Judging by some of the vocabulary and the tree species and what gums we have here vs other places I'm thinking he may be over seas somewhere. I hear Aussies talk about red gum and burning so there are other places where there gums must be more desirable then the few species we have here.
I didn’t even notice that he was in Australia lol. Our gums are not the best firewood. They are not very dense and split about as good as a basket. When their young you can bend them to the ground with a dozer and they won’t break. Old and dead they crumble.
You're right on the sweetgum as the last time I had a tree fold up on me it was one of those. The tree in question though is an Australian grown gum and much different from our Georgia gum trees. I didn't have to buck up that gum tree because as you mentioned, the trunk broke up into sections when it hit the ground. Groundi took a pic of me "running" to get out of the debris path and I don't run unless it's an absolute necessity.
Hey maybe mother nature will send a storm blow it over for you to confirm. But if it's a tough tree it may not blow over. Or maybe all the branches will fall off and then the truck could be laid over...but that top may still break out so you never know...better to just let that one turn to dirt, unless it blows over earlier.
Thats the truth, and im 36, i try not to go too far, but have been known to go 50 yrds before
Those little sling shot things pull small line over then big line.
A bow and arrow with a string on it works too.
Or fishing pole and a one ounce sinker. Then tie masons twine to weight and reel it back over and then tie rope to the twine.
