Those are good size. At least they are mostly straight and knot free. Did you sacrifice a virgin to the wood gods or something? Do you have a 20" bar for the 290? I ran one on mine. Doesnt fly though wood like a bigger saw but can handle it. WeldrDave has got wood dropped in the street like that. Must be a NJ thing. Wonder if jrider has done that before?
Thats $uck$! With stains in oak its either hit or miss...literally. One thing i actually like about oak is the staining. Swap out the chain and cut the stained logs last.
I'm just a little curious.... did you cut through the nail before all the warnings about iron stains, or after? Either way, you know what to look for now.
After! I initially didn't know what those stains were or meant. It was only until afterwards I posted some pics on here that folks pointed out it was due to metal in the wood and to be safe. Agreed, lesson learned and I know what to look for. Tx
Your initial post reminded me that I had signed up for Chipdrop last year but never put in a request. Just filled out a request for a log drop. Not expecting much, if anything, but we'll see what happens.
The metal may not be exactly where the stains are. It could be way above or below the stains. The longer the metal is in the wood the further the color will travel. The stain is a good warning sign for the hoarder to look closely and use caution when cutting.
I signed up long ago with no luck in so. Nh. With all the gypsy moth activity I’d Imagine the road crews will be busy in the near future up there.
That's a good point about the Gypsy moth defoliation. After two years of hard defoliation, next year will probably see a lot of dead trees being removed. Regardless, the tree crews stay very busy up here between all the storms/high winds and the dramatic increase in flatlanders moving up here and cutting down every tree on their new property to build a home on the side of a mountain. I just don't know if any of the crews use chipdrop. Can't hurt to try.
Meh, while its not fun, you don't often completely ruin the chain, it usually cost you a lil time to fix/resharpen it, or the price of taking it to a shop to be sharpened. Nice score ReelFaster ...I personally love those size logs...big enough to yield a lot of splits per round, but small enough to still be able to roll around
I hit an old wire fence that grew into the tree and it was 5' in the length of the log once. You have no idea what your gonna hit
Hahah, it must be. We don't have much room in these parts so I guess we'll take it where they can drop it. Lot of work but I am pretty tickled pink about it, it will set me up good for a bit. I don't, but I did buy an 18" bar for it and been using that. It's a struggle cutting those rounds in half and keeping it lined up. Good to know on the 20" I thought about it but wasn't sure it could handle it. Good advice, thank you!
It's a great score I am happy, wish it was all around back and not in the street for everyone to see my business but I'll take it. These rounds are some of the biggest I've ever personally dealt with. Most are not rounds but logs and simply cannot be moved until cut. They are a bear to wrangle but I am managing surprisingly. They should really produce a lot of splits. Hoping by Sat I can start splitting some of it and get the family to help out stacking
Thanks Dave, much appreciated I am almost through it all and ready to start splitting. Going Dave style and bringing the splitter right in the street, I've seen your setup
Best way to do it! Good job Buddy! I've wheel barrowed a many of loads into the yard. Take Motrin before you start and don't forget the Helps the loads look smaller...
I frequently get metal stained oak logs. Most city trees have had something nailed to them during their long life. Sometimes I hit metal on the first cut, the worst, sometimes I don’t see the metal until I’m splitting. It’s a crapshoot.
