Thread: Cut vs split firewood

Me mate thinks they might be eucalyptus - I dunno about that as I thought that those gum-type trees were rot-prone. This stuff definately is not haha. It's not ironbark either, I had the fun job of drilling and popping some ironbark piles off underwater to get the sticky-upy bits out of the way for a new single-span bridge. The popping bit was easy, the drilling to set the charges not so much. Using a sharp self-pulling screw auger made your eyeballs vibrate, not a pleasant exercise under water...

Originally Posted by No.3

Me mate thinks they might be eucalyptus - I dunno about that as I thought that those gum-type trees were rot-prone. This stuff definately is not haha. It's not ironbark either, I had the fun job of drilling and popping some ironbark piles off underwater to get the sticky-upy bits out of the way for a new single-span bridge. The popping bit was easy, the drilling to set the charges not so much. Using a sharp self-pulling screw auger made your eyeballs vibrate, not a pleasant exercise under water...

There's over 1200 species of gum/eucalyptus. Some rot easily, some are soft, some are ground durable, some are steel hard. Where's @Ben Waimata ? He has forgotten more about Eucs than most of us know about that species

Again, many moons ago I had the job of cutting off at seabed level some square ironbark piles at the Shelly Bay Naval facility. We used a hydraulic chainsaw, and even with its unlimited power it was a half hour job with one chain change to gnaw our way through. Fuck it was tough!

Originally Posted by XR500

There's over 1200 species of gum/eucalyptus. Some rot easily, some are soft, some are ground durable, some are steel hard. Where's @Ben Waimata ? He has forgotten more about Eucs than most of us know about that species

Again, many moons ago I had the job of cutting off at seabed level some square ironbark piles at the Shelly Bay Naval facility. We used a hydraulic chainsaw, and even with its unlimited power it was a half hour job with one chain change to gnaw our way through. Fuck it was tough!

Haha yeah, we gave up on the pneumatic chainsaw and went to the drill and pop method at seabed level. Still a pain in the arse but two days vs a week. You probably couldn't pop em in shelley bay though to be fair. The natives would get restless up there and start complaining...

I had no idea there are that many gum species. Interesting, shows what you see on the tv isn't the whole story. I see the ones going up in the firestorms and from that gum tree = gum tree = bad fire hazard haha.