[AJD] 100 year old stumps are nasty

[Dean VP]

Terry:

Thanks for the idea.  Some of the cedar wood left in this stump looks like
it is totally preserved. A plaque would be an interesting little project.
Not sure I want to remind myself of this little incident though!  :-)

Isn't there a saying that goes something like this? If a tree falls in the
woods and doesn't make a sound, is the man still wrong?  :-) I must admit
the sound of fiberglass cracking and crumbling is not the sound I want to
here very often!  :-) 

Dean A. Van Peursem
Snohomish, WA 98290

I'm a walking storeroom of facts..... I've just lost the key to the
storeroom door 


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-----Original Message-----
From: antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
[mailto:antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
Terry L. Hrdlicka
Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 4:17 AM
To: Antique John Deere mailing list
Subject: Re: [AJD] 100 year old stumps are nasty

Dean,

Glad you weren't hurt.  I think one of the variations of Murphy's Law 
says something about timber being able to fall, despite gravity, rigging 
and physics, in the direction where it can do the most damage, or land 
in the most inaccessible location for recovery.

Perhaps you can carve a plaque out of the remains of the stump in honor 
of the 425!

Tomorrow will be better (I hope),

Terry



Dean VP wrote:
> I have spent the last couple weeks removing a 12' diameter x 12' tall old
> growth cedar stump in our front yard. I first was able to burn about
2/3rds
> of it but a pretty substantial section just would not burn even though I
lit
> several fires under it and around it with other wood. 
> 
> So I started carving it up with the chain saw and removed it, a large
chunk
> at a time. Well today I was down to the last section and root that by
itself
> was over 1' in diameter. The remaining piece above the ground was at least
> 2' in diameter and about 12' tall. A really heavy piece. 
> 
> I chained the top to the JD 620 with locked brakes so it wouldn't fall on
me
> while I was cutting the base root. I expected it to fall away from me
> towards the tension on the chain. Well this stinking 1000 lb plus hunk had
a
> mind of its own. It didn't fall the way I expected, it fell sideways. I
> never expected that. Should have, but didn't envision that. Now I really
> feel stupid. @#$%^&. So much for saving money by doing it yourself. 
> 
> The chunk was just long enough that the top grazed the side of and
> demolished the hood, side panel, radiator, dash, fan shroud, etc on my JD
> 425 Garden Tractor. The engine and frame wasn't damaged. I would guess
> probably at least $500 to $1,000 worth of damage. Engine runs ok. What a
> disappointment and I must say a big surprise. I guess I should feel lucky
I
> didn't get hurt but I had protected myself from that but didn't anticipate
> the fall to the side. Very dumb. Several bad words were uttered.
> 
> Going to call the Home Owners insurance company and see if I have any
> coverage under that policy. An expensive day. 
> 
> Bad day on Black Rock.
> 
> The only thing good I can say about this is the whole stump in now down. 
> 
> Dean A. Van Peursem
> Snohomish, WA 98290
> 
> I'm a walking storeroom of facts..... I've just lost the key to the
> storeroom door 
> 
> 
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> 
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