How'd it go today?

[Patrick A]

Not my land. A friend of mine has a nursery and I have been doing tree work over there for years. This time he needed another type of help. I plan to post more as we install the ridge vent opener and other interesting automation.

 

[lxskllr]

Went to CVS to get the J&J vaccine, but their freezer broke, and they had to throw it out. I'll try again next week. If that fails, I'm not gonna bother. I only went cause it's free and convenient. If it isn't free AND convenient, I'm not doing it.

Stopped by the consignment shop and got a couple small C clamps for milling, and a big roll of sisal twine for whatever. It's already awful out. 86° and 75% humidity. I plan on staying in the house til Monday morning. Might get some vegetables tomorrow morning, but probably not.

 

[Jonny]

I think I need a bigger cart.View attachment 112625

Was that one city/ town property?
Around here, everything between the sidewalk and the street is.

Edit* I read on a little further, I see now.

 

[lxskllr]

Forgot about something I saw last Thursday. Was driving back from a job, and had to pull over and stop for an escorted oversize load. A big ass truck went by with I don't even know how many axles, and it was carrying a big ass radioactive cube. Attached to that big ass truck were two more big ass trucks with huge concrete blocks for ballast. Basically a big road train with three engines. Never seen anything like it before. I wish I got some pictures.

 

[Raj]

I rebuilt the bottom end of one of my 088s. Never put it to any serious use. Carb needs some adjusting. So I threw the 5ft bar and a full comp chain on it to see how it would do on a sugar maple. I'm surprised I cut straight!

 

[lxskllr]

That's a big boy. You happy with the performance?

 

[pantheraba]

That is awesome to me. Great cutting. Cool that you rebuilt that thing and it runs that well.

 

[Patrick A]

Finished the bows and ridge purlin. Quite roomy up there. Thunderstorms stopped the work. Did not feel like staying in the frame and waiting for a lightning strike.

 

[Raj]

That's a big boy. You happy with the performance?

I'm not sure about how it runs. I need to play with the carb, it sounds a bit off to me.

 

[Burnham]

Maybe a little slow, to my eye...but I have no experience with sugar maple.

 

[cory]

aka rock maple, with good reason

 

[Burnham]

Thanks.

 

[Nutball]

Oak cuts like butter in comparison. I'd rather cut Hickory than sugar maple.

But that is a 088, it runs a good bit slower than a 90cc rpm wise. A few modifications would have it flying through that log. I've never been impressed with any 880 I've run so far, 2 stock, one modified, but I blame the chain on the modified saw. I felt like a modified 90cc would have been way better.

 

[Tree09]

It's so hard they use it for electric guitar necks and stuff, mainly because of the rigidity leads to better sustain. I think violins too, it's what everything is made of, each piece carved from a block. They used to use it for making bearings for line shafts and stuff too i think, impregnated with oil or wax. You can still buy them and they still make them, because they work that well.

 

[Nutball]

The owners swapped saws. Very well modified 661 vs a 123cc modified Mac that has impressive power, much better than any 880 I've run.
View attachment 92cc vs 123cc.mp4

 

[SeanKroll]

Last day of 3 week staycation

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Happy Monday from my chipper tire

 

[Jonny]

That could’ve been worse. Just needs a plug, yeah? Always nice when it don’t hit the sidewall.

16 hours of work equals 29 hours pay. I’m tired, but screw it, there’s a whole month worth of bills done in one shift.

 

[lxskllr]

Just needs a plug, yeah?

Or a bigger screw :^P

 

[Fiddler]

I celebrated a Monday myself today too.

Spent 2 hrs trying to get a top-dresser working, that my boss insisted I use to save time, to do a job I usually finish in an hour by hand. On off switch is shorted somewhere...went to start it just before getting on the Tee box...no dirt...leave tee, and here comes the dirt & won't stop..emptied itself on the fairway.

Tee head punctured a tire on the cart I had filled with buckets of dirt 'cause the "dresser" never got to working...of course it was at the farthest corner of the course away from tools, etc.

Small Maple fell on the course & boss waited until it was 80 degrees out before saying he'd like it cut up & moved today...headed home & picked up chainsaw.

On my way home I stopped to string-trim the boss's lawn...first time I bump the trimmer head to advance the line it advanced itself out of line...lucky it's only a mile back to the course for more line.

I was considering mowing the lawn at home, but don't believe I'll be touching any more machinery today...

 

[lxskllr]

Man, you won the extra special Monday lottery. A whole year of Mondays all at once.

 

[ruel]

In response to Kyle's comment about rock maple bearings-

Wooden Bearings? Come On! | Woodex

Located two peninsulas over from me, really interesting company

 

[BlackSmith]

Just returned from a memorial for an old friend. He was a blaster so per his request they sent him off in style, his style anyway. Loaded his ashes in a bore hole and lit him up. Pretty spectacular for a non production shot. RIP Paul.

 

[lxskllr]

Sorry your friend died, but sounds like a cool internment, or whatever you call it.

 

[BlackSmith]

It was different.