avalancher
Arboristsite Raconteur
I had a friend call me to tell me that a neighbor was looking for someone to cut up some oak that was in the way of building a new house.Went last week and took a look.boat loads of red and white oak, no trash wood to be seen anywhere.
Went over there on friday and started to cut up some nice rounds, and discovered I really should have thrown a few loops of sem chisel in the box, the wood was dirty after being pushed around by the cat.
While I was lamenting my lack of foresight, the guy who owned the property showed up.We chatted for a while, and then he asked if I would mind if he cut some as well.I told him that I dont loan out saws, but he pulled out a brand new little Stihl he just bought.Sure, go ahead!its your wood, your property, and your saw.
I then told him i was going to drop the trailer and head over to the saw shop a few miles away and get a few loops of semi chisel and would be back in an hour or so.
After i got back, there was my trailer almost loaded!I had figured that when he wanted to cut some wood, he meant for his use!
I slung the new loop on the husky, cut for 20 minutes, and then pulled that load to the house.Went back for a second load, and again the old guy startend fllinging wood into the trailer that he had cut while I was gone.After he loaded what he cut, he started puliing brush.
I figured that there had to be something going on that I didnt realize, this just doesnt happen!but after talking a bit over lunch, I realized that he just loved running that new saw!I even showed him my mingo marker, so all but the first load was nice even lengths!
I pulled 7 cords of wood to the house this weekend, all white and red oak, and didnt burn even a half a gallon of mix myself!
next weekend I am going to get the wife to run out a nice lunch for us, a small repay of a favor!
Went over there on friday and started to cut up some nice rounds, and discovered I really should have thrown a few loops of sem chisel in the box, the wood was dirty after being pushed around by the cat.
While I was lamenting my lack of foresight, the guy who owned the property showed up.We chatted for a while, and then he asked if I would mind if he cut some as well.I told him that I dont loan out saws, but he pulled out a brand new little Stihl he just bought.Sure, go ahead!its your wood, your property, and your saw.
I then told him i was going to drop the trailer and head over to the saw shop a few miles away and get a few loops of semi chisel and would be back in an hour or so.
After i got back, there was my trailer almost loaded!I had figured that when he wanted to cut some wood, he meant for his use!
I slung the new loop on the husky, cut for 20 minutes, and then pulled that load to the house.Went back for a second load, and again the old guy startend fllinging wood into the trailer that he had cut while I was gone.After he loaded what he cut, he started puliing brush.
I figured that there had to be something going on that I didnt realize, this just doesnt happen!but after talking a bit over lunch, I realized that he just loved running that new saw!I even showed him my mingo marker, so all but the first load was nice even lengths!
I pulled 7 cords of wood to the house this weekend, all white and red oak, and didnt burn even a half a gallon of mix myself!
next weekend I am going to get the wife to run out a nice lunch for us, a small repay of a favor!
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had to turn around soon!!!!!
