limb stuck on powerline

[olthumpa]

Good day for a selfie!

I wear gloves most of the time on my paws... Hydraulic fluid is a bugger to get out of my fur!

Doesn't taste very good when you lick it off either.

Like the new avatar!

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Doesn't taste very good when you lick it off either.

Like the new avatar!

Thanks! It's so me!

 

[OldeEnglish]

I've seen a lot of trees topped by arborist still standing today, there is one down the hill from me that looks like a horse shoe! Even Mother Nature likes to prune her trees with ice storms and strong winds, mountains full of them around here. Ever go to a mountain top and all of the native pines are really short? It's because Mother Nature won't let them grow tall becaue the tops snap off from the extreme winter weather around here.

6-7 years ago.... We had an ice storm on the mountains that literally broke every tree top off, the woods looked like a bomb went off, snowmobile trails took a month to clear. Sure a few trees may have died but you wouldn't even know it even happened. Not a tree guy, but people that can afford it have their trees pruned and it makes a noticeable difference. Apple trees are always topped, have an orchard in my town with 100+ year old trees. We are just starting to prune a berry plants, we remove almost half the plant every year and they grow back stronger and with better fruit.

 

[CaveCreekRay]

There is a park In San Diego off the end of the runway to Lindbergh Field. The wing tip vortices (horizontal tornadoes) drop down and snap the tops of the trees off. You can hear them whistling at 200 mph after a plane goes by. The trees grow to a certain point and that is it: The upper section is trashed. Very strange to see as all the nearby trees look normal.

 

[Lil Foot]

Maybe it has something to do with the environment & the type of tree. At my place in the mountains, the power company cut back & topped thousands of trees near the lines- really got carried away. Seems like 30-50% of the Ponderosa pines & Gambel oaks died or are dying after being topped. But they also topped Alligator Junipers & Scraggly Bark Cedars, and none of them seem to be affected in the least.

 

[OldeEnglish]

I can remember long long ago.... In a house we used to live in down the street from me.... We had a really nice cherry tree that had delicious cherries if you could get to them before the birds did.... My father had it pruned and the guy that did it sprayed some sort of black spray paint on the nubs where he cut off big branches. I have no idea what exactly he used but the tree lived on until the new owners cut it down including a really nice tall pear tree. Why in the world would someone cut down mature fruit bearing trees There's nothing like some fresh picked fruit. I always tell my nieces and nephews that fresh fruit tastes better than candy and it's good for you, they don't agree

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Lil Foot,
Yea AZ is hard on trees period!
I've seen perfectly healthy trees there turn to dust in no time at all!

OldeEnglish,
Punning paint seals off the ends so they don't get air in them, it's always a good Idea to use it.

 

[coachgeo]

Well I called the power company (Duke Energy) and let them know the situation. Told them power was not out nor flickering but soon snow might add some weight to things the way this limb was laying as a bridge from the tree to the wires etc.

Anyway..... at some point while I was gone...... they came and removed it. Also trimmed another branch that was getting close to the wire. All this on my property. They never shut off power is what surprised me. If they had my computer would have shut down.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Most lines that lead from pole to hose are Insulated lines, I'm betting that yours are just that.

 

[bcbull378]

Most lines that lead from pole to hose are Insulated lines, I'm betting that yours are just that.

Yes most house services are insulated but the neutral conductor isn't and if there's a bad connection at the house or the transformer pole you become the neutrals path to ground and it can kill you just as fast as the phases. Electricity follows the path of least resistance leave it to the professionals.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

leave it to the professionals.

I totally agree, I was just commenting on why the power company didn't need to turn off the power to get the job done, besides that they do tree work around live wires all the time there are safe procedures for doing it.