Well I am just happy as can be I got some new wood to cut. The old place, the wood has been laying out there a bit long. This wood just timber cut this fall. Best part is its close to my house. some right across the road and some more a bout 2 miles away.
I just started this afternoon but delayed as my chain on my saw wasnt holding up. I had it sharp but it wasnt cutting like I like so I hand sharpened it and it cut good for a coupe cuts then went bad again . I am thnking the temper is bad maybe I got it too hot last time I used it or something. The first place I started was a ditch as it had some good red oak laying in the ditch as a huge limb had fallen off a big tree and the road guys just shoved it in the ditch. Man cutting in a ditch is a pain. Then did some limb clean up and including the delay on the bad chain I didnt get much cut. There is alway tomorrow. The property I am cutting was logged for a lake and house to be built, new neighbors across the road from me. I am just cleaning up some stuff they left as they stripped that woods pretty good for the lake. I can travel down the road when I get this stuff cleaned up to a another woods they logged. I think across the road from me will keep me busy this winter.
I mostly quit cutting in the ditch now. After slipping and hurting an already hurting back, that was enough to stop me. I think it has been 10 years or more now since we cut in a ditch.
See the big tree where the big branch came out. Neighbor is getting the power company to come out and drop that tree. I will be getting all that wood. You can see in this pic how thin the woods is as its been logged clean and a lake dug. This is taken from my front yard.
Looks like you've been working hard, nice job! I don't like cutting on steep slopes/ditches. Especially when it's wet out. Awesome score on getting that red oak when the power company takes it down
Very nice! I was expecting to see some small top branches - you've got some nice sized wood there - congrats and good luck with getting it all done! Cheers!
