actually irrational fear. Interest rates hikes were paused temporarily yesterday, but it was noted rates will need to be raised later in the year. Again...

I find this thread funny... You go out of your way to always humble brag about nothing affecting you due to your awesome planning skilz...but, yet...here we are. I thought would would have a 50 gallon barrel hidden away you bought in 2015 for your anticipation of higher costs. Just an...

I have shot thousands upon thousands of them in my youth. We pretty well eliminated them, but we get strays coming up from Colorado. My favorite round was the .17. I don't really shoot them anymore. My buddy comes out with his son or we poison the random few.

Don't believe your lying eyes...right?

Let me explain it this way... 100 years ago when oil was found and they started to process, store it, and use it; it was a very dirty process. Today most of the oil and subsequent use has been streamlined and very efficient. Efficiency usually brings cleanliness. Today we have to get...

I have no way to prove water is wet...but I am pretty confident in that fact.

Is mike still a Mod?

Cores usually mean a rebuildable block. If you have another shop do it, it means your block is rebuildable.

If you need something quick, but of unknown parts used... https://www.ebay.com/itm/256011234963?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28&srsltid=AR57-fBpfeofFNeCbvKYTvGlYMF7c_IljPq52S2w8v8N8mpc2pt9vhFNjQ0

I for one believe the previous owner was clueless about the repair. Most people have more money than brains when it comes to equipment. I hope you get it up and running right. If you bought it well, even spending 15-20k, you will have gotten a good machine that is now ready for years of use.

I think Kubota sells entire kits to rebuild one of their motors. It should have all the parts needed. We had a Kubota tractor engine rebuilt at the ranch and it was a pretty straight forward process.

Ready, Fire, Aim...

I acknowledge it as...I fulfil their wishes of being a real victim.

Managing a lot of people allows you to notice personalities... The worst personality to manage are the work martyrs. People that NEED recognition for them feeling they do special things. Then when they don't get it, they pout and become a victim. I get rid of them...

We have cleaned up 95% of diesel tailpipe emissions with tier 4 technology. The last 5% is always the hardest and most costly to obtain for the smallest benefit. To get the last 5%, diesels will become super complex and expensive to the point it limits their use. Which is what they...

Not until they figure out nuclear fusion. Batteries have a scalability problem. At some point the weight of the battery overcomes any power efficiencies. The laws of physics are not breakable. We have had exactly one improvement in battery tech in the last 30 years. Lithium. It a lot...

Our current method of using energy for transportation is archaic...lol. I for one love "recharging" my gas vehicle in 10 minutes flat. I think it's archaic to think recharging in less than 5 hours is a huge win. I have always thought using batteries for transportation is silly. There is...

I have not seen the ranch this green in a very long time. Lots of snow and lots of rain this fall...

They have invested very little in pure EV's though, which the only thing a long range battery refers to.

Also from the article since it has a paywall... Automakers are trying to see if the ban to internal combustion engines in CA starting in 2035 is feasible. Toyota predicts it would take California installing 400 chargers per day by 2035 to get CA off the internal combustion engine. This is...

I know. But it's super duper good...

Toyota knows what's up...

This stuff is good. Really good. A towns entire identiy is formed around this chili and they have a huge festival every summer just about this chili.

Echo are well made saw...I think the 7310 is probably their best saw. It's a closed port saw. Just like the Stihl and Husky pro saw...all closed port saws. All the other echo's seem to be open port transfer saws. They are less expensive to make and are considered more of a homeowner type...

First golf outing of the summer...catamount.

I guess I would have taken that set up too...Can't knock you for it. However, with 150k and the current owner owning it from just recently...that is well past a factory defect. I don't know what would cause that failure. Maybe just dumb luck. So you really didn't have to make any excuses...

The only correct answer...

P/E = Price/Earnings P/S = Price/Sales My broker is now shorting Amazon. It's way overvalued. Sales are collapsing for Amazon. Apple and Microsoft are cheap.

The word your looking for is called alkylate fuels. ;)

I am in the process of buying 4 more rental homes. I told the seller I will pay all closing if we don't use a realtor. It's not hard. It's saving me close to 40k. I will not give realtors any money for what they did to the housing market. They overinflated it without a thought to what...

Good. I make sure to blow out the vent every time I clean the saw because it's sits at the most dirty part of the saw.

Start at page 60...The vent is right by the chain adjuster.

Use diesel instead of gas...

No there not. The first step with oil issues is always the vent. Start with the vent.

Have you tested the vent yet? You need air to enter the oil reservoir as oil and air leave the reservoir. Basic fluid dynamics.

I use mobil 1 wheel bearing grease for wheel bearings. I use Lucas marine grease for all tractor and UTV pins and bushings. So far so good...

When it gets hot open the oil cap. If air rushes out then you know the vent is plugged. If not that, then it's time to open the clutch side and inspect the pump and worm gear.

It was behind the 6.0 as well...

I know it sucks, but that weld was not right from the word go. If you have the time and will, I think going through the dealer to try and get it fixed it the correct path. For me growing up on a ranch where equipment is constantly welded on...It would have been sanded, straightened, welded...

I doubt that strategy works anymore.

You seem fragile. Maybe you should play in a sand box with bumper guards on it so your sensibilities don't get insulted? I guess it needs to be said for the uneducated, but foresters pride themselves on their ability to id any tree. It's their schtick, their parlor trick. So stop being...

I have a landcruiser and even the bigger platform struggles with towing confidently. I had to tow a side x side back to town for a friend that broke down. Just a small Side x side made the landcruiser squat. The wheelbase was not a good towing length. The engine was fine. The springs Toyota...

It seems to have worked.

Carbon-14 dating shows only 12% of atmospheric CO2 added since 1750 is manmade, much too low to be the cause of global warming. CO2 is a highly beneficial molecule. The whole climate narrative is based on fraud, which has created a historic opportunity for grifting

My 16k trailer is 4800 pounds empty. Two 16k axles. Our machines are very similar in weight. I am always on the lookout for a stout light trailer. I know, oxymoron.

That puts the trailer around 2,515 pounds.

My Cat 305 puts me at the ragged edge of legal. One extra shovel can make the difference between legal and not. Your trailer must be light. Good set up though...

I have tried both ways and it's still saying it's unsecure. I have tried clearing cookies to the extent possible with the work firewall. I have not tried at home on a laptop or tablet.

Yes, same thing. The site also shows as unsecure. My office firewall is classifying it as spam and wanting me to go "back to safety".

You're a forester...lol. Come on.

Spring has sprung on the ranch...

We were on vacation in Bora Bora and there was this dog that would come and visit us each night. He was a cuddle bug and love the old lady. He would curl up in her. Never could find it's owners. Once he got his spooning in, he would leave for the night. Then he would be back the next night...

No scotty. There are no opinions in science. There are hypothesis and they either are proven to be false or true. When they are proven to be false, it would help for people to say their hypothesis was not correct. If they try to play the "opinion" angle, it leaves the door open to never...

It's interesting, but wrong. Wrong being not what you said, but quoted. For clarity.

You were misinformed. Econometrics and quantitative economics would like to have a word with you.

This is correct. You want the wear item to be the pin, not the bushing.

This is a recipe for everyone to be priced out. There is a limit on what people will pay, especially in residential work. I would stick to my price and know that in the long run, I will continue to make money while the guys that are high wait for the one high paying job.

Thanks That seems in line with prices around here too. That guy was out of his mind with the $38k bid.

What do you charge for something like this?

My mom wants to remodel her basement bathroom. Basically a full remodel down to the studs, new plumbing and electrical and then refinish back to modern finishes. I told her to expect around 10-13k. The first guy is a contractor that did some work for my aunt and uncle and is kind of a friend...

Why? Let the players handle the locker room and not the coaches. I'm going to call you the boomer doomer.

What are your maintenance schedules like?

I don't think he knows how to follow thru with his schtick. His brain is flashing...

First post! Lets take bets on who's burner account this is...

The hidden increases are steeped in delivery costs. Our rates in Wyoming have stayed stable, but the delivery costs have more than doubled. Guess what part of the bill the utility commission doesn't have statutory guidance on?

Each state has a utility commission that sets rates in their states. Companies have to apply to the commission to have rate increases approved.

No that's not the reason. Light sweet crude doesn't have the same hydrocarbons heavy crude does. Light sweet crude is preferred in other parts of the world for it's ability to easily turn into diesel and other lightly refined fuels. Third world countries don't have to spend Billions on...

Actually, the US trades light sweet crude. The world trades on Brent Crude. Different oil and different prices.

That would be wise. Decouple from facebook at any cost.

Facebook will be like Myspace in a few years. The young have left it and it's filled with olds. Once that happens, it's over. I wouldn't invest too much into this with facebook being the main partner.

I wouldn't say it was a tough time, that period chiseled ford into what it is today for their diesel program. If they didn't go through that period of International/Navistar...they wouldn't have a purpose built, in house produced motor that is strong and reliable. They don't have to pay and...

It's more like I'm riding the misinformation out. I will concede, the early 6.0 had issues, and there were some nagging quirks on the later ones too. However, there is a Ford OEM part fix for each issue. Then if you under stand the root cause of the issues, changing coolant regularly fixes...

I'm going to keep a 6.0 in the stable just for all the haters of them.

No they weren't.

Yep consolidation in the market will happen. Strong companies will swoop in and buy assets for half price. We have a ways to go before the COVID hang over is over.

There is going to be a lot of dealers that were making money hand over fist during and right after covid, to bankrupt. High inventory costs and prices that people won't pay anymore is a going to take them out. Supply and demand shocks create this. Stable growth and stable prices prevent...

Not cheap, but a permanent solution.

we have enough laws. Kubota only changes when their customers demand change.

I expected some color fade, but I wasn't expecting a totally different color. Impressive.

and dealers are a dying model...

Read up on the tesla model...

I believe Ford uses profits from their financing arm to provide the cash flow to finance the parts orders to build the cars and trucks. It would have to come up with another revenue source to finance the floorplan. If they just get rid of dealers, they wouldn't have to finance a floor plan.

That's not due to floorplan financing costs increasing. OEM's are having to lower prices because car financing has increased. If they kept their prices high with the high financing costs, they wouldn't sell anything. Their demand is falling, so in order to keep high demand, their prices have...

One more time... A company that has a huge interest rate margin model is exiting a business where they can't manage interest rate risk. Either they have a lot of long duration bonds that are now worthless, drying up their access to capital...or They anticipate a changing of how the...

That's not how it works.

https://www.autonews.com/finance-insurance/capital-one-stops-car-dealer-floorplan-lending#:~:text=Capital%20One%20has%20decided%20to,News%20in%20a%20written%20statement.

Capital One has told all dealerships; car, boat, tractor, etc that they are exiting the floorplan business. Think about that, Capital One, a company that has huge interest rate margin is getting burned so bad they have to exit. Someone else will fill the space, but it will cost a lot more...

I have heard of them, but have never ran one. Some guys are crazy for them with how rare they are in the states.

Still underpowered for towing applications...

My guy told me his costs have doubled since 2020. DOUBLED!! He's around $125/square ft. So a 2,000 square foot house is around 250K. This is just a basic, already stamped drawing. If any custom work, it goes up.

he's retiring..he'll never see the payback.

that's commitment.

Legend

I think your facetious just got played by some else being facetious... Two can always play...

There have been people banned for trolling for far less...

You are really trying to convince us that there should be a case that survives a lawn mower? WTF

I'll give you a example with my own mother. She had to have carpel tunnel surgery. I told her to go to a specific doctor because she was good and she took her insurance. She did multiple visits in preparation for the surgery. All visits were paid as in network...all was well. She goes and...

You need to get the top layer of organic material off, otherwise it will turn into a mud pit when wet. That is basic and the 3rd guy has no idea. The fabric will keep your rock above the clay. #2 would get my money...

Insurance pays based on what the clinic codes the procedure as. We have very complex systems that pays via a matrix on elected benefits and where you are at against a cost share. We don't have the time to micromanage payouts. It's not a human there reviewing each claim...That was the 80's...

I want to get a Cat track machine that weighs 12k. I was told by the trailer guy here that the only way to do it is with a single cab, single axle one ton, 8k axel, tandem axle bumper pull. That is at max capacity for truck and trailer. If I was to go 10k dual axel gooseneck, it's over...

correct

Zip tie. Try it, see if you like it. If not, clip it...

Duty cycle is largely a function of a motor's ability to cool. Diesels need heat to efficiently burn in a compression ignition design. These are at odds with each other. So the physics says to make larger displacement motors and run them at less rpm to get the torque needed without generating...

That is not real...suckers.

Kids don't have a shot anymore at starting life. They get buried so fast in debt, it will stunt their growth for life.

The money printers are back on... Prices are going to continue to go up. Good luck.

should there be an "In" somewhere in there...?

Spectacular contribution!

I do too...

why does everyone forget TBN of 2017-2019. I think TBN experienced it largest growth spurt then...while having an unmoderated political section.

Notice I said policing for political correctness...The political part is assumed. Thanks for coming to my ted talk.

We need gates to parts of the forum where fragility is not present. It's the only way. No other forums to try and contain something "over there". Make a political section where anything can be discussed, even blind spots other have. Put it behind a pay wall and lets get on with life...

I know what I'm doing...

It's more to see if he has me on his ignore list, which I asked him to do.

Reported for trolling...

It sounds like you found the answer you were looking for and did not question the logic.

I take the risk of getting banned when a guardrail post warrants it. It needed to be said.

The goal is to offload all discussion, expect tractors, to other newly created forums...

So you're saying my 1/2 ford with an ecoboost and 14k trailer is legal. Awesome!

He would have never lasted circa 2017 unfriendly politics...

I will respond to this rookie response with a pro level response that avoids all personal subjections. There* are some that feel their past makes them* a perfect mother hen...

The forum is going through a philosophical change in real time...

If you format your posts to say they/them instead of he/she it takes away the personal attacks. Fooking rookies.

When were you appointed the forum mom?

Making that assertion always holds more weight if you can provide documentation to backstop it.

How about you point out in that 10+ page thread where it makes your case. I'm not reading all that.

I need to haul a track loader to my cabin once in the spring and once in the fall. I am not getting a CDL for two times a year.

This is how it works in the DOT's eyes... That is all that matters...

Your "Hypothetically" makes this a tragic mistake by a dealer in theory only...

Cat 299 - 12k F350 Crew - 9.5k Trailer 5.5K Total 27k Cat 299 12K F350 Single - 7.5k Trailer 5.5k Total 25K

I'm not following you. I have a F350 crew that is over weight, but if I get a F350 single cab I'm fine.

Isn't freedom of choice awesome...

To get the CAT skid steer I want, the only legal truck to haul it is a single cab F350. It seems equipment has again outpaced the truck and trailer market...not power wise, but suspension and DOT regulations on 26K limits.

The power seems a bit on the low side. I would make sure you load up your heaviest load and try it before committing. That set up is more for delivery type loads instead of towing loads.

Yes normal

I painted a 88 toyota truck, which is know for rusting, with PPG epoxy primer and paint in 2012. I did not like the way it's held up. The truck is needing another paint job this spring. I will be going with the old tried and true, High build primer with top coat of paint. I don't know...

I had to replace a couple of hydraulic hoses on the loader. They were starting to rub through. I replaced them with goodyear gates hoses, which I have found to be much higher quality. I also took the time to wrap each hose on the machine with that abrasive wrap. That was a job. Should be...

It's a deep topic...I don't have time right now. Bitcoin is proof of work. "crypto" is proof of stake. If you read up on those and understand the difference, it will become clearer on why the two are different.

I am always good. There is a difference between crypto and bitcoin. I am a huge fan of bitcoin. Not a huge fan of crypto.

I don't know what you're trying to say here. This is known.

A CBDC is just an electronic dollar. It will be backed by dollars and pegged 1:1 to the value of a dollar. There is a huge need for a digital currency not controlled by banks or the fed. It can't be subject to devaluing caused by money printing. The fed controls the value of our money and...

Have that guy come out west...we would like a word with him.

Did you have to explain the difference between stellantis, dodge and ram...what years are what and who owned who when?

1. 1988 Toyota Tuck. 2. 2018 Toyota Land Cruiser 3. 2006 Ford f250 Powerstoke with the glorious 6.0. I love the 6.0. 4. 2013 Ford f150 with the ecoboost. Honorable Mention: 2021 Ford F250 with the powerstoke. Not enough miles to confidently add to best ever owned. But...It's big power...

It's amazes me what people believe...

I would just clean it up. Not even say anything to the neighbor. If he ever asks, I would tell him by the time I crafted a letter and took all the time to drive to the post office to mail it... I could be done. Looking at the picture, it looks like a tree might fall on his place one day and...