01-11-2022, 09:53 PM
(01-11-2022, 02:53 AM)kimo wires Wrote: Also, the tops can break off during windy days and become projectiles. I was trying to push a dead one down with my tractor and the top broke off and came down like a spear to the ground right next to me. I'll never do that again.
Kimo, you just described what is known to loggers as the dreaded 'Widow Maker'.
In a dense forest with a crowded canopy, it can be difficult to see which trees have dead limbs or even a dead top.
Many chainsaw cowboys and even professional fallers have been maimed or killed in this way.
Please be careful everyone.