Wind and how car parts saved a tree.

[Steve1968LS2]

Originally Posted by class67

How deep into the wall is that bolt? hopefully it doesn't pull out. I hear the wind gusts are reaching 65mph. I had to do the same thing one night in my yard as well. Tie straps come in handy for households as well as cars I guess.

We had gusts up in the 80-90 mph area..

The rods went almost a foot into the wall. They are in there loosly and the weight of the tree pulling forward on them has a wedge effect. Unless the wall fails they arent going anywhere.

Originally Posted by ironworks

I believe that is called oakie engineering.

Well, part of my family does hail for there..

[jannes_z-28]

This just proves that hotrodders are more innovative than others. Just hope that it doesn't bring your house with it if it blows really hard.


Jan

[COYBILT]

Im hope everything goes well in the LA, SB,and SD countys.
My brother was evacuated out of his house in san diego today as with 250,000 other people.
Those wind gust are just killing every body down there.

[va72mlibu]

Originally Posted by jannes_z-28

This just proves that hotrodders are more innovative than others.

Yeah, if a restoration guy was out there he wouldn't be able to save the tree because he didn't have the right date code bolts for that Fairlane bracket!

[67rsconvert]

I heard they did catch an arsonist who was witnessed starting a fire and then trying to flee on a motorcycle. Perhaps there are more than one but at least they caught this a$$hole.