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Getting ahead

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  1. dirtdevil

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    IMG_20170703_150843_110.jpg IMG_20170703_150703_284.jpg Working on 2020-21 wood supply. A local tree service brought 6 loads for me to work on. A lot of Silver Maple, some Cherry and a load of mystery wood. Plus my cs-6700 Echo needed some work so I bought a cs-590 Echo Timber-wolf to help out with the cutting. I really like it so far, it has a lot of torque and runs great.
     
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    Awesome....:)
     
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    Looks like a good time!
    Keep at it, dirtdevil! :yes:
     
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    Nice dd.:yes:

    You'll like the 590 for sure.:salute:
     
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    Good job:thumbs: and good saw too:dex:
     
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  6. dirtdevil

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    Oh yeah, the splitter goes into Savage mode for the big stuff.:thumbs:
     
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    Good job.
     
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    Ah yes, the right way! :thumbs:
     
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    You might take some pictures of that mystery wood and someone might be able to ID it for you.
     
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    If the mystery wood is what's on and around the splitter, I'd venture a guess of red maple.
     
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    Red maple alright!
     
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    Nice haul :tree: and congrats on the new Echo :yes: :saw:
     
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    Yeah I looked into it more, I believe it is red Maple, dense red heartwood and white sapwood, slick underbark and a light swamp or what I call a barnyard smell.
    Not too bad on the BTU's either at 20 million.
     
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    Yup. I'm almost finished working through what will stack out to an honest five cord or so from a big three stemmed red maple my grandfather had taken down around February. Looking forward to lighting 'er up!
     
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    :saw: then :axe:, then :stacke: and enjoy :fire:
     
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    Nice pile there. Good to get some free hardwoods.
     
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    I've never known red maple to give a bad smell and certainly not a barnyard smell. It is actually a pleasant smell or else it is not red maple.
     
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