How'd it go today?

[Burnham]

Only excellent if the ground has few roots and heavy rocks. For those conditions, you need a hazel hoe, also called an adze hoe.

hazel hoe - Google Search

 

[CurSedVoyce]

I could still use an adze hoe. But I do have a Rhino. Which, sharpened, works really well cutting root and in our clay soil.

 

[Burnham]

I think I might have a dug few too many miles of fireline in my past to ever forget the joy of wielding a hazel hoe .

Thankfully, I mostly was assigned sawyer duty...not without its own challenges of course .

 

[Burnham]

I could still use an adze hoe. But I do have a Rhino. Which, sharpened, works really well cutting root and in our clay soil.
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Just not heavy enough for the really tough line work...but no doubt a good tool.

 

[lxskllr]

Ground working tools are the worst. They all suck. It's a bad day when when one of them is your companion.

 

[Kaveman]

Yes and no. The McLeod is quite welcome, again, when I'm in fire watch. A pike or similar would be quite handy too. Burn days are kinda nice, getting paid to tend a big campfire on a foggy day is apparently way more my jam than I woulda thought.

 

[lxskllr]

Well, it's always nice being outside when the weather's good. I'd consider a foggy day in winter to be good weather.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Ground working tools are the worst. They all suck. It's a bad day when when one of them is your companion.

Not enough levers Ive heard from some

 

[cory]

Better than having to do the work with less than ideal tools

 

[Dave Shepard]

Moved a pack of lumber at the mill, which turned out to be home to 30+ very large, well-fed rats.

 

[lxskllr]

What are they eating? Near a cornfield?

 

[Dave Shepard]

Near 100 tons of assorted grains. The squirrels are so fat they can barely get through 6 inches of snow.

 

[davidwyby]

It’s been too long since I cut much of this big dry hard nasty stuff and I’m out of practice with my sharpening and methods for it. Pretty much got my arse kicked last two days. Lots of sharpening and dust, not much progress.

 

[davidwyby]

36” of .404” on a ported 395…hard to get it to where it can be dogged/levered thru the wood but not grab and stall. Leaning towards shorter bars….which means overbucking and dust in the face.

 

[cory]

first pic no go

 

[stikine]

first pic no go

I see it, assuming there are only 2 pics?

 

[lxskllr]

Maybe higher rakers?

 

[cory]

I see it, assuming there are only 2 pics?

its there now

 

[davidwyby]

Maybe higher rakers?

Saw will scream and bounce off limiter or 4 stroke. If rakers too low or too much hook, will get chatter. Delicate balance and the window gets narrower in this stuff.

 

[davidwyby]

Got into some more solid stuff. Tried the hard way for grins. That’s 40 or 50 whacks, 8lb maul. I was huffing and puffing, not grinning. Not too bad if I go with the rings.

 

[davidwyby]

I think the best thing for this would be a 2100 or similar old tractor saw with low rakers. Or a 395 not ported, just a base gasket delete.

 

[lxskllr]

I don't have much patience for splitting wood that doesn't want to split. I can deal with knots, stringiness, and a tough entry, but getting a "frig you" with every swing is disheartening.

 

[cory]

That’s 40 or 50 whacks, 8lb maul..

stig would not approve, he had a 3 strike rule lol

 

[Nutball]

I think the best thing for this would be a 2100 or similar old tractor saw with low rakers. Or a 395 not ported, just a base gasket delete.

This is why I wish clutches were sized to accept smaller sprockets for slower chain speeds, but then you'd have to worry about how much torque the chain sees as 7HP and above is already a lot of force at least on .050 3/8 on a 7t rim. The other option is to port a saw for low rpm after having chosen a model with a clutch that works well at low rpm. Or, just use a durable wide angle tooth edge and take your time with each cut. I cut a 24" many years dead hedgeapple log with a ported echo 590, and just had to take it slow with durable angles. I cut it up with 1 chain, though it did get dull by the last few cuts. I'd look into carbide chain if I was always cutting hard stuff.

 

[davidwyby]

stig would not approve, he had a 3 strike rule lol

Ole stig… :-/

I could probably get it in 3 going with the rings. There is a lesson about wood fiber there. I need to consolidate my thoughts and notes and make a “whiteboard” video.