Obed
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BTDT said:Recommend that electricity be disconnected first before using. Safety and all that.
BTDT,
My wife has been lurking on this thread and says people must think that I'm going to kill myself somehow based on my descriptions of what I'm doing.
I failed to mention that the power company has not run wire to the electric pole yet. The pole and breaker box are not live.
Also, my description of dropping the tree sounded like the tree fell much before I expected it meaning I could have gotten hurt. Actually, I had pushed really hard on the tree until it was leaning significantly (my pictures didn't show this lean). When I pulled my bucket away from the tree the roots gave way and it fell. After I had pushed on the tree and made it to lean, there was no way I was going to position myself under the leaning tree. So I really wasn't in danger. However, my wife said my description made it sound like the tree was standing straight up and then fell over on its own. If that were the case, then that would be dangerous. But it didn't happen that way.
Thanks for the safety reminder.
That was quite an elaborate drawing you made of the post-puller. Looks pretty good. If I were doing much pole pulling, that tool could be very useful. Since this is a one-time deal, I'll just have to make do with what I already have.
Obed
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