Freudianfloyd
Clinically Diagnosed with CAD
After nagging my wife, she finally agreed to let me cut down 4 big trees that were nearly dead and dangerously close to our house and pool.
Each tree was 30+" in diameter. I know that small for most of you guys, but for a hobby farmer like me these are big.
Anyway, I was pretty excited to get out my new 3120xp as I have yet to do any work with it, and even though the 42" bar was overkill, it was still a blast.
But, as much fun as it was and as excited I was to fell the trees, man was it exhausting. I know I'm not in the best shape but geez!
I had to take a breather between each tree I dropped. My heart was pounding, I was sweating like crazy, and this was just dropping them.
In my defense, I did have covid a few weeks ago and it just seems like my energy hasn't fully returned.
Either way, my point is, I dont know how you guys do it day in and day out.
Felling was yesterday, bucking was today and for the next several days, and I thought felling was tiring.
I limbed the branches as the kids drug them to a brush pile to be moved later, and I started cutting up the logs.
I have to give props to my 550xp, I wasn't a huge fan of it when I got it, but it was screaming today. It even hot started on one pull several times.
And I learned that although big saws are cooler and fun, a little 170 is nice for limbing. My back couldn't handle the bigger saw for much longer.
I know these aren't amazing piles of lumber, or giant redwoods, but I still have 3 more of them to do and I'm exhausted. I would love a bobcat with a grapple bucket right about now.
Anyway, the point of this post was to show my respect to you guys that do this for a living, you must be taught S.O.B.'s.
Also dont judge my cuts too hard.
I have a buddy coming to help me buck it up and haul it away Saturday luckily.
Each tree was 30+" in diameter. I know that small for most of you guys, but for a hobby farmer like me these are big.
Anyway, I was pretty excited to get out my new 3120xp as I have yet to do any work with it, and even though the 42" bar was overkill, it was still a blast.
But, as much fun as it was and as excited I was to fell the trees, man was it exhausting. I know I'm not in the best shape but geez!
I had to take a breather between each tree I dropped. My heart was pounding, I was sweating like crazy, and this was just dropping them.
In my defense, I did have covid a few weeks ago and it just seems like my energy hasn't fully returned.
Either way, my point is, I dont know how you guys do it day in and day out.
Felling was yesterday, bucking was today and for the next several days, and I thought felling was tiring.
I limbed the branches as the kids drug them to a brush pile to be moved later, and I started cutting up the logs.
I have to give props to my 550xp, I wasn't a huge fan of it when I got it, but it was screaming today. It even hot started on one pull several times.
And I learned that although big saws are cooler and fun, a little 170 is nice for limbing. My back couldn't handle the bigger saw for much longer.
I know these aren't amazing piles of lumber, or giant redwoods, but I still have 3 more of them to do and I'm exhausted. I would love a bobcat with a grapple bucket right about now.
Anyway, the point of this post was to show my respect to you guys that do this for a living, you must be taught S.O.B.'s.
Also dont judge my cuts too hard.
I have a buddy coming to help me buck it up and haul it away Saturday luckily.