Vložit
- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- I found a guy who had a big maple tree he wanted gone. So after a delivery, I load up the Husqvarna chain saws and go cut up two loads of the free maple firewood and haul the rounds back to the wood yard for splitting and stacking.
I like the way you measure your cut!!!
Thanks Kurk!
What a saw and the machine behind it does a good job also ,and makes it look easy.
Thanks for watching Pedro!
WOW, what a tree! That was one heavy, long, log you cut up!! I thought when you getting ready to record, this will take a day to remove! Good job, good content! I'll be watching your videos!!!👍👍👍
Thanks Richard, ya, it was a good one!
What a Wood score! 572xp is a great saw!
Yes ans yes!
Great score on the Maple Chris. I watch craigslist everyday as well. I have got some good free wood from there also. Free wood is good wood! Great daily vids! Really enjoy watching. Thanks for sharing. Good night Irene!
Irene appreciates that! Thanks for watching!
Chris, I notice when you were cutting up that Big maple that you did a great job sharpening your chains on your saws, you must take the clearers down each time because you were producing some very big or long chips
Ya, I make sure my chain is sharp and the depth gauges, rakers or clearers are a touch low but not so much that I loose a leg. Thanks for watching so close Duncan!
Duncan you'll also get those big long piece from cutting with grain. Maple is funny though.
Wow, ambrosia maple. Worth 10 times more as slabs, than the firewood you made of it.
I'm a firewood guy as well, but also own a Sawmill. That maple was a sin to hack up.
I admit it, I am a sinner, but I'm okay with it. I don't have a sawmill YET!
Nice score! I just scored some free oak this weekend and brought my trusty 372xpw to buck it up. I gotta say running that 24" bar is definitely nice.
I concur a 24" bar is just right for me, shorter and you back gets sore and longer you hit the ground and it's awkward in the woods and terrible for limbin'.
I am late to the game on your videos but now subscribed and give you lot of likes!! Anyway had to comment on this as I love big trunks such as this and would have processed it the same including the noodling and using that dolly!!! I have a 60 plus cc saw which is what one needs for quick noodling!! Lowering the rakers more than one should for cross cutting seems to help on the noodling for me!! You are also an inspiration for this 68 year old body with your work ethic, thanks for that through your great videos👍☺️
Thanks for the kind words Tony! Us old farts can still get it done! Welcome to the channel and thanks for watching, I have a new video every morning!
I’m done lol. Cookie and woodie got left out. This is when the big timing starts. It’s all about you now lol. Have a great day
Sorry about that! Sometimes it's all about the work!
Man you amazed me . How much firewood have you stack in your lifetime. I got alot of work to do before I get any more firewood logs. Thanks Daniel Luther
I have stacked the same amount of wood as Chuck Norris has done push ups......all of them! HA!
@@InTheWoodyard nice
nice tree you got, got one that big here.
Very cool, maple is good but free maple is gooder!
Would have loved some of that for my sawmill. 👍
Hacked up that beautiful ambrosia maple. Would have made amazing slabs worth 10 times than the firewood.
@@IronOakSawmill I'm sorry!
I'm sorry, I'm not the sharpest stick in the woods!
WAS SO NICE OF U TO MAKE ALL THAT BIRD NEST
Yup, noodles are that!
Good point on the tiny wood. Will have to remember that.
Yup, little wood is lots of work with little results, big wood lots of work big results.
That’s some nice wood there love the vids man
Thanks for watching Charlie!
Have you ever thought about a big wheel garden cart? I purchased one I saw in Mother Earth News years ago and it's still one of the things I use most around my property because like you I work alone. It's light, holds 3x what my wheelbarrow does, and I can balance and move heavy loads easily, even through snow. The only thing I use my wheelbarrow for anymore is mixing concrete.
Yes, I actually have 2 of them!
Monster firewood score!
Yup, it was a good one!
Chris, I call what you did "noodling" as opposed to ripping. The sawdust looks like noodles. If you laid the rounds flat on the ground, then cut them, that would be what I call ripping. I have no idea if I'm right with the terminology, but I do know you would get less noodles clogging the saw up. Those noodles are flat out awesome for starting fires though! Great video!
You are right George, a lot of folks say noodling, some rippin', and it does make for great fire starters!
Dang that looked heavy, careful with your back - push from the legs not the back :D
A good load, that's for sure!
Yes it was, and my back is fine!
I tried lifting with my legs once, but they didn't have hands. Stupid legs...
@@papageo5 That is a good one!
I'm surprised you didn't hit any iron. Those yard trees usually do. Those muddled would make nice fire starter. 👍
Don't worry, I have a collection of metal that I have cut! Ya, those noodles are great fire starters.
Anybody that has watched more than a couple of your videos knows that you can put in a full day of work, but damn, that was some all-day, heavy-duty work. I get a kick out of the people that think they are giving you a gift by "allowing" you to take wood out of their yard. Tree companies around here charge 50% less if they can leave the wood on site, so that is hundreds of dollars of savings to the homeowner when you remove the wood and the only way it is valuable, is if you get it free. I don't know prices in your area, but I wouldn't doubt you saved that guy $1000 by hauling that away. Here in Western NC, a 35' tree cut up and cleared away is $750 along with an additional cost if they tree has extra girth. Obviously, that tree was much bigger.
Phil, you are not just another pretty face! You are spot on in your statement.
I have done a few jobs like this.. Lots of work but rewarding later..
Hello Daniel, yes you are correct again!
That is one sharp chain bro.
I sharpen after every tank of gas!
I just scored 2- 34’ long Red Oaks. Both about 26” diameter from a neighbor... he even wanted the stump gone too!! Took me 3 days to cut and haul everything away...
WOW! that's a good bunch of oak, how many cords did you get?
BIG YARD HAVE A BON FIRE FOR THE BRUSH NO YOUR A FIRE BUG LOL
Yup!
Chris you’re a beast. I gotta get in shape. Lol. I was wondering if people are surprised, or even mad at you, for leaving ankle-deep shavings all over their property. Inquiring minds.....
Thanks Douglas! As a matter of fact the guy was very happy about it! He grows mushrooms and was like a little kid bagging it all up to grow them! Most people are glad to have the tree gone!
That poor guys yard got smoked with 100 lbs of sawdust 🤣
H ea wanted all the saw dust for his mushroom farm! WIN-WIN!
I smell a potential business offshoot Chris
i think they make chain saw blades for ripping (milling lumber). Set up one of your saws with the ripping blade, wonder if it wont jamb.
Yes they do. But a smart fella on my comments mentioned taking off the side cover and that makes good sense.
Respect. You are a total man machine. Out of interest how long between filming and publishing your films?
Thanks, I like to work! Right now about 2 months, I'm pushing them out as fast as I can!
I roll logs onto trailer up a ramp (up to 24" or so). Might be a thought for you to consider.
Yes, I have done that before but then I also need to get them on the splitter (no log lift) so ripping them down on sight helps make both jobs of lifting easier.
So now that you have the Easton made and the glacier you should take the glacier with on cut jobs to split instead of rip. Makes a lot less wear and tear on the saws and I'm sure you can come up with a way to tandem tow it home.
Tandem tow requires a CDL. Of which I have and can do such things.
On a job like that I just want to get in get the wood and get out and split it when I have time available again. Plus I like to split it right where it's going t be stacked.
@@InTheWoodyard I'm not saying to split it to firewood size just halves, quarters whatever it takes to comfortably work with. I get taking weight off. I'm just asking why put the extra wear on the saws when you have a splitter small enough to manage on site... Unless the woods "glacier" melted away from the new easton made
@@InTheWoodyard I don't think anyone would expect you to split it to firewood size on site. Along with the shear time involved the mess would likely wear out the welcome. But a few chips instead of piles of noodles would be a cleaner option
@@thefirewooddoctor tandem tow doesn't require a cdl. A cdl is based on weight. Once weight is reached it could be a problem but that trailer is not going to let him reach 34k+1lb to make it a cdl combo. Also pulling in tandem isn't considered doubles because there's no dolly. The b trains in the Dakotas play that game by adding length to the first trailer frame, slapping 2tag axles and a 5th wheel. There's been laws made to define that set but mostly just an out west thing. Michigan has some similar setups but that's a whole different, special mess of laws. If you have a camper trailer you can put a hitch on it and pull both your camper and a boat.
Hi Chris!!😀😀
That was definitely a really good score!! Too bad you couldn't back the trailer right up to the tree.
I'm not sure what way you sharpen your saws but they really do a good job of cutting. You too have a great appreciation for a sharp saw.
Have you ever measured the length of the saw from the front of the chain cover to the end of the back handle? I do believe it is 16 inches. It makes it easier to measure with that part of the saw than using the bar.
I bet the owner was probably a little bummed that he had to clean up all the curly q's from ripping all the blocks.
I might have tried to charge him a 100 dollar bill to have to move all the wood by hand across the lawn.
But it still was a good find.
Take care my friend and don't work too hard!!😀😀👍👍
Logger Al
That's how I measure now. I used to use paint and a stick.
I just measured and it's pretty close - 17" so I'll give it a try next time. Thanks for the tip! The owner grows mushrooms so he was actually excited for the saw dust!
@@InTheWoodyard my husqvarna and echo both measure the same.
My wife is always in the mind that if you cut the small stuff you fill the trailer in a pickup faster well when I started cutting the big stuff and splitting it up she seen that there was more wood that came off of the big stuff and it filled up the pickup in the trailer a whole lot faster with a lot less work I made a believer out of her but a 36-in round will produce anywhere between 32 to 38 pieces and a 4-ft round will produce anywhere between 40 to 44 pieces depending on how you split it
You are a smart feller Ed, big equals more.
Nothing like lumping blocks out of a yard with a hand truck. I got 3 cords like that size of ash back in the spring. I figure I am doing them a favor by taking the big stuff. I won't take brush.
Ya, they can keep the brush!
Killinger, reporting for duty!
Howdy Mr. K!
How small in diameter do you cut down to when getting free wood, such as on the fence mine of the farmer's field? Good idea on the hand dolly to move the big chunks if is in the back yard. Will have to remember that.
6" and up unless they want it all cut down. The small stuff is more work than it's worth.
O have a 576XP and I love it
I like mine too!
Nice that was a big ole tree. Overall how do you like your 572's? I'm not sure why I would need one but I sure would like to have an excuse to get one.
Yes I do, they are just the right size and amount of power!
nice wood
All free wood is nice wood!
How much cleanup are you responsible for with jobs like these?
none. I am there to get the wood gone. That's it.
next time don’t rip them up, drag a whole round up and put right behind your trailer then bring another up and roll it onto the one on the ground and then flip up into the back of the trailer... a little archimedes action!
Yes! that is a good idea for rounds under 200lbs but once they get to 300-400 I'll keep ripping them because I also have to lift them onto the splitter..... ahhh now it makes sense! Thanks for watching!
do you rent this property? or is that building your home?
I own the building, it is my main business, firewood is just for fun!
That 572 looked like it had a lot more torque than the 576.
I don't think so, there is almost no difference to me when I run them.
A lot of nice wood that looked very heavy I cut all that small stuff for me to burn it all burns.
Yes it was! And yes it does!
Do you keep a rip chain on one of your saws?
Nope I just keep them reeeeeal sharp!
I would have put that first saw down a lot earlier than you did. What is going on with that chain sticking?
The rackers where a tad low. And the saw was so sharp that it was cutting faster than it could clean itself out.
Lots of noodles
Ya, just making sizes that I can handle.
I would try cutting halfway, then sticking a splitting wedge in there and a few hits with a maul, that way you stay away from the ground, the dirt is my place to dull a chain? I have a couple 3x4 x 8 aluminum wedges for this.
@@daveschooley8514 Dave you are correct, I have done that in the past and it works good, maybe I'll do a video about it!
Which saw do you like better? Been thinking of getting 372 xp this spring to replace my old 365 maybe I'll look into the 572
The 572 xp is nice, I have two of them but the 372 is a nice saw too!
I need to buy me a trailer like that
Go get one, they make them every day! It's one of the best things I ever bought!
That was a workout.
Every day in the wood yard is a workout! It's my gym! Except my gym pays me!
@@InTheWoodyard I have a small landscaping business and the trees that I take down are added income for me as well. I don't have a gym membership ~ I don't need it. Stay healthy!
@@johnhaug5527 There is nothing like a good hard days work, good for the body and mind!
G'day Chris , how much wood would you need to heat your home for one winter ?
About 3-4 cords, I don't have a big house. But we only now use 2 cords because we just burn for fun and we're not home a lot to keep afire going all the time.
I had free wood like that before. I have a spot to burn the brush.
Thanks for watching again Tom, how is your log pile coming along?
@@InTheWoodyard it's shrinking. I hope to have it cut this week. Looking at your wood stacks helps to get me going. I feel like I'm getting in better shape. I move better anyhow.
2 words.... Trac Tor
Wouldn't be cost effective to bring a tractor to load a one-off tree trunk and go back to get the tractor.
@@thefirewooddoctor Mr. Fab, you are correct!
Greetings from Clinton, Arkansas! I am more than interested in HOW IN THE BLUE BLAZES that you get those chains SO SHARP!!! I have tried and tried but I AM NOT DOING SOMETHING RIGHT and I would sure be grateful if you show me how IT'S DONE - Please.
For semi-chisel and round file fill-chisel chain both use round files. There is also a square file chisel chain. A common mistake is not properly holding the file so the gullet of the tooth maintains its profile. Also checking the raker height is key. Doesn't matter how sharp the tooth is if the raker, or depth gauge part of the tooth, is not filed down priperly.
Mr. Lowrance, yes I am going to do a couple of videos all about chain sharpening as soon as I can get caught up with my other video editing!
Woohoo!
Whoooyou!
Why not bring the two wheeler closer to the wood?
For "dramatic" video effects!
Over all how do the Husqvarna saw workout for you. I have a 445 that has been the worst saw I have ever owned. We were hit by a tornado eight weeks ago and for the third time this saw worked for one tank of fuel and quite. I was not going to spend $99.00 plus parts for another dealer tune up.
Sell it or trade it in on a bigger saw - 572xp, you'll thank me.
GOT RENT THE SLAVE MORE BE FOR OLD MAN BRAKE HIS HIP OR BACK NOT A FOLK LIFT ANY MORE BUT THE ROUND IN TO 1/8 AND I SNEDING U A WALKER LOL
Gotta rippem!
Hypothetically, weather is clear and 50 degree's. Wifey asks you to go to the mall with her and help select a new purse. What words do you carefully select in your response?
Have friends that randomly text you for an order of firewood from a different number. Problem solved.
What is a mall? My wife knows I don't shop, that's her job. If I go to a store it's to BUY a thing I NEED. I don't shop.
What's a face cord.. back in the day when I was selling firewood. Half cord is called a rick, and cord is a cord... have a good one buddy and take care..
In my area everyone calls a 1/3 of a cord a face cord. (one of the 4x8 rows in a full cord) In Canada they call a full cord a bush cord! Thanks for watching Mr. Honey!
@@InTheWoodyard In Southern Ontario Canada we call it a face cord too 4'x8' by anywhere from 12-16". That's how most firewood is sold. You don't buy a full cord or bush cord you buy 3 face cords.
@@oakrunacres2564 It is amazing how different area call wood by different names!
Tffffgfgffffffffff
G'day Chris how much wood would you need to heat your home in your winter ?
I don't repeat myself I don't repeat myself 🙄
Ha!
Ha!
I posted the comment and it didn't appear, I had that problem a year or more ago every comment I made disappeared. So I rewrote it and when I refreshed the page they both appeared, you don't have time to burn a lot of wood you're to busy selling it and making 💲👍.
GETING TO THE POINT WARE I NEED TO GET DRUNK TO WATCH YOUR VID I HURT JUST FROM WATCHING U LIFT
Sorry!
Which saw do you prefer, pros and cons?
The sharpest one! I really do like my 572xps a bunch, plenty of power but not to big to work with all day.
@@InTheWoodyard , I have an early 576 and love it, been thinking of getting another since there discontinued if I could find one, . 572 seems good I may just wait and acquire of if them. Does the antivibe seem on par between the two?
I've taken the side cover off to rip,then it won't plug up.
That is a great idea, I'll give it a try!
Hi Chris nobody got out of breath copy and pasteing
No, I don't do that it's to easy! I like a challenge!
Are you running a stock guage chain or bigger..?
I have tried a lot of kinds of chains but I like the Husqvarna H47 chains the best!