Pour a cup of coffee, this is a long video! We've had wind and cold, plus company for a few days, but today was a great day to be outdoors with a chainsaw. Punch cuts were made for chain attachment points, sections were cut off, and that black oak came out of the pond with ease. It will be bucked up, split, and stacked in the barn to dry. It has a lot of drying to do! Many thanks for visiting!
nice job !!
ReplyDeletebeing a person nowhere near as good as you with a chain saw--I would not have attempted to cut holes in the logs,
just put a chain under the log and lifted it a few inches off the ground. -- and then wrapped 3 (or so) wraps of chain around the log and attached the hook to the chain as close as possible to the wrap
It won't come off during the pull
I also would have kept the bucket to log chain length short to keep the bucket from having to go so high.
having been in that "only 3 tractor wheels on the ground" position a few times --I have adopted the "philosophy" of keeping a loaded bucket as close to the ground as possible at all times,
and keeping the object being pulled and the bucket arms in as straight of a line as possible
these comments aren't meant as criticism -- just observations.
I've watched several of your felling jobs -- and you really have some great skills with a chain saw.
Yes, a high bucket is uncomfortable. You move carefully and must be ready to pause, and let your load down. I was re-hooking off camera to drag the pieces out to the pipeline. If you can visit Southern Illinois, I can have you bore cutting quickly. It really makes a saw more versatile.
DeleteGood plan and skillfully done.
ReplyDeleteI saw the skim ice on the surface and was glad I wasn't the one standing in the water.
John, I was wearing my Muck Boots, so my feet were warm and dry!
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