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Giant oak tree goes down

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    Base was about 58". Power lines and a high traffic road nearby. Professionals did a great job. IMG20221109172105.jpg IMG20221109170828.jpg
     
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    Oh ya. IMG_20221110_140928_01.jpg
     
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    WARNING: There is a cuss word in the video. Those from prim and proper New England states should probably turn audio off.
    :rofl: :lol:

    Nice haul, Mitch. Glad to see it’s down safe and sound.
     
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    Turn the audio off for one “chit”? o_O


    Awesome amount of wood there! If I were close, I’d help ya saw it up just for the fun of it. :dex: Keep us posted on processing. It’s fun to watch progress.
    HOARD ON!!!!
     
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    Tree service is coming back on Saturday to cut into 16" rounds. So I'll just be splitting.
     
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    Yayers! That’s always fun to load the wagon while they get it ready for ya.
     
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    I just turned the volume up as high as it can go. :cool:
     
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    I was really referring to those softies in Connecticut. :rofl: :lol:
     
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    Be careful those left coasters don't have that video taken down for language being too white privelaged.
     
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    If you like consistent lengths then you might want to pre-mark it for them...most tree service employees buck rounds at anything from 12-20" when you ask for 16"
     
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    Lotsa good firewood there! We did a MASSIVE dead white oak a month ago, estimated it to be around 200+ yrs old.

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    Some of the limbs were the size of trees themselves...lol

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    One of my 064's sitting on the stump wearing a 28" bar.....it didn't touch the last 5" of the middle of the tree.

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    That has been discussed already. They are very professional. But I have to admit I did think about that. But I'll be right there.
     
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    Similar looking tree. How many cord do you think it will result in?
     
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    Don’t worry, we can swear up a blue streak. You should hear when we talk about Seattle LOL
     
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    Haha good point, my language re: Seattle gets pretty salty too :rofl: :lol:
     
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    That will make a lot of BTU's. Happy splitting and stacking.
     
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