Cutting in South Scotland

[Blackbriarwoods]

  On 17/10/2023 at 16:47, JDon said:

@Doug Tait Amber Leaf saved my life 😂😂😂

 

Here's a wee video of the next few days in this rotten windblown bit all needing cut off, cut to waste and the standing in and amongst it felled. PISH

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Had a site like that once, where I learnt the art of whinging, also where I learnt not to get snotty with a saw and push it away, took me ten minutes to get the bloody thing out from where it ended up

[Donnie]

  On 17/10/2023 at 19:12, Blackbriarwoods said:

Had a site like that once, where I learnt the art of whinging, also where I learnt not to get snotty with a saw and push it away, took me ten minutes to get the bloody thing out from where it ended up

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The 572 has been airbourne a few times.

 

It's one of those things you do and instantly regret when it's in a heap. 😂

[AHPP]

Forestry's dreadful.

[Jackalope]

  On 17/10/2023 at 21:34, AHPP said:

Forestry's dreadful.

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Then you're not doing it right. 🙃

[AHPP]

  On 17/10/2023 at 22:07, Jackalope said:

Then you're not doing it right. 🙃

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I’m not doing it at all. 

[Blackbriarwoods]

  On 17/10/2023 at 20:52, JDon said:

The 572 has been airbourne a few times.

 

It's one of those things you do and instantly regret when it's in a heap. 😂

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Obviously some things never change 

[Donnie]

Quick photo of todays mixed bag. Same job as above but a lot cleaner on the other side. Ended up felling in all the outsiders with the wind we had today. No jack or wedges needed. 
 

Some douglas, larch and Sitka in there was good to cut something different with the douglas. 
 

Does anyone know why shelter belt plants are always so effing hard on chains? I've filed a full 24 inch chain in 2 days. Outside edge is like stone. 

[openspaceman]

  On 18/10/2023 at 21:23, JDon said:

Does anyone know why shelter belt plants are always so effing hard on chains?

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Could it be windblown sand from the adjacent cultivated land getting into the bark? We used to find cutting scots pine on sandy soil would blunt the chain.

[Donnie]

Aye you could be right. 
 

 

Firewood fella says in a 9 hour shift on the saw I'm cutting 35 crates worth of hardwood. Some of it is pretty rough, cone split stuff as well. Messy but I'd say that's a no bad result. 

[Dan Maynard]

  On 18/10/2023 at 21:23, JDon said:

I've filed a full 24 inch chain in 2 days.

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If it's that bad I'd look seriously at some semi-chisel, cut is a bit slower but you'd spend a lot less time filing and the chains last longer.