Got to love retirement. No rush to get things done and waited for a nice day to take on this little project. If I were younger I’d have cut this up where it was laying but getting it down on the road made it easier for me. The 488 was cutting okay. Just a little grabby after a fresh sharpening on the grinder. The chain is .325 so not as quick as a 3/8 and a bigger saw. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Still getting a lot done. I enjoy a nice leisurely pace, but struggle to maintain oneKinda like this fencerow project I’ll be working on. Just wish I didn’t have to be racing the clock. Looks like some nice uniform pieces for the stack. Amazing what you can accomplish going out just for a couple hours a couple days a week!
That's got to be strange cutting into moss covered trees every time. How can you tell if its full of punk unless you take a cut on it?
Even the live trees have moss on them. Pulling some moss off and looking at the condition of the bark will usually give a pretty good indication how the wood is. Since I’ve got lots of free wood close to home and plenty of room to store it I really don’t mind cutting punky wood. I’ve got to clean up the wood lot anyway and all but the very worst will put out enough btu’s to make it worthwhile in the temperate Northwest climate. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
That looks like you had a great day! Ain't nothing better than being outside and working with wood like that!
The winch works well. I used it to pull a lot of wood out of the log decks left on the property. It pulls a decent load. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
They're another tool in the tool box. They can be a lot of gear to carry if you're scrounging and I usually don't have a clear line of sight so it requires multiple rigging set ups and pulls. Still, they do give you access to otherwise unobtainable sources of firewood. The one pic shows the larger PCW5000 with bags for rope and chains, as well as the skidder cone, so you can see it can be a lot to haul around. I also have the smaller PCW3000 set up on a backpack which is more maneuverable (and also works great for big game). The other pics are just an example. Pulled the beech up from about 100' downslope (much steeper than it looks in the pic). Would not have bothered trying to get the tree without the winch.
I don't think a lot of people understand just how much the firewood cutters are doing, at keeping the forests cleaned up of a lot of dead fallen trees. You'r many pictures tell the story.
Welcome to FHC. You'll like it here. We like beer, dogs and pics. Lots of pics. A lot of knowledgeable people here that are willing to share their knowledge. Stay safe and stay.
It's been a big help, virtually indestructible, and definitely cuts down on the nose end of the log digging into the ground. It is one more thing to haul around but it's worth it.
I’ve seldom used the cone but I’ve got some work coming up where it might see some use. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
