Im going to cut down an oak tree beside my shop. When the wife isnt around to stop me. I hate that tree.in spring, so i can load it and haul it away. Trailer is parked for winter.
Stop in for a cup of coffee
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Will burn nice......
Gonna haul it to dump. They can burn it.
zkx14
Duster De-ruster
Sell it. Someone that burns will want it.
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
I managed to cut up the 20’ pine that blew down in the storms and fubared my back just before Christmas and get it out on the curb in time for the annual Christmas tree collection last week.
Since it was a pine and the top 6’ looked like a Christmas tree, they didn’t bat an eye and just tossed it all on the truck to haul away.
I wonder if they didn’t think the extra limbs and 10” diameter trunk logs were a bit strange...but probably didn’t care...just municipal workers out doing a job.
Now all that’s left is the bottom 2’ of trunk and root ball to hack up in the Spring. Figure if I let it rot a while, the part of the root ball that didn’t break off when it went down will be easier to remove.
Since it was a pine and the top 6’ looked like a Christmas tree, they didn’t bat an eye and just tossed it all on the truck to haul away.
I wonder if they didn’t think the extra limbs and 10” diameter trunk logs were a bit strange...but probably didn’t care...just municipal workers out doing a job.
Now all that’s left is the bottom 2’ of trunk and root ball to hack up in the Spring. Figure if I let it rot a while, the part of the root ball that didn’t break off when it went down will be easier to remove.
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dukeboy440
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Exactly! Around here, seasoned oak is going for 75 bucks a Rick. A 2 ft oak tree for firewood probably gets you’d 500-750 bucks
Unconventional
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Take and drill a few 1-1 1/2" holes vertical in the stump, fill the holes with pool acid for a few weeks. Makes stump removal much easier.
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
Yeah, but in this case it tipped over pulling up 2/3 of the roots and breaking them off. All I want is for the remaining roots to rot enough to break off easily, not trying to break down the stump.
In fact, I want the stump to remain intact so I can pull it out as one big piece and drag it to the curb for pick up.
dukeboy440
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Chain, Cummins truck, 4Lo, and a case a beer, problem solved. See around here we call that stumping
zkx14
Duster De-ruster
I use a long demo blade on sawzall. Just jam it in the dirt and cut through the roots a few inches below surface
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
Yep, probably what I will do when it’s time. I have a few used sawzall blades with plenty of cutting life left that I won’t care about sacrificing.
Slant sixes and 360s have timing chains not belt.
Silly, real cars have timing chains, go karts have timing belts
Unconventional
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Did someone say "timing chain"?
Proper stumping involves a kaboom!!
Its only 14 feet long, what could possibly go wrong?
Good Day Mopar Freaks !!!! I forgot to wish you all a Happy Martin Luther King Day, yesterday.........
dukeboy440
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Morning
Morning Chris
Well, I'm losin weight. December first I weighed 287. I quit drinkin cokes and juices and milk and started drinking only water and black coffee. Although we didn't start the Whole30 until January 2nd, I got a jump on it. As of this morning, I am down to 266. And the thing is, it's a very easy diet.....I hate to call it that, they don't call it that. It's a different way to eat. Really high protein, very low carbs, except for vegetables and we can have all of those. Whatever meat we want. Any fruits. But no dairy, no bread and no sugar. Look it up. The Whole30. If you need to lose some weight, it might be for you. It seems to be working for us. It's a little different than a straight Keto diet, as it's much more nutritious. You can have all the carbs from vegetables you want. Under the vegetable list it has taters-ALL, which really surprised me. I love me some eggs for breakfast and they're on the have list too. It's a very unique plan.
Glad to hear Rob... I was always a very skinny youngster. 120 lbs out of HS. But I ate a lot of proteins and lifted weights to get to a respectable weight. Now I've been between 185 and 200 for 25 years. I am 6ft at 192 right now, but I exercise every day of the week..
I'm between 6-2 and 6-3 "somewhere" lol and my goal weight is 185. That would be 102 pounds gone. We'll see what happens. The Whole30 is a 30 day plan, as the name implies to get your body into ketosis and then the plan is to go on a modified keto diet, but we're thinking seriously about staying on the Whole30 for a while. You can actually stay on it for the rest of your life, but I ain't sure I wanna do all that. So far it's been easy. I'll admit I'm hungry going to bed and I KNOW when time to eat is, but I can stand it.
Morning
N.P. Just like Hoppy.....Glad to hear Rob... I was always a very skinny youngster. 120 lbs out of HS. But I ate a lot of proteins and lifted weights to get to a respectable weight. Now I've been between 185 and 200 for 25 years. I am 6ft at 192 right now, but I exercise every day of the week..
Dinner tonight not as good as yesterday....
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