WLemke Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Our oak tree in the backyard didn’t fair too well during Thursday’s storm. I’m really impressed with the 40V Ryobi chainsaw I bought. Got everything cut up with one 5ah battery. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 1 hour ago, ATXZJ said: Have a come along? I do have several 10k lbs rated ones from my racing days, and some trees I could attach them too, but I fear for this one to actually pull the other tree down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 A big branch on a red oak in the backyard was bending way down. I tried using the propane heater under it, it was a waste of time and propane. So I took a long 1x1 and just bashed it (this oak doesn't drop all its leaves until the spring when the new ones pop out), and it made a huge difference. I'll try the same with the live oak out front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chongo Loco Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Lots of Ash trees split in half in my hood. One fell into the street one car in front of me as I was driving to get some food during the outage Thursday. Spent couple hours trimming my neighbors ash tree that was sagging onto both of our roofs. Couple of huge live oaks split along our park and greenbelt. [emoji853]Cracked up that all these people are scouring the neighborhood picking up the cut trees for firewood. They’re knocking on doors to ask if the can cut up all the downed trees! Good luck getting wet green live oak started. One plus to a gas fireplace. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATXZJ Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 28 minutes ago, AntonioGG said: I do have several 10k lbs rated ones from my racing days, and some trees I could attach them too, but I fear for this one to actually pull the other tree down. Can you snatch them close to the ground the and use something that won't dig into them? I've used some pretty small trees to winch 5-6k lb jeeps out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATXZJ Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 57 minutes ago, WLemke said: cool dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 For now me and my whacking stick made a difference (plus the trimming on Thursday). If it does start raining, I'll resort to the tow straps, maybe trim some more which I just noticed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree Magnet Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Is there any problem that a bigger whacking stick can’t solve? I think not.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurronnicane Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 In ‘97 we had a bad ice storm that did a number on our trees. And with 10 wooded acres there were a lot at risk. The sound was the spookiest thing - it sounded like somebody hitting a baseball with an aluminum bat, followed by what sounded like breaking glass. It sounded like we were in a war zone. We probably lost 15 medium to large Live Oaks, and major limbs from another 70 or so. The junipers mostly leaned over and sprang back up once the ice melted but six or eight of them laid over and their root balls just popped out of the ground. It took me two years to clean up the mess, particularly farther from the house. We’ve lost a dozen limbs so far this year and are hoping we don’t get any more freezing rain. Heck, we lost four or five limbs to the big snow in January. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcarneytx Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 1 hour ago, WLemke said: Our oak tree in the backyard didn’t fair too well during Thursday’s storm. I’m really impressed with the 40V Ryobi chainsaw I bought. Got everything cut up with one 5ah battery. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Now you'll have firewood for next year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 17 minutes ago, AntonioGG said: For now me and my whacking stick made a difference Hey, this is a public forum! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Our trees recovered somewhat even if it was never above freezing. Not sure if sublimation or the stronger wind knocked some ice off but the branches are visibly sitting a couple of feet higher. Did anyone else experience the same thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack_turtle Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 I just stepped outside to the clearly audible hiss of sleet pelting the land. Wild! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 4 minutes ago, mack_turtle said: I just stepped outside to the clearly audible hiss of sleet pelting the land. Wild! Yeah it's a weird sound. Meanwhile my weather app says it's snow. I wondered what the rest of town was getting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cafeend Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Anyone have a drone? The trees dragging across my roof sound like a iceberg through the Titanic.I am going to need to see up on the roof when this clears.Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 10 minutes ago, AntonioGG said: I wondered what the rest of town was getting. "Wintry mix." It must be warmer up high. At these Temps, it should just be fluffy white. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Just now, Barry said: "Wintry mix." It must be warmer up high. At these Temps, it should just be fluffy white. Yeah where we live (roughly Old Spicewood Springs tees into Spicewood Springs) we seem to have a micro climate. We get extra rain and fog when other areas don't. But I can't explain the sleet since that's well above the area where I would have thought the hills made a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheX Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 1 hour ago, AntonioGG said: Our trees recovered somewhat even if it was never above freezing. Not sure if sublimation or the stronger wind knocked some ice off but the branches are visibly sitting a couple of feet higher. Did anyone else experience the same thing? Definitely, not sure how but it got a lot better. Now we have snow everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natas1321 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Have about 3-5 inches of snow here in San Antonio, hate this weather I just want to go ride. Sent from my moto g(7) supra using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AntonioGG Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 (edited) Also from A friend in BC: hope y’all’s fat tired bikes are ready to go! Edited February 15, 2021 by AntonioGG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 10 minutes ago, AntonioGG said: hope y’all’s fat tired bikes are ready to go! Yeeeeees! 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheX Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Nearly a foot deep in Pflugerville. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 It was actually raining for a few minutes last night. That didn't help the tree situation. But the snow is not going to be a problem. Too dry, too blowy for it to stick on trees I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATXZJ Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 (edited) Got a little here in the dirty south Edited February 15, 2021 by ATXZJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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