Falling pics 11/25/09

[Greystoke]

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I started when I was 12 also . But was running my dad's Macullouch Super 2 10 Automatic , with a 16" bar .. balsam fir was selling for 48$ a cord for pulp at the mill in Millinocket
...Poplar pulp was selling for 19$ a cord . both in 4' lengths . I fell, limbed and bucked in the woods and my Dad logged it with the tractoy and wood trailer , or in the winter a short wood sled . I could cut almost a cord on a good hard day .. We moved it all by hand with pulp hooks .... It's pretty weird , That is pretty much exactly what I am doing right now ... Execpt I am using an Arctic Cat 440 Panther , and a sled I built , I can haul 1/3 rd of a cord on it .. .I use a pulp hook .. I would be lost without one . I even use it to beat wedges , tipping over these dead white Spruce ........ Directional falling is Real important when you move the wood by hand , and some of them weigh 300 lbs ....Oh and my 50 th birthday is 6 months away ................And I work alone cause I are so mean and cranky no one can work with me ...
AHH ,,,,,The joys of being a BUSHLER !!!!!!!!
. Before any one gets any ,( poor old guy ) ideas . I,m averaging 42$ an hour 6 hrs a day , 5 days a week .. Not getting rich by any strech of the imagination ....... But , I really enjoy what I do !!!!! And I get to stop and blow a predator call and wait with the 223 and spot light on the way out !!!!!! ...
. I get the( value) out of value added forest products industry .

Sounds like your having fun to me! Wish I was even makin $42 a DAY right now, as things are dead for me.

 

[056kid]

you guys are very lucky dudes....

 

[tramp bushler]

Cody , can,t you cut some firewood ? It ain,t fallin timber full time , but it helps pass the time ...And brings in a few bucks ......

 

[Greystoke]

Cody , can,t you cut some firewood ? It ain,t fallin timber full time , but it helps pass the time ...And brings in a few bucks ......

Yeah I definitely could cut some firewood, but unfortunately this is the only rig I own right now:

Can't haul much firewood in it, but it hauls all of my chainsaws, climbing gear, and tools with no problems. Not a bad little tree rig. Gets good mileage, will go anywhere, and I acquired the lockable metal topper for free, just had to shorten it up a bit, and then I built the bed-slide, which greatly improved this rigs functionality...Okay, I'm a little proud!

I would like to get a snow plow for it to pick up some slack in the winter. Anybody know of a good one?

To get back on topic...The only places I know of around here where there is a lot of firewood is a long ways off, probably 2 to 3 feet of snow in the road by now, and is on Federal ground where you have to have all the permits. All the easy, close-to-town stuff has been picked over by everybody and their Brother. Ticks me off when I see a nice stick of wood that was lost over backwards, with the evidence showing with the picasso looking stump :bang:. My Buddy was wanting me to go help him fill his dump bed trailer, so that we could make a little money; we were just waiting on his tire chains to get here, but unfortunately, we just got some snow in the valley, and I am sure where we were wanting to go is snowed in now. Anyhow, not quite as easy to get a load of good wood as it was on Prince of Wales Island, where you could drive out of town ten minutes, dump a nice yellow cedar snag in the road, and you didn't have to have a permit. I really miss living up there sometimes especially when I had to purchase a Christmas tree permit this year, to go into the Lochsa and cut a white fir. I Guess that's what I get for moving back here!

 

[Meadow Beaver]

Is that a 3120 in the back of your truck Cody? Geez I thought you would have gone with an 880.

 

[Greystoke]

Is that a 3120 in the back of your truck Cody? Geez I thought you would have gone with an 880.

Look at the first pic...088 fitted with a 54" bar. I just have the 3120 for bucking big, dirty wood, as it is just stock, and is a dog. My 088 is a screamer, so I try to only use it for falling, and bucking clean wood. It was the one that I used on the few glory trees that I fell during my career as a full time professional timber faller. Hopefully soon they will find a huge planet covered with huge trees that they can send me and my 088 to open up some holes

 

[Meadow Beaver]

Look at the first pic...088 fitted with a 54" bar. I just have the 3120 for bucking big, dirty wood, as it is just stock, and is a dog. My 088 is a screamer, so I try to only use it for falling, and bucking clean wood. It was the one that I used on the few glory trees that I fell during my career as a full time professional timber faller. Hopefully soon they will find a huge planet covered with huge trees that they can send me and my 088 to open up some holes

I know right, this planet is about shot for logging, we gota find a planet 3x the size of Earth and covered in black walnuts 30ft on the stump. That would mean Stihl would have to bring back the 090 10 cube.

 

[Greystoke]

I know right, this planet is about shot for logging, we gota find a planet 3x the size of Earth and covered in black walnuts 30ft on the stump. That would mean Stihl would have to bring back the 090 10 cube.

Naah, not black walnuts for me. These would suffice though:

Without the little hoity toity hiking trail though

 

[tramp bushler]

On the ground and on the hat !!!! You need a trailer , a nice little tandem axle w/ brakes trailer ...... I Know , The bucks .. That is my problem also . I am acquiring pickups . Got 3 so far and another with a snow plow on it on the way I hope .....But I can only drive one at a time ...I need a good trailer w/ brakes , then I can develop the Valdez firewood market ........ Deliver 3 cord for 175$ a cord and 100$ delivery fee.. My 1 ton Ford crummy / delivery could pull it very well , and w/ 1 cord in it , it would have traction and enough weight to control the load ......I want to get one without payments tho .. Big enough to haul a dozer on also .. All we all need is the bucks !!!! You have a great looking set up there .... The wife and I will start praying for something to come up for you ! .............

 

[Metals406]

I would like to get a snow plow for it to pick up some slack in the winter. Anybody know of a good one?

Cody, these plows are available from SIX ROBBLEES' in Missoula. . . I guess they're a really, really good bang for your buck. We were considering becoming a dealer for them up here.

http://www.snowdoggplows.com/

 

[Greystoke]

The wife and I will start praying for something to come up for you ! ............. ....

Thanks pardner, I appreciate it. I'll be okay; At least my wife has a good job! Besides I have lots of off season things I can be doing (probably should be doing that instead of b'sing on the computer,lol). Finally got my saw shop close by, and I have lots of work to do in there!

 

[Greystoke]

Cody, these plows are available from SIX ROBBLEES' in Missoula. . . I guess they're a really, really good bang for your buck. We were considering becoming a dealer for them up here.

http://www.snowdoggplows.com/

Hey thanks man! I appreciate that I will check them out...then see if I have the fundage!

 

[Meadow Beaver]

Naah, not black walnuts for me. These would suffice though:

Without the little hoity toity hiking trail though

Hey I'd like to cut any tree over 3ft through it, but you don't see many like that around here.

 

[Metals406]

Hey thanks man! I appreciate that I will check them out...then see if I have the fundage!

No problem dude. . . Let me know how you make out?

 

[Meadow Beaver]

Cody you have your own saw shop?

 

[Greystoke]

My saw shop is awesome!

Cody you have your own saw shop?

You bet I do! My saw shop made all the other fallers jealous in Alaska It is an old army box that was on a deuce and a half, only now it is mounted on a two axle trailer(still has search and rescue decals on it). It has 7 windows, is insulated, and is tough-as-nails! When I was working in AK and using it all the time, it was an awesome timber faller friendly setup. Has a nice big bench for working on chainsaws with all my tools on magnets and racks around it, Big 1 1/2 inch thick solid steel bench for chainsaw bar work etc, saw part rack, drying rack for daily wet clothes, chain grinder, all my pre-made chains with their own racks, multiple bar racks, bench with mounted break and mend for making chains, vise, bar rail grinder, Toyo stove which kept it nice and toasty, and not to forget an air compressor. Unfortunately, I had a little accident with it when I moved back here from AK. Long story...but it came off the back of my Dad's pickup on the freeway at the base of Snoqualmie pass, going about 70 mph :jawdrop: I just watched on as it went beside us down the freeway with the tongue skidding on the pavement throwing sparks, went off in the median, and rolled. That is why I say it is tough-as-nails...cuz it just has a couple of dings that I need to fix and a few other minor interior things that got damaged. It was messy in there cuz every earthly possession that I owned was in it, but, other than a few small broken things, everything made it, including my guns and elk and deer mounts I just recently acquired the solid steel bench, and it is awesome (although it weighs a lot!) I can't wait to work a bar over on it. Anyhow, as you may have guessed, I LOVE my saw shop, and can't wait to have it all fixed up again. When I get it all done, I will take some pics.

 

[Meadow Beaver]

You bet I do! My saw shop made all the other fallers jealous in Alaska It is an old army box that was on a deuce and a half, only now it is mounted on a two axle trailer(still has search and rescue decals on it). It has 7 windows, is insulated, and is tough-as-nails! When I was working in AK and using it all the time, it was an awesome timber faller friendly setup. Has a nice big bench for working on chainsaws with all my tools on magnets and racks around it, Big 1 1/2 inch thick solid steel bench for chainsaw bar work etc, saw part rack, drying rack for daily wet clothes, chain grinder, all my pre-made chains with their own racks, multiple bar racks, bench with mounted break and mend for making chains, vise, bar rail grinder, Toyo stove which kept it nice and toasty, and not to forget an air compressor. Unfortunately, I had a little accident with it when I moved back here from AK. Long story...but it came off the back of my Dad's pickup on the freeway at the base of Snoqualmie pass, going about 70 mph :jawdrop: I just watched on as it went beside us down the freeway with the tongue skidding on the pavement throwing sparks, went off in the median, and rolled. That is why I say it is tough-as-nails...cuz it just has a couple of dings that I need to fix and a few other minor interior things that got damaged. It was messy in there cuz every earthly possession that I owned was in it, but, other than a few small broken things, everything made it, including my guns and elk and deer mounts I just recently acquired the solid steel bench, and it is awesome (although it weighs a lot!) I can't wait to work a bar over on it. Anyhow, as you may have guessed, I LOVE my saw shop, and can't wait to have it all fixed up again. When I get it all done, I will take some pics.

Dude that's awesome!!! You can't beat old Army surplus, especially when it's a portable saw shop. OH YEAH! Now I'm jealous :yourock:

 

[Greystoke]

Okay...I decided against my better judgment to go snap some pics, cuz I got all excited about my saw shop, like a little kid. So, let's just call these the "before I got it restored to its original state" pics.

I forgot about my awesome box on the front tongue that I store most of my tree climbing gear in. You can see some of the damage on the front right corner, under the snow. Also, she is a little rusty from living in Southeast Alaska.

As you can see it is cluttered right now.

Chain grinder, bar and chain racks

Bench with break and mend, vice, bench grinder/brush, toyo stove, lot's of clutter.

Front workbench with lot's of clutter!

Solid Steel bench with lots of clutter on it (except for my tree jacks) Oh yeah, and my awesome craftsman toolbox in the corner that my Dad got me a couple Christmases ago:

Now, I gotta get to work on it so that I can show the "after" pics.

 

[Meadow Beaver]

Wow brother that's cool, youv'e got everything you need in the perfect amount of space. You've even got what i'm pretty sure is a Pro-Sharp. Saws, parts saws, chain mmmhhhhhh, boy I gotta get to work on a new shop.

 

[Greystoke]

You've even got what i'm pretty sure is a Pro-Sharp.

Only chain grinder I have ever owned

Other than a stupid tecomec round grinder I bought a couple of years ago when I thought I might open my saw shop commercially. I don't count that one though