I think you might want to add a couple longer bars to that arsenal
.. I did end up finding one, and organized a little, it needs more .
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I got the oak scrounge today. Big oak in the middle of a field "leave only one track in and out, the field is seeded"
First clue my day was not going to go well: Got to the tree to see a roll of barb wire hanging off a stub. It went down hill from there. Got the angle cut finished for the undercut and the chain quit cutting. No problem, I have another. Nope. I had had one link removed last spring as it was almost out of the adjuster travel. Too tight and nothing I could do would get it on. Okay...back to the house and sharpen the dull chain and one that was hangin on the 'to be sharped nail'. Back enroute to the tree adn pulled a 180. I forgot to pick up some wedges, only had one and that tree is a monster around 4' DBH not much lean so will be stacking wedges. Stopped at the Stihl dealer to pick up wedges and a couple screnches (I needed one yesterday and none in the toolbox.
Back at the tree and laid in a the straight cut of wedge deep enough to hold the saw. Around the other side to eyeball it - no good, sloped. Back to the saw and started a straight cut. Seemed okay so proceeded to cut it full bar lenght to meet sloped cut PERFECT!...ooops, nope, I missed the slope cut on the off side by 3 inches. Much hacking and whittling later I had a undercut completed but not as deep as I liked. Suck it up and live with. Backcut , cutting from both sides and encouragement from the wedges had it on the ground.
Not bad. Out to fall a simple tree and on the ground in 3 hours
I took a couple pics but too tired to try to post them, maybe tonight.
I think you might want to add a couple longer bars to that arsenal
I was just trying to find an 18"x.325x.063 in the basement tonight, there were chains everywhere, then I found the secret stash of 325x063 chains in a stihl saw case only to realize they were 16"
Hows the wood stove project going.
Fires on here as it has been most the last week, suppose to be 31 in the morning
That's funny, but at the same time notOur forecast is for 31deg tomorrow too, only our 31 is a bit warmer than your 31
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. They are 6. 8, 10, I then explained it's ours thats the confusing one 
. The conversation started because the compass in my suburban said south "S" which looks just like a 5 and I said look kids it's 5 out, it was 39 degrees so it's not off of 5 c that far so it seemed like a good conversation to have with them. I'm just glad their was someone in the vehicle that knew less about the metric system than me
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That's stinks, and so does that, expensive day
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That's some nice wood there
Boys looking like he had a nice time
Is that Chucky in the truck bed
I have a 20/32 for the 395 but the 16's on the 445/550 normally do fine with just about everything I get. The stove project is going fine. Just slow. Its hard to work 10hr days, keep the little stove going, sleep and take care of all the other stuff and have very much time to do much on work days. I get Thurs-Sat off though so its on today.I think you might want to add a couple longer bars to that arsenal
I was just trying to find an 18"x.325x.063 in the basement tonight, there were chains everywhere, then I found the secret stash of 325x063 chains in a stihl saw case only to realize they were 16"
Hows the wood stove project going.
Fires on here as it has been most the last week, suppose to be 31 in the morning
Really pushing it with a 32 on a 395
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Nice load Joe, black locustWas supposed to go hunting with my buddy this afternoon, so I pushed the couple lawns I had for today into tomorrow. Was getting my black powder stuff ready, and was going to run up to the gun shop and get my license, when another friend called. A big 3 lead Black Locust blew across the parking lot at his church. Some members cleaned up all the brush and some little wood. They had one lead sticking up in the air, the main log was cut off, but was still sitting on the stump. They were afraid some local kids would climb the lead sticking up and put enough weight on it to make it spin off the stump, and get hurt. No one could figure how to get it down to cut up. So my other friend said,"I'll get Joe, he can do it". I tossed a bull line over the upright lead, put the truck in 4X4, and pulled it over. I stuck some chunks of wood under the log before I pulled it over, so when it came free of the stump it fell on the chunks, holding it off the ground. Used the MS 290 with a 20" bar and bucked it all up. The main trunk may have been 24", the 20" bar would not quite make it through. Noodled the big pieces into quarters and loaded up the trailer. I guess that's about as close to scrounging as I get. Might be close to 3/4 cord. I do love Locust.
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Those look great, nice for large root flares and trees with big fissures in the bark.
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