Today I planned to take care of this dying ash. It was around 14 inches BHD (breast height diameter). It was a bit to close to one shed so it had to go. It was rock hard. My chain was sharp but not sharp enough. So had to go to my dad's place and have it sharpened by his machine When I was there, dad asked me to fell three trees so it landed where he wanted to. It's a road on the other of the stonewall. This will keep him busy a couple of days. Two dead aspen he will give to a neighbor with a boiler and one ash he will keep. One of the aspen was around 14 inches BHD. The other 8 inches and the ash 8 inches as well The days in Sweden is really short now, so I have to continue another day.
That ash is some nice looking firewood. I have not seen a chain grinder like the one you show in the picture before. Looks like it will get the job done. Keep up the good work.
I am working on some ash now that is similar. It’s still on the green side but hard as nails! Can’t keep my chain sharp. I really can’t figure out why.
Thanks. The only disadvantage is that you have to remove the chain from the saw. But it creates a better than new chain.
You should consider having several chains with you on the job. It's a lot more convenient than having to go to your dad's to sharpen. Also, I'm sure the grinder works well but I really enjoy sharpening my own chain ny hand with a file. I typically do it after I get home or the next day.......and have 3-4 chains all sharpened and ready to go. The other day I used up all 3 chains I had on some logs that were on the ground and had some dirt. I also hit the dirt too many times.
Seems like the Ash that I’ve cut in the 8”-12” range is way harder and a P.I.A to split compared to 25”+ Ash. Is course I’m using my 260 on the small ones and my 660 on the big ones... that might make a difference
Been the Been there done that! Sometimes I use the grinder and some times I file by hand. Just depends on how much time I have. It is nice to have a few on hand. You can sure cut a lot of wood with a sharp chain of you don’t hit anything. I cut about 5 cord of firewood today. Changed chains once, and the second chain is still sharp All it takes is one rogue stone!
Yea, wait till ya start cutting on log decks/landings. Skidded wood is dirty. I can go through 4-5 chains in a day sometimes. Just the price ya pay to play I guess. Very nice work Chris from Sweden ! Great firewood too.
That is really good advice and also to have two bars incase something happens. I most often only use one chain because I most of the time only run my saw for half an hour or so. The chain was sharp but I needed top notch for this tree.
The scientific name is Fraxinus excelsior I believe it's called European ash in english. So it's not the same as in America. When I read post about ash it's very similar in cutting, splitting, drying and burning. So they are probably close relative.
Maybe, I live around 500 feet above sea level and I don't ever cut anything above 1000 feet. But I cut many ashes at the same altitude and never seen anything this hard.
