dmccarty
Super Star Member
We had two HUGE oak tree blow down a few months ago in a windstorm. The one tree looks to be 36 inchs at the stump. The other one I have not quite made it to the stump yet. I cut a trail with the DR mower and chainsaw to the trees so the tractor can get in to get out the logs. This weekend started to top out the first tree. After the tank of fuel was gone I had pretty much gotten all of the limbs on the ground. Quite a bit of the top is good firewood. From the stump to where I stump cutting the "limbs" was about 60' feet. There has to be 2-3 cords of firewood in this tree. The second tree seems to be slightly smaller. There is an 18 inch tree that was broken in half when the "big" trees came down.
Last year we burned 3.5 cords so there is almost two seasons of firewood in those two trees. I really hate it that they got blown down. The same storm blew down a leaning tree which was goodness. Maybe a cord. Then there are three trees in the septic field that have died and three big oaks up front that I think lightning got... Still have wood down from Fran that I need to get....
Well, back to the subject.
I always wear chainsaw champs, helment with face shield and ear protection, eye protection and gloves. As I was topping out the tree there was a small limb, maybe 1.5 inches in diameter that was lying across the trunk. It was not attached to the tree it was just balanced across the trunk. The limb was in the way so I just cut it in half where it crossed the trunk. No big deal.
When I did this the limb, which was longer than I thought fell on one side of the trunk away from me. The other part of the limb on my side of the trunk fell down and then right into my head. The limb hit me right along the ear muff and the helmet. Made a nice THUNK.
Not a big deal with the helmet other than the "What the F...!" I uttered/muttered/yelled. With no helmet I think this WOULD have been a big deal. At a minimum my ear would have been boxed real good and I think it might have tore the ear up as well. Course it could have rang my bell pretty good as well.
This is the second time a small, no big deal piece of wood has whacked me upside the head. The first time it really did ring my bell and I stopped for the day.
I more than have gotten my money out of that helmet...
Later,
Dan
Last year we burned 3.5 cords so there is almost two seasons of firewood in those two trees. I really hate it that they got blown down. The same storm blew down a leaning tree which was goodness. Maybe a cord. Then there are three trees in the septic field that have died and three big oaks up front that I think lightning got... Still have wood down from Fran that I need to get....
Well, back to the subject.
I always wear chainsaw champs, helment with face shield and ear protection, eye protection and gloves. As I was topping out the tree there was a small limb, maybe 1.5 inches in diameter that was lying across the trunk. It was not attached to the tree it was just balanced across the trunk. The limb was in the way so I just cut it in half where it crossed the trunk. No big deal.When I did this the limb, which was longer than I thought fell on one side of the trunk away from me. The other part of the limb on my side of the trunk fell down and then right into my head.
The limb hit me right along the ear muff and the helmet. Made a nice THUNK. Not a big deal with the helmet other than the "What the F...!" I uttered/muttered/yelled.
With no helmet I think this WOULD have been a big deal. At a minimum my ear would have been boxed real good and I think it might have tore the ear up as well. Course it could have rang my bell pretty good as well. This is the second time a small, no big deal piece of wood has whacked me upside the head. The first time it really did ring my bell and I stopped for the day.
I more than have gotten my money out of that helmet...
Later,
Dan
