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    Ive heard it does something to the tree and will blunt your chainsaw very quickly
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    Not much left of three of them to cut John ,the strike on one tree went down in a corkscrew like pattern and blew a hole in the ground next to the tree .
    Oddly all trees were red stringy that were hit .

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    Quote Originally Posted by GQtdauto View Post
    Not much left of three of them to cut John ,the strike on one tree went down in a corkscrew like pattern and blew a hole in the ground next to the tree .
    Oddly all trees were red stringy that were hit .
    Great shots, I have seen a few trees like this over the years but didnt know what had caused them to blow apart, thought it was high winds and massive fractures - learnt something today,

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    are they high in iron or some other metal?
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    Quote Originally Posted by rusty_nail View Post
    are they high in iron or some other metal?
    I cant understand what 'process' would to harden the timber. If anything you might get drier wood as the moisture is flashed off by the zilluions of volts, but if it does not carburize, then I would think it would cut like dry timber. Can't say I have ever cut a lightning affected tree though, so just my opinion. If its black and charred, then yes, the carbon will knock the chain around unless its a carbide tipped chain, but even those wont last forever - I have one and reckon I got 5 times the chain life out of it compared to a standard chain.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rusty_nail View Post
    are they high in iron or some other metal?
    Don't think it really matters mate

    "During a storm, colliding particles of rain, ice, or snow inside storm clouds increase the imbalance between storm clouds and the ground, and often negatively charge the lower reaches of storm clouds. Objects on the ground, like steeples, trees, and the Earth itself, become positively charged—creating an imbalance that nature seeks to remedy by passing current between the two charges."

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    Quote Originally Posted by NissanGQ4.2 View Post
    Don't think it really matters mate

    "During a storm, colliding particles of rain, ice, or snow inside storm clouds increase the imbalance between storm clouds and the ground, and often negatively charge the lower reaches of storm clouds. Objects on the ground, like steeples, trees, and the Earth itself, become positively charged—creating an imbalance that nature seeks to remedy by passing current between the two charges."

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    Quote Originally Posted by rusty_nail View Post
    On a side note, reckon you can make it down for roofys Meetup mate? Is there anything but money stopping you from coming?

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    Always money for me mate!!! But hey I smoke and drink so always broke! If I wasn't always broke I would be driving my petrol guzzlin GQ around *L* If I gave up smoking I could own 20 off them and even a few GU's!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by NissanGQ4.2 View Post
    @rusty_nail

    Always money for me mate!!! But hey I smoke and drink so always broke! If I wasn't always broke I would be driving my petrol guzzlin GQ around *L* If I gave up smoking I could own 20 off them and even a few GU's!!!

    But more this time is I have already booked from the 13th April till the 29th off work ( doing some work around the home and a few days at Jindabyne ) and I don't like my chances of getting the 3rd Friday and 6th Monday off, I could leave Friday around midday but would be pushing 2 be there by 9pm and would have 2 leave early Sunday morning

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