I heard of a guy who sang about those: he was a 'Singer song writer'!the strangest metallic object I have seen found in a tree was one of those old Singer treadle sewing machines.
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I heard of a guy who sang about those: he was a 'Singer song writer'!the strangest metallic object I have seen found in a tree was one of those old Singer treadle sewing machines.
is that juniper wood?View attachment 849155
Barb wire ,just all the damn time.
I did find an old T-post last year and ruined a brand new chain.
I cut in campgrounds alot and there's always a nail, screw, or kids have packed rocks in the knot holes for years.
Aromatic cedaris that juniper wood?
Brings back memory of my very first (and only homeowner apple tree removal) back in early 70's. it was loaded with a good amount of cement,even below ground level!...View attachment 947755
That would be concrete...
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A removal I did for an old coworker. The old man that used to own the property showed up that day and said he remembered when they filled that rotten limb with concrete. Luckily the trunk wasn’t rotted out back then, so it didn’t run too far down and I was able to pull the chunk out.
Really glad I found this in the ashes of my stove rather than finding it with my saw!!IMG_0940.HEIC
Out of one co-dominant red oak, in Feb. 2009 in a 60” d.b.h., 80’ top limbs grown between a residence and a rent house garage, trunk split apart in an ice storm. Beneath the two-trunk crotch was a steel pipe, twisted shank nails, a horseshoe, barbed wire and welded-wire fence. these items ride in my tree work truck in a heavy duty zip lock bag to prove to customers what can ruin your day and maybe even your chain saw. I carry a battery-powered Lumber Wizard in the truck, the battery stays in the truck glove box. In 2020 I bought an Oregon Carbide 84-link $275.00 saw chain for cutting through metal in a trunk and I’ve used it twice.Ive heard alot of good stories about crazy metal found in tree's and thought it would make a good thread.
Here's a white oak tree in white lake Michigan that dang near swallowed a stop sign. This tree makes a good point "Stop nailing stuff to trees"View attachment 488132 View attachment 488133 View attachment 488134
Wow!!Found a horseshoe in a old hickory. No pics. The saw sparked and got so dulll, the tree was smouldering, when the snow started. I made it back about 1 week later and the tree was all burned out. I haven't thought about that in 20 years.
I agreeWhile its always nice to win the interweb for a day I can claim nothing from these videos, just happen to see them in my travels. Pretty remarkable that the bears didn't panic and get hurt in the process.
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