Full Chisel
Slingin' Stihls and runnin' Huskies
Earlier this week a relative said they had a dead oak that needed to come down so I agreed to take the wood. I didn't expect this. The tree was a 3' White Oak and had been dead for 5+ years. It had been topped out previously but the crew didn't return to take down the trunk section. As you can see, the tree was in the middle of a deck, only several feet from the house with a substantial lean towards it. The plan was to rope off into another tree and swing the pieces out, but the first one clipped the deck...the tie off tree was too far away. So the deck was disassembled and the tree was tied off and dropped.
This was easily the HARDEST wood I have ever encountered. The top half was completely dry and very dense. I was having to pull hard through the cuts, even with freshly sharpened RS chain. This stuff should burn great. I'm thinking it will end up around 2 cord total.
This was easily the HARDEST wood I have ever encountered. The top half was completely dry and very dense. I was having to pull hard through the cuts, even with freshly sharpened RS chain. This stuff should burn great. I'm thinking it will end up around 2 cord total.