Hey all,
I was cutting a mesquite down in a friend's yard today. I was eager to try it because I purchased some BLM permits for 3 cords of wood.
It was a small tree with a 8" trunk. I noticed that the furter down the trunk we cut the harder it was to cut. I wonder if it dulls the chain that fast or if the wood is more dense at the base???
I'll be cutting 3 cords over the next 3 months and I wonder now; should I cut it up at the site even if it's green or should I cut 4' logs bring them home and cut them after they dry next year?
I was very surprised at how slow the saw was cutting near the base of the tree... I wonder if the trunk begins to form roots and the grain of the wood begins to twist and change or something? Or, the tree was more green at the base and green mesquite is harder to cut?
HELP!
KRS
I was cutting a mesquite down in a friend's yard today. I was eager to try it because I purchased some BLM permits for 3 cords of wood.
It was a small tree with a 8" trunk. I noticed that the furter down the trunk we cut the harder it was to cut. I wonder if it dulls the chain that fast or if the wood is more dense at the base???
I'll be cutting 3 cords over the next 3 months and I wonder now; should I cut it up at the site even if it's green or should I cut 4' logs bring them home and cut them after they dry next year?
I was very surprised at how slow the saw was cutting near the base of the tree... I wonder if the trunk begins to form roots and the grain of the wood begins to twist and change or something? Or, the tree was more green at the base and green mesquite is harder to cut?
HELP!
KRS