It has started dropping big limbs, so for my safety in the wood yard it has to go. I will use the wood to fill in the swimming hole. I got my slick line in it, so it’s time to pull the rope through.
First complication is my rope bag is next to a yellow jacket nest. I don’t know if you can see the swarm but thankfully I didn’t add stings to my shingles. welp there will be an unscheduled interruption while I look for wasp killer
Back on track. I was unwilling to attempt the throw bag rescue, but I got the rope bag out. Notching and back cut will have an extra element of excitement.
The rope is tight. It squished into the leader it’s attached to. I’ve never seen that before. Time to put a helmet on.
Lots of fun with roping, yellow jackets, shingles and to add insult to injury, a gum tree. I felled a tree on a yellow jackets nest and amazed I never got stung though the ordeal. Does dead gum split any easier or just not worth the effort? Mention the word gum when talking firewood and I run the other way! Be safe and feel better soon and be sure to post follow up pics.
Nice drop Jim. As terrible as that stuff is, I still think you should process one round into splits (or noodled blocks ), just for giggles. I swear when I burned that stuff, it burst into flames more violently than any other wood I ever tried before. It was almost freaky.
The trunk was solid and I was tempted to set it aside. It surely would have split easier after being dead for several years. I have burned some and remember how quickly it lit up. It’s at the bottom of the deep end now.
