Guest Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 my house to the left, the new property to the right. The fence line is full of dead trees and I’ve wanted to get rid of them for a long time. We took the fence down between the yards this week and then I bought a chainsaw and started cutting all of these trees down. My arm is a bit sore from about 12 combined hours of cutting these last couple of days, but it is really satisfying to do. Now that I’ve figured out the layout for the future stuff, I’m going to go ahead and plant some new trees, and good types that should last more than the 35-40 these did. Want something with big shady canopies for my old age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 How could you not? Chainsaws are intrinsically cool and metal as fuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 OH YEAH! CHAINSAWS ARE GODDAMNED GREAT!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Whirling Teeth Sword, what's not to love?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 They kind of freak me out, but I'm sure Leon loves them, @TheLeon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamer.tv Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 It used to be a favourite job of mine to cut down trees, chop them up, move them with a tractor and then split/stack them. Except one time when I caught a log on a tree and it flicked into the windshield, shattering it. My face: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 I've cleared a lot of acres as a child (cult life is a fun life...) and perhaps the dumbest thing my dad ever did in our presence was when he decided that because a tree was too close to our house, he needed a solution to ensure that it would not hit the house. Now a thoughtful person would have done a proper oblique pie cut to influence the trees drop, but my father is no ordinary man! Sooo, he used a cross bow to fire a bolt connected to high test filament and shot it over the top crotch of this tree and then retrieved both end of this line and wrapped it around a metal pry bar. He then proceeded to walk the slack between multiple other trees and then instructed myself and my bother (our collective weight at this time would have put us as around 280lbs) to hold the bar and "make sure we don't give up ground" when the tree stars falling as he cuts it. As my father walked off my brother and I rapidly discussed the merits of that plan and decided that it was a super bad idea to hold this bar and try to "hold the line". So when the tree fell, we let go and the tree fortunately manage to mostly miss the house with just the fringe of the canopy clipping the gutter, but man did that pry bar fly! Needless to say my dad kick the ever living shit out of us, but at least we didn't become part of his crazy Rube Goldberg logging solution that day, because I think worse bodily harm would have befallen us had we gone with his plan! I have to say though, that high strength filament really was high strength because it did not snap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TheLeon Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 2 hours ago, Brick said: They kind of freak me out, but I'm sure Leon loves them, @TheLeon. I’m neutral tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStar189 Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 I bought a chainsaw over the summer to clear a big tree that fell. I had no trouble using it but I'm really not a fan. That thing could kill you so quick. I was happy to be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Husqvarna? Stihl? Makita? DeWalt? Echo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 21 minutes ago, Biggie said: Husqvarna? Stihl? Makita? DeWalt? Echo? I got a 16” Echo, it’s cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Does it make you feel like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStar189 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 1 hour ago, sblfilms said: I got a 16” Echo, it’s cute. I got an 18" Echo. It seems to start up pretty easy when I've needed it. My dad has a Husqvarna that was like $500 that takes FOREVER to get started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Ans so begins the construction of the @sblfilms compound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokra Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 I've been posting on D1P for too long, because my first thought was "watch your thumbs!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 29 minutes ago, Nokra said: I've been posting on D1P for too long, because my first thought was "watch your thumbs!" I thought you were going to say @sblfilms will skin your ass raw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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