Trees you've cut

[RI Chevy]

Nice. Some big trees there to fall in a residential area.

 

[longleaf]

The echo 310 was used to cut metal wires half way up the trunk.

It's a hackberry, with poison ivy.

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42" bar square skip stihl (SSS)

Siberian Elm so I'm told
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I see now the 2188 had a muffler mod for the hackberry, but not for the elm. MM made a big difference when using a 42" bar.

Where is that at Tennessee?

 

[ajschainsaws]

I’d be afraid to do that Jeff lol. I might be married to my cousin. Most of the family tree is documented fairly well back to the first generation in America but I don’t know much going back to Europe. One side was the clan McLeod in Scotland which has a well known history.

Yes that is a big clan and prior to the 16th century they had to fight
Too keep there seats on the isles Tremoundous history attached to them

 

[ajschainsaws]

So nice! Just got back from a mini holiday in the UK. Couple days each in Edinburgh/Stirling, Welsh countryside, Salisbury, and London. So beautiful over there! Didn't make it to Ireland on this trip unfortunately, but I'll be back to visit your island. Is yours a working castle with modern residence? We got to see The Castles of Stirling, Edinburgh, Raglan, Carreg, Caerphilly, Coch, and Windsor. Also the Llanthony Priory, Tintern Abbey, Salisbury Cathedral. Some in ruins, some in part ruins, some maintained still functional. As a craftsman who is regularly trying to put major bandages on houses that are barely over twenty years old, it just amazes me the quality and pride of the craftsmanship they were able to create so many hundreds of years ago. You live in quite the special part of the world. Perhaps I'll be able to visit your little slice of it on my next trip across the pond.

Yeah you visited some nice places and the abbey ruins , the craftsmanship is unbelievable

 

[Skeans1]

I agree that's the worst making high notches and back cuts. The only thing worse than that is making a notch and back cut on a leaner with a 28" bar, I had to do that once and it was absolutely miserable!!! The most unnerving part was that if something gose wrong you have no place to run.
Did you trash any chains by running into any hidden barb wire?

Man a 28” bar would be a dream and light.

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[Nutball]

Where is that at Tennessee?

Nashville. Lots of big ones in big cities.

 

[Daserlon]

A couple friends and myself cut a couple dead fir trees today. I took my Rattler 394 with a chrome 36" and my 390 with a 28". My friend Taber brought his 576 and 390. My 85 year old friend Bill brought his wood splitter.


My friend Bill with my 390

The days work

 

[longleaf]

I had never herd of Siberian elm. How old was that tree it was really big assuming someone planted it.

 

[blacksmith]

The echo 310 was used to cut metal wires half way up the trunk.

It's a hackberry, with poison ivy.

View attachment 178325
42" bar square skip stihl (SSS)

Siberian Elm so I'm told
View attachment 178326

I see now the 2188 had a muffler mod for the hackberry, but not for the elm. MM made a big difference when using a 42" bar.

Wow that's the biggest hackberry that I've ever seen. I've only ever cut a few of those and the biggest was probably 20" or so. I didn't think that they got as big as the one that you cut!

 

[tickbitintn]

Wow that's the biggest hackberry that I've ever seen. I've only ever cut a few of those and the biggest was probably 20" or so. I didn't think that they got as big as the one that you cut!

I've seen them around here in excess of 7' diameter. They can get real big.
The garage itself is 22' deep (from the road side.) That tree is actually flat along the side walk side. Not the biggest on the block but the only pic I have on hand.

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[Nutball]

I had never herd of Siberian elm. How old was that tree it was really big assuming someone planted it.

I will guess based on the blurry rings I see in the full size image that it is 50-100 years old (closer around 70 years). They are fast growing somewhat soft wood trees. We get fast growing oaks around here too in people's yards. What would be 100-200 years old in the woods is 40-60 years old in a yard.

 

[longleaf]

Water oaks and red oaks can grow really fast in the open. I helped my neighbor cleanup a water oak recently that was 30” diameter and right at 30 years old. Inch per growth ring. Seen some post oaks in the woods that had 20-30 per inch.

 

[Nutball]

Makes me want to clear out the woods and replant well spaced red oak and such for lumber & firewood. That would also leave plenty of space for easy tree service chip dumping to feed the trees. My dad planted walnut trees 10-15 years ago, but I think they are still twigs buried under thick underbrush and a cedar grove.

 

[00wyk]

Red Oak can certainly get big quick if they're in the right environment. Thats a 281xp in the middle there:

 

[BonScott46]

Red Oak can certainly get big quick if they're in the right environment. Thats a 281xp in the middle there:

Nice one!

 

[00wyk]

Still heavy, tho

We get a couple down every big storm

Although the storm that did that, also did this:
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After:

One of the draw backs of having lovely river front property is the property is on the river front.

 

[blacksmith]

Still heavy, tho

We get a couple down every big storm

Although the storm that did that, also did this:
Before -

After:

One of the draw backs of having lovely river front property is the property is on the river front.

Wow that's crazy! That would kind of suck during the rainy season.

 

[longleaf]

Makes me want to clear out the woods and replant well spaced red oak and such for lumber & firewood. That would also leave plenty of space for easy tree service chip dumping to feed the trees. My dad planted walnut trees 10-15 years ago, but I think they are still twigs buried under thick underbrush and a cedar grove.

Walnuts grow really slow. We have some big ones at our old home place. I found a picture of the yard in the 30s and they don’t look a lot bigger now than they did then. However there is a huge red oak that was a sapling in the picture.

 

[longleaf]

Still heavy, tho

We get a couple down every big storm

Although the storm that did that, also did this:
Before -

After:

One of the draw backs of having lovely river front property is the property is on the river front.

Wow very nice piece of property

 

[Rob Stafari]