Falling pics 11/25/09

[madhatte]

Your stump and your logs are your signature.

Absolutely true, and for years after the fact, as well. I don't know how many times I've worked on a sale and seen stumps and layouts I didn't like the looks of, gone back to the office to see who did the work ten, twenty years ago, then looked to see if they were doing anything on our ownership currently. I have my favorite outfits (great after-sale clean-up, minimal disturbance, skid trails blocked, etc) and my not-so-favorite outfits (no attention to overlooked RMZ's, unfixed road damage, spiral-cut hams for stumps, poor adherence to "small fine print" in contract language). I can't do anything about who bids the highest and gets the sale, but I can lay out the sale such that it appeals more to the crews I prefer than to the others.

 

[paccity]

Jameson. i 'm shure there are a few guys out there to help ya break in, might not be easy at first but keep up the positive atitude and you'll go far . it's a commitment for sure.:msp_smile:

 

[wowzers]

Using a clinometer marked in Topo scale, you can get a fairly good shot pulling off to 2 chains. It'll read 150', multiply by 2 to get 300. If your clino is only marked in Percent scale, the increments above 100 are pretty small. I'd go 300 feet for that one to make it read 100. I vastly prefer Topo scale. It's just easier to use because everything in forestry and surveying is based on chains. Oh, and conversions are simple, too: 80 ch to a mile, 20 meters to a chain.

When I cruised I shot everything in TU's also. I was just curious if you had to really stretch out there to see the top. Also and oldtimer once told me when you start looking up at a real steep angle it's better to pull back a little further because a slight difference at steep angle makes a big difference in actual height.

 

[madhatte]

a slight difference at steep angle makes a big difference in actual height.

That's exactly why I avoid percent scale -- the increments in between marks get really small really quickly. You can minimize this effect some by habitually pulling tape cross-hill rather than uphill or downhill but even then you are pushing the accuracy of the instrument pretty hard up there at the top of the scale. Had a boss once who wanted me to measure slopes and heights to tenths of a percent -- which is impossible with a hand-held clino out at anything above about 10% slope -- so he said "make it up, it's more accurate". It is of note that he is no longer in business in these parts.

 

[forestryworks]

Thanks for putting up with it :msp_biggrin:. Jameson, you where an okie at once no?

Only a semi-Okie while going to forestry school. <----- Scratch that.

Rather, I was a Texan giving Okies a bunch of crap while going to forestry school and cutting down their trees!

 

[bitzer]

Nice work Jameson! Looks good man! Sure is leafy down there.

 

[Gologit]

It's going to be nice to have a forester in the woods who knows that Humboldt isn't just a county in northern California.

 

[RandyMac]

I think I am going to invent and promote the "Del Notre" cut, and spend all my time training folks how to pronouce it correctly.

 

[Gologit]

Del Noter ? Del Nortray?

 

[RandyMac]

LOL
Del Nort

 

[Metals406]

LOL
Del Nort

Notre Damn?

 

[slowp]

For da yoopers, it is Up Nort Collyfonia, yah.

A guy I know says that the sign on the other side of the Salmon River bridge in the west suburbs of Somes Bar is incorrect and Humboldt County has illegally claimed ten feet of Siskiyou County.

 

[bitzer]

Thats kinda like our "Up North". The "H" is silent.

 

[RandyMac]

Let go of it sweetp, just let it go.

Yay! Bitz got it!!!!

I'll come up with a convoluted diagram later

 

[hammerlogging]

Buena Vista, VA, pronounced "Bewna"-- correct me if I'm wrong Kid

and my favorite yet, Versailles, KY, pronounced phonetically, not Frenchish

 

[mdavlee]

That sounds right for Buena Vista. I knew a girl from there. Not sure on the Ky one. Never heard anyone local from there say it.

 

[forestryworks]

Went and cut some timber for the boss man today. Moved to a new tract - steeper and better timber than what it has been. The family was in town for graduation so I took them out to see the logging operation - they've never seen one before.

Couldn't get good footing. Not sure why I cut on the downhill side, but I did :msp_rolleyes:

 

[forestryworks]

One of the nicer trees in this strip.

 

[forestryworks]

 

[forestryworks]

The forests there look really nice, Jameson. I suppose it's a privilege to work there.

Except in the summers, lol.

That's one of the problems with being a faller. Your work is always on display. Every tree. And people look.

Your stump and your logs are your signature.

Well said, both quotes.

Yep, excellent work JC.

Thanks MacKendrick!

Definitely doing good Jameson. Don't worry about the speed for now...your not bushelin...and if you ever do you will have had the time to practice all of your mechanics a lot. Keep it up pard! I would love to see you falling west coast timber someday....you have the right head for it

Thanks pardner.

Well, Jameson, if you ever needed convincing that someone out there cared about your wellbeing, this thread should prove it to you.
I'm a newcomer to this site but I do have to say that I appreciate the encouragment that I see coming across the screen from the veterans on here. As far as I'm concerned this is how a forum should be presented and I'm quite pleased with the way you guys encourage those new to the business. Keep it up.

I agree. It's nice to have a resource such as this. I've learned a lot from a lot of guys on this site - you know who you are and you've all been a big help.