501Maico
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Going the hard way on a 24" DBH willow oak. I've done occasional removals with just antique spurs and a belt since the mid 70's. Recently invested in all new climbing gear and this is a perfect first practice tree with no time crunch to fell. Been cleaning the limbs off and chunking down 16" split ready wood. I'm not going to bother cutting the stem, just dropping it whole after the limbs are gone. Huge lower limbs would be safer to remove before dropping regardless.
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Dropped the climbing practice tree about a month ago. I left my tie in point and a limb on the fall side to keep the trunk off of the ground.
I only got 6 limb-less large rounds and a few smaller ones at the top but I had a dilemma with the rest of the wood which I couldn't leave behind. I just have a maul and a tiny electric splitter so I decided to make a bunch of XL rising crust pan pizzas. Figure I can support the edges and bust them apart with a sledge once they dry out.
I was leery of hitting metal because this location was a former yearly carnival ground dating back to the 50's and there were some electrical wires embedded in the tree but I didn't have any problems.
First time using my MS462 with a full chisel chain and I can't get over how fast it cuts. I would normally grab the slow and torquey Farm Boss or Super XL as my previous "big saws". I love running both of these old saws and they will still get used for up to 20" stuff.