what kind of rim?

[DanB]

I found this old rim that was around an old pine tree......right next to a 1850's mining cabin.......so what kind of rim is this? now that it has been liberated from the tree after all these years? here are a few pictures of the shack as well......db

 

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[trikikiwi]

Why did you chop down the tree?
Mike

 

[creskol]

Why did you chop down the tree?
Mike

I was wondering the very same thing! Was it dead already?

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Wouldnt it have been better to cut the rim to save the tree? Unless the tree was dead already.

 

[aka da Prof]

looks like the tree was already a goner--you can just about see the rim at the base in the photo--but the rim itself was it wire or wood spoked, we wonder--

 

[DanB]

no there were no spokes in the rim......and if you notice in the photo the "pine tree" if it were still alive would have needles on it.....if you all notice the tree is dead.....no needles.....it was cut down for safety reasons....

db

 

[Mackaydon]

Why not just leave the tree (even dead) and the rim intact?
IMO, the highest value you have is the pic of the rim around the tree.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Hard to say on the rim, if you hit it with a wire brush you might find a name on it, or some kind of mark. As far as the tree, looks like it was ready to be firewood.

 

[Mileaway]

The rim around the tree was pretty cool but so is a nice warm fire in Feb.!
Looks like an old Model A rim. I know my grandparents used to use them around starter trees back in the day.

Did you count the tree rings?

 

[kuger]

neat relics,but I am pretty sure your cabin is a little later than 1850's

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

The tree was going to fall anyway. It probably looked cool when it was alive.

 

[trikikiwi]

Why did you chop down the tree?
Mike

You did the right thing.
Cheers, Mike