Nailed it, the killing of a tree fort...

[northmanlogging]

Gots a job coming up 5 trees, one/two of em used to be a tree fort, and I just know that I am going to hit a nail.
Any thoughts, on damage control,

 

[dingeryote]

Gots a job coming up 5 trees, one/two of em used to be a tree fort, and I just know that I am going to hit a nail.
Any thoughts, on damage control,

Metal detector. If ya don't have one, grab a stud finder, as they work better than intuition.

Bring several of your older and already gimpy chains, so when you do find the nail(s), and you will, you wont be cussing quite as much.

Tree forts are as bad as old style tree stands and steps. As soon as a board got loose, shure enough, they added two more, and in no particular pattern. You're gonna throw sparks..no way around it.

Good luck man!

Stay safe!
Dingeryote

 

[imagineero]

If you're running .404 semi chisel, you're nearly set. Sharpen one of your chains at some god awful steep geometry like 80/15/0 and go pretty hard on the rakers. It will stand up to a lot of punishment. You'll be able to cut through quite a lot of nails and probably not even have to stop to sharpen. You won't be winning any races though, and you'll be wanting at least 90cc.

Shaun

 

[northmanlogging]

those angles are a lot like the ones used to cut steel on a lathe... not a bad idea, only thing I got with the .404 pitch is an old 090g and it don't run so hot so the basket case 046 will have to do got a bunch of old chains though... thanks guys llike the metal detector too.

 

[802climber]

I just finished cutting a job, 183 trees. Tons of tree stands everywhere. Used up all my haggard chains, down to the nubbins. We were almost done cutting and I put on a new chain, and that's the day I hit my first nail.

At least these guys didn't seem to use the tree steps. (Like hitting a railroad spike).

 

[Jim Timber]

I've got 11 old deer stands on my property. I know I'm gonna pooch some chain on at least one of them before they're gone.

I've got two of them on the ground so far, but stopped short of cutting the trees where the nails are. I just cut the tops off, and will get back to them when I can sweep them with the detector (good tip btw!).

 

[hardpan]

My metal detector will pick up a 16 penny nail 8" - 10" in low mineral ground. I wonder if it would be about the same in wood?