how do i move a tree trunk it weighs about 500 pounds and is in my backyard?
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Well it really depends on where you want to move it and what you want to do with it when you get it there, but as a start it might be helpful to turn the 500 log into smaller parts and then you can move it by hand. This could be done by the use of either an ax or chainsaw (following appropriate safety guidelines of course).\n\nIf the use of such tools is out of the question then and dragging the log is ok then the use of a winch or a vehicle may be a possiblity; for the use of a hand winch, a rope climbing type winch is advised, one such as a 'tifor' jack, ensuring that the maximum safe working load of the steel wire rope is not exceeded, not forgetting that the 500 is the dead wieght of the log, it is likely to wieght far more being dragged along the ground due to friction/ground efffect(I would advise that it's treated as wieghing 1000lbs at least).\n\nThe winch will need to be fixed to a suitable anchourage, I suggest either a large vehicle (4x4/SUV) or a ground anchor, these consist of a plate with shackles attached at both ends, in the plate are upto 8 holes in which 2ft stakes are driven at angles to hold the anchor. Multiples of the anchors can be linked to provide more anchorage, each being able to hold 1 metric tonne, upto a limit of 6 tonnes using a 'crows foot' configuration.\n\nEnsure that all equipment is certified for the specific use and is load tested and has a current test certificate avaliable if applicable (in the UK that is anything rated for 1+ tonnes)
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Unhook it and place it on the floor, now roll it around while placing your weight on the lumpy bottom. That will force the stuffing towards the top.
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Without driving it, you have two options for the most part.\n\n1) Hire a car transport service to haul it for you.\n\n2) Rent towing equipment from U-Haul if you have something to pull it with.\n\nOtherwise, I dont know how else you could move it.
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a local hardware store should have a type on tape that you can wrap around the tree
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go to a junk yard and get some fake wood \nfrom another car\nit will fit and work best\nor ask at your local harware store or car guy
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made of wood so when its old break it down and use it as mulch
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A cable drill bit and a snake should be enough.\n\nGood Luck
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Essentialy, you do it the same way you would from a boat. You're just comming at it from a different direction. Fish the cover; weed beds, stumps, rocks, or anything else that might hold fish.
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try to call a junk yard that takes it....\nPut it in the newspaper, free, as is, come take it..
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Draw the diagram\n\nLet the height of the tree be h ft and the closer (ie the one with angle of elevation to tree of 35°) be x ft away from the tree\nThus the other is (200 - x) ft away\n\nThen cot 35° = x/h\nie x = hcot 35°\n\nAlso cot 30° = (200 - x)/h\nso 200 - x = hcot 30°\nie x = 200 - hcot 30°\n\nTherefore hcot 35° = 200 - hcot 30°\nie h(cot35° + cot 30°) = 200\nSo h = 200/(cot 30° + cot 35°)\n≈ 63.29 ft
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throw it to the floor that should help
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It's easy either way, but I would say handle it all yourself.  That way you can say that it was your idea and your planning instead of someone else's.  \n\nGo to your town council, meet with them and ask permission first of all.  Especially about planting trees.  Get with other people in your community for support and help if you need it.  Go around in local businesses and explain what you are trying to do an ask if they will sponsor you.  If not you can talk with the town council, the county seat, or even the state about helping out with the project.
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Someone, somewhere has built "legal" tree houses. Search the Internet and talk to your local city or county building department to find some referrals.
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if the tree was in his/her yard/property.\n\nYour neighbor is fully responsible for the damage. If he/she won't pay then seek an attorney.
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dude u need to start doin your own hw. ill do it this time\n5. well you have to check all the forces on the bag. the first force is gravity, which is downwards and its 9.8m where m is the mass (Force = mass x acceleration) so gravity force is 20.5kg * 9.8 = 200.9N. then the 2nd force is the force of your own movement. you accelerate it upwards at 5m/s^2. so you apply a force of 5x20.5 = 102.5N on the bag upwards. but this is the thing. it gets confusing. the force is applied on the bag, not on the items in the bag. the items in the bag  is what  makes the bag weigh so much. so if you pull the bag up with 102.5N force, the items in the bag pull downwards with the same force (another one of newtons laws) which means the total downwards force is 102.5 + 200.9 = 303.4N downwards. which is more than 245N so the bag will rip. \n\n6. well in general F  = ma. but the F is total force. in this case, there is a friction force along with the applied force.\nso Fa + Ff = ma\n   37 + Ff = 5 x 5.8\n   Ff = 29 - 37\n   Ff = -8N     its negative because its opposing the applied force. in this case i can choose which direction i want to be positive, i chose the direction that the object is moving. you could put negatives in front of the applied force, friction force and acceleration   and youll get the same answer.  so friction force is 8N.\nb. the coefficient of friction is calculated by Ff = u x Fn\nwhere Fn is the normal force and u is the coefficient. you already know Ff. the normal force is easy its basically  the force tha topposes gravity. if the object isnt moving up or down (if its on a surface). so then gravity is 5 kg x 9.8 = 49N \nso then Ff = u x 49\n    8 = u x 49\n u = 8/49\n u = 0.1632..... coefficient of friction is 0.1632\n\n7.\na.  the force is 107N and the mass is 5.1kg. so acceleration is 20.98m/s^2\nb. so acceleration = Vf-Vi/t\n  20.98 = Vf - 0 / 10s\n  Vf = 10 x 20.98 = 209.8m/s\nfinal velocity is 209.8m/s\nc. the net force that acts on the object is only the downward gravity force which is 9.8x 5.1 = 49.98.\nd. the direction of their velocity goes down when the velocity becomes 0. so you can do this by saying acceleration is gravitational and it is -9.8. initial velocity is 209.8 and final velocity is 0. and now u gotta find time. so  a = Vf-Vi/t\n-9.8 = -209.8 / t\nt = 209.8/9.8\nt = 21.4s   so it starts going down   21.4s after 10s after its been released (the first 10 s  its accelerating upwards)   so it starts going down 31.4s after its been realeased.
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Any Hardware/lumber store ie. Home Depot or Lowes.  Ask for landscaping timbers.  most have rounded sides so they are safe.
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drag and drop it to where you want it to be