I have a piece of 3/4 pvc gray conduit that i have marked for bucking. It is flexible to lay on there and I just use a hatchet to put a nick in the bark at my marks.I am back to cleaning up the mess from my two "tree removal" trees.
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And the term "mess" is descriptive. There is one Red Oak log on the left and two Post Oak logs hidden on the right. That plus firewood from both.
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This Red Oak log is junky; it's crooked plus the top end is fractured from the fall. Maybe I can at least get a short 4X4 from it.
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It is easier for me to use my ledger stick and mark the firewood lengths before bucking.
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Another bucket load of rounds going out. I am loving that Stihl MS261 more with each use.
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Some of the firewood will need splitting and it all will have to be wheelbarrowed into the woodshed for stacking. Red Oak is my most favorite firewood and Post Oak is my most non-favorite. That loose bark makes a mess when bringing it in to the fireplace insert.
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There are two more Post Oak logs to be skidded out; one good one and one poor one. Then the remaining Red and Post Oak firewood to be bucked and brought out.
I quit at noon today. Did not get through.....just quit. Tomorrow will be tomorrow. I am 6 weeks from my 81st Birthday and that is reason enough.
I love my spinner, my other hand is usually doing something else, working the loader or shifting.
It took me a little bit to get use to the spinner, but now I use it all the time and love it. Like you said, give it a chance and my guess is you will grow to like it.
Opposite here in South TX.
I went with the Lifronkit store mirror distributed on AM, because they showed a little side tilt also. There are so many, it's a crap shoot. With the L you probably have a little more area to attach to loader then on my BX.
It's really handy when you're doing loader work and need to keep your right hand on the loader stick. I didn't like mine at first either, and still typically drive with both hands while in transport, but once I get started using the loader/grapple, I automatically grab the spinner now. It just takes a little getting used to.
Seeing that your plug is on the side, I would install a valve.
Never though of that - I was thinking maybe a street elbow and plug but then it doesn't get done. When oil change time comes again I just want/need to get it done and don't have the the parts due to lack of thinking ahead.
