Laid down 2 ash trees for dad

The blue one I have pictured can easily be squeezed to force colder oil out. Or you can easily remove the fill hole and pour from there.

 

Yep. Both trees had EAB markings under the bark. Very tops of them were punky.

 

It's the same bottle. Just didn't like the staying squeezed look.
The bottles actually take being slightly pressured quite well. You can still take off the cap for filling/pouring.

 

Looks like a good day! Nice work . Love that old 610.

 

If you puff up the bottle a little it flows pretty good. And it got me out my wife always checking my blood pressure!

 

The eab larvae eat the cambium, under the bark. The wood itself is solid, until it rots after it dies.

Nice work Jason!

As I watched that ash drop, all I could think of was "search and destroy" by 30 seconds to Mars. If you're not familiar, they say " a million little pieces " several times in that song.

 

This is an awesome thread! Love that old Pioneer!

 

Pretty cool that I ended up with that saw. As said before, my grandfather bought it new. Dad says it was one of the first chainsaws in the area. It sat in my grandmothers unattached garage for over 30 years, at which point my dad put it in his garage. I was no where near interested in it till quite a few years into burning wood, which started in 2010. When it was given to me, I was very lucky to find the top cover and some other misc parts for it still in my grandmothers garage. I rebuilt the carb and found a new old stock air filter and it was up and running. This is how I got it:

 

That thing is amazing! It makes me happy that you gave it a new life!


I love the low rumble of that thing too…

 

That’s nice that your dad is still able to get out and work with you. It’s a fine balance between getting out there and leaving enough work to keep him young, and giving him too much work and it ends up killing him. Good on you for recognizing this! How much good dead standing ash do you have in your area? I’m definitely jealous

 

I’ll bet that means so much to resurrect a saw that your grandfather probably bought brand new, hasn’t ran in who knows how long, and has so much sentimental value. Love the history!

 

There's still some left but not much and it's really getting past it's prime. Tops are mainly junk with the main stem still useful. I'm actually very sore this morning. I worked aggressively so dad could just run the ram controls. He threw splits on the pile, in the truck and helped stack. Being 79, it doesn't take long for him to wear out and all said and done I see just how much work it actually is for him.
And yes, that Pioneer was bought brand new. And with my son now starting to burn wood, it will stay in the fam for yet another generation.

 

Way to pass on the torch, hobby, obsession, whatever you wanna call it Three generations working a tree together is pretty special. Take the day off for your tired bones