Don't blame the poor saw Tim. It won't melt. Not cool! Much better! Although, when I was working construction outside in the rain and cold all day I tried to avoid it on my days off also! Very true Reloader , Rain, sleet, cold, mehh, just another day logging! The Bull O' the Woods would just tell his crew "If you work hard enough, the rain will just sizzle off"! Course that was their job and not just a past time or hobby. Welcome to the Site Tim, Those are some dandy pictures, rain or not!
Hi welcome to FHC. I am goong to let the experience ones answer that. But we like beer,, dogs and pics, lots of pics. So on that note your off to a good start.
Welcome aboard tim117 Lots of great people here, as well as advice. I don't generally work in the rain, but if it's a light rain and I'm already sweaty and hot, then it's game on. Quite refreshing really. Oh yeah, if those are your toys.. err tools, flipping awesome collection.
If it needs done, it gets done in the rain. If you're ahead of the game, stay inside with a hot coffee or cocktail depending on time of day and wait for better weather. Rained all day here, but mama wanted smoked jalapenos and fried chicken wings for supper, so the raincoat came out and smoker got wet. all in a day's work. Firewood will wait for more dry weather, since we're a couple years ahead out here.
Hello tim117 , nice toys there (duckboat) nice to meet ya. One of the advantages of the 3 yr. plan here at the FHC, is that one can choose not to cut in bad weather, or for any other reason. It takes some effort, but it is a good feeling, kinda like money in the bank.
While so many here believe in collecting fire wood and not wanting to burn the stuff till dry rot sets in I am not one. I cut my major amount of 2019/20 fire wood last winter 12, 1, 2,3, and 4th month. Will haul it to the house in the fall usually start in Sept. I have better things to do when it is raining and/or a rageing storm out side. I am not afraid I will melt and my saws won't either but I am old and don't want to chance getting sick. Old people have been knowen to die after they get sick. That is some solar farm in the back ground. any information on it? After 9 days of rain cutting. . Al
Hey tim117! Is that a T-34 in your avatar? Kinda looks like it but there a couple of features I don't recognize. Ya don't need a chainsaw to fell trees when ya have a toy like that! I played in a couple of T-34's when I lived in Belgium. One was in the Tanks in Town celebration held every August in Mons, Belgium the other was a privately owned T-34 we ran across while cycling in the Czech Republic.
Again the pics of the military toys, I took, but they do not belong to me. Trail Twister: the solar farm once was a working farm and than a nursery. Now it’s privately owned. My house was built by one of the farmers sons.
So you don't have information on the sloar farm? Company bought a few farms in this area several hundred acres all told and installed the solar panals. They are about 6 miles from me so I don't have a lot of detail. Unlike wind turbines the land today can not be used for any thing else. Al
Oh just courious as to how many acres they wasted there. See I believe that some day all the farm land taken to build those solar farms and houses will come bck to bite us. So many big comercial building roof tops going to waste that could hold them. Al
What's just as bad, maybe worse is when the owners (CON EDISON) takes land they own, that was supposed to be in a nature conservatory trust and were receiving tax breaks of some sort, cut down all the trees displacing all the wildlife for acres and acres of solar panels. Our town had to put an abrupt end and moratorium on solar installs of large proportions. Apple did the same thing in California, cutting down acres and acres of old oak stands and then they brag about how "GREEN" they are.
I agree with both statements above. However I’d rather have a silent solar farm as my neighbor than a Walmart or apartment complex. My neighbor said the place was noisy when it was a nursery with big rigs rolling in and out at 5 am. I like looking out the windows at them. My solar sea. It’s probably about 30-40 acres.
Ok, now I have to comment! Down here in the "real" South Jersey at exit 0 cold and wet is the norm all fall, winter and most of spring so I can appreciate your feelings. I've ran every one of my Stihls in rain, snow, mud, hail, ice and even dropped one in a creek. They will be fine! I've been hoarding down here for 40+ years. Yup, Nor-easters are my best friend down here!
Yup, I done it all as well. Not the part about dropping the saw in the creek, but I've gone in a few times myself. Save the tool, soak the operater.
Welcome, I’m in Delaware and I hoard in the wind, rain and snow. So much wood, so little time. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
