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Why does nobody talk about how much weight a single dead limb can actually drop?

Last week on a job in Phoenix, I cut a 4 foot dead oak limb that looked light and it landed with a thud that cracked the concrete driveway. I looked it up later and a dry limb that size can weigh over 80 pounds depending on the species. Has anyone else been surprised by how heavy deadwood gets?
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lane.eric
lane.eric1mo ago
I had a 3 foot mesquite limb land on my truck bed and it left a dent.
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robin_henderson81
Wait, @lane.eric, 80 pounds from just 4 feet? That's insane.
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