In loving memory of Kenis D. Keathley 6/4/81 - 3/27/22 Loving father, husband, brother, friend and firewood hoarder Rest in peace, Dexterday

Dropped a good one today

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by swags, May 9, 2014.

  1. swags

    swags Moderator

    Joined:
    Oct 3, 2013
    Messages:
    4,455
    Likes Received:
    13,240
    Location:
    NE Ohio
    Dropped this maple today. Wood isn't for me, this is one I am getting paid to drop and cut up. Had me nervous though because it was rotten in the middle and leaning hard towards a shed. But it landed good and didn't have any issues. First time using the 32" bar, and used very bit of it.
     

    Attached Files:

    swags, May 9, 2014
    #1 Top
    Backwoods Savage, Chvymn99, papadave and 3 others like this.
  2. HDRock

    HDRock

    Joined:
    Oct 4, 2013
    Messages:
    17,251
    Likes Received:
    60,382
    Location:
    Grand Blanc, MI,
    Good job swags
    Glad to see you got that rotten SOB down safe :D
     
    HDRock, May 9, 2014
    #2 Top
    Chvymn99, Stinny and HoneyFuzz like this.
  3. bogydave

    bogydave

    Joined:
    Oct 8, 2013
    Messages:
    10,313
    Likes Received:
    37,218
    Location:
    Alaska, North of Anchorage & South of Fairbanks
    Good job
    You got buck it ?
    Be nice to run the big bar vertical for a few cuts :)
     
    bogydave, May 9, 2014
    #3 Top
    Stinny and HoneyFuzz like this.
  4. My IS heats my home

    My IS heats my home

    Joined:
    Dec 1, 2013
    Messages:
    7,394
    Likes Received:
    17,655
    Location:
    Albany, NH
    The first pic was a little deceiving to me, didn't look as big as I thought. The pic with the saw on the stump was impressive. Quite a rotted center too. Any crawling critters come out to say hi?
     
    My IS heats my home, May 9, 2014
    #4 Top
    HDRock, Stinny and HoneyFuzz like this.
  5. HoneyFuzz

    HoneyFuzz

    Joined:
    Jan 20, 2014
    Messages:
    4,487
    Likes Received:
    14,842
    Location:
    Northeast , Ohio
    Great job ! Kinda looks like you know what you are doing :)
     
    HoneyFuzz, May 10, 2014
    #5 Top
    HDRock, Chvymn99 and Stinny like this.
  6. swags

    swags Moderator

    Joined:
    Oct 3, 2013
    Messages:
    4,455
    Likes Received:
    13,240
    Location:
    NE Ohio
    Nothing came out but that was crossing my mind when I felt that rotten spot in the middle.
    I will be bucking it up but have not done so yet. This is the same place that I trimmed those trees earlier in the week and I went and cleaned up the rest of the brush from that first. And I didnt get tto start until about 4:30 so I ran out of time. But I feel much better having that one on the ground.
     
    swags, May 10, 2014
    #6 Top
    HDRock, Chvymn99 and papadave like this.
  7. Chvymn99

    Chvymn99 Moderator

    Joined:
    Oct 4, 2013
    Messages:
    20,831
    Likes Received:
    109,446
    Location:
    KC Metro
    Glad it dropped where you wanted it too. It looked like it definitely needed to be on the ground. :thumbs:
     
    Chvymn99, May 10, 2014
    #7 Top
  8. swags

    swags Moderator

    Joined:
    Oct 3, 2013
    Messages:
    4,455
    Likes Received:
    13,240
    Location:
    NE Ohio
    Yes it had already lost half of its crown.
     
    swags, May 10, 2014
    #8 Top
  9. Boog

    Boog

    Joined:
    Oct 8, 2013
    Messages:
    1,181
    Likes Received:
    2,600
    Location:
    Where my spirit is free
    Nice, used the 32" on your 460 Swags? Are you running the stock oiler or the high volume one?
     
    Boog, May 10, 2014
    #9 Top
  10. swags

    swags Moderator

    Joined:
    Oct 3, 2013
    Messages:
    4,455
    Likes Received:
    13,240
    Location:
    NE Ohio
    Stock, I dont anticipate that Ill run that bar enough to really need a bigger oiler
     
    swags, May 10, 2014
    #10 Top
  11. swags

    swags Moderator

    Joined:
    Oct 3, 2013
    Messages:
    4,455
    Likes Received:
    13,240
    Location:
    NE Ohio
    Went back out and finished up the maple today and dropped a dead cherry. Felt good to get it done.
     

    Attached Files:

    swags, May 11, 2014
    #11 Top
    Backwoods Savage, Chvymn99 and HDRock like this.
  12. DexterDay

    DexterDay Administrator

    Joined:
    Oct 2, 2013
    Messages:
    12,411
    Likes Received:
    31,632
    Location:
    Northeast Oh
    Nice job Swags!! Great pics and great job!! :)

    (To bad about the chains). :(
     
    DexterDay, May 11, 2014
    #12 Top
  13. bogydave

    bogydave

    Joined:
    Oct 8, 2013
    Messages:
    10,313
    Likes Received:
    37,218
    Location:
    Alaska, North of Anchorage & South of Fairbanks
    Was that rotten dirty stuff hard on the chain ?
     
    bogydave, May 12, 2014
    #13 Top
  14. swags

    swags Moderator

    Joined:
    Oct 3, 2013
    Messages:
    4,455
    Likes Received:
    13,240
    Location:
    NE Ohio
    The rot wasnt but the rocks I found in there was hard on two chains, look in the chainsaw forum " How to ruin a brand new chain"
     
    swags, May 12, 2014
    #14 Top
  15. Backwoods Savage

    Backwoods Savage Moderator

    Joined:
    Oct 4, 2013
    Messages:
    47,021
    Likes Received:
    296,308
    Location:
    Central MI
    Ouch!
     
    Backwoods Savage, May 12, 2014
    #15 Top
    My IS heats my home likes this.
  16. bogydave

    bogydave

    Joined:
    Oct 8, 2013
    Messages:
    10,313
    Likes Received:
    37,218
    Location:
    Alaska, North of Anchorage & South of Fairbanks
    Read it after I posted,
    Need tougher chain if you are gonna cut rocks :wacky: :confused: :saw:
     
    bogydave, May 12, 2014
    #16 Top
    swags likes this.