But you can't stop a man from cutting it all down! So I'm at the farm I've been clearing pasture at, and various other wooding acivities. They have 4 dead/dying trees, near road and powerlines. Ive knocked a few down out back, but yesterday I took a few pics. This tree absolutely shattered on impact. I got my equipment ready for the takedown yesterday, thinking I'd do it today. But I had a young energetic man who wanted to help, and see it come down. So we did. As an aside ive been cutting a bit here and there since I left home in January, cutting with and for others. Ive watched too many cringe-worthy fellings with bucket loaders and more. Yesterday's work.... A maple, prolly 40' tall. Roped and felled. Bits and pieces everywhere!
Being that I will be cutting on site for a while, I fulfilled a longtime idea to build a stump bench. Its taller than my truck tailgate, so I can stand at it and play with saws..... Gave one saw bit of a spring run through....good working height. Ill add a wooden peg or two for my lid (on the trailer jack in the pic) another for gloves or whatnot.... I drilled drain holes through the side of the log, so the holes where the files are, will not fill with water....
What a day in paradise.... Pegs added Cut a bunch Pulled apart the 460 for a spring cleaning. Moist day but great for cutting and generally NOT being indoors.
Good to see you're still at it Dave. If I was in your position I'd have a hard time walking away from everything, ESPECIALLY the chainsaw work too. It's too good of therapy to give up cold turkey. Great that you can still do it, and help others in the process. I like that hat too; I should probably get one for the summer myself.
Until I'm physically unable, cutting trees will be a hobby. Taking saws etc when I head out to OH....the burn wood there...so throttle therapy might happen. Hat from REI. Best one yet.
Todays fun was the tree on the left... Ash. 70 yo EAB kill. Dead a few years back judging by the rot at the top 20'. Perfect guided drop w rope. 460 did the work Best hinge I've ever done. It was sketchy....lotsa very dead top. Power lines and road on 2 sides, farm equipment on the other.... Most of the tree is junk, maybe some of the bigger limbs and trunk mightbbe salvageable..
