bubbacuse77
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burnt all the piles of brush I made this summer and managed to not burn down the woods:thumbsup:
I put my back out yesterday felling and bucking a pretty big tree. I was doing it because it had the big limbs that I need for my next run of shiitake mushroom logs. My back was so bad that I was sure I would not be able to do anything today, but I was much better after only one night of rest.
I started moving the trunk logs today with my log forks. I took some pics to show my undersized saw. The felled tree ended up hanging off the ground for most of its length so to buck it, I had to do over and under cuts to keep from pinching the saw. It was also on a sidehill, so doing the 'under' buck cuts from the down-slope position would have been a fool's mission. I tweaked my back by trying to reach the too short saw far enough under the log to get the bucks completed from the up-slope side.
I feel good to be back in action and the logs decked up.
The mean diameter of the butt cut was 29 inches. The saw bar is 18.
I took some pics to show my undersized saw.
DennisFolsom said:This weekend, I put in two culverts and built a gravel ramp to my newly relocated shed, and another ramp from my driveway to my tractor road. I distributed about 27 cy of screened gravel with the bucket. I also moved about 6 cy of fill dirt that I wasn't ready to distribute, but had to get off the driveway before things freeze solid.
I cleaned and realigned about 50 ft of ditch. While doing that, I got the tractor stuck pretty good. I was in muck with my rear wheels and had one front wheel on relatively solid ground and the other side pretty much hanging in air. The muck was bad enough that the rear diff lock didn't get me going. With one front wheel having no bearing on the ground, the front drive wasn't much help. I played with the bucket and the hoe to help myself out, but finally resorted to an old farmer's trick. I put some pieces of 4 x 4 blocking under the wheels. I think I read in my owner's manual that I shouldn't do that, but it worked for me. I got out and didn't break anything. That's a win, in my book.:thumbsup:
I worked until dark both days, so I didn't get any photos. When I get a chance, I'll snap a couple and post them in a thread I have under Projects.