[TheForge] hydraulic chainsaws

[terry l. ridder]

hello Charles;

Yes, it was sad. He had been in a car accident and developed bleeding on
the brain. He died short there after. He was a walking encyclopedia on
trees.

I am too broken and damaged to swing an axe. too much metal in the legs
and hips. Surviving a head-on-collision, not my fault, was not in my
plans. Having had both legs and one hip broken at the same time I have
greatly reduced balance. I converted the log splitter from the gasoline
engine to hydraulic hoses connected to the bobcat. use the bobcat to
move stuff around anyway.

You mentioned the axe and I had to look if I still had the axes from
when I was not so broken and damaged. They are still in the garage.
Showing a little rust but in good condition. I remember splitting wood
with the axes and mauls. I use to have an 8lb maul. basically a steel
wedge on a handle. made short work of splitting firewood. I was in much
better shape than.

I remember my grandfather and father sawing boards out of a log with a
two man saw. one would be below in the pit and one above the log.

well the logs are calling so i need to go and write more later.

On Fri, 21 Oct 2016, Charles Vincent wrote:

> Too bad your aborist friend has passed. He would probably know a good
> chainsaw guy.  The carbs for these saws come pretty restricted nowadays
> due to noise and EPA restrictions.  Most pros I have talked to pay to
> have them opened up and tuned. Makes them developed more power, rev
> faster in the cut and start a lot easier.  Pole saws are a beating, I
> rent one when I rent a bucket.  Lifting them and the fact they don't
> have a gaff to lever the blade into the cut once you start sawing.
>
>    I would find out who the pros are using to set up their saws in your
> area and pay the money to get yours set right.  He might also suggest an
> upgraded fuel line material that will hold up better.   It's not cheap,
> but you got to figure what those hours of cursing at your chainsaw are
> worth to you too.  It's why I swing an axe.  It's a zen thing now.
>
> Charles
>
> Charles
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On Oct 21, 2016, at 7:37 AM, terry l. ridder <terrylr at blauedonau.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hello Charles
>>
>> Yes, the MS440 is heavy. With the 24 inch bar it is just that much
>> heavier. The poll saw is just cumbersome. the Chain & bar are 8 ft away even when
>> at the shortest. Extend it to 11 ft and it becomes a battle of
>> leverages.
>>
>> I go through roughly 2 to 4 gallons of two-cycle gasoline mixture every fall.
>> I have roughly 10 years worth of firewood in large logs at the west end
>> of the property. My friend, an arborist, who has passed way, and I had a
>> good arrangement. He cut down trees and brought them here. I make lots
>> of firewood. he let the local churches know that those people who need
>> firewood to stay warm during the winter and/or for cooking may come by
>> and pick up a full cord of firewood. some people had no way to pick it
>> up so he and i traded off dropping it off with our pickup trucks.
>>
>> I am late this year getting the wood cut and split. been keeping the
>> butchers a.k.a. doctors employed.
>>
>> With the Hanjin bankruptcy throwing the shipping industry into disarray
>> there is not much going on for me at the moment.
>>
>

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terry l. ridder ><>