A Teeter Totter Hemlock

[slowp]

This is how I did it. I'm not finished.

The story? I started out to go up into the woods and get some easy Doug-fir. I hit some black ice. Knowing there would be more, I swung into my friends' place and visited then at their suggestion, cut on this tree, which came down in last month's windstorm.

The butt was too high to start on.

So, I started on the lower side, thinking it would gently teeter the other way after some weight got taken off.

Then back to the other side, had to use the peavey to get the chunk to break out.

Repeat.

And so on. The ice was melted when I left. It is my day off so I'm not making two trips!!

 

[Urbicide]

Patty, looks like you could back the truck underneath the one side, cut & load at the same time. Wouldn't have to worry about keeping the chain out of the dirt either. Might also been a ready made site for a GTG. Cookies anyone?

 

[Gologit]

Urbicide had a good idea but those falling rounds might have sent you out to replace the little Chevy sooner than you'd planned.

I see that saw is finally cutting straight. Maybe those fancy calks make you steadier on your feet.

 

[forestryworks]

That looks like fun.

 

[slowp]

Urbicide had a good idea but those falling rounds might have sent you out to replace the little Chevy sooner than you'd planned.

I see that saw is finally cutting straight. Maybe those fancy calks make you steadier on your feet.

Oh yeah, that was my question! I didn't cut straight on the side that was over my head. How do you do that? I was on my tippytoes and every round was crooked. That would be on the top side. What is the secret, senseis? The grasshopper needs to know.

 

[Gologit]

Oh yeah, that was my question! I didn't cut straight on the side that was over my head. How do you do that? I was on my tippytoes and every round was crooked. That would be on the top side. What is the secret, senseis? The grasshopper needs to know.

:hmm3grin2orange::hmm3grin2orange: Dunno. Laser beam technology? And just why were you cutting on your tippy toes? How far above your head were you holding the saw? Were you leaping into the air and yelling "HAIIII" and then slashing at the wood on the way down like Jackie Chan? No wonder you only made one trip.

Just for grins I went out and got the 660 and tried cutting some stuff over my head and cutting it straight whilst standing on my tippy toes. Didn't have a lot of luck. Screw it...it's just firewood.

 

[slowp]

:hmm3grin2orange::hmm3grin2orange: Dunno. Laser beam technology? And just why were you cutting on your tippy toes? How far above your head were you holding the saw? Were you leaping into the air and yelling "HAIIII" and then slashing at the wood on the way down like Jackie Chan? No wonder you only made one trip.

Just for grins I went out and got the 660 and tried cutting some stuff over my head and cutting it straight whilst standing on my tippy toes. Didn't have a lot of luck. Screw it...it's just firewood.

Wrong answer. You tell people how you live on a slanted piece of land and in order for it to stand on end for splitting, you must cut it at a slant. Coming soon, a Scandihoovian Candle making session. Several are needed for a Scandihoovian Christmas celebration.

I wore my ballerina toe shoes and tu tu.

 

[Humptulips]

Your house is looking a little run down. Nice color scheme though.
It looks like you could buck a round off right into the wood box or possibly even the stove. Now that's easy wood,avoid all the loading, stacking hauling.

 

[Gologit]

I wore my ballerina toe shoes and tu tu.

Darn it, I knew I should have gone when you invited me. No video?

 

[slowp]

The trouble with cutting in that area is that one has to do the Dance Of The Cowpies. Toe shoes have less area to turn green. :biggrinbounce2:

 

[ms290]

i think the love shack lost. just sayin' :hmm3grin2orange:

i like that saw is that a 460?

 

[slowp]

i think the love shack lost. just sayin' :hmm3grin2orange:

i like that saw is that a 460?

Nope. It is a stock 440 called The Barbie Saw. My friend grabbed it by mistake yesterday and immediately dropped it. He said, "ICK!"

His 440 does not have bling and Barbie stickers on it.

 

[FSburt]

Gee I wonder how GOL would suggest to deal with that? Sorry couldnt pass that one up.