So- fired up the new ryobi 40cc chainsaw this weekend.(redmax clone- awesome saw- HD has them on clearence at 119.00- if you need, its a steal w/2 yr warrenty, bucking spikes, 18", strato-tech engine, just needs a fuel line adjustment.)
cut a medium white pine down- mostly dead, but the trunk was still good.
WHAT a pain to split- but the wedges and sledge did the job... beautiful wood inside.. cant wait until its dry enougth to burn.
found a plactic 50gallon drum washed up on the beach, figured i gotta recycle that- painted it black and so now I got a new splinter/kindleing barrel.
checked the flue- creosote only on the cap and first 1.5" of stack. other then that jsut some of that brown power inside flue.
I was psyched- been burning 'sorta seasoned wood the past few weeks.
finished up the kids science project.
later that night, stepped out side grab an old split for the stove.... without shoes on...(dumbass)
split slid off pile crushed my 'pointer' toe (if i can call it that)
mashed the toe-- and only that toe- drew blood-- probably broken, but they dont do squat for that at the hospital anyway.
crap this hurts.
maul, ax, sledged adn chainsaw'd the weekend away.... guess if this is the only injury i should happy.
this little piggy throbbed all the way home.
by the way- for those following- poulan is fixed $20. from local ACE. seems a small disc/regulator on the bottom
of the carb came loose.
what'd you all do?
cut a medium white pine down- mostly dead, but the trunk was still good.
WHAT a pain to split- but the wedges and sledge did the job... beautiful wood inside.. cant wait until its dry enougth to burn.
found a plactic 50gallon drum washed up on the beach, figured i gotta recycle that- painted it black and so now I got a new splinter/kindleing barrel.
checked the flue- creosote only on the cap and first 1.5" of stack. other then that jsut some of that brown power inside flue.
I was psyched- been burning 'sorta seasoned wood the past few weeks.
finished up the kids science project.
later that night, stepped out side grab an old split for the stove.... without shoes on...(dumbass)
split slid off pile crushed my 'pointer' toe (if i can call it that)
mashed the toe-- and only that toe- drew blood-- probably broken, but they dont do squat for that at the hospital anyway.
crap this hurts.
maul, ax, sledged adn chainsaw'd the weekend away.... guess if this is the only injury i should happy.
this little piggy throbbed all the way home.
by the way- for those following- poulan is fixed $20. from local ACE. seems a small disc/regulator on the bottom
of the carb came loose.
what'd you all do?
