So what did you do today?

[ChoppyChoppy]

No sump pump?

Playing secretary today, sorting through all the paperwork. Between stuff for myself like the house, old Air Force paperwork and more current VA papers, and the business... it's not very fun! Had to buy a shelving unit and banker boxes to put it all in. Finally have a clean spot on my desk though!

 

[fearofpavement]

My desk looks like my shop's workbenches. Covered to the point of occlusion. I work out of a chair using an airdesk. (most of the time)

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Well, actually it's what I did "yesterday"...

My helper and me, ran several tanks of gas through my NEW Jonsered 2260 chainsaw yesterday, what a nice saw!!

First we cut down several tornado damaged hard maples, where I then skidded them out of the woods,

With that done, I lifted them with my tractor and held them over my wagon, while my helper cut them to firewood lengths,

We cut a BIG load to take up to the house,

There's some big rounds in that wagon,

We have more tree's cut, enough to fill that wagon a few more times...

Both of us REALLY like the 2260 and also it's little cousin, my Husky 550xp! We gave them both a real work out today!!

I'll split the wagon load later, now it's time to rest up! lol

SR

 

[fearofpavement]

Nice haul of wood. Looks chilly there, I was wearing a t-shirt today in this unusually mild weather.

 

[a. palmer jr.]

No t-shirts here today, around 35 degrees mostly, about all my stuff was inside anyway. I did get out long enough to go to a neighbor's funeral, never much fun doing that..

 

[JeffGu]

If you use a posthole digger, concrete and a 4x4 treated post you shouldn't need to replace it in your lifetime. But, if you do... drill a hole through the post, shove a large bolt or piece of rebar through it, and jack it out of the ground with either a hydraulic floor jack (drill hole low) or a High Lift jack (drill hole higher up) and it will pop right out of the ground, concrete and all.

 

[Agrarian]

I have never used concrete for my posts unless I could not dig down 2 feet due to stone. Like you said, tamp it down every few shovels of dirt and you will be fine.

 

[ANewSawyer]

Lots of good ideas for planting a post. Restored my Grandfather's post hole diggers. Removed at lot of rust, put on new handles and sharpened. If I have time, I may try to take pics tomorrow. I promise nothing.

 

[fearofpavement]

Went to an estate sale this morning that had some chainsaws. Husky 141 for $89. Left it there. Old Poulan 361 for $50. Left it there. Husky 55 Rancher for $98. Looked ok, but it was on the "hold shelf" meaning someone else got it. Would've left that one there too as I already have a Husky 55. I often pick up bottles of mix oil or whatever but those were priced more than I can buy it in the store so left that there too. I bought a little tool box, some roofing nails and a few canned goods. It was mostly a date with Groundi.

 

[rwoods]

First a pop quiz:

When faced with a more dangerous than usual falling situation you should:

A. Stick to techniques in which you are proficient.

B. Practice new techniques.

C. Raise the danger level.

D. Buy that skidder you saw on Craig’s List.

E. Call your buddies to come watch.



If you chose A, then you are correct even if this means walking away. If you chose D, then I and others are jealous. If you chose E, then make sure you video it for the rest of us to watch. If you chose B or C, then you know what this dummy did today.

I decided to exercise one of my old MACs today by falling a large red oak. I carefully sharpened all 106 cutters. But when I got to the site, I found the two small white oaks pictured below. Given that the property is in a residential neighborhood, I thought prudence required me to fall them and leave the red oak for another day. So I studied the situation carefully. I decided that I could safely cut the supporting tree. I chose and cleared an exit path. Then apparently my brain had its first mal-function as I decide to practice with a Humboldt face cut. Maybe it was the enchanting music of my favorite MAC and thoughts of falling big timber out West in days of old. Then a second mal-function as I remembered that I am not very good at matching corners on Humboldts - I made the fateful decision to try putting the sloping cut in first to see if that would make it easier. Then a third mal-function, I proceeded with my horizontal gunning cut without checking to see if I had properly sighted my sloping cut. I hadn’t and right when I had my gunning cut where I wanted the tree sat down and pinched my bar. Given the tension on the supporting tree and the overall situation I decide to leave the saw instead of trying to cut it out. This meant I now had to stand a foot closer to the tree as my Stihl has a 20” bar. And it meant I would have to bore cut in a smaller space than originally intended. I don’t like bore cutting but any other barber chair resistant method in my skill set would have put me under the supported tree. All when well except the supported tree hit the bar of the stuck saw as it fell and bend it. I tried to straighten it in the field but was not completely successful. I am still reflecting on why I got sidetracked with the Humboldt instead of just dealing with the situation and leaving practice and experimentation to another tree.

Be careful out there,

Ron

 

[Guido Salvage]

Sorted through this $10 box of tools.



Ran 7 miles this morning, went to the library and now watching a 4.7 # meatloaf I whipped up cool off.

 

[fearofpavement]

First a pop quiz:

When faced with a more dangerous than usual falling situation you should:

A. Stick to techniques in which you are proficient.

B. Practice new techniques.

C. Raise the danger level.

D. Buy that skidder you saw on Craig’s List.

E. Call your buddies to come watch.



If you chose A, then you are correct even if this means walking away. If you chose D, then I and others are jealous. If you chose E, then make sure you video it for the rest of us to watch. If you chose B or C, then you know what this dummy did today.

I decided to exercise one of my old MACs today by falling a large red oak. I carefully sharpened all 106 cutters. But when I got to the site, I found the two small white oaks pictured below. Given that the property is in a residential neighborhood, I thought prudence required me to fall them and leave the red oak for another day. So I studied the situation carefully. I decided that I could safely cut the supporting tree. I chose and cleared an exit path. Then apparently my brain had its first mal-function as I decide to practice with a Humboldt face cut. Maybe it was the enchanting music of my favorite MAC and thoughts of falling big timber out West in days of old. Then a second mal-function as I remembered that I am not very good at matching corners on Humboldts - I made the fateful decision to try putting the sloping cut in first to see if that would make it easier. Then a third mal-function, I proceeded with my horizontal gunning cut without checking to see if I had properly sighted my sloping cut. I hadn’t and right when I had my gunning cut where I wanted the tree sat down and pinched my bar. Given the tension on the supporting tree and the overall situation I decide to leave the saw instead of trying to cut it out. This meant I now had to stand a foot closer to the tree as my Stihl has a 20” bar. And it meant I would have to bore cut in a smaller space than originally intended. I don’t like bore cutting but any other barber chair resistant method in my skill set would have put me under the supported tree. All when well except the supported tree hit the bar of the stuck saw as it fell and bend it. I tried to straighten it in the field but was not completely successful. I am still reflecting on why I got sidetracked with the Humboldt instead of just dealing with the situation and leaving practice and experimentation to another tree.

Be careful out there,

Ron

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Well, it's on the ground. So mission accomplished. Live and learn. Emphasis on live.

 

[fearofpavement]

Sorted through this $10 box of tools.

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Ran 7 miles this morning, went to the library and now watching a 4.7 # meatloaf I whipped up cool off.

Guido, what's that hammer head in the top right corner used for?

 

[fearofpavement]

After a morning of paperwork and 'takin it easy', I went to the shop this afternoon, hung a few more bars and chains on the wall, put some tools away and disassembled a chainsaw that had an engine failure. (separate post about that)

 

[melloyello]

Went to work til 2pm where I changed a Harley front tire, replaced a centrifugal clutch on a 2015 TRX420FA, replaced a battery in a King Quad 750. Came home and removed my toolbox from my truck so I could pack it with firewood for an older fella that lives near me. Of course, it started raining as soon as I got the toolbox out so I started working in the shop. I started a generator I cleaned the carb on the other day for the same older fella. Let it run while I replaced the rear brake shoes and brake drum on a 1996 TRX300. Then I freed up a seized brake pedal on a 2002 Recon and pulled the carb to be cleaned later. Fed the dog.

 

[leecopland]

Guido, what's that hammer head in the top right corner used for?

Perhaps stone work?

 

[Agrarian]

A guy brought me a Husky 350 today that doesn't run and asked what it would cost to get it running. Why do they always want to know what it is going to cost before I even have a clue what is wrong? Then he looks at my two shelves of restored chainsaws and asks if any of them were around $100 - you can hardly buy a decent carcass on ebay for that.

Someone had tried to get the EPA caps off the carb with a claw hammer it looks like. The cap was off the high adjust screw but it was bent in the shape of an 'S'. The sparkplug was an old AC Delco with a 0.040" gap - only twice what it should be. The plug wire would not press onto a new sparkplug because the screw-on cap from the former sparkplug was jammed up in there. The clutch was rubbing on the brake band because the knuckle mechanism had a plastic piece broke. One of the wires going to the coil was cut in 3 pieces from the flywheel. The throttle would only go about 1/3 open because the plastic piece on the trigger end had slipped on the linkage about 1/4" essentially making the linkage 1/4" shorter. The decomp valve had zero detent so it was just flapping in the breeze. Oh, and the tank vent was completely missing.

 

[a. palmer jr.]

My worst job today was crawling around in the attic trying to find a leak. I found it next to a furnace pipe and used some of that flex seal spray for a temporary fix. When the weather gets better I'll have to go on the roof and fix it more permanently. I'm glad it's not December or they might mistake me for Santa Claus.

 

[a. palmer jr.]

A guy brought me a Husky 350 today that doesn't run and asked what it would cost to get it running. Why do they always want to know what it is going to cost before I even have a clue what is wrong? Then he looks at my two shelves of restored chainsaws and asks if any of them were around $100 - you can hardly buy a decent carcass on ebay for that.

Someone had tried to get the EPA caps off the carb with a claw hammer it looks like. The cap was off the high adjust screw but it was bent in the shape of an 'S'. The sparkplug was an old AC Delco with a 0.040" gap - only twice what it should be. The plug wire would not press onto a new sparkplug because the screw-on cap from the former sparkplug was jammed up in there. The clutch was rubbing on the brake band because the knuckle mechanism had a plastic piece broke. One of the wires going to the coil was cut in 3 pieces from the flywheel. The throttle would only go about 1/3 open because the plastic piece on the trigger end had slipped on the linkage about 1/4" essentially making the linkage 1/4" shorter. The decomp valve had zero detent so it was just flapping in the breeze. Oh, and the tank vent was completely missing.

So how much?

 

[Guido Salvage]

Guido, what's that hammer head in the top right corner used for?

I am not sure, but it looks like it was used for pulverizing something. It measures 4" long and the head is approximately 1 5/8" square.