land clearing with husqvarna 365sp & 440xtorq

[logger 12345]

we had some visitors ......

had to hunt them away....

 

[logger 12345]

don't forget to go back a page here and see the latest updates

 

[logger 12345]

limbing with the 440 and the big stuff to the 365sp

 

[Chris J.]

I must have overloaded the computer in some way, most of the new photos are Xs, it's probably because I have the posts per page set at 100 resulting in too many images.

Anyhow, thanks again for a great thread! I never realized that it rained so much is Ireland .

 

[Ronaldo]

Just curious-are you selling the ash green. The buyer will then let it season and dry before burning? Most people here want to buy their wood dry and ready to burn right away.

Ron

 

[logger 12345]

Just curious-are you selling the ash green. The buyer will then let it season and dry before burning? Most people here want to buy their wood dry and ready to burn right away.

Ron

yep i sure am,maybe our ASH is differnt to some of yours because here it burns immediatly,it is full of mostly oils not moisture,in fact when you split this paticular stuff it is dry to hold,i have witnessed this stuff myself in action,it is easy to light and burns great.

i'm sure you got types of ash in america too that can be burned fresh.

 

[Freakingstang]

Pictures Look awesome!

Our Ash has a fairly thick bark, but can be burned in about a month of dry time. It isn't smooth skinned like yours is. Can you post a pic of your notch on a decent sized tree next time? What I am seeing is a really shallow open face....

 

[bull2five]

What is the black tool between your flat file and sprocket grease gun?
When you bought your Husqvarna 440, did you also look at the 445?

filing the rakers down!

the old heavly used chain for large wood on the gorund!

ready to go tomorrow razor sharp

 

[NHlocal]

Thanks again for more updates and pictures of your work. :msp_thumbup: You have taken on quite a job cleaning out that piece of land :msp_ohmy: , looks like a jungle many of your pics. I like the pics of the horses, very nice. :msp_thumbsup:

 

[logger 12345]

Thanks again for more updates and pictures of your work. :msp_thumbup: You have taken on quite a job cleaning out that piece of land :msp_ohmy: , looks like a jungle many of your pics. I like the pics of the horses, very nice. :msp_thumbsup:

yep it sure is a like a jungle here,the green stuff is the worst,very tough limbing involved as a lot of the tree tops are very heavily branched and some of the lighter ones pinch the Bar & chain...anoying when that happens. never the less we are making great progress and we are not against the clock,we can take our time so that makes things easier.

only thing i must say is it has been one of the worst irish summers in history,it has been wet and extrely humid,hence the lack of proper chainsaw clothing,it is impossible to work in the heat,i can barely keep the helmet on,but that is a MUST.


bull2five

that is just a syringe full of greese for the roller bearing on 365sp with a rubber stop on the end



today was a busy day,two loads delivered to one customer this evening and we bought two loads home from the woods,busy busy here..... same thing tomorrow,that and we must fit in the kids school run twice a day.

 

[7sleeper]

we had some visitors ......

had to hunt them away....

Don't want to sound unfriendly but you obviously didn't understand the moment! You should have cut down a a tree for every one of those horses to pull off the mountain!

7

 

[logger 12345]

WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE!

2nd october 2012 (updates here are going back for last 3 months)




so many updates,i have not been on here in a long time,things are super busy,i will try to title as many pics as i can,we are now cutting some very large trees,we are in to the woods where the trees are getting very big.some very large trees to cut now.



this first one was a large beach,pics probably don't do it much justice,it had many large limbs and some lovely wood in it.
there is a lot of beach,birtch & sycamore trees in here aswell as the ASH.

the last few weeks has been mainly beech and ash trees.



large beach tree to clear,land very wet.probably hard to see the tree,this day was wet so didn't want to take camera
down with me.

getting the gear positioned as near to the tree as possible.

 

[logger 12345]

tree cut up,apart from bottom stump part of it.

 

[logger 12345]

this was around two months ago and the place was WET.......

 

[logger 12345]

the same beech tree all cut up now

this is sold 4weeks ago and gone now.

was a big tree that beech

 

[logger 12345]

same tree.......

was a nice bit of wood in it....

 

[logger 12345]

moving on....the last two pics up there are a differnt whitethorn tree.


this is a whitethorn tree..... (3weeks ago)



pics don't do size much justice. (larger trees on the way,as i say we have been busy)

i'm sitting here with a cup of tea uploading ....

another section of the woods,again beech & ASH trees all cut away now and cleared here,these pics will show you
the work we done.

another MASSIVE BEECH......

 

[logger 12345]

will let pics do the talking...

cutting time....

LOT OF TREES we cut here!!!!

 

[logger 12345]

and the cutting continues.......

some lovely size ASH in here too before we tackled that large DANGEROUS beech......

 

[logger 12345]

getting closer now to starting that large beech.ohh yeah,this beech tree is in the house (the main old farm dwelling house)
yep we finally made it to the house anyway,must be years of cutting firewood here,maybe a life time for me,


the house was last lived in 1935! you can probably make it out in some of the pics of the beech tree here next.

clearing all the ASH trees to make way for the large beech.