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Tornado damage

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  1. swags

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    All set for tomorrow's clean up, got four big ones that are down and need cleaned up. A few have root balls that are pulled up so that will be the first thing to go after. Cut them off at the stump and let the root ball down. I'll get some pics as we go. And on another positive note while I'm working on that my wife is taking the power stroke up to pick up a new dump trailer! Going to put it right to work Tuesday and clean up the trees were working on tomorrow.
     

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    Careful with those root balls, Sean! You know to de-limb in the action area, bit just sayin, man!
     
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    Man! what a big mess, good to hear every one is ok
    Mother nature will provide Firewood one way or another.
    New trailer just in time:thumbs:
     
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    Glad to hear there was no damage to you personally. I remember a storm back about 20 years ago when there was no declared tornado but 2 12 inch diameter trees in my back yard were broken off at the stump and a neighbor's patio roof moved about 200 yards. Clean up for me was simple. I cut up and trashed those trees. It looks like you have a bit more work than that for your storm.
     
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    Well swags any updates? Bet yer beat for sure!!! Heck it's only 8 o'clock, you're probly still at it:saw::saw::saw:
     
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    Got all four trees bucked and the brush piled up, headed back tomorrow to chip the brush and load the logs. Here's a few pics, I'm uploading a little video now and will post once it's uploaded. Going a little slow since it's loading from my phone.


    For size reference the saw sitting on the trunk and root ball is an 036
     

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    Nice work Sean!
     
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    Looking gooder, swags! Be careful with that auto-stand up root ball, man! More pics, sir!
     
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    Here is the auto stand rootball. Video looked good on my phone but not sure how it will be once uploaded.

     
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    Way to stay out of the path, man! And yeah, it played well on video!
     
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    WoW! that just blows my mind :hair:...Thats pretty incredible how it does that and how quickly....:bug:
     
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    The water was a pretty cool action I thought
     
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    Heres an oak we did, except it went up slow. Dangerous they can be. Nice vid sean!

     
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    I can't like pics of trees fallen on vehicles, even if the wood lands in the bed of a pickup.

    Glad all are OK!
     
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    Loud! But safe lights flickered a few times but that's all.

    Hope you guys are ok!
     
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    Scary things they are - hope everyone else is OK after last night's batch.
    Swags that one looks like it bounced off the ground a few times.
     
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    wow lots of free firewood
     
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    I gave it all away too. Don't have much room now and have a lot more tree work to do this coming week.

    This is the beech and maple, cottonwood is getting hauled out today.
     

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    Man you're putting that trailer to work! Every time I have to manually unload the trailer my wife finds a dump trailer search open on the iPad. She always gives me a look and reminds me there are things we want to do with the house first.
     
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