A cutting we will go........

[Davej_07]

A friend of my Dads has a place not too far from me. He let me clean out the deadfall and blow-downs from last year in exchange for making sure the trails are clear. Hey, any excuse to get out with the saws, right?:greenchainsaw:

So we spend last Monday out there clearing the trails and looking for the stuff we wanted to take out. Today we dropped 3 dead standing oaks and a blown-ever Cherry. This was the closest to actual logging as Ive ever done LOL

We used a 3/4" logging rope and a John Deere Gator to skid the logs to the trails so we could get them to a manageable length. Dad ran the Gator and I played Rigger. All in all it was a good day, until Dad got smashed in the mouth by a 2" thick piece of gravevine that uncoiled as he cut thru it. :jawdrop:

The pic is the two loads we have brought home so far, I figure theres 3 more loads out there ready to go. At least I can play with the splitter now

I hope he pic works.

Dave

 

[Beefie]

Good start dave. Keep the pics coming , lets see if we can get some action shoots.

Beefie

 

[norm1975]

what type of wood is th elog with the axe on top of it? Does it smell weird?
thanks

 

[Davej_07]

Cherry, no weird smell that I know of. Actually, thats the handle from my hatchet. The bastard decided to break off as I was driving in a wedge. Im goiong back tomorrow for the rest of the wood.....I love the smell of chain oil in the morning.....

Dave

 

[gwiley]

Hope your Dad is ok. My Dad got tagged in the mouth last year by a cedar spring pole - he thought he knew where the tension was but it surprised him and knocked out a front tooth and cracked a few others, broke his upper jaw too.

Easy to forget the danger of the smaller stuff while we focus on the target tree - hard truth is that spring poles can kill you. Remember, a billy club is small, but wielded with sufficient force it can break your skull.

 

[Davej_07]

I got the rest of the Oak today. I'll post pics when im splitting and stacking. I have a load of Aspen that I have to still pick up. I really didnt want to take it but if I didnt I probably wouldnt have the chance to get the good stuff.


Dave

 

[Beefie]

Aspen is good shoulder wood when you just have to take the chill out of the house.

Beefie