trees to come down

[(RIP) PLANK]

Be careful storing sycamore, it get's full of woodworm and all kinds of other nasties!

and pallets are worth a fiver each now!

 

[spiderpig37]

I use a battery circular saw quicker than a jig saw, but to my mind still a right pain, Rick

I use a 35ton excavator with crushing jaws to smash pallets up i only use the solid blocks from them other bits burn too quick
Need to build my wood store up for the coming winter first season with totally solid fuel heating so got a good idea on what my stocks should be

 

[firebobby]

Be careful storing sycamore, it get's full of woodworm and all kinds of other nasties!

and pallets are worth a fiver each now!

We have a pallet yard in the village, but they are very fussy

 

[firebobby]

Be careful storing sycamore, it get's full of woodworm and all kinds of other nasties!

and pallets are worth a fiver each now!

We have a pallet yard in the village, but they are very fussy, I don't store any wood in the house, it comes in, stays in a bucket until it's burnt that night :thumb2

 

[solarman216]

Photo

Just a quick pic of the wood I gained for a few hours work, wonder how well it will burn and how long it will last, Rick

 

[cncfabs]

Just a quick pic of the wood I gained for a few hours work, wonder how well it will burn and how long it will last, Rick

Wouldnt fancy chopping those up have you got hydraulic splitter

 

[solarman216]

Wouldnt fancy chopping those up have you got hydraulic splitter

Not yet but got the makings just need to do some welding, plenty of time later, very little time at the mo, what with off roading and preparing for same, Rick

 

[rustic]

Just a quick pic of the wood I gained for a few hours work, wonder how well it will burn and how long it will last, Rick

That picture is not complete, I was expecting an axe to be embedded in one of those trunks.


:lol:lol

 

[solarman216]

you need some chains rick ? I have several in a drawer here that don't fit my electric makita chainsaw, can't remember sizes off the top of my head but if you let me know what you need I'll have a look later.:thumb2

must have missed this post, thanks for the offer but have loads of chains in the barn, the guy who had this yard before me was an old style woods man and think he must have collected chains, Rick

 

[solarman216]

That picture is not complete, I was expecting an axe to be embedded in one of those trunks. :lol:lol

I gave two bags to my brother in law for helping, he tried his axe on one and first hit he could not get it out again, so proceeded to hit the head with a sledge, took very many hits to split and then not complete it stayed tied with lots of stringy bits, so I will not be using an axe on this stuff, got to build a splitter, it may of course split easier when seasoned but do not know at the mo, Rick

 

[briggie]

with all that wood , you'd think it grew on trees :augie

 

[Banshee]

That's one job I'd really enjoy, Tree Surgeon

I was watching a couple of guys do two sycamores side by side 3 doors down that were about 3 times the height of our house, they have been there all my life and I'm sad that are gone now, I spent many a day and night when I was younger looking at all the birds flying in and out and staring at them when there was a storm as they used to sway violently and I was sure that if they ever fell over they would surely demolish our house easily lol

I like the idea of harnessing up and hanging from trees with a Chainsaw and various Rope/Karibiner combinations shouting timberrrrrrrrrrr then shifting all the chopped up wood in (dare I say it) my Defender 90 :augie

I wanted to do it so much that I even looked into going on a few courses but before you become fully qualified there are about 4 courses each costing in excess of about £200

 

[solarman216]

Felling a tree with space is easy, trimming one with things below that are not to be damaged is another matter and unless you are used to it the weight of a cut branch can be enormous, so yes best left to the experts, Rick