Whats the hardest wood you ever cut?

[treeoperations]

I really would like to go one day. I had a friend on the chain gang, his son studied agriculture in college and got to go to New Zealand one summer and loved it. Said it was truly amazing.
Seriously mang, let me know when ya wanna GTG up there. I can get a trip lined up to Canton about anytime.

Thats why i say im living in paradise mate, we got the best of everything here in NZ

 

[AUSSIE1]

Thats why i say im living in paradise mate, we got the best of everything here in NZ

Yeah? Why then do we get a massive influx of you buggers with one way tickets, hmmm? :msp_w00t:

Oh yeah, Iron bark.

 

[treeoperations]

Yeah? Why then do we get a massive influx of you buggers with one way tickets, hmmm? :msp_w00t:

Oh yeah, Iron bark.

Cause there the ones driven soley by money mate, most get there and relise it aint that gr8 there but cant afford to get back, i have had 6 calls in the past week alone from aussies and expats that have moved home cause theres no work over there unless your in the mines.

 

[tdi-rick]

Thats why i say im living in paradise mate, we got the best of everything here in NZ

I have to admit that I love the Shaky Isles.

When i visited for ten days too many years ago all my mates thought I was going to emigrate when i came home.
The south island reminded me of here back in the seventies when I was growing up, including the cars

Cause there the ones driven soley by money mate, most get there and relise it aint that gr8 there but cant afford to get back, i have had 6 calls in the past week alone from aussies and expats that have moved home cause theres no work over there unless your in the mines.

Aah, they've all been in Sydney, the most exxy place on the planet.

Get outside the sandstone curtain and there's jobs, Sydney's in a funk with overpriced real estate and a dog eat dog atmosphere.
It's all right to visit, but i won't live there.

 

[MCW]

You could freshly sharpen a chain and go cut nice piles of powder on green/live trees, day in and day out, that was some of the hardest cutting stuff, as in it wasn't just one or two trees, but every tree all day for weeks, the stuff sucked.

Sam

Maybe you should learn to sharpen a chain Sam? Sorry mate, had to say it. Us Aussies cop that all the time with our Youtube videos with guys in NA etc seeing dust and assuming the chain is blunt.

Oh yeah, Iron bark.

Iron Bark is certainly one of the toughest green timbers I've cut. When it's dry not so but green it's way harder than it should be. Many a time I've checked my chain assuming it's blunt but it's not. It was only since I got that EUCLID program I realised we have a lot of Ironbark planted domestically here. I didn't know what I was cutting prior to that I just knew it was hard!

 

[Stihlman441]

In the last sugar gum plantasion i did there was some ironbarks (thats what the farmer said they were) i left the living ones on his request,but i did cut down three dead ish ones.I dont think the wet year last year did them any good anyway i didnt find them to dad to cut up,funny thick allmost black copper colour bark and the inside when split a rose sort of colour.

 

[MCW]

Get outside the sandstone curtain and there's jobs, Sydney's in a funk with overpriced real estate and a dog eat dog atmosphere.
It's all right to visit, but i won't live there.

Actually we get a really good run out of the New Zealanders in my area. They work hard, are reliable, but most of all speak our language and hold similar values. I've worked with a number of Maoris over the years on building sites too and they were always good blokes. Sure they could crush your head with one hand as a rule but good blokes nonetheless

The mining boom has a lot to answer for but more so the stupid media coverage of how they're screaming out for jobs. If you're not trade qualified or have heavy machinery licences and/or experience you're pretty well screwed. Outside of that it is basically all word of mouth and not what you know but who you know.
I've lost count of how many young guys think they'll just leave school and walk into a $100k a year job in the mines. If they even get a gig it's more than likely $60k a year, 3 weeks on, one week off, 12 hour days, and working for a sh*t company as a sh*tkicker. Possibly even drive yourself in and out if the site is relatively close and the employer a tightarse.

 

[David (saltas)]

you had to mention the "EUCLID program"...........

 

[MCW]

you had to mention the "EUCLID program"...........

Whoops. My bad

 

[David (saltas)]

A1 said he was posting it on Monday .......................XXxxx weeks ago

 

[MCW]

A1 said he was posting it on Monday .......................XXxxx weeks ago

Maybe he posted a XXX disc instead? Lucky fella...

 

[AUSSIE1]

A1 said he was posting it on Monday .......................XXxxx weeks ago

Stop sulking Salty ass, the wife has "filed away" the key. So when/if I can produce another and considering the disc was supplied to me, I thought it only fitting to get the ok from the original supplier, I will forward one on.

 

[jagermeister]

grapefruit tree

 

[David (saltas)]

Stop sulking Salty ass, the wife has "filed away" the key. So when/if I can produce another and considering the disc was supplied to me, I thought it only fitting to get the ok from the original supplier, I will forward one on.

hows the trip going?

I was using the AusGrass disc quite a bit in the last month or two but could not crack it.

 

[MCW]

I was using the AusGrass disc quite a bit in the last month or two but could not crack it.

Grass and crack? Man, I didn't pick you for that mate...

 

[MCW]

Stop sulking Salty ass, the wife has "filed away" the key. So when/if I can produce another and considering the disc was supplied to me, I thought it only fitting to get the ok from the original supplier, I will forward one on.

Exactly the same here. My missus has packed the bloody disc somewhere and can't remember where...
I can't find the key either and I'm the original disc owner! We're all in trouble...

 

[mama]

Dry Almond.

 

[Stihlman441]

Second had Red gum railway sleepers ant much fun.:msp_rolleyes:

 

[Chris J.]

I wonder how seasoned mesquite would rate in hardness? Especially mesquite that grows in arid West Texas.

 

[Freehand]

Common name Botanical name Density, g/cc Density, lbs/cu.ft. Modulus of rupture, air dry Modulus of elasticity, air dry,



Applewood or wild apple Pyrus malus 0.745 46.51 8.96 894.
Ash, black Fraxinus nigra 0.526 32.84 8.97 1126.
Ash, blue quadrangulata 0.603 37.65 9.82 984.
Ash, green Fraxinus pennsylvanica lanceolata 0.610 38.08 10.04 1170.
Ash, white Fraxinus americana 0.638 39.83 11.01 1249.
Aspen Populus tremuloides 0.401 25.03 6.04 838.
Aspen, large tooth PopuIus grandidentata 0.412 25.72 6.38 996.
Balsa (Tropical America) Ochroma *0.11-0.2 6.86-12.49 .
Basswood Tilia glabra or Tilia americanus 0.398 24.85 6.13 1029.
Beech Fagus grandifolia or Fagus americana 0.655 40.89 10.25 1180.
Beech, blue Carpinus caroliniana 0.717 44.76 8.48 752.
Birch, gray Betula populifolia 0.552 34.46 6.88 797.
Birch, paper Betula papyrifera 0.600 37.46 8.79 1119.
Birch, sweet Betula lenta 0.714 44.58 11.81 1520.
Birch, yellow Betula lutea 0.668 41.70 11.88
Boxwood/Buis Buxus sempervirens 0.95-1.1 59.3-68.6
Buckeye, yellow Aesculus octandra 0.383 23.91 5.36 829.
Butternut Juglans cinerea 0.404 25.22 5.72 830.
Cedar, eastern red Juniperus virginiana 0.492 30.72 6.07 612.
Cedar, northern white Thuja occidentalis 0.315 19.67 4.56 568.
Cedar, southern white Chamaecyparis thvoides 0.352 21.98 4.77 655.
Cedar, (Tropical American) Cedrela odorata *0.37-0.70 23.10-43.70.
Cedar, western red Thuja plicata 0.344 21.48 5.38 819.
Cherry, black Prunus serotina 0.534 33.34 8.81 1046.
Cherry, wild red Prunus pennsylvanica 0.425 26.53 6.10 892.
Chestnut Castanea dentata 0.454 28.34 6.16 870.
Cocobolo Dalbergia retusa 1.10 68.6
Coralwood Guilbourtia spp. 1.1 68.6
Corkwood Leitneria floridana 0.207 12.92.
Cottonwood, eastern Populus deltoides 0.433 27.03 6.14 972.
Cypress, southern Taxodium distichum 0.482 30.09 7.44 1010.
Dogwood (flowering) Cornus florida 0.796 49.69 10.72 1085.
Douglas fir (coast type) Pseudotsuga taxifolia 0.512 31.96 8.44 1357.
Douglas fir (mountain type) Pseudotsuga taxifolia 0.446 27.84 6.72 981.
Ebony, Andaman marble-wood (India) Diospyros kursii *0.978 61.06 7.80 1270.
Ebony, Ebène marbre (Maritius, E. Africa) Diospyros melanida *0.768 47.95 5.55 1007.
Elm, American Ulmus americana 0.554 34.59 8.44 948.
Elm, rock Ulmus racemosa or Ulmus thomasi 0.658 41.08 10.55 1086.
Elm, slippery Ulmus fulva or pubescens 0.568 35.46 9.29 1050.
Eucalyptus, Karri (W. Australia) Eucalyptus diversicolor *0.829 51.75 12.16 1885.
Eucalyptus, Mahogany (New South Wales) Eucalyptus
hemilampra

*1.058 66.05 11.50 1608.
Eucalyptus, West Australian mahogany Eucalyptus marginata *0.787 49.13 10.54 1462.
Fir, balsam Abies balsamea 0.414 25.85 5.42 879.
Fir, Douglas (See Douglas Fir).
Fir, silver Abies amabilis 0.415 25.91 6.69 1076.
Concalco Alves .96 60.0
Greenheart (British Guiana) Nectandra rodioei *1.06-1.23 66.18-76.79.
Grenadilla (Mpingo) Dalbergia melanoxylon 1.2-1.25 74.9-78.0
Gum, black Nyssa sylvatica 0.552 34.46 6.82 839.
Gum, blue Eucalyptus globulus 0.796 49.69 11.75 1683.
Gum, red Liquidambar styraciflua 0.530 33.09 8.40 1045.
Gum, tupelo Nyssa aquatica 0.524 32.71 6.85 889.
Hemlock eastern Tsuga canadensis 0.431 26.91 6.06 846.
Hemlock, mountain Tsuga martensiana 0.480 29.97 6.95 797.
Hemlock, western Tsuga heterophylla 0.432 26.97 6.51 1015.
Hickory, bigleaf shagbark Hicoria laciniosa 50.53 12.91 1335.
Hickory, mockernut Hicoria alba 51.21 13.56 1570.
Hickory, pignut Hicoria glabra 51.21 14 25 1603.
Hickory, shagbark Hicoria ovata 52.17 14.39 1525.
Hornbeam Ostrya virginiana 0.762 47.57 10.22 1199.
Ironwood, black Rhamnidium ferreum 1.077-1.30 67.24-81.1 18.10 2100.
Jacarandá, Brazilian rosewood Dalbergia nigra *0.85 53.07
Larch, western Larix occidentalis 0.587 36.65 8.24 1188.
Lignum Vitae Guaiacum officinale and Guaiacum sanctum 1.25-1.33 78 - 83
Locust, black or yellow Robinia pseudacacia 0.708 44.20 13.63 1448.
Locust honey Gleditsia triacanthos 0.666 41.58 10.59 1165.
Magnolia, cucumber Magnolia acuminata 0.516 32.21 8.91 1276.
Mahogany (W. Africa) Khaya ivorensis *0.668 41.70 <12.38 1079.
Mahogany (E. India) Swietenia macrophylla *0.54 33.71 6.73 817.
Mahogany (E. India) Swietenia mahogani *0.54 33.71 7.10 890.
Maple, black Acer nigrum 0.620 >38.71 9 37 1141.
Maple, red Acer rubrum 0.546 34.09 9.35 1155.
Maple, silver Acer saccharinum 0.506 31.59 6.34 805.
Maple, sugar Acer saccharum 0.676 42.20 10.97 1290.
Mpingo (Grenadilla) Dalbergia melanoxylon 1.2-1.25 74.9-78.0
Oak, black Quercus velutina 0.669 41.77 9.66 1153.
Oak, bur Quercus macrocarpa 0.671 41.89 7.21 723.
Oak, canyon live Quercus chrysolepis 0.838 52.32 9.26 1149.
Oak, laurel Quercus montana 0.674 42.08 9.45 1114.
Oak, live Quercus virginiana 0.977 60.99 12.95 1381.
Oak, pin Quercus pallustris 0.677 42.27
Oak, post Quercus stellata or Quercus minor 0.738 46.07 9.30 1063.
Oak, red Quercus borealis 0.657 41.02 10.02 1274.
Oak, scarlet coccinea 0.709 44.26
Oak, swamp chestnut Quercus montana (Quercus prinus) 0.756 47.20 9.73 1247.
Oak swamp white Quercus bicolor or Quercus platanoides 0.792 49.44 12.36 1446.
Oak, white Quercus alba 0.710 44.33 10.68 1251.
Persimmon Diospyros virginiana 0.776 48.45 12.72 1443.
Pine, eastern white Pinus strobus 0.373 23.29 6.26 898.
Pine, jack Pinus banksiana or Pinus divericata 0.461 28.78 5.70 868.
Pine, loblolly Pinus taeda 0.593 37.02 9.09 1354.
Pine, longleaf Pinus palustris 0.638 39.83 10.90 1445.
Pine, pitch Pinus rigida 0.542 33.84 7.40 965.
Pine, red Pinus resinosa 0.507 31.65 8.81 1264.
Pine, shortleaf Pinus echinata 0.584 36.45 9.34 1345.
Poplar, balsam Populus balsamifera or Populus candicans 0.331 20.66 4.76 716.
Poplar, yellow Liriodendron tulipifera 0.427 26.66 6.52 1058.
Redwood Sequoia sempervirens 0.436 27.22 7.56 958.
Rosewood, Bolivian 0.71 44.3
Rosewood, E. Indian 0.78 48.7
Sassafras Sassafras uariafolium 0.473 29.53 6.43 790.
Satinwood (Ceylon) Chloroxylon swietenia *1.031 64.37 9.68 1101.
Sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum 0.593 37.02 8.24 1083.
Spruce, black Picea mariana 0.428 26.72 7.24 1069.
Spruce, red Picea rubra or Picea rubens 0.413 25.78 7.15 1071.
Spruce, white Picea glauca 0.431 26.91 6.38 1001.
Sycamore Platanus occidentalis 0.539 33.65 7.12 1002.
Tamarack Larix laricina or Larix americana 0.558 34.84 8.23 1154.
Teak (India) Tectona grandis *0.5892 36.33 9.04 1195.
Walnut, black Juglans nigra 0.562 35.09 10.42 1185.
Willow, black Salix nigra 0.408 25.47 4.42 513.