Sure opened my eyes Jerry! Good to know about the codom. Generally I start the dismantling from the crown working down to the trunk. I don’t leave anything behind me that could wallop me if movement takes place as balance shifts. This should help relieve that tension in the crotch, correct?
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Sean, that cherry was something solid. So dense. 2 people to lift 22”dia x 10”. Once I got 1/3 through I wedged the top of the kerf. Didn’t really do much though. It was just weird to have compression like cuts on a level piece of wood due to the trees growth.
Throwing a chain in that situation...
Bar groove clean. Bar newish and well maintained and chain is sharp. This is the only tree this has happened with. Usually it cuts like a champ.
Rajan, what’s your address so I can get this poopy saw to you?!🤣🤣
Yeah. Bar and chain all good. Cherry is some hard stuff. It’s just weird that it would stop cutting and pulling it out while running and pushing it back in would start the cutting process again. Maybe the chips weren’t being cleared?
When I took down that cherry with a nearly horizontal top half I experienced something during the bucking process yet encountered. The 395 felt as though it wouldn’t always grab and cut. Like it was floating on top of the kerf. I know the rakers are set well and the chain is sharp. It didn’t...
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