Iowa Charity Cut -

[GM_Grimmy]

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SWEET!! Thanks Marcy!!

 

[Mrs. Sam-Tip]

Today is the LAST DAY to get your t-shirts ordered for the charity cut on May 14th!!

Follow this link to order: http://goo.gl/forms/XTWLK5t1np

Have a great weekend!

 

[GM_Grimmy]

Hope you are all getting your chains sharp, splitters ready, and other equipment, as I know I'm ready to roll up my sleeves and tackle Doug's wood pile!! 11 days to go!

 

[sam-tip]

I need to do ALL of the above. This is the most logs I have ever collected. Good logs and more staged at another location.

 

[Michigan Escapee]

Sure, but what sort of rating and bar length of a chainsaw are most people using? Is everyone doing like 24 inch bar and 90cc and just ripping though them as fast as possible?

 

[GM_Grimmy]

It's always been a variety of different size saws. You don't need a huge bar......but previous years there has been some huge saw n bar wood. That gets cut up pretty quick. I'd guess 16-20" bar would be optimal. Feel free to run what you bring.

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[srcarr52]

Sure, but what sort of rating and bar length of a chainsaw are most people using? Is everyone doing like 24 inch bar and 90cc and just ripping though them as fast as possible?

Most of the work is done with sub 75cc saws with 20" bars. Alex and I did a lot of bucking last year with a 562 and 357 both with 20" bars. It's not a sprint, we'll be doing it all day so plan accordingly. 4 people max are cutting at a time with the bucking trailer setup, that fed enough wood for 5 splitters with 2-3 people crew on each.

There is usually some large chunks that take 36"+ bars. Doug has a couple of big ported saws with big bars that get most of the work done. I'll bring a ported 395 with 37" and 42".

 

[hoskvarna]

Mr Gott would u like me to bring 394 and u bring ur 36" bar to play with it some more?


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[Mike Gott]

Mr Gott would u like me to bring 394 and u bring ur 36" bar to play with it some more?


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Certainly! Just make me want me to get my own 394 even more!

 

[Mike Gott]

Will this all be hard wood I assume? Need to know for aggressive I want my chains to be


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[hoskvarna]

I think mostly ash oak maple


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[Mrs. Sam-Tip]

Can we please start a list of people who will be coming so we can plan for food?

Friday night will be bring your own meat to grill. We'll have some chips & desserts.

Saturday morning will be egg casserole, bacon & muffins.

Saturday lunch will be ham balls, meat balls, cheesy potatoes, potato salad, macaroni salad, biscuits and desserts.

Saturday night will be leftovers and chicken & maybe pizza from Pizza Ranch.

10 more days!!!

 

[GM_Grimmy]

2016 Charity Cut attendees

1) Grimmy
2) Woodburner2

 

[srcarr52]

1) Grimmy
2) Woodburner2
3) srcarr52
4) AEMetalWerks

 

[Mike Gott]

1) Grimmy
2) Woodburner2
3) srcarr52
4) AEMetalWerks

5) Mike Gott

 

[sam-tip]

Some pictures. Mostly Ash, big bur oaks. Mulberry cherry and elm.

pile 4 is on left then two rows of pile 3 Then on right started wider pile.

On right is pile 1

pile 1

Pile 1

Pile 1

 

[sam-tip]

Pile 2 two rows

shorter stuff

Pile 3 longer straight logs

Pile 4

Yes one chain and one 3 ft bolt.

back side of 4

 

[hoskvarna]

Mark and Kamryn, Keaten has drivers ed class, if you miss 1 class no pass.


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[sam-tip]

Really Big stuff

 

[GM_Grimmy]

Combined the list

2016 Charity Cut attendees

1) Grimmy
2) Woodburner2
3) srcarr52
4) AEMetalWerks
5) Mike Gott
6) Mark and Kamryn