Sparks flew

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TheAardvark

Burning Hunk
Oct 26, 2015
247
Central PA
I got a nice score of free Ash, about 1.5 cords. It was already on the ground and just needed bucked and loaded in the truck. While I was bucking the main trunk my saw started to rattle and sparks flew. I knew something bad was in the tree at that point. My chain was messed up bad. Turns out there was a chain inside the tree! From the growth rings it was about 40 years ago that the tree grew around it.


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Ouch!... I was cutting a huge maple a little piece from my house..(easy to get) that was already blew over from a wind-storm... everything was going fine until i got to about 4 feet from the root-wad... same thing happend to me.. wasn't a chain tho... ---barbed wire----- totally embedded...
 
I got a nice score of free Ash, about 1.5 cords. It was already on the ground and just needed bucked and loaded in the truck. While I was bucking the main trunk my saw started to rattle and sparks flew. I knew something bad was in the tree at that point. My chain was messed up bad. Turns out there was a chain inside the tree! From the growth rings it was about 40 years ago that the tree grew around it.


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Yuck. And you were lucky enough to find it. Looks like you took a chunk out of it.

I can find one inch of metal in a 100' trunk, myself. Just lucky that way, I guess.
 
In the future when you see discoloration like that, expect some metal.
 
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Dad had a huge triple oak in his yard. One of the three came down. So I took it all down. Bucking it up I hit nail after nail. I put those nails in there 50 years ago, building tree forts.
 
WOW....it sure is amazing what you can find in the middle of a tree....
 
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Dad had a huge triple oak in his yard. One of the three came down. So I took it all down. Bucking it up I hit nail after nail. I put those nails in there 50 years ago, building tree forts.


That is why lumber yards don't want "yard trees".
 
WOW....it sure is amazing what you can find in the middle of a tree....
yep. i had a pipe sticking out of one, a toy truck in another, and a few matchbox cars that were placed in a knot-hole. that was pretty cool, it was like an easter egg!
 
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WOW....it sure is amazing what you can find in the middle of a tree....

That is why lumber yards don't want "yard trees".

Yes, you should see all the "tramp" iron sawmills find! At $2000 to replace a large Circle saw and about the same for a large Bandsaw it can be costly!
 
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Yes, you should see all the "tramp" iron sawmills find! At $2000 to replace a large Circle saw and about the same for a large Bandsaw it can be costly!


My logger buddies carry a metal detector and clearly mark a log the cutters feel may have metal in it. The guy on the landing will check it out.
 
Interesting. I’m new enough this never occurred to me. Thanks for info.
 
Well I saw sparks fly too yesterday. I made a cut from the bottom up on a trash softwood log and touched a rock that was sticking up under the log. I ground the chain today and it doesn't look good so pulled it off and replaced. Will use for a stumping chain.