For the cost of a couple chains you could do checks with one of these. Being tree service wood means lots of clothesline hooks and whatnot I imagine.
I’ve always found it’s the easiest way to diagnose a problem. Keep going until it breaks, whatever broke,,,,that was the problem.
Except when the problem was just a loose widget, until said widget falls into the combustion chamber and gets "compressed" by a piston going 5000 MPH, at which point Mr connecting rod says screw this, I didn't sign up to stamp parts, I'm outta here! In this scenario the connecting rod wasn't the original problem...but it makes for a great excuse to buy a new one... problem solved!
Another day another eight hours on the saws. My 462 and (groan) his 391. Noodled all the large maple chunks from last week first. Plus some older big sugar maple rounds. Major PITA for them to chunk them down on the table splitter. A nice load of mostly tulip was being dumped when I arrived. Some pretty purple color to them. The most I've ever seen. Later the guy brought a few more loads of huge silver maple logs. At least they weren't gnarly. Boss wasn't expecting them and neither was I. Pic of the last load with 4' rounds that will be next weeks cutting. I finished up the pile of ash from last week by quitting time. Some nice Goldilocks rounds. Only brought the 462 with 20 & 25" bars and really don't wanna use his saws.
It was a hectic day there. A load being dropped when I got there. He was moving huge rounds for me to noodle down while making sure the guys on the splitter were fed with chunks/rounds. Meanwhile 3-4 more loads arrived from the same that he wasn't expecting (all huge maple) then a load from a different tree guy that was supposed to buck them to the right length shows up. Meanwhile I'm spending more time sharpening than cutting due to the gritty wood. I like it when its just him and I. He can dedicate his time to moving wood for me.
LOL!!! I had a pile of Goldilocks ash there to buck and had to move rounds and logs myself while he was busy on the other side of the yard arranging the load that just came in. This was toward the end of the day. Normally he props logs up to save my back and move rounds out of the way for me. I don't mind doing what I need to do but with the bobcat it makes my work a little easier.
Another day another dollar! Chunked down the huge silver maple first thing. 52" was the biggest. Most had to be cut to length after they were noodled. He had received a load of quartered and halved logs from a local company. He was sorting and staging them for me while I bucked when a second load showed up this afternoon. Looks like they were sitting for a couple years. Oak, hickory, mixed maple and a couple big softwood logs plus a good sized halved HVBW log. He pulled the oak and hickory for separate piles. I finished the mixed hardwood then bucked all the hickory, by then it was quitting time. 8.5 hrs today. He pulled out his 660 and cut some. He kept insisting I use it til I handed him the 500. He didn't realize how much lighter it was. I DONT want to schlep a 92cc saw around all day. It has its place in the yard for big wood. Ill be back next week and from the sound of things it'll be weekly.
