Wood store is full

After about 6 morning's work, I've chopped enough timber to last about 3-4 years, which is about 6 stere.  The wood stockpile is reduced in size, but there is still a lot left.  I've been cutting up the smaller bits in general, as these will rot the quickest in the coming years.  Each load into the wood shed has been alternated round and split to make sure it stacks better.

The pile did extend to the tube on the left, at about 1.5m high.

Parking

Since Allan made the parking bigger, I've been left with a lot of soil to move.  It's an area in shade until midday, so slowly, with the trailer and Harry, I've been moving the soil to fill in the old drainage ditch. There's been about 5m3, and the ditch wasnt that big so we now have a bit of a hill.

Going

 Going..

 Gone

Cutting logs

Simple but efficient.  

I've seen something like this before, built out of fence posts and portable.  The problem I have is that my chainsaw blade is only 350mm, so a freestanding one would have a narrow base and may not be too stable.  I could fit stabilisers, but I'm not intending to cut too many logs from trees, so an ad-hoc one like this does just fine.
About a stere an hour can be cut.  If they are small diameter they go straight into the trailer and onto the woodstore.  If not, splitting adds a little more time.
Maybe I need a bigger chainsaw...

Combistrim teardown

There are 5 release points on the line cover.  The cover clips on at the front.  There is a clip immediately behind the spool (big one), 2 smaller ones to the side of the spool and two stiff ones at the rear.  Release the rear ones first, and hopefully the middle one will come loose.  The ones on the side are minimal.

With the spool facing you, remove all the screws and ease fast the red angle adjustment lever.  Remove motor etc as required.  The spool is glued onto the spigot.  Once off, the motor can be stripped and the bearings pulled (2 long screws).  Brushes are easily accessible 5x8x20mm.  24 segments on commutator.  Top bearing marked WT00 698Z.  Resistance L to brush is 5.9R, L-N 22.0.  Same with N. (Isotech meter)
Small drop of oil put on bearings
Reassemble and glue long motor screws and spool.

This was the first strip from new (2007) as there were no marks on the plastic.  Minimal grass inside.