Some of these look silly but they work for me, hope the back gets better.I plan on doing some more splitting and stacking tomorrow if my back is up to it. Had to take tonight off as I had a sore lower back all day. Every time I got out of my truck today it took awhile to get straightened up. Darn thing hasn't flaired up for quite awhile. If I can't split I may try to cut up some poles I have or my slab wood. If all else fails I'll just take the day off and kiss the wife. Or wait maybe that should be my first priority.
Are the trees hollow due to insects such as carpenter ants?Looking good, Zap.
When we got 20" of heavy, wet snow, my beech lost tons of limbs. I've just about got them cleaned up now. It was a lot of work for only about a cord of wood. Now, I have to figure out which beech are going to survive and which lost too much. I might just wait since I have 25 dead ash to deal with.
That, and dropping big beech is a bit scary since they are almost always hollow to some degree.
Not that I've noticed, Ray. It just seems to be the way beech work. When they get big, they start to hollow, but they will live that way for a long, long time and continue to grow. I think it's their normal life cycle. I could certainly be wrong, though.Are the trees hollow due to insects such as carpenter ants?
Ray
Just call me Sidehill Gouger!zap, it won't be long before you begin to stand lop sided. All that cutting on the hillsides will do that to you unless you change the side you cut on occasionally.
Waulie, I dropped some beech that was hollow in the middle two winters ago. It had a natural lean forward but I was still worried about it rolling off, better to drop them before they get real big.Looking good, Zap.
When we got 20" of heavy, wet snow, my beech lost tons of limbs. I've just about got them cleaned up now. It was a lot of work for only about a cord of wood. Now, I have to figure out which beech are going to survive and which lost too much. I might just wait since I have 25 dead ash to deal with.
That, and dropping big beech is a bit scary since they are almost always hollow to some degree.
Today I sharpened 15 chains (still have three more ripping chains) cleaned all the chainsaws which included taking the cover off the recoil (not real bad) an took the air compressor to them, looks like a pancake breakfast tomorrow then some stacking of more beech.You just having way to much fun Zap!
8:30 or 9:00, one of the local fire departments will be putting it on.What time is breakfast? If I can make it I'll also bring the syrup.
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