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Smitty Two

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On Dec 1, 12:58*pm, Smitty Two wrote:
Based on Archimedes' bold lever concept and some drinking, I've come up
with a plan to pull down a dead tree with my Toyota Avalon and a few
lengths of stout towing chain. The tree is a birch, about 8-10" diameter
and maybe 30' tall. Those are rough estimates as I'm not currently on
site.

Unless the tree is ready to fall down on its own, there's no way that
will work. A 6-ton, 150HP tractor would not even wiggle that tree.
There's no way a 3500lb midsize car would do anything but tear itself
apart.

Leverage, Mike. Think leverage. Archimedes.