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[sawfun]

Mike (medic50/50) Dave (heffalump) and I took down a 20 foot snag that was 36" and somewhere between 200 and 300 years old we guess. It was rotted and hollow in the center.

Dave running a Jonny 111S & 80

 

[sawfun]

Posing witha Jonny 70, 80, and 111S

 

[sawfun]

Dave on the ladder cutting, with a 200t, a notch for the choker cable as this snag had a slight backward lean. The few branches that were still on it were on the leaning side. Unfortunately power wires were on that side so falling it that direction was not an option. So we decided to tension it with 50' of canle attached to my 97 Dodge Cummins pickup.

 

[Heffalump]

Here it is on the ground. That white speck in the middle if the darkness is daylight at the other end. Rotten all the way up.


36" may not seem that big, but this ol' feller was growing at 4000ft elevation. These rings are TIGHT together. Quick count put the age around 300 years. That dark purplish line about 1" in from the bark could very well be the 1980 Mt St Helens eruption year. We're gonna make a more accurate count next weekend.


Lot of pro saws here. To my right is tree-felling sensei, Big Mike. To my far right is my CAD drug dealer, Don.

 

[Heffalump]

Some of the less rotten sections made for pretty decent pasta.


That 111S was made for old growth. Proved it one more time today.

 

[Heffalump]

@Jon1212 Post #2, the 70E in the middle is wearing that 24" Sandvik. That saw was killing it today!

@Flat47 Post #2 the silver-top 80 already has a 90 P/C. The one I got from you will be getting installed as soon as the porting is done. Then it will seriously rock that 32" GB Pro-Top!

And of course, huge thanks to Don and Mike for the help!

 

[medic5050]

Lot of pro saws here. To my left is my tree-felling sensei, Big Mike. To my right is my CAD drug dealer, Don.

Wrong pic my friend. Pretty sure that's the wrong order of people.

 

[Heffalump]

Wrong pic my friend. Pretty sure that's the wrong order of people.

Gar!! Yeah, you're right. I switched pics after I typed the caption.

It should read "sensei to my right, enabler to my far right." I edited it.

I'm still drunk on Joe's Donuts.

 

[Jon1212]

Did someone say, "doughnuts"?

 

[Heffalump]

Posing witha Jonny 70, 80, and 111SView attachment 376072

This is going to be the ad for my new business: Chainsaw Daycare! Send us your old chainsaws and we'll show them a good time. We provide them with a safe environment where your little cutter can learn and play. We can guarantee that they will have some fantastic stories to tell when they get home!

 

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Posing witha Jonny 70, 80, and 111SView attachment 376072

Nice bunch of saws!

 

[Rookie1]

Nice job! I love the pics. Thanks for sharing.

 

[WoodTick007]

Those are some beautiful older saws.... [emoji106]

 

[SawTroll]

Those are some beautiful older saws.... [emoji106]

Only about 40 years old, from the prime time of Jonsereds saws!

 

[Real1shepherd]

Fun, fun, fun! Thanks for the pics!

Kevin

 

[Heffalump]

Update: Acutual average ring count on this tree was 433. Wife counted twice, 429 and 436. Official old-growth.

 

[Heffalump]

To try and give this age some context: This tree started growing in the late 1500's. The Mayflower hadn't even hit Plymouth Rock yet. Mt Hood's last major eruption, which formed the Crater Rock formation and carved out a big portion of the upper Sandy river, was in the 1790's. This guy got to watch.

There were about 33 rings between the bark and the dark purple ring I mentioned in an earlier post. This does put this ring within a year or two of the Mt St Helens eruption. There are a few sections where growth was super slow. We are going to count again tomorrow and see I these align with the Krakatoa eruption of 1883 and/or the Tambora eruption of 1815, AKA "1800 and froze to death."

Fitting that it was felled with a true Old Growth Saw.

 

[sawfun]

Harsh alpine conditions no doubt led to this tree's relatively small diameter. If this was in the coast range, it would have been likely 7 - 9 foot in diameter. Of course that is the prime logging area and this tree would probably not escaped the chop or Tillamook Burn. Probably other burns we do not have any history on as well. Most rings were well under a millimeter making for some incredibly tight grain. Also makes it tough to count. Hats off to you Dave and Julia for taking such a reading. A 36" fir tree in the coast range is usually around 55 years old for a comparison.

 

[Real1shepherd]

Yeah, pretty puny for Old Growth...I cut Second Growth back in the day bigger than that. But as said, harsh conditions somehow led to its final size. Rings are rings though....I still think the most accurate way to age a tree. My eyes aren't that good anymore to count when they get really close...lol. None of those J'red saws are old enough to be in the orignal slaughter of PNW Old Growth...not even the 111S.......unless they saw service on some private timber sales. No loggin' show I worked for in western WA or OR still had any OG back in the 70's. Didn't work the coast stands at all though, so can't speak for that.

Kevin