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![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/MTXyVkRv/Screenshot-20260303-170857-Messages.jpg) Yes, its as big as it looks. Over 4ft wide where i cut the stump. Joseph is standing on the guys new concrete parking area taking the picture. When we pulled up yesterday, he said "is it just two of you?" He sounded kinda concerned. We worked about 4 1/2 hours yesterday and 3 1/3hrs today. Cut the big one and his little cousin post oaf left of the red oak. It was about 20" in diameter. Cut and hauled. If you dont know, thats quite a bit of work for an old guy and young guy to do in 8hrs. Joseph is working out real well. Super proud of him
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LUCK:::; When presistence, dedication, perspiration and preparation meet up with opportunity!!!
- - - - - - - -A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take everything you have. Thomas Jeferson - - - - - - - -
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Dang, that’s strong work for 16 hrs much less 8 hrs!
Lots of firewood right there.
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Do you guys try to resell the wood i.e. folks with sawmills (such as yourself, firewood,…etc. Just curious cause - assuming the tree isn’t dead and rotting I would think there would be a lot of value in it.
And BTW - there is NO WAY I would tackle something like that. I’m amazed you could fall something like that and finish in 8-hours.
"The struggle you're in today, is developing the strength you need for tomorrow."
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Do you guys try to resell the wood i.e. folks with sawmills (such as yourself, firewood,…etc. Just curious cause - assuming the tree isn’t dead and rotting I would think there would be a lot of value in it.
And BTW - there is NO WAY I would tackle something like that. I’m amazed you could fall something like that and finish in 8-hours. That wood will almost certainly end up in his house.
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LOTS of oak right there! And a lot of work for 2 men!
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Do you guys try to resell the wood i.e. folks with sawmills (such as yourself, firewood,…etc. Just curious cause - assuming the tree isn’t dead and rotting I would think there would be a lot of value in it.
And BTW - there is NO WAY I would tackle something like that. I’m amazed you could fall something like that and finish in 8-hours. That wood will almost certainly end up in his house. I hope so - assuming it is not dried and rotting, I would think it would make some beautiful planks.
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Got one bigger than that in my yard. Hope that joker never falls and I have to clean it up.
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Big seems like an understatement. I know that the steep angle of the picture and the fact that you are further away from the camera than the trunk will distort perception, but the trunk at chest height looks wider than you are tall. The limb your on must be close to 24" and the one to the left, a fair amount bigger than that. I know those limbs are typically thicker than they are wide, but they're still HUGE. Even with a bobcat and grapple, that's still a lot of work for two men in a days time. Sounds like you and him have the teamwork down to where you don't have to have many audible. I hope you were able to drop the chunks instead of having to rope it down.
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Big seems like an understatement. I know that the steep angle of the picture and the fact that you are further away from the camera than the trunk will distort perception, but the trunk at chest height looks wider than you are tall. The limb your on must be close to 24" and the one to the left, a fair amount bigger than that. I know those limbs are typically thicker than they are wide, but they're still HUGE. Even with a bobcat and grapple, that's still a lot of work for two men in a days time. Sounds like you and him have the teamwork down to where you don't have to have many audible. I hope you were able to drop the chunks instead of having to rope it down. It was over 4ft thigh high. The limb was about 18" thick. Theres a little distortion going on. But it was a very big red oak. I cut one once probably 2 1/2ft thicker than this one, i actually fell 40ft out of that tree.
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Do you guys try to resell the wood i.e. folks with sawmills (such as yourself, firewood,…etc. Just curious cause - assuming the tree isn’t dead and rotting I would think there would be a lot of value in it.
And BTW - there is NO WAY I would tackle something like that. I’m amazed you could fall something like that and finish in 8-hours. All of that wood went in a hole next dooe. I did dig several pieces of walnut and cherry out of that dump. Do you guys try to resell the wood i.e. folks with sawmills (such as yourself, firewood,…etc. Just curious cause - assuming the tree isn’t dead and rotting I would think there would be a lot of value in it.
And BTW - there is NO WAY I would tackle something like that. I’m amazed you could fall something like that and finish in 8-hours. That wood will almost certainly end up in his house. None of that tree went home wirh me. My little sawmill couldnt handle anything that big
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Tree that big has seen a lot in its lifetime.
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Not that i would try, but I couldn't get that thing down in a week.
Definitely time to call the man.
Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales
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Tree that big has seen a lot in its lifetime. The owner said he had lived there more than 50yrs and it was big when he moved in.
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Thats a nice one.
How tall would that tree be?
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Thats a nice one.
How tall would that tree be? Im not sure. Tall. I would think 85-90ft atleast. I was within 10ft of the top of it.
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Makes my feet tingle looking at that pic jdub....  Reminds me of an old AC/DC song looking at that picture....  Any guesses as to the song....  It's got something to do with balls.... 
Did you know that Beer Nutz are over a Dollar...and Deer Nutz are under a Buck...
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Love a good hunting story, love my family and friends. Some people you can't, but acted like do.
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