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Sometimes there seems to be little to no smell, other times it is more noticeable, and not always the same.

I think the piss oak reference is mostly used when cutting Pin Oak, but I could be wrong.

I initially heard the phase from my first Father In Law, who was a tree guy back when they all ran Homelite XLs. I remember him saying … "Smell that … that's piss Oak"!
 
Sometimes there seems to be little to no smell, other times it is more noticeable, and not always the same.

I think the piss oak reference is mostly used when cutting Pin Oak, but I could be wrong.

I initially heard the phase from my first Father In Law, who was a tree guy back when they all ran Homelite XLs. I remember him saying … "Smell that … that's piss Oak"!
That big oak log I had for the GTG was a piss oak Mike. I think there was to much 2 stroke smoke in the air for anyone to notice :laughing:
 
I don’t care who sells it, but they make such a big deal about their dealers in their ads. I have seen them sold in farm stores and hardware stores where the sales people didn’t know a bar from a chain. Only could quote the prices on the stickers. I guess that ‘someone’ in those stores knows enough to qualify for a dealership, but they are not always there.

Philbert

John Deere dealer selling Stihl is just a bit over a 1/4 mile from me. I quit going there for service. Chainsaws work was always on the bottom of the 'to do' list.
 
I have never cut any oak that smelled bad but willow sure smells like piss. And cottonwood rounds once drying smell like ****** diapers.

Willow comes in different types. The common one out here smells nice, not very strong though. I did cut some willow growing in a swamp once. that smelled bad when green but not when cured.
 
But it's not finished until it's stacked. :laugh: Man I'd like to see that splitter in action.
Like I mentioned earlier, without two people, you’re not utilizing it’s speed. They used to come full auto cycle, forward and back till someone lobbed a finger off and sued the company.
 
Like I mentioned earlier, without two people, you’re not utilizing it’s speed. They used to come full auto cycle, forward and back till someone lobbed a finger off and sued the company.
I'd put tracks on it, hook up a bucking saw and connect it to my smart phone. Then you could just drive it along the side of a log and watch it go to work while you sit in a comfy chair and sip your favorite beverage :laugh: .
 
quercus robur, common oak, english oak. its not american white oak but i'm sure its close. just look on wikipediea. @Cowboy254 may be intersted in this

In Australia
English oak is one of the most common park trees in south-eastern Australia, noted for its vigorous, luxuriant growth. In Australia, it grows very quickly[citation needed] to a tree of 20 m (66 ft) tall by up to 20 m (66 ft) broad, with a low-branching canopy. Its trunk and secondary branches are very thick and solid and covered with deep-fissured blackish-grey bark.[12] The largest example in Australia is in Donnybrook, Western Australia.[13]

i guess many oaks do this, but spend a bit of time splitting green english oak and it stains your axe head black very quickly.
 
Willow comes in different types. The common one out here smells nice, not very strong though. I did cut some willow growing in a swamp once. that smelled bad when green but not when cured.
I remember you saying that. All of the ones that grow here stink, unfortunately. I know I’ve cut at least three deferent species of willow.
 
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