A friend stopped by the other day and asked if I was interested in some cherry and maple that were blown over in a storm. I can drive right up to them and they are only 5 miles from home View attachment 356003For reference the saw is my 372xp with a 28" bar
I did a silver maple about half that size. The wood grain on the main trunk was twisted and was angled upward at about a 45 degree angle. Noodling will be necessary but great firewood or milling depending on if it's rotten.That big tree looks gnarly, that would suck to split.
Sadly the trunk is pretty well rotted and I'm almost positive it swallowed a steel fence post at some point. We cut up what is on the ground, but that had a lot of rot as well. Although it's gone now, it's almost an honor to work up a tree that's nearly 10 feet wide.To bad you aren't close, those jobs are why I have two 090g's. One with a 72" and the other with a 96" bar. There is more use than none might think for those monsters. Lots of work, but even more fun.
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