Falling pics 11/25/09

[coastalfaller]

i was browsing timber falling pics online one day and came across it.

you got a good company.

Thank you, I appreciate that. Pretty tough road these days, but I think I can see light at the end of the tunnel now, pretty certain it's NOT a train!!

How are things down there?

 

[forestryworks]

things are okay for being laid off and on the firewood route.

cutting mostly burned "timber". most of it is still a little wet. be great for next year's wood if it don't dry rot too bad.

 

[coastalfaller]

things are okay for being laid off and on the firewood route.

cutting mostly burned "timber". most of it is still a little wet. be great for next year's wood if it don't dry rot too bad.

I hear you. Let's hope we all have a good year.

 

[Greystoke]

Here's a falling picture for ya. My Dad, Oregon Coast May of 1980. 27-28 years old.

Oh man, the good old days! Nice pic! Thanks for sharing. Why couldn't I have been born into that era

 

[Gologit]

Why couldn't I have been born into that era

Those of us who did work in that era were lucky. We got to cut the kind of timber that just isn't available anymore. We didn't think much of it, it was just everyday stuff and we didn't see ourselves as doing anything special.

I wouldn't mind getting back into a stand of OG redwood but I'd want to take today's equipment with me. There's just no comparison. The advances in new saws, jacks, skidding equipment, loaders,and such would sure make that job a lot easier.

All I miss about the "good old days" are the good parts.

Speaking of which, I'm working, sitting here in the pickup on a coffee break with the heater going and this laptop on the seat and an oldies staion on the radio...warm and dry surrounded by modern conveniences. But...it's raining, it's cold, it's windy, my rain gear got a big rip in it this morning, I must have missed a spot on my right caulk when I greased it, there's more wood to cut, and I already ate most of my lunch. Some things never change.

 

[Meadow Beaver]

Hey CoastalFaller, is that you or one of your employees on Madsen's page?

 

[Cedarkerf]

Those of us who did work in that era were lucky. We got to cut the kind of timber that just isn't available anymore. We didn't think much of it, it was just everyday stuff and we didn't see ourselves as doing anything special.

I wouldn't mind getting back into a stand of OG redwood but I'd want to take today's equipment with me. There's just no comparison. The advances in new saws, jacks, skidding equipment, loaders,and such would sure make that job a lot easier.

All I miss about the "good old days" are the good parts.

Speaking of which, I'm working, sitting here in the pickup on a coffee break with the heater going and this laptop on the seat and an oldies staion on the radio...warm and dry surrounded by modern conveniences. But...it's raining, it's cold, it's windy, my rain gear got a big rip in it this morning, I must have missed a spot on my right caulk when I greased it, there's more wood to cut, and I already ate most of my lunch. Somethings never change.

I have the retired at home thing covered for ya.:hmm3grin2orange:

 

[slowp]

What was it from the other morning? Get up and get to work?:hmm3grin2orange:
I'm thinking about that while sipping my steaming hot snooty coffee.

 

[chappy2100]

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residential cut, took two spruce and a oak, and did some fun climbin

 

[Burvol]

300 ft tall Fir. I can only dream of that now! We still get Fir patches around 200 ft, but not 300. Get the odd nice spruce patch still too. There's one area that we may be going into, I doubt it will happen, but the ribbons are hanging anyway! The engineers say the timber is like logging in the 60's! Makes me almost start drooling!

I know, hard to believe. That's what I said. He said that stuff was so tall that it broke in mid air on the way down. I can't remember exactly where it's at, maybe the Queets or the Hoh river. One of those big drainages up on the Northwest corner of WA in the rainforest. It takes huge amounts of water, drainage, and sunlight to grow massive Dougies. Him and my mom went up there to find that unit this summer and got turned around, but they said there is still some hammer timber standing up there to this day, just like the stuff they cut.

I didn't get any pics today, but cut some nice Fir for this day and age, 30-40 on the stump and 4 36's. God, you should see the pine that's right on the unit line. It's got a healed chop scar from an old survey so I almost stole the darn thing LOL. Approx. 46" and TALL, don't even know how damn tall it is. Huge friggin' gunbarrel pine, nicest stick I have seen around here for pine in a long time that wasn't on the Yakama reservation. We are on the slopes of the Cascades in this unit, so kinda rare to see pine at all. But it's all prety darn nice for what is there, competing with that stand of big Fir. Pine is fun for a few days, then I'm ready to go back to fir. Just like to work with it better and it limbs easier.

 

[coastalfaller]

Hey CoastalFaller, is that you or one of your employees on Madsen's page?

If your talking about that picture in the photo album, that would be me.

 

[coastalfaller]

I know, hard to believe. That's what I said. He said that stuff was so tall that it broke in mid air on the way down. I can't remember exactly where it's at, maybe the Queets or the Hoh river. One of those big drainages up on the Northwest corner of WA in the rainforest. It takes huge amounts of water, drainage, and sunlight to grow massive Dougies. Him and my mom went up there to find that unit this summer and got turned around, but they said there is still some hammer timber standing up there to this day, just like the stuff they cut.

I didn't get any pics today, but cut some nice Fir for this day and age, 30-40 on the stump and 4 36's. God, you should see the pine that's right on the unit line. It's got a healed chop scar from an old survey so I almost stole the darn thing LOL. Approx. 46" and TALL, don't even know how damn tall it is. Huge friggin' gunbarrel pine, nicest stick I have seen around here for pine in a long time that wasn't on the Yakama reservation. We are on the slopes of the Cascades in this unit, so kinda rare to see pine at all. But it's all prety darn nice for what is there, competing with that stand of big Fir. Pine is fun for a few days, then I'm ready to go back to fir. Just like to work with it better and it limbs easier.

Yeah, that sounds like beautiful timber, jaw dropping, drool inducing stuff! That kind of timber you were in today though sounds like the perfect size for high production, not as much effort/time to get on the ground and buck, but lots of volume. That pine sounds nice. When ever we get some pine out here on the coast it makes me cringe, it's usually not bad, but the rest of the timber in the block is usually awful, stunted gouty cedar. I hear you about the limbing too. We had a nice stand of fir a couple months ago that was about the same size as you were in today. Makes for a fun day, those ones where your glad your a faller!

 

[Meadow Beaver]

If your talking about that picture in the photo album, that would be me.

That's cool, I like the Timex in the face. :jester:

 

[coastalfaller]

That's cool, I like the Timex in the face. :jester:

Ha, ha, yeah it quit for the last time on me. That Timex didn't take or licking or keep on ticking! It's probably still stamped in that stump!

 

[Gologit]

I have the retired at home thing covered for ya.:hmm3grin2orange:

Thanks Brian, or whatever your name is. Been to Madsen's lately?

 

[Gologit]

What was it from the other morning? Get up and get to work?:hmm3grin2orange:
I'm thinking about that while sipping my steaming hot snooty coffee.

I knew I'd pay for that. Snooty coffee? Is that anything that isn't Folger's Instant?

And I need some orange duct tape to patch up my Grundens...got any?

 

[slowp]

I knew I'd pay for that. Snooty coffee? Is that anything that isn't Folger's Instant?

And I need some orange duct tape to patch up my Grundens...got any?

Only Turquoise and pink. I'd recommend the turquoise. And some shoe goo for reinforcement. Then they might last a couple more hours.

Now back to falling, which was going on a little bit today. But more cussing was occuring because they were little limblocked trees and not the big ones.
Chokers and line had to be fetched and hooked to the shovel, whilst the shovel operator mumbled about somebody trying to kill him...

And if it makes you feel any better, I burned my mouth on the coffee, I'll have to sue myself now.

 

[Burvol]

It's nice wood until you find a few trees with fruit. They are mostly all totally sound, they are all green, but have some conks, mistletoe, or wind shake as well. It's ripe fir. Most people don't realize not all the nice hammer stands of fir don't make it too oldgrowth size/age, like this one. It's nice big wood that needs to be cut. Should have been cut 20-30 years ago. There is a little bit of Bastard Growth in two small areas. That picture of me from a few days ago with a big fir was one of those trees trying to be at that stage of life. Then I robbed him, LOL.

I'm sure the fir you guys (Coastal Faller) have not far offshore in BC is some specimens for sure. British Columbia is a pretty cool place I enjoyed seeing what I did of it. What do I need to do to cut in Canada?

 

[Burvol]

We need more pics, this is a re-run from last week lol. Bob, you have to have some recent photos for us! What about from that pine pic, anymore from that job? Cody?

 

[Meadow Beaver]

Burvol, how often do you cut wood that size? Also if you don't mind me asking who do you work for?