Tree Cutting and Chain Saws

 

The Work Begins!

 

 

I purchased a small 8inch blade

chain saw on a long extension pole

to see if I could get the apricot tree

branches out of the electric wires

on the well house.

 

  

 

One thing lead to another

until this old gal kept cutting

away for three long days. 

 

One lesson that I learned was 

that even if the chainsaw is 

lightweight, when extended out

ten feet it is no longer

lightweight.

Believe me!!!

 

    

 

After getting them out of the wires

they looks lopsided, so I kept cutting.

Here are the apricot trees with

one last limb to cut. 

 

 

And here they are finished.

Dear friends, my much wiser hindsight 

suggestion is to have your husband

do this kind of work.

I was bruised and in pain for 

a week after. 

I thought that I had fractured a rib,

but just muscle strain and bruising. 

None the less very painful. 

 

 

Of-course I didn't stop there.

After the two apricot trees

I started in on the lower branches

of the pine trees.

I worked for three days.

about 6 hours the first day

and 8 to 9 the next two days.

Now mind you, the pain didn't start

until a day or two after the work

was done. Hallelujah for that

or I would have never finished.

For you with FitBits . . .

first day . . . 19,340 steps

second day . . . 17,941 steps

Third day . . . 23,893 steps

There are weeks 

when I don't have 35,000 steps total.

 

 

 Lots of work and lots of wood

and the purchase of a second small 

handheld chainsaw to cut the wood

up into firewood.

 

 

 This is a photo taken when

cleaning the blade. 

Once the blade jamed and came off.

I then learned to fix that problem :) 

 

 

 

 

 

After 15 trailer loads of brush,

I started cutting firewood.

 

 

This pile is all cut . . . 

 

 

And all of the long horizontal limbs stacked 

above the old wood pile, plus the ones

leaning over it and the two on the ground,

will probably be there this spring 

waiting to be cut.

Well, dear friends . . .

I'm over the worst of the recuperating pain

and feeling much better,

but not ready to cut any more tree branches

for a long time, LOL

 

I'll say good night . . .

and wish you all a blessed

and wonderful day tomorrow.

 

Your blogging sister,

Connie :)