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LARGE Tree vs Bronco

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F=ma (and trees have a LOT of mass, even if the acceleration isn't a full 32ft/sec/sec, a "little" 'a' and a big 'm' still equals a big mother-nature F)

If you have ever seen a toppled tree from an ice storm cut through a 2 story house like a hot knife through butter, you can understand how the tree sliced through that Bronco. I'm actually surprised that it didn't cleave the Bronco cleanly in half. Maybe the curb acted like a bump-stop.
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The real question is, “ how many times did they rotate the tires?”
 

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perfect candidate for a bronco trailer conversion. that was a big tree!
 

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i’m pretty impressed how it looks like the front suspension held up.. love to see if there’s a bend in the frame. I knew those boron steel rails were tough but seeing them crumpled is eye opening.
 

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All because a fat squirrel jumped from the adjacent gutter to the tree?
I wonder how a Jeep would’ve faired.
 

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All because a fat squirrel jumped from the adjacent gutter to the tree?
I wonder how a Jeep would’ve faired.
The Jeep would've been fine after the tree bounced off the 237 rubber ducks but the poor house would've been destroyed.
 

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Figure about 150,000 pounds plus wind velocity behind it....if the poor soul WAS inside, at least it would've been quick.
 
 





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