brin
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Spyder...Did you see that tree....? If I had done all that work with that tree I would have posted that it weighed 500,000 lbs...I am sure it would have seemed like that...It was huge..:laughing:
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Spyder...Did you see that tree....? If I had done all that work with that tree I would have posted that it weighed 500,000 lbs...I am sure it would have seemed like that...It was huge..:laughing:
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After the first few pops, that ol' tree sure groaned loudly as it came down. I don't know who it was screaming, "AWESOME!" after it was on the ground, but they sure were excited.:laughing: Nothin' like having your own cheerleading section nearby.
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Yeah, it sure was. I worked with a tree of similar size [40" red oak] harvesting it for firewood after it was put down for a development. As I split it, each 22" section took several high loaded wheelbarrows to transport and each seemed a woodpile unto itself. I weighed one of the larger pieces as a total of its split parts. --- 880lbs. Boy, did it split and stack nice!
larry
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Speaking of removing limbs from deep in the ground...
Know your equipment!
Know your equipment!
Treemonkey1000
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Not a bright idea to use a boom to lift things out of the ground.. Must have been a good sized limb. Hopefully the guy will be ok. Those kind of injuries can kill you from internal bleeding and concussions.
RadarTech
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WHAT
Just kidding :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
Wait..... What is a ROP?
Jacen........
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After the first few pops, that ol' tree sure groaned loudly as it came down. I don't know who it was screaming, "AWESOME!" after it was on the ground, but they sure were excited.:laughing: Nothin' like having your own cheerleading section nearby.
That was my 9 year old grandson screaming "AWESOME" in the background.
BTW - GRAVITY is an AWESOME thing.
CompactTractorFan
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How did burning the stump work out?
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Not good......
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My wifey's grandfather used to burn out stumps. I think that is how they cleared their farm land back when they still where using mules to plow.....
I have seen him burn out large 36inch stumps from trees around the farm house. I do NOT know how he did it though. He is long gone so I cannot ask him. Sure wish he was still around so we could talk some more....
My only guess is that he let the stump dry out and/or soaked the stump in fuel before burning. What ever he did worked though.
I have tried and not had much luck.
Later,
Dan
I have seen him burn out large 36inch stumps from trees around the farm house. I do NOT know how he did it though.
He is long gone so I cannot ask him. Sure wish he was still around so we could talk some more....My only guess is that he let the stump dry out and/or soaked the stump in fuel before burning. What ever he did worked though.
I have tried and not had much luck.
Later,
Dan