Bushmans
Smoke Dragon Herder
Well I finaly finished the tops job. Called landowner about the standing dead ash and he said no to me buying them or cutting/sharing.
I spent all day Friday hauling loads home in my truck and trailer. So that site is cosed. That one was tough. No easy firewood there. I bet I hauled close to 3 full cord yesterday. I was whipped.
So today I started my new tops job. Friend at work just had shoulder surgery and asked if i'd help him clean up the last of his tops. It will be about a 1 of 3 deal. His woods is very open and you can almost drive a pick up right to each top. I haven't counted them but there has to be close to 30-35 tops in there.
Mostly hard maple with a few cherry, black wanut and oak thrown in. He says first thing I am to do when I show up is to fill my truck first. Then I just cut the tops up where they lay and stack the rounds up against he closest trees. He will pick it up later. The ones that can't be reached by truck all I have to do is buck them into draggable lengths and he will get them with truck or quad. One for me two for him.
So I showed up today with my brand new MS391 that has about 3 tanks of gas on it. I start in on a 20" sugar maple top. 15 cuts in, the saw dies. I take it back to the truck and tinker for a few minutes and nothing. So to the dealer I go. Guy takes it in the back and it fires right up 4x in a row. Shrugs his shoulders. I go back to the site, start the saw and make one cut and it dies again. Back to the dealer. Leave without saw. Technician says it has intermintent spark. Got a phone call awhile ago says they have made 10 cuts and saw is running ok. Waned to know wha it was doing when it quit on me They are still trying to pinpoint the problem. It is 3:13 and they close at 4. Guess I won't be cutting tomorrow.
I spent all day Friday hauling loads home in my truck and trailer. So that site is cosed. That one was tough. No easy firewood there. I bet I hauled close to 3 full cord yesterday. I was whipped.
So today I started my new tops job. Friend at work just had shoulder surgery and asked if i'd help him clean up the last of his tops. It will be about a 1 of 3 deal. His woods is very open and you can almost drive a pick up right to each top. I haven't counted them but there has to be close to 30-35 tops in there.
Mostly hard maple with a few cherry, black wanut and oak thrown in. He says first thing I am to do when I show up is to fill my truck first. Then I just cut the tops up where they lay and stack the rounds up against he closest trees. He will pick it up later. The ones that can't be reached by truck all I have to do is buck them into draggable lengths and he will get them with truck or quad. One for me two for him.
So I showed up today with my brand new MS391 that has about 3 tanks of gas on it. I start in on a 20" sugar maple top. 15 cuts in, the saw dies. I take it back to the truck and tinker for a few minutes and nothing. So to the dealer I go. Guy takes it in the back and it fires right up 4x in a row. Shrugs his shoulders. I go back to the site, start the saw and make one cut and it dies again. Back to the dealer. Leave without saw. Technician says it has intermintent spark. Got a phone call awhile ago says they have made 10 cuts and saw is running ok. Waned to know wha it was doing when it quit on me They are still trying to pinpoint the problem. It is 3:13 and they close at 4. Guess I won't be cutting tomorrow.
