The downside of Spring is the wind, especially in March. We had planned to go up to the land for a picnic supper last night, but Andy ended up spending 5 1/2 hours clearing trees off the road, so we decided to try today instead.
This is just one of the half dozen or so trees he had to deal with:
The following pictures show the worst tree. Andy had to be careful (1) not to get the saw pinched, (2) not to get hurt when the tree fell onto the road, and (3) to cut the tree into small enough rounds so he could roll them off the road without killing his back.
He cut the branches off the tree first.
Then he cut the tree into rounds.
Here is a closeup of the two saws he used. The one on the right is a 14″ electrical chain saw, the one on the left is a 20″ gas-powered saw. He did not need his 28″ gas saw.
Here are the rounds after Andy rolled them off the road and down the side of the hill:
And here is the road when he finished with this tree.
A busy, exhausting day!
March 4, 2016
Andy doesn’t have to worry about going to the gym! He must be truly fit. That’s how our predecessors used to live. No wonder we don’t see obese people in pictures taken in earlier eras! Of course, today he has the luxury of having power tools!
He also has the luxury of access to a great supermarket for food. We quickly learned up there that we would have starved if we had to grow all of our own food. 🙂
He is truly a very fit senior citizen!
Agreed. 🙂
One has to be a lumberjack by default to live there, or at least one member of the family does.
The fire did leave a lot of dead trees to be blown down. Some are bound to block the roads. 🙁
Omg.
Once again I’m glad to read this after the fact.
Andy is amazing but it’s so scary that he’s doing all that himself!
I guess I’m just always going to worry.
Once my neighbor was high in a tree and cutting limbs of his roof.
I came outside and asked if he should be doing that by himself.
He said he was fine. I was so frustrated knowing his kids weren’t out there helping or the wife. I mean he was on this shaking extended ladder.
I watched him for a while and then went inside and called my sister.
She asked what I was doing and I told her that I was just sitting in the kitchen, watching the neighbor and waiting until I needed to call 911.
She laughed. She’s more like the neighbor’s wife, neither one worries about a thing.
Andy goes slowly and carefully, thank goodness.
ohmygosh.
chain saws are SO dangerous!
once our next door neighbor cut into his thigh.
bob knew how to apply a tourniquet until the ambulance came…
or I guess he would have bled to death!
I know that’s maybe something I shouldn’t write here.
but i’m like cindi! can’t help worrying!
I think that kind of thing should be done with a buddy!
but I admire his ability so MUCH! XOXO
Andy chewed up a finger with a chain saw once. I was up there at the time, thank goodness — it took about an hour to drive him to the emergency room. That was way over 20 years ago, and he hasn’t had an accident since. Do I worry? Mainly I just keep my fingers crossed.
It’s the windy season here too but we rarely have to deal with so many trees at once. Way to go, Andy!
We have so many fallen ones because the fire killed them in 2011. There are a lot more to go.
carefully Andy surveyed the large and long log that may have been attached to another tree – sliced it gently or maybe it was brutely into small pieces – and then as if that wasn’t enough – he had fun rolling them down a slope…
oh all ends well…thanks for the photos of your actions…
Yes, Andy is very careful when he does it. If he were younger he wouldn’t have to cut them in such small pieces. He does appreciate those chain saws!