Seeing the weather folks predicting 70’s today, I decided to use a vacation day. Back to the honey hole with truck and trailer. First order of business, a 3 leader dead standing…. chestnut oak. Decided to pick on that completely dry shoot first. And of course, I laid into another tree.
Next up, the largest side. No drama with this one, went right we’re intended. Saved the best for last. This one was leaning back and to the right of where I wanted to go. So I left a lot of hinge material and wedged. Holding the saw about chest level proved to be a little challenging. At this point I made a vid in hopes of getting the fall. I ran out of wedges, had to take the long way around to the truck to get more. 1/2 way back I heard a few cracks and timber! It also removed the hang up from earlier. So in this pic, it was leaning the direction of the orange wedge.
Buckin and noodling next. Rest were too heavy to heave so I started a noodle station. Base of the biggest: Touched ground w/ the 24” bar so I swapped to a fresh 28”.
Unloaded that and decided to go back after some lunch. Next is tops for my parents, cut at 16”. Completely and totally beat!! What a great day!! The guessers never get credit when they are right: Too exhausted to deliver/unload at my parents so that will happen this weekend. Tony came out and gave me the ok to go further back in his woods. So there still is no end in sight at this honey hole! No complaints here. It took me 23 minutes to get to his place from mine today. Not bad.
Nice work as always Your forests there intrigue me. We have similar chestnut oak/mountain laurel habitat here in CT but only in a few isolated areas where it’s dry enough to support it. I know your part of Pennsylvania is an alternating patchwork of basically clear cut valleys and wooded mountain ridges. Is that where you do most of your cutting, up in the hills?
Have to be honest, I took a lot of breaks today and when I did the camera came out. I definitely feel 50. Very fortunate and thankful for the access to this wood. I do express appreciation every time I get the opportunity.
Pretty much a yes. I started out in mountains cutting bulldozed apple orchards. That lasted several years. The mountain range this property sits in is covered in this mountain laurel and oaks. There is soooo much laying around not being cut it would make Brad go crazy! Last time my wife rode along I made the comment about knocking on a few doors to ask, but where I'm cutting is enough. Pretty cool deal for a hoarder.
And wake up the next day as sore as can be. I'll be using the Teeter Hang-Up regularly for a couple days.
I take it you wont be hitting the score this weekend? How well does that thing work for you? We almost got one for Ms. buZZsaw years back. Ive heard conflicting opinions on them.
Works great for me. After hanging, my back feels relieved. If you look into getting one, an important thing to look at is how your feet will be held. My wife found one on fbmp listed for $60 and they took $50 so it wasn't expensive by any means.
Good thing to try it for low money...I borrowed an inversion table from my brother to try out and I hated it...gave back after a few tries. Seems like it works for some, not for others. Pretty typical of most things in life I guess.
Mine hurts but not so bad its unbearable. Four years ago i hurt it an ha a bout of sciatica down my left leg. That was fun. New type of pain. Some PT and it went away. I wore my back brace for a year while working and wooding. I guess i take it for granted ive spent a lifetime lifting heavy stuff and must have the core muscles for such. Trust me, the next morning im doing the "old man shuffle" when i get up. I forget how old i am but the body reminds me. Feel better soon my friend and hoard on!
Those noodled rounds look like they'd only take a couple whacks with an IsoCore to halve them. I only go to noodles if I can't bust em with the maul.
