Mud sucks. I say this because I recently had an excavator on my property to dig trenches for new garage footings and frost walls. Two large ash trees had to come down to make room, and the trunks were moved with the machine off to one side so that I could buck them for firewood.
Saturday I was out cutting and quickly dulled my chains, realizing that even a little tiny bit of mud in the bark is enough to make your saw cut like - well, mud.
I don't understand how it is even worth trying to cut any logs that have been skidded out on log roads or trails, or dragged anywhere for any distance. I am meticulous about keeping dirt and stones off my log piles (pre-processing) because I KNOW that it wreaks havoc on my chains. How do you guys deal with the issue of dirt, mud, sand or other debris on your firewood logs?
Saturday I was out cutting and quickly dulled my chains, realizing that even a little tiny bit of mud in the bark is enough to make your saw cut like - well, mud.
I don't understand how it is even worth trying to cut any logs that have been skidded out on log roads or trails, or dragged anywhere for any distance. I am meticulous about keeping dirt and stones off my log piles (pre-processing) because I KNOW that it wreaks havoc on my chains. How do you guys deal with the issue of dirt, mud, sand or other debris on your firewood logs?
