Oh Christmas Tree Oh Falling Tree Part II

kimmiekp

So my tree fell over again last night, despite the c clamps that were involved, the little "screws" gave way and the tree just tipped inside the stand.  It is currently leaning up against the wall and windows in the corner. LOL

So now the task is, go buy a new tree stand, then someone manage -- the two of us, to wrangle the tree out of the stand and into a new stand, screw into place in some sort of straight and up-right fashion with all the lights and ornaments still on the tree.

Common sense dictates that I should take all of the ornaments off and start over... Common sense be damned. That's a lot of work!!! LOL

We'll see how it goes.. (and I took a picture of this tree, I'll have to send it because it's just not the same unless you see it propped up in the corner against the wall.  I swear it's tempting to just leave it like that!!!

BoogieMonster629

LOL oh man!  Mine is tied to the wall, mainly because last year my cats tipped it over in the middle of the night and I don't want that happening again because they can't leave the damn thing alone!

Kristen61607

How tall is your tree? We got an 11' one this year like we always do, but it's fatter then we normally get. We also had MAJOR issues. The stupid thing wouldn't stand up no matter what we did. So DH concluded that it was our base, so I went straight to Lowe's and got this stand which is AMAZING. SO sturdy and secure. Luckily we didn't do ANY decorating until we were sure the base was going to work. Sorry you already have everything up! so frusturating! But yeah, after we got that base the tree was up and sturdy in less then 10 minutes (after struggling for 2 hours with our stupid old stand!)

But I really recommend that stand even though it's a little pricey- it's VERY sturdy. 

kimmiekp

Kristen61607:

How tall is your tree? We got an 11' one this year like we always do, but it's fatter then we normally get. We also had MAJOR issues. The stupid thing wouldn't stand up no matter what we did. So DH concluded that it was our base, so I went straight to Lowe's and got this stand which is AMAZING. SO sturdy and secure. Luckily we didn't do ANY decorating until we were sure the base was going to work. Sorry you already have everything up! so frusturating! But yeah, after we got that base the tree was up and sturdy in less then 10 minutes (after struggling for 2 hours with our stupid old stand!)

But I really recommend that stand even though it's a little pricey- it's VERY sturdy. 

You know, i can tell right off the bat that this is a better idea than the stand I have. I was all excited when I got my stand two years ago... I got it after season and it's one of those "self leveling"  So you can maneuver it and lock it into place. The problem is, the "bucket" that the tree sits in is plastic.  It still has that same square bolt and screw as most other stands, but of course any pressure on that plastic and the plastic is going to flex against the metal bolts...Which is what is going on.  Then there is the other issue that the metal bolts only have this rubber nub on the end. I can see in the one you got that it's a bigger kind of "circle" which will hit more of the trunk as opposed to just having four points hitting... for flatter circular points are certainly more sturdy.

I'm also thinking of tying it to the wall like PP... lol... I just don't know how I'd go about that... lol

BoogieMonster629

kimmiekp:

Kristen61607:

How tall is your tree? We got an 11' one this year like we always do, but it's fatter then we normally get. We also had MAJOR issues. The stupid thing wouldn't stand up no matter what we did. So DH concluded that it was our base, so I went straight to Lowe's and got this stand which is AMAZING. SO sturdy and secure. Luckily we didn't do ANY decorating until we were sure the base was going to work. Sorry you already have everything up! so frusturating! But yeah, after we got that base the tree was up and sturdy in less then 10 minutes (after struggling for 2 hours with our stupid old stand!)

But I really recommend that stand even though it's a little pricey- it's VERY sturdy. 

You know, i can tell right off the bat that this is a better idea than the stand I have. I was all excited when I got my stand two years ago... I got it after season and it's one of those "self leveling"  So you can maneuver it and lock it into place. The problem is, the "bucket" that the tree sits in is plastic.  It still has that same square bolt and screw as most other stands, but of course any pressure on that plastic and the plastic is going to flex against the metal bolts...Which is what is going on.  Then there is the other issue that the metal bolts only have this rubber nub on the end. I can see in the one you got that it's a bigger kind of "circle" which will hit more of the trunk as opposed to just having four points hitting... for flatter circular points are certainly more sturdy.

I'm also thinking of tying it to the wall like PP... lol... I just don't know how I'd go about that... lol

we bought those command hooks that you can take off the wall when your done and used string.. probably would look a little better with clear fishing line or something but we didn't have any lol

kimmiekp

Maybe that's what I need to do. I think that trying to pull this tree out of the stand with ornament and all is going to be a nightmare.  But do those hooks work good?  (to answer the previous question, its an 8 foot tree and really full) -- Ive tried to use them before and they fell off the wall lol... clearly I did something wrong. So I need to know that they'll actually HOLD the tree.

BoogieMonster629

they work pretty well for me, I use 2.. just don't make the string too tight or they might pull

kimmiekp

I have a feeling I'll be stuck doing the stand thing... since if i did the wall hook thing the tree would be depending on the strength of those hooks to stay up and balance... I can see where it would work great when you're dealing with an already dependable tree stand and a not so heavy cat lol... but with the weight of this three the over abundance of lights and bulbs (yeah I'm one of those) I think it might be another recipe for disaster    But it is a GREAT idea!!!!