Of course, with the double-engine saw, one of the engines has to turn opposite the other. And the chain mounted "pointing" the right way. A few...
Ironworker had some fun late in the day swinging some Swedish and Austrian steel, doing some splitting-testing. Pls note the avatar. :axe:
Likely the monster saw is the 22' Titan with 2 Bluestreek 12 hp power-heads. Designed for minimizing waste in felling redwoods by cutting close...
Okay. Why? A teaspoon or two on cold burnables is certainly no more of a threat than 1/4 "super cedar" IMO. In fact, it works great. I use a dish...
IME, you can only get wood so dry outdoors, even top-covered facing south. Mid-teens %MC at best. Not really good enough, IMO. Let that wood...
Those little 38 cc Poulans are powerful little screamers. Had one back in the day, from an NEX. Couldn't handle the noise, with muffs. Sold it.
I'm hoping to hear that this guy gets his due. In spades. Or clubs. :p If you search them on Google, you'll "hit" a page where you can leave a...
Longer term, I'd suggest going to a top-down lighting tactic. Flames passing by cold objects will be quenched. Often resulting in visible smoke....
Been bringing in dunno-how-old splits mixed-up in a rack. This wood was behind (north of) another rack of really prime wood, black birch & oak....
Connecticut has much diversity, of all sorts. Even in my little area, many different habitats- I'm learning with local Land Trust. Been known to...
Howdy Coach. Not trying to be a coach, but let me suggest a GOOD 5-6 lb maul. Meaning flat faces & sharp edge, some of which I've re-done with a...
Maybe just luck, but I never went through a free-hand filing phase. For many years, I only file chains, with a Granberg clamp-on-file guide....
I've heard that back when, some pranksters would induce someone to climb a golden birch, then light the bark below him. Definition of a dilemma....
Anybody within trucking range of CT/NY border & LI-sound., there's a few cords of BL that Sandy blew down. Most of it, we've bucked to 14-16". On...
About the sharpening thing. Best thing for you and the saw is to learn how to file a chain, ideally with guide like Granberg's. Then touch up the...
Who proclaimed 3 years' supply to be the goal? I'm working on 5-8 years, to infinity and beyond! Can't have too much, and it can't be too dry!...
Ailanthus, was about 14" DBH. Absolute crap, but now it's been bucked and can't spew more seed. I'll enjoy torturing them in the stove. :saw:...
That works fine until you get to the boiling point. Then all hell breaks loose. :whistle: At sea level, it takes 970.4 BTU/lb to take liquid...
I measured the bed of my lil Ford Ranger. Exactly 1/3 cord fitted & stacked, flush with the gunwales. :whistle: It has managed 1/2+ cord of mixed...
The big lesson here is that "seasoned" means so many things, legally and otherwise, that it means nothing. "Air-dried to X-percent moisture...
