Red oak on a house.

[BostonBull]

Much like the larger Liebherrs.

 

[Colin]

Those are FRICKING AMAZING!!!


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[banjo]

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Hmmm, good point but the wall is approx. 10' from the tree. True, this stem was closest to the house and wall, but it didn't strike me as significant to the failure.

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It looks like the co/tri dominant stems had a lot to due with the failure.

 

[trees4ever]

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It looks like co/tri dominant stems had a lot to do with the failure.

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Agreed, Banjo. I was going to say this as well, but was trying to go one step at a time.
Usually there are multiple factors/incidents already present and that have often been accumulating over various time frames in the tree's life in order for it to fail during a storm event.

-Diane-

 

[Courierguy]

I've found the indepentantly controlled out and downs on my Manitex 22101S to be extremely handy in tight areas, unlike the spider type and the a-frame type I can choose what side I'm working from and pull into a tight area leaving full outrigger extension space on that side only, on the "dead" side I just go down, not out at all. I have load charts for all 4 just down (8' wide), all four at mid point (12',) and full extention (19'6"). Heres a shot of a 8 millon dollar "cabin" just last week, I was setting windows, big windows. The afore mentioned feature left needed room between me and the cabin. More on my newly aquired "pimped" Manitex in days to come, and what advantages it has over other equipment I've owned.
Tom

 

[Courierguy]

Make that independently!