tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post4039566286122452417..comments2024-03-28T23:36:14.807-04:00Comments on Eaton Rapids Joe: The tree is downEaton Rapids Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-34660065054702425072019-06-10T06:41:58.347-04:002019-06-10T06:41:58.347-04:00Your humble scribe has belt-and-suspenders disease...Your humble scribe has belt-and-suspenders disease.<br /><br />The tree had a slight lean to the north, toward the house.<br /><br />I was not absolutely sure that the tree wasn't hollow. Hollow trees can collapse any darned way they please.<br /><br />But the primary reason was the first one listed.Eaton Rapids Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-66573519216681839652019-06-10T01:55:13.644-04:002019-06-10T01:55:13.644-04:00I don't understand the plunge cut when you hsd...I don't understand the plunge cut when you hsd the tree cabled to force it to go the way you wanted. I always thought that was done when you have a very high value tree that might be prone to splitting.Howard Brewihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17828388973685184730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-23088516881118267742019-06-09T09:01:18.125-04:002019-06-09T09:01:18.125-04:00I gotta couple to drop that I'm trying to figu...I gotta couple to drop that I'm trying to figure out the logistics on. I'm gonna need a cherrypicker on one.<br />They want a lot to fell a tree.<br />I've done a few in my backyard with success.<br />One I took down, you couldn't check the growth rings for the honeycomb of carpenter ant borings.<br />The stump, after being soaked with gasoline, burned for days and the ground caved in around it when done.Ed Bonderenkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03724552853113809036noreply@blogger.com