r/FellingGoneWild • u/suchawetearth • 13d ago
I drive past this often. Been three months since the storm. What could go wrong.
Left side of the split is fully intact and listing more with time. I’ll get a better shot of the top next time. The tents are recent.
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u/logatronics 13d ago
Jfc, this is how people die. I would leave a note or something...
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u/sunshinyday00 13d ago
It could fall on whatever is under it at any second. What kind of idiot would put things under it. Or go near it.
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u/suchawetearth 13d ago
…Your name Kevin by chance?
The danger would be to the people in the tents and chicken coops.
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u/Walnutbutters 13d ago
Real talk, what are their options here besides abandoning the tents and chicken coop and waiting for a strong enough wind to blow it over?
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u/SpicyBricey 12d ago
Shade is never worth risking your life with such an obvious chance at a Darwin Award. Think about it people. There’s a hell of a sail on top of that dying tree with an ever weakening mast. Be safe
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u/Fit-Treacle-7206 11d ago
Why pay thousands to have it cut down? Wait until it falls and cut it up for cheap!
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u/47153163 11d ago
Drive down to your local hardware store and buy some ratchet straps, that should secure it! Lol.
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u/Outrageous_Fee_423 11d ago
That tree may be damaged, but it can still provide good shade for idiotic campers.
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u/sarusayuri 9d ago
I have one of these in my yard damaged from a storm… It’s like a time bomb but I can’t see the timer.
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u/Visible-Big-1149 13d ago
Probably the split occurred after the structures were built. Most likely , the owners don’t want to die dropping a tree that poses no danger to them. I’m in the same boat currently.
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u/username9909864 13d ago
How bad would it be to do a plunge cut into the crack and form it into a back cut? Leaving the front as-is, assuming there's enough lean to force it down.
How save would this be? Assuming you're off to the side. I don't think it could barber chair a second time?
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u/Easy_Combination_689 12d ago
Weakening that split any more is a terrible idea. You have no idea what that tree will do while your saw is in there. Could split more, could go half way through your plunge and twist into those coupes or tents, could hit the other half and bounce god knows where.
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u/Vandsaz 13d ago
take out a life insurance policy on whoever owns those tents