Wood cuttin day 2
It was another nice cool morning...the last one for a week or so, according to the weather talkers on TV.
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I cut everything I could reach without a ladder. I don't use a chainsaw on a ladder !
Here is one hangup, Oak branch wedged in a Elm crotch. Now there is just one small elm branch holding it, there was a larger elm branch in the way too, but I cut that off. I didn't plan to cut the larger elm branch all the way off, but I got a surprise when the saw reached the half-way point. I was lucky to have some space to get out of the way
...or I could say I was smart enough to make sure I had space to get out of the way.
You can see the larger elm branch on the ground...and I got that strap hooked up.
This is another hangup...I made a double cut in this vertical oak branch, hoping it breaks when I pull it. I wanted to make several cuts, but it was kind of scary cutting with a multi-ton log above me. and I already had the one surprise when cutting the elm.
Getting ready to pull with the 2wd wonder
Many tugs, and the branch ain't moving.
While this dry soil looks like regular garden soil, it is soft Peat soil. The truck sinks in, even when the soil is dry.
It's down, well part way down...better than nuthin'
You can see the busted small elm branch (far right) allowing the big branch to come part way down.
Here is the other hangup, it did bust nicely where I made the double cut, again I sure wish it was cut multiple times, I think it would have made it all the way to the ground, because as you can see in the last photo, the Branch is no longer connected to the stump, it's just kind of sitting there.
So, my next plan, for the next cool morning, it to repeat todays activities and hopefully the same success safety-wise.
Cut everything I can reach and Pull, Pull, Pull.
If we get rain, there is no way I'll be driving on the peat soil, so I may try a winch, but I only have a light-duty Come-a-long, But since there isn't much holding anything anywhere, I shouldn't need much, maybe it'll fall while I'm cutting it? I need to be sure to be watching for that...maybe I'll see if there is a place I can chain it to another branch?