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Big Sugar Maple

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  1. amateur cutter

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    Barcroftb , Armbru84 & Myself dropped this tree earlier in the year. Customer is a friend of mine. They cut up the top & limbs & didn't have enough saw for the big stuff. I cut it up & when the ground hardens up he'll load my dump trailer with his skid loader. Should be good burning when it's ready.
     

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  2. Canadian border VT

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    Great cutting there!
     
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    I'd love to burn some sugar maple, but there is none where I cut.:(

    Nice work kids! And I bet those saws are all modded
     
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    Great that your getting some of that wood. Not sure the ground will harden up much though.
     
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  5. amateur cutter

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    Thanks Canadian border VT only bummer was the wife wanted a slab off the butt end for a table. Sure, no problem. Of course about 1/3 of the way through I got a nail or similar with the 36" chain. :mad:Hit the left hand cutters pretty hard on a 114 DL chain. I can save it but it'll lose some life expectancy. Oh well, never fails in yard trees.
     
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  6. amateur cutter

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    Yea no kidding, but I ain't hand loading that mother lol.
     
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  7. Canadian border VT

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    amateur cutter .. that piece off the end, for the wife, is worth a lot more than a chain:yes:

    Honey I got what you wanted and hurt some of my equipment so I have to buy some more.. But was worth to make you this fine table:yes:
     
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    I def would have wanted a slab, too! It will need some bowties though, once it dries.
     
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  9. amateur cutter

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    Hahahaha, to be more clear, his wife lol. I told him it was now a $ 55.00 Maple slab.
     
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    That'll look sweet with about 4 coats of 2 part epoxy finish.
     
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    Nice trigger time... looked like a nice day too!
     
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  12. amateur cutter

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    Yes sir! 39 & sunny, not bad at all, just a shirt. Ran that MMWS 044 too on the smaller stuff with a 24" it did real gooder! Finally had to get out the trusty 064 to finish cause I didn't feel like swapping chains on the 660. Plus the 064 gets a little neglected sometimes.
     
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    That’s going to make a lot of good
    splits!


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