how about a Oklahoma,AR,MO,KS,TX,+IA GTG thread?

[Hinerman]

Tree service chains for repair

 

[Sawdust Man]

Tree service chains for repair

That's pretty normal around here with all the stupid rocks...

 

[Semotony]

Question for all you smart guys.

What kind of tree is this?
Picture of bark and leaves:

View attachment 392942View attachment 392943

I'd guess shaggy bark hickory

 

[moparnut88]

You are correct. I took it apart. I tried to find O-rings at O'Reilly's and TSC, but it was a no go. Probably some special size; one of them looks like a square O-ring too. It is an old Craftsman impact; parts are NLA. Any suggestions?

i use a company called hercules sealing products for all seals and orings of any kind. just need i.d. o.d. and section thickness, type of material used and they will majke it if they dont have it.

 

[Hedgerow]

Tree service chains for repair

Sometimes I just throw chains away..
A really bad chain can take some serious life out of the old grinding wheel.

 

[Workshop]

Morning everybody.

 

[Douglas Ostrander]

That hickory mills hard.

 

[nbbt]

Morning folks. Raining here since last evening, 45 to 50 today with more moisture till Saturday. Guess I'll find some inside stuffs to get done.

 

[Sawdust Man]

Any point in milling this elm?
Certainly not nice firewood...

 

[WoodAbuser]

Any point in milling this elm?
Certainly not nice firewood...View attachment 392998

Elm is very good firewood.

 

[Sawdust Man]

Elm is very good firewood.

Only if you split it for me....

 

[Workshop]

Only if you split it for me....

Elm puts out good heat but as you said, it’s notoriously difficult to split. Even with a splitter.

 

[WoodAbuser]

Only if you split it for me....

Don't hold ur breath.

 

[Semotony]

Any point in milling this elm?
Certainly not nice firewood...View attachment 392998

People around here in MO. like elm dried or not in their wood burners. I milled a fat elm a few years ago and a neighbor of the yard it was in asked for some chunks to use for handles on instruments swung in use. Got 13 slices off that log from 1 1/4 to 2" thick. 2" Slab leaned up against phone pole is stable after 6 years or 7. Flat, almost no warp.
The 2 3/4" thick white oak slabs less wide have edge up1/2" or center down the same from same time period. Hoped for better as 2 slices came from either side of center. 26+ a bit wide slabs from 30" wide log IIRC

 

[Sawdust Man]

Too late...

 

[Sawdust Man]

Sawed 4 nails with a brand stinking new blade!

 

[Jetmd]

Nice looking wood though

 

[WKEND LUMBERJAK]

Too late...View attachment 393092View attachment 393093View attachment 393094View attachment 393095View attachment 393096

Nice

 

[teacherman]

Well it ain't pretty, but there it is....View attachment 390031View attachment 390032



I don't think anybody's going to want to have a wedding in this ole ugly bugger of a barn....

That looks great! You did a good job flattening it out for sure. Do you plan to paint it?

 

[teacherman]

I think fixing it is a no go for me. It is an old craftsman. I looked up the model number. It appears no parts are available and parts are no longer made.

My cousin used to work for a company called McMaster-Carr, and they have an enormous variety of little parts and bits and pieces of whatever you can think of. Might be worth checking into them if you can figure out the dimensions. Square O-rings should be no match for the stuff-finding power of Internet....