Hard Day For a Middle Aged Dude.

[tanker]

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I took Friday off work, mowed grass in the morning, and then went and cut wood all afternoon. This is one whole tree in the bed of my truck.

 

[Fuzly]

LOL

That sounds like one of my days "off"

Nice looking load of wood.

 

[Ted J]

I took Friday off work, mowed grass in the morning, and then went and cut wood all afternoon. This is one whole tree in the bed of my truck.

After all the work of cutting and loading it, by the time you get home your too tired to unload it. If ya have kids, that what they are for, aren't they?opcorn:
There's always Saturday morning. Trailers are a good idea, load it up today and unload it next week...

 

[PA. Woodsman]

You did real good, Tanker. What kind of tree is it?

 

[tanker]

You did real good, Tanker. What kind of tree is it?

It was an ash in the local bankers yard and had a backwards lean.I tied the tractor and 100' of cable onto it and put slight tension on it,cut my notch and startedmy backcut and wedged it over.A bunch of neighbors watching and it went perfect(usualy goes perfect when I'm in the woods or fencerow but you have to wonder with an audience)3 1/2 hours dropped,bucked,split loaded and the mess cleaned up.I did'nt think this was too bad for 47 years old on a hot day

 

[Rookie1]

47 I thought you said you were old? Thats not old.

 

[tanker]

47 I thought you said you were old? Thats not old.

You put in 70 to 100 hours a week at work 6 days a week most of the time,(the 100 hour weeks at planting and harvest time on an Ag exemption on hours of service) and it won't take you long to feel real old LOL.

 

[logbutcher]

47 I thought you said you were old? Thats not old.

Call when you're the "four score and ten".....then you can think about not coming down for breakfast.
47!!! WAAAAAAAAAA>>>>>>>>>>>>>

 

[Ductape]

I'm thankful i'm still plenty young at only 42 !!!

 

[dolmen]

Good days work for any age...

Cheers

 

[Rickochet]

I guess you mayI always h be middle age......

I always thought middle age was way older than what I am... Now I will have to rethink that..... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_age

 

[abohac]

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I took Friday off work, mowed grass in the morning, and then went and cut wood all afternoon. This is one whole tree in the bed of my truck.

Nice days work. And by the way I'm 48 and I refuse to get old or grow up.

 

[Zodiac45]

Nice looking load of ash! I look at like this. I could pay for a membership too the gym and work out, or......get paid and do wood. No pool though but the river close by.

PS: 47 is still in the youngster stages. I'm 53 and still feel pretty good most days with the exception that my recovery time is a bit longer than it used too be.

 

[Hugenpoet]

Good days work, even though you are only a kid compared to some of us. Nice looking wood, and, as you know, you can easily burn it this winter if you want.

 

[Qsky]

My Wood

Ok, it took a little longer than a day,but...
I'll be 60 in Dec.
11 rows 22 ft long, 4 ft high
Stihl MS 290
Hand Split

 

[dolmen]

Very nice... I'm sure you'll really appreciate the hard work when the winter arrives. I know one guy who hates to dismantle his stacks, hes so proud of them.

Cheers

 

[Rickochet]

Ok, it took a little longer than a day,but...
I'll be 60 in Dec.
11 rows 22 ft long, 4 ft high
Stihl MS 290
Hand Split

Sweet! It is so hard to believe you actually cut all that wood without a professional saw!!!!!!!

:greenchainsaw:

 

[StihltheOne]

What do ya mean good days work for middle age? Lets see any of the teenies out there get half that done in twice the time!!

 

[urhstry]

Just when you think you have enough wood you see the work of people like stihl sawing and Qsky and realize you have a long way to go.

Going out to the garage to sharpen my chains.....(sigh)

 

[mimilkman1]

Tanker, is that a CB 5036 or the 6048? How do you like yours?

Kyle