Here is what I did this afternoon

[acer saccharum]

My tree service source called me up last Wednesday and offered these. Just can't say no to free wood. He gave me 7 Black Locust and 2 Maple. They are between 10 and 22 feet, up to 30+ inches. It will probably be almost three cords when I get it done.

The first three logs were 10-14" in diameter, they were easy cutting compared to the fourth log that came up

The fourth log was 22" and 22'.

I'm running out of daylight and still have a ways to go on the fourth log. You know where I will be found next weekend.

I had some help on the cleanup.

Three trash cans of sawdust and bark

I'm beat, the chains are dull and the 029 is acting up. Time for a beer.

 

[cjcocn]

Good bit of work done there!

That must make for some careful cutting having to cut on your driveway. You must be pretty good at easing through the last part of the log and/or you roll them?

 

[acer saccharum]

Good bit of work done there!

That must make for some careful cutting having to cut on your driveway. You must be pretty good at easing through the last part of the log and/or you roll them?

You definitely can't touch your tip into the driveway and expect a chain to stay sharp, but plain old ground will dull a chain awfully fast to, especially if you hit a pebble. So as for being careful or rolling, I do both, sometimes I roll them and I also have the wood up on pipe or lumber so I can cut through.

Cutting on the driveway does make for a pretty easy broom cleanup. Much easier than cleaning up the lawn.

 

[wdchuck]

You are obviously having fun, and to have the logs laid so nice for you too, lucky guy.

 

[Agnes]

That is some nice wood ya got there.

Nothing like giving yourself some work?

Great to see another NJ'er as well.

Welcome to the site....

 

[njtuna]

nice haul! black locust is excellent. where in NJ are you?

 

[timberwolf tree]

looks like he got payed and you are left with the work

i do that to when its 10 outside

$$$$ for next year good luck

 

[MATTYB11]

You definitely can't touch your tip into the driveway and expect a chain to stay sharp, but plain old ground will dull a chain awfully fast to, especially if you hit a pebble. So as for being careful or rolling, I do both, sometimes I roll them and I also have the wood up on pipe or lumber so I can cut through.

Cutting on the driveway does make for a pretty easy broom cleanup. Much easier than cleaning up the lawn.

I agree, I also do alot of cutting on the driveway and even though I wrecked a few chains it still beats raking saw chips out of the lawn.

 

[Wood Scrounge]

good times good times
Nice score

 

[Dok]

I'm envious! That's too cool having the logs dropped off all nice and neat. No slope, no branches, no loading the truck
Dok

 

[forestryworks]

wood chips are good for the lawn

 

[timothykamp]

way to get good help - I love having my little brothers help me and they are always glad to help out for a trip to the local ice cream shop. Many hands make light work

 

[acer saccharum]

nice haul! black locust is excellent. where in NJ are you?

Bergen County

 

[Haywire Haywood]

I agree, I also do alot of cutting on the driveway and even though I wrecked a few chains it still beats raking saw chips out of the lawn.

A big shop vac works great. I put down plastic when I was milling, but the exhaust blew a lot of the powder off the plastic, so I broke out the vac. I would have looked strange vacuuming the yard but I have no neighbors to call me on it.

Ian

 

[njtuna]

cool, i am in bergen county as well.