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I took down a 400 year old oak tree... #6270816 07/01/18 10:42 PM 07/01/18 10:42 PM
Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 2,568 TN/OH R RM trapper OP trapper
RM trapper OP trapper R Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 2,568 TN/OH	I hated to see this old behemoth die, but I was grateful that I was the one to get the job. It was a beautiful white oak that was next to a local church, and they had records of the church being held under the tree 150 years earlier before the church was built. I've saw taller in this area but in my 18 years in the tree industry its the biggest all around tree I've saw. I have a 65 ft bucket truck and still had to climb a couple leads of it. 88 inches across the stump. Counted 380+ rings with some of the heart rotted put I know it was over 400 year old I wish I'd took some good before pics of the tree standing, the pics of the bucket and me climbing are not the same tree Last edited by RM trapper; 07/01/18 10:44 PM.

Re: I took down a 400 year old oak tree... [Re: RM trapper] #6270817 07/01/18 10:44 PM 07/01/18 10:44 PM
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 2,626 Flint, Michigan bhugo trapper
bhugo trapper Joined: May 2007 Posts: 2,626 Flint, Michigan	Awesome dude. You rock. Member MTPCA, FTA and NTA

Re: I took down a 400 year old oak tree... [Re: RM trapper] #6270818 07/01/18 10:45 PM 07/01/18 10:45 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 45,491 james bay frontierOnt. B Boco trapper
Boco trapper B Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 45,491 james bay frontierOnt.	That's a nice pic with the hills in the background and you in the tree. Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.

Re: I took down a 400 year old oak tree... [Re: RM trapper] #6270819 07/01/18 10:46 PM 07/01/18 10:46 PM
Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 4,574 MN D Donnersurvivor trapper
Donnersurvivor trapper D Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 4,574 MN	Cool tree, glad you got to put her down. If you are interested in a hitch climber set up with a micro pulley hit me up, you would love to ditch that blakes hitch (looks like a blakes atleast from pics)

Re: I took down a 400 year old oak tree... [Re: RM trapper] #6270820 07/01/18 10:47 PM 07/01/18 10:47 PM
Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 2,568 TN/OH R RM trapper OP trapper
RM trapper OP trapper R Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 2,568 TN/OH	We did this one awhile back but thought some of you guys would enjoy it, after seeing the posts from other tree guys. I didn't even think to take pics til I had it on the ground. Its very uncommon to see trees this old in my area

Re: I took down a 400 year old oak tree... [Re: RM trapper] #6270821 07/01/18 10:48 PM 07/01/18 10:48 PM
Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 6,562 MB J Jurassic Park trapper
Jurassic Park trapper J Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 6,562 MB	Photoshopped. Cold as ice!

Re: I took down a 400 year old oak tree... [Re: RM trapper] #6270822 07/01/18 10:49 PM 07/01/18 10:49 PM
Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 2,568 TN/OH R RM trapper OP trapper
RM trapper OP trapper R Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 2,568 TN/OH	Yea donnersurvivor I was taught from an old school guy and still do it that way but the older I get the more I'm looking for easier ways. I'm ordering some carbon fiber spikes, do any of you guys use them

Re: I took down a 400 year old oak tree... [Re: RM trapper] #6270823 07/01/18 10:50 PM 07/01/18 10:50 PM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 2,100 NW MO T TurkeyTime trapper
TurkeyTime trapper T Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 2,100 NW MO	Pretty cool. I always like to think and point out to the kids that when those started growing it was only Indians around and at least around here there were still bear and elk.

Re: I took down a 400 year old oak tree... [Re: RM trapper] #6270824 07/01/18 10:50 PM 07/01/18 10:50 PM
Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 2,568 TN/OH R RM trapper OP trapper
RM trapper OP trapper R Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 2,568 TN/OH	Your welcome to come down to east Tenn anytime Jurassic and go on the job with me for a day. And I can put you in a photoshopped pic

Re: I took down a 400 year old oak tree... [Re: RM trapper] #6270826 07/01/18 10:51 PM 07/01/18 10:51 PM
Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 2,568 TN/OH R RM trapper OP trapper
RM trapper OP trapper R Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 2,568 TN/OH	Yea turkeytime, I always think of all the things those old trees have saw

Re: I took down a 400 year old oak tree... [Re: Jurassic Park] #6270829 07/01/18 10:59 PM 07/01/18 10:59 PM
Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 2,568 TN/OH R RM trapper OP trapper
RM trapper OP trapper R Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 2,568 TN/OH	I did the job for Cold Springs Presbyterian Church in Bristol Tenn, if you like to call them Jurassic. I own Shell's Tree Service. Have no reason to Photoshop, or do I know how

Re: I took down a 400 year old oak tree... [Re: RM trapper] #6270836 07/01/18 11:11 PM 07/01/18 11:11 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 17,797 N.W. Iowa T Tactical.20 trapper
Tactical.20 trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 17,797 N.W. Iowa	Tree killer! Lol that is a big one, there used to be a huge one at izak Walton park by Webster city

Re: I took down a 400 year old oak tree... [Re: Tactical.20] #6270846 07/01/18 11:21 PM 07/01/18 11:21 PM
Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 2,400 Morgantown, WV D Dfabs trapper
Dfabs trapper D Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 2,400 Morgantown, WV	That’s a whopper, RM. I used to race gokarts down that way when I was a kid. We raced a good bit at a place called Dumplin Valley Raceway in Kodak, Tenn.

Re: I took down a 400 year old oak tree... [Re: RM trapper] #6270875 07/02/18 12:18 AM 07/02/18 12:18 AM
Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 25,694 nm A adam m trapper
adam m trapper A Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 25,694 nm	That's an awesome privilege. Are they or you doing or making anything with that wood?

Re: I took down a 400 year old oak tree... [Re: RM trapper] #6270879 07/02/18 12:26 AM 07/02/18 12:26 AM
Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 3,660 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Tweed trapper
Tweed trapper Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 3,660 Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Originally Posted By: RM trapper I hated to see this old behemoth die, but I was grateful that I was the one to get the job. It was a beautiful white oak that was next to a local church, and they had records of the church being held under the tree 150 years earlier before the church was built. I've saw taller in this area but in my 18 years in the tree industry its the biggest all around tree I've saw. I have a 65 ft bucket truck and still had to climb a couple leads of it. 88 inches across the stump. Counted 380+ rings with some of the heart rotted put I know it was over 400 year old I wish I'd took some good before pics of the tree standing, the pics of the bucket and me climbing are not the same tree My goodness... That really is something.

Re: I took down a 400 year old oak tree... [Re: RM trapper] #6270885 07/02/18 12:53 AM 07/02/18 12:53 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,958 Va P pass-thru trapper
pass-thru trapper P Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,958 Va	Why did they need to take it down?

Re: I took down a 400 year old oak tree... [Re: RM trapper] #6270890 07/02/18 01:53 AM 07/02/18 01:53 AM
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 581 Des Allemands, Louisiana Budfish trapper
Budfish trapper Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 581 Des Allemands, Louisiana	That's a lot of board feet of good hard wood there! Get someone with a sawmill to slice a few slabs to sell. You could probably make a enough for a new truck! http://www.facebook.com/bayouwildlifecontrol

Re: I took down a 400 year old oak tree... [Re: Boco] #6270893 07/02/18 04:28 AM 07/02/18 04:28 AM
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 6,079 Mt Y yodeldog101 trapper
yodeldog101 trapper Y Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 6,079 Mt	Originally Posted By: Boco That's a nice pic with the hills in the background and you in the tree. X2...yup Member NTA MTA NRA We live back in the woods ya see...my woman and the kids and the dogs and me....

Re: I took down a 400 year old oak tree... [Re: RM trapper] #6270894 07/02/18 04:34 AM 07/02/18 04:34 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 10,627 Philippines, s.e. asia,ohio west river rogue trapper
west river rogue trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 10,627 Philippines, s.e. asia,ohio	nice job!! http://philippinebolomachete.weebly.com/ missing S.E. Asia a bit https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=lefties43332 im steve

Re: I took down a 400 year old oak tree... [Re: RM trapper] #6270902 07/02/18 05:21 AM 07/02/18 05:21 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,686 Williamsport, Pa. J jk trapper
jk trapper J Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,686 Williamsport, Pa.	Looks a lot like Pa in the photos. Big treee.......jk Free people are not equal. Equal people are not free. What's supposed to be ain't always is. Hopper Hunter

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