Hand Tools and Machinery for Country Living

[j44ke]

I think this tree got whacked by another tree earlier in the process of clearing. On the right side of the photo, there is a longer section with an old wound of removed the bark almost its entire length. And then in the back are the shards that were the section between that and the remaining trunk left standing. So I suspect there was an internal separation/weakening caused by that impact and the wind just hit it the right way one too many times, and that section came apart.

But yeah, I don't think this is the last tree to go down, but I hope we're close to the end.

We felt another boom during the height of the storm, but I haven't located the tree it came from. We'll go on a walk tomorrow morning and see what surprises are in the forest. Sometimes these things go down so perfectly you'd think they were placed there. And then other times it looks like they went down spinning like a propeller, taking out with anything and everything. Tree pinball.

I just hope I am never underneath when one comes down. That pine was not thick but the lower several of the sections I had to roll with the peavey to get them out of the way. Amazing how heavy a tree can be.

[ides1056]

We get lightning often, with sometimes spectacular results: a 100' pine turned into matchsticks when struck. Water becomes steam and kablooie.

[lumpy]

We get lightning often, with sometimes spectacular results: a 100' pine turned into matchsticks when struck. Water becomes steam and kablooie.

Have you ever seen it happen? I haven't, I've just seen the aftermath.

[ides1056]

I have heard it. The one in question was about 300' from our house.