My boy asked me to help him and his friend Raymond today and I happily obliged. Fell several trees. What a mess. Got 2 hung up and eventually dropped a 3rd onto them to knock it all down. Little defeated that the fence (mini-horse pasture) didn’t come out unscathed but Andrew said he’d fix it. What’s done is done. I underestimated the lengths. First one down, then the schit started hitting the fan, lol. Felling across this gully. We then hooked up chains and rope to pull them up out of there. These were all chest/head high, really making for some challenging cuts, physically. I definitely over did it today. Should be able to pull some of these from the other side. Felling on a steep slope was very challenging. The little compact Kubota my son is allowed to use was peeing hydro fluid so they stopped using it. Turned into a noodle-rama. Raymond bought a brand new Husky 545 earlier that day, for a whooping $220. Ran great. He ended up going back to TSC to get 2 more chains. Very rocky conditions. More to come.
Looks like a lot of nice oak in spite of the difficult terrain to cut in and problems with the skid steer. Couldn’t ask for a much nicer day weather wise either. Great parting shot at the end with all those Huskies too!
Jason, I quit cutting on slopes quite some time ago. It's never fun and it is hard on the body, especially if one has a bad back. But you did well. I hope the saw works out good and hope that soft ground settles soon.
Nice job! Cutting on slopes is a workout for sure. Looks like a pile of nice wood, and nice collection of saws!
Some challenging conditions there. On the ground with minimal collateral damage. Not a fan of cutting wood on rough terrain anymore. Were old farts, remember Jason? Oh and QOTD: You getting any wood?
Since my ground is white and sloppy; I am staying inside on FHC and living vicariously through its members Thank you. No wood and hard conditions are bummer… Helping your boy and trigger time
