Everyday day man's tree work and cutting thread

[Locust Cutter]

I understand Norm. While I'm not doing this daily, for the last two days, I have been bucking, splitting and hauling Ash, Oak, Hackleberry and Hedge. Yesterday I bucked, loaded and unloaded (no splitting) an 18' car trailer with sides I fabricated out of spare Oak 2x4s and pine 2x6s. I probably only exceeded the 7K gross load limit by about 2-3K but I only had to haul it roughly 1/2 mile on blacktop, I wasn't worried about it. Today Dad and I assaulted the fence row with our MS201T, MMWS 346xp and muffler modded 562xp which carried the load after the 346 crapped out. I think I may have a bad carb or loose screws. Luckily one of My neighbors (who's family owns the ground) decided to make my life easier since I help him with harvest and lent me an early '80's C6500 with a 16' dump bed. Throwing the wood on was taxing, especially since I'm still healing from back surgery, but dumping it off at the end of the day was a God-send. I will have another dump truck or a dump trailer eventually. They're too nice not to own one.

Long story short, I am discovering that I'm neither 18 anymore nor fully healed and it was more than humbling to be getting taxed at a much slower pace than I used to...

 

[Drptrch]

Hey there Neighbor , great thread . I can attest to the wild weather and storm damage. You've been busy, no doubt.
I'm a 94952 'er. Bodega Corridor

 

[Normzilla]

Fantastic thread,great read.

Hey thank you my friend

 

[Normzilla]

I understand Norm. While I'm not doing this daily, for the last two days, I have been bucking, splitting and hauling Ash, Oak, Hackleberry and Hedge. Yesterday I bucked, loaded and unloaded (no splitting) an 18' car trailer with sides I fabricated out of spare Oak 2x4s and pine 2x6s. I probably only exceeded the 7K gross load limit by about 2-3K but I only had to haul it roughly 1/2 mile on blacktop, I wasn't worried about it. Today Dad and I assaulted the fence row with our MS201T, MMWS 346xp and muffler modded 562xp which carried the load after the 346 crapped out. I think I may have a bad carb or loose screws. Luckily one of My neighbors (who's family owns the ground) decided to make my life easier since I help him with harvest and lent me an early '80's C6500 with a 16' dump bed. Throwing the wood on was taxing, especially since I'm still healing from back surgery, but dumping it off at the end of the day was a God-send. I will have another dump truck or a dump trailer eventually. They're too nice not to own one.

Long story short, I am discovering that I'm neither 18 anymore nor fully healed and it was more than humbling to be getting taxed at a much slower pace than I used to...

I just love the sound of that, assaulted yes! Dump truck, sure wish I owned one makes it so,much easier. Good story man. This last weekend got called out, in the storms. Saturday headed home, tree down another one. Arr! Wanted to get home. Got called out 10 pm, 530 on way home ran into thevtree, glad 288 was behind the seat. We had partially cleared a huge slude, and a rock the size of a ten wheel dump truck. Sunday I was chasing trees for the county. Got off, headed home, another one down across the road, what a long weekend. Called my friend, boss up there, I cut he pushed it off the road with the blade truck. I'm glad it has a ton of limbs.

 

[Normzilla]

 

[Locust Cutter]

That would be a fairly efficient way of destroying an average Peterbilt...

 

[mcginkleschmidt]

Got my wife her, very own first saw. A husky 435, she already wants another and bigger saw. We just took down a large oak, leaning toward our trailer. Bull roped, and blocked it then pulled it. Nice my wife and I can do tree work together. I'll try to get picks up, but been having a hard time, picture posting wise.

I love it when wives get a chain saw. Four things a good wife needs, in no particular order, is a chainsaw, plow, broom and mop.

 

[SteveSS]

Hey there Neighbor , great thread . I can attest to the wild weather and storm damage. You've been busy, no doubt.
I'm a 94952 'er. Bodega Corridor

That zip code looked familiar, so I had to do some googling. I spent several years in 94592 (Vallejo), back before Mare Island Naval Shipyard was closed down. It was a great area to live. Go Niners!

 

[Normzilla]

Hey there Neighbor , great thread . I can attest to the wild weather and storm damage. You've been busy, no doubt.
I'm a 94952 'er. Bodega Corridor

Awesome my friend! Way cool a fellow local! I have to meet with a guy, in bodega in a day or two. Needs a takedown or two.

 

[Normzilla]

That zip code looked familiar, so I had to do some googling. I spent several years in 94592 (Vallejo), back before Mare Island Naval Shipyard was closed down. It was a great area to live. Go Niners!

Mcginkleschmidt Yes she loves her saw! Steve ss, way cool buddy, my cousin is in Vallejo. I've been to mare island as well.

 

[Normzilla]

I'm absolutely wiped out. Time change, plus going back on 4 ten hour days. Road up here fell apart this last weekend. My friend brought his dozer over. We reestablished ditch, and found the buried culvert. Two for trees came out. Thanks to the 288

 

[Normzilla]

Did a job for a neighbor today. That whipped my ass. A oak uprooted one of the last storms. It fell in,the crotch of a big pepperwood. Had to cut it free, and pull the main log and butt, out with a rope. Rip and quarter round so I could load them.

 

[Deets066]

It's definitely work, love doin that stuff though

 

[Magic_Man]

Cool reading here, thanks Norm.

 

[Normzilla]

Cool reading here, thanks Norm.

Deets me too. Magic man thank you. Nice having you with us.

 

[hseII]

Last weekend, cousin had some junk pines he wanted down.

My bigger saws were in TN & NY.

The leaner went down after this one.

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[Normzilla]

Last weekend, cousin had some junk pines he wanted down.

My bigger saws were in TN & NY.

The leaner went down after this one.

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Good stuff! Yeah junk pines had a few calls on those. Nice work buddy. I'm beat up today, but still Something bi love about cutting, always have.

 

[Normzilla]

And after that last job kicking my ass, a piece of wood shattered my back widow. I think 2-3 tree jobs I've done, have claimed my back Windows

 

[Deets066]

And after that last job kicking my ass, a piece of wood shattered my back widow. I think 2-3 tree jobs I've done, have claimed my back Windows

From throwin it in a little too far?

 

[jmssaws]

I've seen a few back glasses knocked out from wood,that sucks.

Awesome thread! I just read it again.

I've been cutting trees the last few weeks steady and I found out that I'm not young anymore, the 395 and 066 are getting heavier I believe.

Cut 50 or so hickorys this week and man are they a bear to cut.