Willie B
Senior Member
Last load of wood supply, I had plenty for the upcoming winter. It had been under cover more than a year. #1 son had a change of living situation. Four cord was enough, suddenly I need 14 cord. Both sons dug in a week ago Saturday. three 10 yard loads of wood Saturday, two loads (one less sons) Sunday. Monday we were besieged with mechanical problems. 1 chainsaw had mysterious chain/bar/sprocket incompatibility issues. Other saw; a Leprechaun must have snuck in & ground the chain to nothing. Nobody touched it, but it was over ground. Late day, I said even a dull chain will cut one more tree. I was wrong! Ended up felling it with a 30 year old saw we used to carry on a snowmobile.
This weekend, Saturday was eaten up with interruptions. Sunday, Seth cleaned the town spring, I was on my own.
I had two cord on the ground including three 20' long Oak logs biggest being 30" diameter. I marked them out to length, cut down to near the ground. Rolling them over was next step. As i reached with the backhoe, I got a face full of oil! A hose had ruptured.
It proved to be the extend-a-hoe coupling out of reach. At length I figured out I could add oil, Pin it in transport position, & drive it home. Seth came along. It was a gooey mess! Not a big job to remove the bucket & dipper assembly if one could see any components. It was a greasy, nasty mess!.
It is now apart. I'll repack the cylinder, replace the two hoses & put it back. Might get my wood next weekend.
This weekend, Saturday was eaten up with interruptions. Sunday, Seth cleaned the town spring, I was on my own.
I had two cord on the ground including three 20' long Oak logs biggest being 30" diameter. I marked them out to length, cut down to near the ground. Rolling them over was next step. As i reached with the backhoe, I got a face full of oil! A hose had ruptured.
It proved to be the extend-a-hoe coupling out of reach. At length I figured out I could add oil, Pin it in transport position, & drive it home. Seth came along. It was a gooey mess! Not a big job to remove the bucket & dipper assembly if one could see any components. It was a greasy, nasty mess!.
It is now apart. I'll repack the cylinder, replace the two hoses & put it back. Might get my wood next weekend.