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I was Very, Very Distracted at Work Today.

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  1. buZZsaw BRAD

    buZZsaw BRAD

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    The guy ive been working for calls me early this morning saying if i dont come today its okay. The tree service shows up without letting him know and he didnt know if it would interfere with my work. Taking down some trees there. I show up and with 500i in hand. I ask for the boss who was the ground guy of the two working. I ask if he is hiring as im holding the saw while talking to him. He's looking at me like i have two heads and i finally tell him im kidding. The look on his face was priceless.
    I get to work doing my job but was more interested in the nine trees they are taking down as the wood is all mine. Fun to watch them work of course. Boss was a Stihl lover so i spent too much time BSing with him rather than working :emb: Right next door to my friends where i have wood stored. Ill be able to store the wood there too as the homeowner has offered it to me many times.
    Nine trees total. Six red maples, two white oaks and huge pin oak.
    Group of five red maples in front. DBH from 13 to 16" Nice tangled mess as they were limbed then sectioned down. Homeowner will clean up brush luckily. IMG_5024.JPG IMG_5027.JPG IMG_5029.JPG IMG_5028.JPG IMG_5036.JPG 28" DBH pin oak sectioned down. IMG_5026.JPG
    Three trees in back felled intact. Ill buck to my size.
    19 & 16" DBH white oaks partly felled into the woods. IMG_5032.JPG IMG_5033.JPG
    16" Red maple they tied off and i helped pull into the yard. Learner toward his gazebo. IMG_5034.JPG IMG_5035.JPG Seeing the 500i sitting in the bed all day was driving me nuts. I quit early and bucked up the red maple in back. IMG_5038.JPG IMG_5040.JPG 500i had a nice supper. You can see the shed im rebuilding to store the red maple in. I think there is enough room for it all. IMG_5039.JPG
    Close to six cords for the score. Ill update as i progress. At least another week of work on the job and ill maybe cut an hour every day im there. I have too many other scores besides this im working! :hair:
     
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  2. Canadian border VT

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    I love red maple. That 500 eats it huh..
     
  3. buZZsaw BRAD

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    Its not fussy. Eats whatever is put in front of it! :saw: Tree guy was running 201TC, 362, 462.
     
  4. Eric Wanderweg

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    Boy oh boy that must've been tough. You're there trying to do the job you were hired to do, meanwhile your passion is calling out to you... and you're watching other people have all the fun :p I would've felt the same way too Brad.
     
  5. MikeInMa

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    Nice score, for sure!
     
  6. Ctwoodtick

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    That wood is perfect firewood size. Those long straight trunks are awesome
     
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    Yet another nice score Brad!
     
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    It wasnt easy. Admittedly i did spent too much time talking to the boss. They had this interesting sligshot thing they used to rope off the last tree that was pulled over.
     
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    Im not looking forward to wrestling the big pin oak trunk!
     
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    Like this? di-very-nice-very-nice-borat-swimsuit-meme-on-52947000(1).png


    :rofl: :lol::thumbs::rofl: :lol:
     
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    I feel like I've asked this before but do you ever save nice, straight logs for milling? If I could find a straight tree in Iowa I'd save it for my milling buddy.
     
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    :rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol:

    For those days you want to sling two balls around a tree?

    Brad you have that red headed stepchild bolted to a 500? LOL
     
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    They are around, you just have to get them before the dozer gets there...
     
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    I dont mill and even if i did no way to get it there. Straight trees are a dime a dozen round these parts.
    buzz-saw will be milling soon, but nopt sure if he will be able to pick up logs.
     
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    Was bringing a load of wood next door so decided to cut some. Bucked up another full tree and cleared up around the dumpster as its going soon. IMG_5047.JPG IMG_5045.JPG IMG_5046.JPG He moved all the rounds from Friday to the back. IMG_5044.JPG
    Two trees down, 7 to go. Id like to get 2-3 more maples done by weeks end.
     
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    Cut for 20 minutes after work running 194 and 361. Gave the 500i the day off. 361 running 18" bar. IMG_5058.JPG
     
  20. MikeInMa

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    Itis good to rotate the use of saws. It keeps you in the know should one be acting up, before you need to depend on it.