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Project elephant

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by James Miller, Dec 29, 2019.

  1. T.Jeff Veal

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    What did ya hit?
     
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    Used the same chain for all cuts. The huge log was sunk into the ground a few inches and getting some rounds fully cut I had to carefully sneak low enough to get through, sometimes hitting... dirt. The wood was clean, I don’t think any of us hit any embedded metal when sawing it up, at least I didn’t.
     
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    Glad y'all didnt hit any metal in the tree. Might have been some small peebles in the ground.
     
  4. James Miller

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    Looks a bit ruff.
     
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    I nicked some dirt today myself. It doesnt take much. I feel for you as that long chain must take hours to sharpen...especially square grind.
     
  6. James Miller

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    20201106_161435.jpg First loads out. Ash on the ground is from cleaning up the driveway where the remnants of the elephant reside.
     
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    Sorry it's taken me more than a year to finish one tree and updated are few and far between. 20210307_165739.jpg Added a new tool to the arsenal. My brother picked this up free with a dead Briggs on it. We slapped a predator motor I've had sitting around for a few years on it and it works like a charm. 20210307_165809.jpg Took it for a test drive today. It's nice for the big stuff. But the Fisker's is still quicker in the small stuff. 20210307_142245.jpg Got some funny looks going down the raod.
    Someday I'll finish this tree up.
     
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    Good deal on that splitter, they do work nice on big stuff or knotty/twisted pieces.
    Looks good going down the road.
     
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    Nice score on the splitter!
     
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