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  1. Birdyman88

    What kind of tree is this? Scotland, UK

    Try Corkscrew Weeping Willow, Salix matsudana. The corkscrew referring to the twisted leaf.
  2. Birdyman88

    The Great Divide

    Nice poetry skills BTW.
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    The Great Divide

    Did something in particular happen, or did you just have creative impulse?
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    Accident report on Facebook

    There has been some great advice given in this thread about inspecting your bridge. So, this is just a reminder that way back earlier in this thread there was enough info posted to suspect that 1) the bridge in question was at least 8 years old; 2) it was a bridge that Weaver had recalled at...
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    Accident report on Facebook

    Picture not great, but @Reach nailed it. This is the pic of the 2011 Cougar from a doc I found online. Bridge appears to be the same.
  6. Birdyman88

    What Kind of Oak?

    Bark looks like white oak. Size and form looks like white oak. Leaves look like swamp white oak. Native area correlates. So that's what I'll go with, Swamp White Oak, Quercus bicolor. EDIT - add to that the acorn on yours, though not mature, is not elongated, and appears to have hair; further...
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    Root Failure When The Ground is Saturated with Rain

    Good job bro. Were you able to figure out anything specific that may be influencing your anxiety? Maybe something other than the tree itself? I used to get some anxiety with large trees on hot summer days back when I was climbing DRT, but it ultimately came down to me doubting my fitness level...
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    Root Failure When The Ground is Saturated with Rain

    Hey, that man is a national treasure! And so was this man: “Don't neglect life by worrying about Death. - I don't know what is the meaning of death, but I am not afraid to die - and I go on, non-stop, going forward [with life]. Even though, I, Bruce Lee, may die some day without fulfilling all...
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    Root Failure When The Ground is Saturated with Rain

    Try this guy. I hear he's pretty good.
  10. Birdyman88

    Root Failure When The Ground is Saturated with Rain

    I used to spend a lot of time flying back in the day, and I HATE flying, particularly takeoff. I tried something a few years ago that actually helped. During takeoff, I put on Iron Maiden's "Aces High" and crank it up over my BT headphones. Did the trick. I actually like takeoff now. Bubba...
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    Root Failure When The Ground is Saturated with Rain

    Do you normally climb trees this size? If you don't, then that could be exacerbating any fear. It looks like a 80-90 ft pin oak. Meaning, you look at this one and say "if it fails, I don't stand a chance", whereas with smaller trees, you may not think that, even though the odds of failure and...
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    Root Failure When The Ground is Saturated with Rain

    What are you supposed to do to tree? Remove or prune?
  13. Birdyman88

    Root Failure When The Ground is Saturated with Rain

    This man understands the heart and soul of the outer shell. Everything comes down to this and #42.
  14. Birdyman88

    How many hours for this job??

    100 man hours. 20 crew hours for 5 man crew plus machines at $250/crew hour. $5000 + disposal. Where's my shirt?
  15. Birdyman88

    I’m oak stupid

    Good question. The one U of Oregon has listed on their site is cerris. I guess really it depends on where you find it; i.e., on a college campus or in the middle of a forest. https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/plants/quercus-cerris
  16. Birdyman88

    Tree fail as it happens

    Exactly. A tree could be in failure right in front of you and the separation process happening so slowly that you would think it's fine. I define failure as when the holding force on the piece of interest is less than the force on that piece due to gravity or other stress. Failure could have...
  17. Birdyman88

    I'm hoping to learn Re various chain-types for climbsaws (10"-->18" chain), not just "get Pro" but understanding the teeth/etc..

    ^^^ For climbing saws, assuming top handle, they are ALL 3/8LP, except Stihl 150T which is 1/4". So it's easy, just choose one of each: 1) Full or semi chisel 2) Safety (regular depth gauge) or non-safety (depth gauge paired with a safety link) 3) .050 or .043 gauge I vote Full, Safety, .050...
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    I’m oak stupid

    Try Turkey Oak, quercus cerris. One of the leaf variations looks very much like what you have. It didn't show up in the Audubon west US guide, but Univ of Oregon says this tree is on their campus.
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    Covid Close To You

    My 84 year old uncle passed away down in South MS yesterday. Not sure of all the details other than he had COVID earlier this year, recovered, then went into hospital with it recently - post vaccine - then they weren't sure, then they thought it was Delta variant, put in nursing home for 2...
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    Fixes for tired gear, and the decline of Mfgr quality

    Man, I got Shoe Goo, 5- minute epoxy, golf club shaft epoxy, JB weld, PB Blaster, KY, and Olive oil. We'll get that baby working for a lifetime.

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