roknjohn Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Big rain storm last night killed my 23' mega tree. I guess that I should have added those middle guy wires after all.Guess that blows today. Attached files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roknjohn Posted November 29, 2011 Author Share Posted November 29, 2011 BEFORE: Attached files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santas Helper Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 A blue pill comes to mind .Mid'level guying is good idea for a pole/conduit structure mega tree of that height. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimswinder Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 roknjohn wrote: Big rain storm last night killed my 23' mega tree. I guess that I should have added those middle guy wires after all.Guess that blows today.I had middle guys wires on my tree last year...still bent right above where they were attached... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevikester Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Its a little sad...what is your center pole made from ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Weiland Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Ouch! I hope you can salvage some of the pieces and put it back together. You Might want to get a pole with a little more wall thickness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Cole Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 thats sad, I hate pictures like that. Can you salvage it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Leonhardt Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Look on the brighter side, You look like you live in a great neighbor hood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roknjohn Posted November 29, 2011 Author Share Posted November 29, 2011 thevikester wrote:Its a little sad...what is your center pole made from ??Left over cardboard tubes from wrapping paper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roknjohn Posted November 29, 2011 Author Share Posted November 29, 2011 Ok, I wasn't able to work much today due to the weather, but I did manage to remove the bent pole. I took off the "firestick" sleeves (all still work fine) and the star (a little bent but easily fixed). I made up some additional guy wires and turn buckles for support midway up.My pole was salvaged from old trampoline parts. They are/were 3.5' sections of 1-1/4 that slipped together that were used to hold safety netting. I used 7 sections, including the star topper. I used 1-1/2 Sch 80 PVC sleeves over the pole for the "firestick" effect.I only had guy wires at the very top, which allowed the pole to sway in the middle. I was planning to add a middle set of guy wires but the heavy rain and wind killed it before I could.The collapse resulted in two bent sections of pole. Luckily, I have a few extra sections to replace. I think it will be all right with the extra guys.My main concern right now is the 128 strings of lights laying on the ground. I hope these aren't a nightmare to untangle. I have to go out of town for a couple of days. I'll try to rebuild it on Friday. So much for lights on this weekend. Attached files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownOut Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 What did it look like lit up on the ground??? Sorry to see your tree after the storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponddude Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 I think the fact that they poles slide together may be your issue. I would always recommend one solid piece of tubing/piping if possible. Mine, before my Z-Tree was made of the heavy duty that ridiculous heavy electrical conduit. It was painfully expensive per section but it was sturdy as could be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roknjohn Posted November 29, 2011 Author Share Posted November 29, 2011 The blue lights looked like a waterfall or ice. Pretty cool. My wife said "I thought you weren't doing an arch?" SAB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Greer Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 You're in Marion? Looks like I might have to make a trip out that way this year. I'm just down the road in Conway. I haven't posted much around here in the past couple years, but I've been an LOR user since 2004, and doing the music sync thing since 2006. Not doing a display this year since my mom is very ill, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffF Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 Ponddude wrote: I think the fact that they poles slide together may be your issue. I would always recommend one solid piece of tubing/piping if possible.I was very lucky that the previous owner's of our house threw the old well line out back in the woods when they replaced the well pump. I stumbled across a ~23ft section of heavy duty piping and instantly knew what I'd use it for. It's on it's fourth year now... second year with guying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryMartin Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 For our 24' megatree I went with 2" steel pipe. Even with that, I have guys at about the 16' point, using 3/8" wire rope and turnbuckles. Paranoid? Sure, but I live in Kansas and we get 40 to 50 mph winds fairly often. I didn't want to ever have to take pictures of a fallen megatree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Roberson Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 roknjohn wrote: The blue lights looked like a waterfall or ice. Pretty cool. My wife said "I thought you weren't doing an arch?" SAB LOL. Wives are very helpful sometimes......:?SAB? smoking a blunt is what google comes up with. LOLI have my guess, but won't say it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magish01 Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 It's the "Hunchtree of Notre Dame" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Chaput Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Did you follow the instructions from that fella in Seattle!!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roknjohn Posted December 7, 2011 Author Share Posted December 7, 2011 Well.. I resurrected my mega tree with a new pole and middle guy wires. Freak storm this afternoon (60mph winds) knocked it down AGAIN! :XI have a new plan though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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