Wife's friend had a red oak fall on their garage and house, insurance company got the tree off the house but would not remove. The family is limited (by the state) on income and have been good to our family (we both have special needs children) so the least I could do was spend last Saturday limbing and bucking. Yes of course I got to keep the wood, filled my 6x10 trailer with one load of rounds, and removed another load of brush for the burn pile. The worst part was my trailer is so overdue for a rebuild I had to improvise Saturday morning with some rough sawn live edge oak and 2x4's for sides. I took my MS290/390 and Echo 352 ($10 yard sale saw). The 290 threw the chain and clutch e-clip 10 minutes in while limbing, so I did the entirety of the job with the 352. With a fresh chain it held its own, but definitely took longer on the the big stuff. I still need to go back and finish taking down the trunk, as it broke about 12' up. but at least the yard is clear again.
That’s too bad that it hit the house, but would have been worse if it were a lesser wood that did it. A box elder or sycamore falling on the house would have been a worse deal. It’s good to have a friend like yourself around for such an instance!
That's terrific helping your friends like that. I can only imagine what a tree company would have charged. I hope the insurance plays fair.
Yes, could have been much worse. Glad nobody was hurt and you were able clean it up and get some great BTU's for the future
