Man, today got off to a rough start. First we couldn't find the carbide chain, then a pin is broken on the 660, so we slapped the 36" bar on the 460 for a few finish a cut. Got one log off that big Bur Oak stump, then that's it. Took half of another log, but things went downhill. Chain kept coming off the bar, etc. In the end, we left the stump since we can't move it at all. Going to rent an excavator or backhoe to dig it and flip it. From there, we will either grind it, or load it onto a trailer.
Second half of the day was productive. I did two Maples. The first, one whole half came out since it was dead. I had fun in that tree, since I had a good tie in, and it was a mix of cut and drop, and some rigging. Second was another Maple. Removed a big stob, a dead branch, and some suckers. But upon futher aerial inspection, I found that a lead going over the house has some extreme rot going on! You could fit about a foot of a stick into the branch, and when you tapped it, you could still hear hollow wood beyond that. Going back tomorrow to finish it, with Dad or another climber doing that lead!
I don't get it.
