Ya can't win for loosing

[turnkey4099]

Neighbor had a medium size (16" dbh) locust top break out in a windstorm. Asked me if I wanted the wood (DO I EVER!). Tree standing in what looks like old fence row so I examined the stem closely, looked like faint scars from long buried 3 wire fence. Decided to cut about 6" above the top one. No problem except I hit a #*ing bullet. Put away the Husky 51 and drag out the Stihl 310. Move up another 6" and get it down this time.

Just spend 1/2 hour on bench re-doing the Husky chain. Had to take off a -lot-.

Harry K

 

[stihltech]

metal

Stihl took out the device that homes in on metal when you cut.

Does seem that way sometimes, sap spiles, barb wire, nails. And all in the middle of the woods!

 

[MasterBlaster]

And almost always a new chain!

 

[Kneejerk Bombas]

Aren't bullets really soft metal?

 

[John in MA]

Most bullets are lead-based. Some pistol bullets and older rifle bullets are solid, uncoated lead. Most are lead with a copper jacket, either full or partial. Eastern European and military rounds frequently have steel jackets that are copper plated. Finally, there is steel core ammo with jacketed lead surrounding the steel, but these are no longer made and illegal in some places.

A guy posted on some board a while back about timber cutting in the South Seas islands. Trees are loaded with metal from all the battles fought in WW2. Hard on chains.

 

[turnkey4099]

Ya, this one was about a 30 cal jacketed of some type by the looks of the remains of the base.

Harry K

 

[SilverBlue]

That sucks man, I found more than my share of Barbed wire, nails etc this year. All new chains too.