Just picked up an 044 last weekend (first saw I've owned) and put it into some nice oak this morning. I've got a friend who is letting me have at his downed logs around his property for my firewood stack, so I went out for a couple of hours this morning to prep for cutting and cut a little bit.
On the top of his property were about (8) 15 footers (3 locust, 3 oak, 2-3 maple?) laying in a pile with tons of dirt and rocks on and in it (Pics 1,2.) I pulled em apart with a cant hook, cleaned the logs up a bit (tried to get all the mud and debris off), and got em off the ground a little bit with some nearby branches underneath. I can't figure out what the two logs on the right are...oak, maple? (Pic 3)
Then I went down his driveway to cut up some oak that was laying down in the woods (on a hill of course, it's the mountains.) It was challenging working on a hill and getting the logs into a good position to cut without putting my chain in the dirt, but also keeping them from taking off farther down the hill. I got about half the oak logs cut up and moved to the top of the hill, ready for loading or splitting first (Pic 4.) Can't decide if I wanna split em first before I load them in a pickup bed or just load the rounds. Moving those rounds around and up the hill wore me down pretty quickly...I'm young though, so I'll be back for more.
Gotta get back out there sometime this upcoming week and cut up the locust and oak that I pulled out of the dirt pile and get everything loaded. Then I can start the splittin' party!
I know this is probably lightweight stuff to most of you guys, but I was happy to find this much good hardwood in one place (FREE to boot!) I don't own land yet, so this is a good score for me and my stoves.
Pics to follow if I can figure out how to transfer phone pics to my email....
On the top of his property were about (8) 15 footers (3 locust, 3 oak, 2-3 maple?) laying in a pile with tons of dirt and rocks on and in it (Pics 1,2.) I pulled em apart with a cant hook, cleaned the logs up a bit (tried to get all the mud and debris off), and got em off the ground a little bit with some nearby branches underneath. I can't figure out what the two logs on the right are...oak, maple? (Pic 3)
Then I went down his driveway to cut up some oak that was laying down in the woods (on a hill of course, it's the mountains.) It was challenging working on a hill and getting the logs into a good position to cut without putting my chain in the dirt, but also keeping them from taking off farther down the hill. I got about half the oak logs cut up and moved to the top of the hill, ready for loading or splitting first (Pic 4.) Can't decide if I wanna split em first before I load them in a pickup bed or just load the rounds. Moving those rounds around and up the hill wore me down pretty quickly...I'm young though, so I'll be back for more.
Gotta get back out there sometime this upcoming week and cut up the locust and oak that I pulled out of the dirt pile and get everything loaded. Then I can start the splittin' party!
I know this is probably lightweight stuff to most of you guys, but I was happy to find this much good hardwood in one place (FREE to boot!) I don't own land yet, so this is a good score for me and my stoves.
Pics to follow if I can figure out how to transfer phone pics to my email....
Did your chain get dull a few times cutting that dirty wood ?
