Tractors and wood! Show your pics

[Sawyer Rob]

Someone told me Sycamore was worthless, not even worth cutting...

I thought I would show you what the one I milled today, looked like inside,

This is far from worthless!

Grain like this, makes some REALLY good lumber,

That spalding doesn't hurt the look either!

Well, it's all milled and on stickers now, and in time I will be making something very nice out of it!

SR

 

[goeduck]

That Sycam' is some good looking wood!

 

[K5lwq]

I have made many chopping blocks out of Sycamore. They work great and last forever.

 

[Yogi05]

Now to really speed up your cutting you need to work on sharpening.

The depth gauge grinder it makes a much smoother cutting chain vs the old way I use to do them.

Here’s why

This was the first tree of the day as stuff wears in it smooths out.

That looks like big stumps you left there. A lot of wasted wood LOL

I've done enough learning for a week or so. I'm gonna coast a bit and just make some beams.

There's a small engine place on the way to my location that sharpens them for $6 if I need it badly enough.

 

[Yogi05]

Once you mentioned generators I knew the company you are referring to. I had never heard of their chainsaws before, and all of the websites I saw them on were Canadian. (eh?)
If it works what does it matter what people think. I have a Poulan kicking around someplace, every couple of years I dump gas into it and use it for something like tearing apart a pigpen, or cutting roots... anything which I don't want to use my good saws for.
I paid $100 for it brand new, it bounced around in the back of the truck for a while, then I forgot that I even owned it for a couple of years, yet I dump fresh gas into it and it always starts.

I didn't know they made saws either, I was just looking at my local box stores on line. Seems they only sell the chainsaws in Canada. Probably a deal with a huge Canadian retailer. Canadian Tire.

As far as what people think, I used (at the insistence of another club executive) club money for it. It now belongs to the club. The members are who we would have to justify the expense if anyone ever notices or cares. We do a lot of dealing with scrap wood from target stands etc. and have for years brought our own tools for that. It wouldn't be a hard justification, but we do have to consider that stuff.

 

[Jstpssng]

That looks like big stumps you left there. A lot of wasted wood LOL View attachment 714982

I've done enough learning for a week or so. I'm gonna coast a bit and just make some beams.

There's a small engine place on the way to my location that sharpens them for $6 if I need it badly enough.

I like a sharp saw so usually run a file across the teeth at least every other tankful.

 

[Skeans1]

I like a sharp saw so usually run a file across the teeth at least every other tankful.

I’ve never understood let’s file in the field vs swapping chains during the day and sharpening at the end of the day.

 

[Skeans1]

That looks like big stumps you left there. A lot of wasted wood LOL View attachment 714982

I've done enough learning for a week or so. I'm gonna coast a bit and just make some beams.

There's a small engine place on the way to my location that sharpens them for $6 if I need it badly enough.

Wasted on the stump or wasted later by taking a long butt because of the flare?

 

[Jstpssng]

I’ve never understood let’s file in the field vs swapping chains during the day and sharpening at the end of the day.

I don't do it for a living. If I run saw 6 hours it's a good day. When I'm done I usually have other things to do, rather than sharpening.
Chains for an 18" bar also take less time than what you use, and it really doesn't take long to touch it up if I haven't been cutting rocks or barbed wire. 3 or four chains to me is just that much more weight to carry when I'm walking a mile into a boundary line.

Besides, the break is nice.

 

[hunt4570]

I don't do it for a living. If I run saw 6 hours it's a good day. When I'm done I usually have other things to do, rather than sharpening.
Chains for an 18" bar also take less time than what you use, and it really doesn't take long to touch it up if I haven't been cutting rocks or barbed wire. 3 or four chains to me is just that much more weight to carry when I'm walking a mile into a boundary line.

Besides, the break is nice.

Agreed, doesn't take much to touch one up, or do a quick sharpen out in the field, when I'm done for the day, I'm done for the day.. not doing any sharpening.