Falling pics 11/25/09

[tramp bushler]

Ya you bet . I formed the wedge pouch to hold 1,15" Douuble Taper , 1,12" + 1,10" . I usually have a spare 12,+,10" wedges in my tramp sack . I made the tape D ring loop today .

Bein I not tall I made the belt loop on the pouches so it keld the pouch about 3 1/2" higher than the lether one Baileys and Madsens sells . The pistol holster is for walkin to and from my strip . . Throw it in my tramp sack when I start the saw .

 

[KYLogger]

Around here we like to carry one for the little slithery things called copperheads and timber rattlers and dope growers and moonshiners and lions and tigers and bears......OH MY! I am like you I can't stand to run a saw with a pistola strapped to my side. Man............West Coast stuff is soooooooo cool!

Tom

 

[HorseFaller]

Around here we like to carry one for the little slithery things called copperheads and timber rattlers and dope growers and moonshiners and lions and tigers and bears......OH MY! I am like you I can't stand to run a saw with a pistola strapped to my side. Man............West Coast stuff is soooooooo cool!

Tom

Double jack no worries. A ways away from crew and a long hike, most definatly carrying the pistol. I dont think it's left my rigging bag in two months, though. Not cutting lately.

 

[Hddnis]

Always have a sidearm nearby, even when climbing. Didn't used to, then a guy tried to chase me out of a tree with a shotgun, I've carried even when climbing since then. Not much cover up in a tree so you better be able to shoot back I guess.

City people get awful attached to trees. Half dead hazard trees are sacred shrines to them.





Mr. HE

 

[tramp bushler]

Ya , I,ve spent alot of time cutting with a pistol on my belt . In the pic that is my avatar I have a Ruger Stainless Bisley Hunter model 7 1/2" 45Colt on my wedge belt loaded with 325 gr. Buffalo Bore LFN @1325fps I had an 8 1/2 'brown bear in the strip with me . And it was select cut so lots of wandering around in the brush . I,ve had a pistol save me from a mauling many times with both black and brown bear . .

 

[Rounder]

Really nice Tramp, I like the chain box, always been trying to figure something like that out. I'm kind of out of room on my belt though.....My 30" waist only gives me so much room. Tried to gain weight to make a little more room in the belt, but I don't think I could possibly eat any more cheeseburgers or drink any more Coors than I already do....

 

[Metals406]

Really nice Tramp, I like the chain box, always been trying to figure something like that out. I'm kind of out of room on my belt though.....My 30" waist only gives me so much room. Tried to gain weight to make a little more room in the belt, but I don't think I could possibly eat any more cheeseburgers or drink any more Coors than I already do....

Try harder. . .

 

[tramp bushler]

Really nice Tramp, I like the chain box, always been trying to figure something like that out. I'm kind of out of room on my belt though.....My 30" waist only gives me so much room. Tried to gain weight to make a little more room in the belt, but I don't think I could possibly eat any more cheeseburgers or drink any more Coors than I already do....

:hmm3grin2orange::msp_biggrin:

My jeans belt measures 43" tounge to hole . PLENTY OF ROOM !!

 

[Rounder]

Try harder. . .

I am by golly. I figure if I quit sawing, I can up the waistline and have more room for falling gear, and..... ####....that ain't gonna work.

 

[tramp bushler]

Nope . That aint gonna work .
You don't wanna be a lard ass like me .

 

[Rounder]

I've met some real big boys that could knock down a whole lot of timber on any kind of ground.

 

[forestryworks]

Coors

Well, that is the problem.

Try Guinness.

 

[Rounder]

Well, that is the problem.

Try Guinness.

That's a problem too....I'm Scotch and wouldn't be caught dead with a Guinness in my hand....

 

[bitzer]

New job- In my opinion this is what logging in my part of the state is all about. The kettle moraine. Hips, hills, bowls, ridges, all kinds of fun glacial formations. Nice tall wood. 50-60ft of logs with no limbing as the norm, not the exception.

Knockin one over. I put that small maple perpendicular out there to keep the near tree somewhat in lead and not snap it off over the hill to the right. The wood hung to the left is deadfall.

You see what happens? You see what happens larry when you #### a stranger in the ass?
Marking gone dumb.
There is a state trail to the right in this pic. The kind of lower beaten down spot. Well there is so much emphasis on the save trees here due to that trail, I really had no choice. It was the only place I could put it. I even left some crap for it to pile into and slow down, but she canoed right at the first crotch. I still managed 2 8s out of the spot where it tore out. I get paid if its firewood or logs so sometimes I just have to say #### it.

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[tramp bushler]

Looks good . What saw is that ? The hb looks like a 372 or 390 .

 

[bitzer]

Looks good . What saw is that ? The hb looks like a 372 or 390 .

Thanks! 390. I sold the 394. After I got off of the phone with the guy I planned to sell it to I immediatly wrote up a equip/liabilty waiver. I had him sign it. He had no idea what kind of beast I had turned him loose with. Thats the trouble around here. No one does know. That 390 xpw is the first one of its kind to come out of my saw shop and will be the only one until I get another.

By the way I forgot to qoute the author of the line in my post if anyone is familiar- Walter Sobchak.

 

[tramp bushler]

Ya . I've decided on the 390 also . How many minutes are you getting on a tank of fuel ? I placed an order for 2 of the brand new Sugi Hara light weight 36" 63 ga bars today . Husky mount . The guy said they lightened them up a bit more than previous S H l w bars . I also called the Stihl dealer I prefer . He didn't have any of the l w stihl bars in but could order them . As long as the Sugi folks will send them Priority US Mail . We should have a good working relationship . Ups . Is not a good way to ship to remote Alaska .

What bar are you running ??

 

[bitzer]

Ya . I've decided on the 390 also . How many minutes are you getting on a tank of fuel ? I placed an order for 2 of the brand new Sugi Hara light weight 36" 63 ga bars today . Husky mount . The guy said they lightened them up a bit more than previous S H l w bars . I also called the Stihl dealer I prefer . He didn't have any of the l w stihl bars in but could order them . As long as the Sugi folks will send them Priority US Mail . We should have a good working relationship . Ups . Is not a good way to ship to remote Alaska .

What bar are you running ??

Yeah this saw does not impress me stock, but as soon as I get a rain day that will change. I had them put the jungle muff on, but all it looks like is the regular one without a screen. I have not taken it off to check out the guts yet. I do like the weight, inboard clutch, and tensioner though. The bar is a 30" Carlton. I could not pass up on a Baileys deal for $20. I figured even if its crap hey its only $20. I've only ever run Oregon or Stihl bars. The oiler hole seems to constantly plug on the thing though. I'll have to kind of angle the hole a little or tweak it somehow.

 

[tramp bushler]

Have had very good sucess with welding the hole shut then drilling it out with a half diameter thru hole then a 1 1/2 diameterhole about half the depth . . Its kind of like the original LubriJet oil hole . . The original was incredable . Plugged oiler holes were a thing of the past .

 

[hammerlogging]

I had 2 of those bars, 34" for my 660. The slot for the chain tensioner was such that it wouldn't allow for tightening all but the least stratched out chains so I had to run them without the tensioner, which is actually not a big deal. I snapped the second one, first time I ever did that to a bar, it was stuck in a hard maple that I had to dump with another saw.... arg. I liked the bar, especially for the closeout price. It uses an Oregon or similar tip but it seems like the tip didn't fit exactly right so a little chip buildup could occur in the seam between the tip and the bar. Heck, for all I know it is an Oregon bar. Good buy though. Maybe I should see if they have any more.

On another note, I went cheap and am on the Red Dawg calks expirament. 3 or so weeks in and feeling like it is a good $200 saved from the Wescos I usually buy, we'll see by month 7.