Yellowbeard
ArboristSite Operative
I saw this tree in someone's back yard the other day just a couple of blocks from my house. I stopped by and asked if they had plans for it. The homeowner said that she had had some people come to trim it a year ago, paid them 800 bucks asking them to leave it in "firewood" size and this is what they left.
Looks like I am going to end up cutting up the wood that's already down for her except for a couple of the largest bits, which I will mill, and, in exchange, I will take that monster trunk off her hands. Just hope it's not too rotten. Might have some interesting spalting inside. We shall see.
Also picked up an 084 for parts on eBay today. It's lacking a clutch cover, so I'll need one of those if I decide to try and get the saw running. Apparently there's a crack in the jug. Is that necessarily a death sentence? Seller said it seemed like it had compression on pull but was selling it as is for parts. If I decide to build a saw out of it, has anyone used Cross Performance jug/piston sets and, if so, are they any good?
Looks like I am going to end up cutting up the wood that's already down for her except for a couple of the largest bits, which I will mill, and, in exchange, I will take that monster trunk off her hands. Just hope it's not too rotten. Might have some interesting spalting inside. We shall see.
Also picked up an 084 for parts on eBay today. It's lacking a clutch cover, so I'll need one of those if I decide to try and get the saw running. Apparently there's a crack in the jug. Is that necessarily a death sentence? Seller said it seemed like it had compression on pull but was selling it as is for parts. If I decide to build a saw out of it, has anyone used Cross Performance jug/piston sets and, if so, are they any good?