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House vs. Tree- You know who won

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by gwoods71, Jun 11, 2026 at 7:45 AM.

  1. gwoods71

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    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. Screenshot_20260606_164657_Chat.jpg IMG_20260606_123709.jpg 20260606_141513.jpg 20260606_123559.jpg
     
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  2. The Wood Wolverine

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    Unfortunate for the friend but awesome to be able to help in a situation like that. :cheers:
     
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    The house may have lost. but it sounds like you and the other family won! :handshake:
     
  4. Ronaldo

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    Good on you for helping out. Got some nice wood out of it, too. Win. Win.
     
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    :tip: For helping make a bad situation better
     
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