Out to kill a tree...well, it was mostly dead...this morning. Cabin fever is getting bad.
Decided to take the right hand co-dominant. Those two stems were together last fall, today they had separated enough that my bar fit between them for the back cut so they didn't have much time left.
Fell it and a good start on brushing it out when a guy stopped. "I moved up here from California and was cutting fire trails there". Discussion of saws, firewod, etc led to me letting him use my saws 'to help out and have some fun'.
I could tell right away that he was an expert.
On the subject of saw operation:
1. Jazz the saw two times before beginning each cut (no matter how small)
2. Leave 1-2" stubs for each branch cut off.
3. Pay no attention to cutting dirt (started with 3 fresh chains (3 saws) - all will need re-sharped)
4. In photo two you can see the bow in the log - he wanted to cut up in the middle so he would have both halfs on the ground (maybe wanted even more dirt to cut?)
5. To cut up a limb that is clear of the ground you cut it off the log first then block it while it is on the ground. (Gee, cutting dirt is fun!)
About saws:
1. "you have to take the side plate off that Husky to adjust the chain" At least he was nice enough to point out to me where the chain adjust screw was. I had to show him where it was on the 310.
2. Didn't know that Stihl was a German saw or that they had a factory in the states.
3. Did not know that the "0" (041, etc) numbers had changed to MS310 (and the like)
I told him to leave the top uncut as I wouldn't have room and didnt' want stuff left for the theives - yep, cut it up while I was working the other end.
I showed him the cut-off guide (16") on the Husky and explained his use. Didn't use it.
I asked him to use my 16" marker stick to gauge his cuts when he got down to the bigger stuff. Didn't use it "I don't like to use a guage". I have half a load of rounds ranging from 12" to 20" now.
"don't like to use..." watever happened to the rediculous notion that when you work for someone you do it 'his way' even if you do think he is a stupid son of a baitch?
Last word as he got in his truck to leave "If I were you, I'd cut that log in half or your cuts will bind. (What? never heard of wedges or bore cut down-upcut?)
I appreciated the help but kept my mouth shut. Almost lost it when he started hitting me up for job. I should have told him that I would hire him to use a saw when he was the last man on earth.
I thought the guy I ran into last year was the topper "I was a professional logger" but thought I was full of it when I asked if his old Homey (don't recall the number) was a 'gear drive' He had never heard of a gear drive saw.
Harry k
Decided to take the right hand co-dominant. Those two stems were together last fall, today they had separated enough that my bar fit between them for the back cut so they didn't have much time left.
Fell it and a good start on brushing it out when a guy stopped. "I moved up here from California and was cutting fire trails there". Discussion of saws, firewod, etc led to me letting him use my saws 'to help out and have some fun'.
I could tell right away that he was an expert.
On the subject of saw operation:
1. Jazz the saw two times before beginning each cut (no matter how small)
2. Leave 1-2" stubs for each branch cut off.
3. Pay no attention to cutting dirt (started with 3 fresh chains (3 saws) - all will need re-sharped)
4. In photo two you can see the bow in the log - he wanted to cut up in the middle so he would have both halfs on the ground (maybe wanted even more dirt to cut?)
5. To cut up a limb that is clear of the ground you cut it off the log first then block it while it is on the ground. (Gee, cutting dirt is fun!)
About saws:
1. "you have to take the side plate off that Husky to adjust the chain" At least he was nice enough to point out to me where the chain adjust screw was. I had to show him where it was on the 310.
2. Didn't know that Stihl was a German saw or that they had a factory in the states.
3. Did not know that the "0" (041, etc) numbers had changed to MS310 (and the like)
I told him to leave the top uncut as I wouldn't have room and didnt' want stuff left for the theives - yep, cut it up while I was working the other end.
I showed him the cut-off guide (16") on the Husky and explained his use. Didn't use it.
I asked him to use my 16" marker stick to gauge his cuts when he got down to the bigger stuff. Didn't use it "I don't like to use a guage". I have half a load of rounds ranging from 12" to 20" now.
"don't like to use..." watever happened to the rediculous notion that when you work for someone you do it 'his way' even if you do think he is a stupid son of a baitch?
Last word as he got in his truck to leave "If I were you, I'd cut that log in half or your cuts will bind. (What? never heard of wedges or bore cut down-upcut?)
I appreciated the help but kept my mouth shut. Almost lost it when he started hitting me up for job. I should have told him that I would hire him to use a saw when he was the last man on earth.
I thought the guy I ran into last year was the topper "I was a professional logger" but thought I was full of it when I asked if his old Homey (don't recall the number) was a 'gear drive' He had never heard of a gear drive saw.
Harry k
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