Hidden dangers!

[timberbear]

Just thought I'd share these pictures with you. After crown lifting an oak today I was asked to clean up the trunk. A quick check amongst the branches about 8ft up I found this spike. Imagine swinging into this!

[skyhuck]

Yikes!!!!!!!

[Maxwell]

crikey mate, could have done some real damage. i'm glad you found it before your groin or your saw did.

 

stay safe

[Pedroski]

I love things like that. It's amazing when working in really overgrown gardens how often pointed bits of angle iron, re-bar etc etc, can be found pointing upwards out of the ground. All nasty things to fall on. Goes to show how important it is to have a proper looksy to see what hazards are about.

[will.morris]

Scary to think about!

[Swampster]

I normally find these things with my saw......

[will.morris]

I normally find these things with my saw......

 

I'd rather that then by being skewered

[michaelknapp]

I'd rather that then by being skewered

 

i was cutting a hollow tree down a few years ago and someone had filled the cavity with concrete!!!!!

[Stubby]

i was cutting a hollow tree down a few years ago and someone had filled the cavity with concrete!!!!!

 

Yea thats handy !

[finky]

now that would have tickled