04-19-2005, 02:37 AM
yea, 1600 acres in the township just above me (5 miles away). the sky was just rolling with smoke , reminded me of a big storm comming in .
hey the drought has it's upside [cool]. the pines i'm cutting down are huge , no rain , no sap, no skeeters .
and they aren't as heavy as they normally would be .
i almost started to do the biggest one that overhangs the house .
it was all set to go when i started to recheck my lines and the come-along . i stopped .
dry weight of the pine figures out to be about 7 to 9 ton , it's on a 8 degree pitch twards the house , i can only go in the opisite direction in order to miss the house , propane tank and the septic feild .
my come-along is only rated for 1 ton [shocked].
i hope to beat the rains home after work with a heavier duty come-along .
i've felled 5 trees so far and have another dozen to go .
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hey the drought has it's upside [cool]. the pines i'm cutting down are huge , no rain , no sap, no skeeters .
and they aren't as heavy as they normally would be .
i almost started to do the biggest one that overhangs the house .
it was all set to go when i started to recheck my lines and the come-along . i stopped .
dry weight of the pine figures out to be about 7 to 9 ton , it's on a 8 degree pitch twards the house , i can only go in the opisite direction in order to miss the house , propane tank and the septic feild .
my come-along is only rated for 1 ton [shocked].
i hope to beat the rains home after work with a heavier duty come-along .
i've felled 5 trees so far and have another dozen to go .
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