95" DBH+084+60" bar=KABOOM

[CurSedVoyce]

 

[Burnham]

Ought to move the bump to the Lounge forum, I guess.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Hmmmmmm... maybe....

 

[stig]

Just did so in fact, and greatly enjoyed the ramble down memory lane.

Me, too
You are so right.
Some of the real informative threads, like our wedges and whizzy threads should be kept on permanent display for new guys/gals to read.
The sheer amount of information in some of those threads is staggering.

 

[chris_girard]

Great thread, thanks for the bump!

 

[MasterBlaster]

Some of the real informative threads, like our wedges and whizzy threads should be kept on permanent display for new guys/gals to read.

What do you suggest? Stick the thread?

 

[Burnham]

Could do that, I suppose. If y'all want, I'd look back through the archives for some of those Stig mentioned. Might find another few that are similarly valuable, though of course you'd have ultimate choice on their worthiness, Butch.

 

[FireFighterZero]

Separate the wheat from the chaff yeah?

You are too modest Burnham, not much chaff in yer posts

I am almost 98% chaff!

 

[Burnham]

You are too kind, Jim. Thanks .

I'm bumping a few as we post.

 

[Burnham]

Bump...one of the best threads in the 'House over the years imo, as more than a few of our members have said. Ran across is by accident in a search I ran for an unrelated subject, but I sure enjoyed a re-read. Hard to believe it was 2015 the last time it was refreshed, or even harder that it was originated 11 years ago. Wow.

 

[Dave Shepard]

11 years? Seems like yesterday when this was new.

 

[biggun]

Nice Bump.

Thanks Burnham, and a merry Christmas to you and everyone else.

 

[flushcut]

Good bump!

 

[RegC]

Good read

 

[lxskllr]

8" of bark amazes me. Thickest I've seen is oak, so maybe 1"? The bark on that is thicker than a lot of the trees I cut :^D

 

[flushcut]

B's thread needed some audio skip to :50.

 

[stig]

That would have been an better video if he hadn't wiped his lens with a French fry.

 

[pete mctree]

Great bump. Pics do not do the size of that tree justice

 

[flushcut]

That would have been an better video if he hadn't wiped his lens with a French fry.

Yeah the video sucks but it's the audio that sells it.

 

[Burnham]

When you are right there close when a truly big tree hits the ground solidly, it is nearly beyond description. The earth actually trembles, your chest vibrates, your legs feel the resonation deep and longer than seems rational. Then the cursory stuff comes to bear...limbs large and small fall all willy nilly, secondary trees both small and large may fall as impacted by the giant.

It's an image and experience I like to recall. Not one I wish to reproduce...trees of this scale are few enough today that we shouldn't toss them on whim, and there is undeniable serious risk to your life and limb...but I'll tell you, being there, doing it, pulling that 60 inch bar out and running like hell to get behind another substantial stem for cover, then come out from your hidey-hole after the mess has finally settled, climb up on top of that massive stem and walk it out over 100 feet to the first limb, with another 125+ feet of tree still to go...I'd not trade those feelings and emotions for many others my life has more than generously granted me.

 

[Burnham]

Bump...

15 years ago this thread kicked off; who woulda thunk we'd still be here.

 

[flushcut]

Good bump!