Falling pics 11/25/09

[tramp bushler]

Hey Bitz; you can come up hereand buck some blowdown with me. Ground is pretty good. If ya don't mind standing 15' up
Turning loose a 28" 40' log. Mynew 390 is working real well. Took a week or so t get used to the L W. Oregon bar. But it sure is nice and light. . We r getting about 25 k' a day cut and logged just the 2 of us. Not too bad for 2 , 53 year holds. My legs are starting to get in shape. I'm burning 6+7 tanks a day.
I know that ain't much but there is lots of climbing around and thru letting things down then pulling and sorting. 1 cutter. 1 shovel logger. Dan limbs and bucks also when he gets stuff pulled out. He's burning 2 tanks a day. 372 , 32" . I do our chains when we get in at night. Semi skip Stihl chisel ground. Simington 451 . I'm running 36" . Both with 8 tooth.

 

[tramp bushler]

I've got a bunch of pics and short vids but the wireless here won't let me go to p bucket. . The spruce is act. 34" where I'm bucking the root. Leaving the long butt on the root. 3-4 40's long
Some of its pretty spooky.
Should be done in a week.

 

[northmanlogging]

stay safe tramp, them blow down patches can be a nightmare.

 

[Rounder]

Hey Sam- any time you want to retire to the flats let me know! You can cut 100" pulp right? :msp_biggrin:

I'll cut whatever, wherever....as long as there are trout nearby Bob.

Glenn- 390's are pretty sporty aren't they? Stay safe in that damn blow down.

Have a good, safe week - Sam

 

[roberte]

I do our chains when we get in at night. Semi skip Stihl chisel ground. Simington 451 . I'm running 36" . Both with 8 tooth.

If your doing the chains does that mean Dan is cooking?

 

[treeslayer2003]

good ta hear from ya tramp, we startin ta worry. stay safe man.

 

[Trx250r180]

limbed some cedars ,nice view from up there ,nothing as high as tramp posts, but i'm a rookie stillView attachment 298413View attachment 298414View attachment 298415View attachment 298416View attachment 298417

 

[bustedup]

Good your ok Tramp was wondering if ya was ok

 

[Trx250r180]

Good your ok Tramp was wondering if ya was ok

when i was up there i kept thinking of those pics he posted not long ago ,he was 3-4 times higher than i was ,i was maybe 35 feet up or so ,i have a lot of respect for that guy ,wouldn't catch me taking a tree down in sections from that tall up

 

[bustedup]

when i was up there i kept thinking of those pics he posted not long ago ,he was 3-4 times higher than i was ,i was maybe 35 feet up or so ,i have a lot of respect for that guy ,wouldn't catch me taking a tree down in sections from that tall up

I agree takes a lot of guts and skill to climb like Tramp ......I get up round 30-40' and that high enough (less I wear diapers lol)

 

[bitzer]

I know where we can dump a few before anyone will know their gone..

####in A! Lets do it! I'll buy lunch and the beer.

 

[bitzer]

Randy - are these currently out on bid????

 

[bitzer]

Glen! Good to hear you're doing well. Can't wait to see some pics. Are you runnin that 390 stock or did you open er up a bit? It sounds like you're havin some fun. I'd love to get schooled on how to work a big blowdown patch. I've done some, but I'll bet it gets pretty interesting in tall timber.


Sam- Theres a couple in Lake Michigan, but that's a different type of fishing. To the west and north of me there are trout streams a plenty. That and we've got twice as many lakes as the state that claims they have 10,000.

 

[Hddnis]

limbed some cedars ,nice view from up there ,nothing as high as tramp posts, but i'm a rookie stillView attachment 298413View attachment 298414View attachment 298415View attachment 298416View attachment 298417

Manlifts are for wimps.:hmm3grin2orange:

But they sure are a quick easy way to make money.

On a conifer unless you are spike climbing them and taking them down a lift is about the only way to bid competative and still make money. Shooting a line into them and working SRT is ok, but takes three times as long at least.

Nice pics!



Mr. HE

 

[Trx250r180]

Manlifts are for wimps.:hmm3grin2orange:

But they sure are a quick easy way to make money.

On a conifer unless you are spike climbing them and taking them down a lift is about the only way to bid competative and still make money. Shooting a line into them and working SRT is ok, but takes three times as long at least.

Nice pics!



Mr. HE

i bought that when i was building my house from a friend of mine ,was cheaper to buy one then to rent one for as long as i needed it for ,comes in handy around the property ,goes 37 feet up,has a 2 man bucket so can pack lot of tools up when working ,has ground controls so can double as a crane ,iv'e lifted double truss' with it and even a small building ,speeds production at least 3-4 times over climbing i would think, you can push the trees over with the hydrolics too ,machines 11,500 lbs so makes a good anchor

 

[Hddnis]

i bought that when i was building my house from a friend of mine ,was cheaper to buy one then to rent one for as long as i needed it for ,comes in handy around the property ,goes 37 feet up,has a 2 man bucket so can pack lot of tools up when working ,has ground controls so can double as a crane ,iv'e lifted double truss' with it and even a small building ,speeds production at least 3-4 times over climbing i would think, you can push the trees over with the hydrolics too ,machines 11,500 lbs so makes a good anchor

Really handy machine to have around for sure. Owning one is even better. Those straight booms have a lot of side reach which makes them very useful.

I borrowed one from a neighbor once to trim the dead limbs out of the d. firs lining my driveway. He warned me that it sometimes just died for no reason so I put my saddle and climbing rope in the basket and used them to escape a few times. You'd let the machine sit for a half hour and it would start up and work just fine for a few more hours. lol


Mr. HE

 

[Metals406]

Really handy machine to have around for sure. Owning one is even better. Those straight booms have a lot of side reach which makes them very useful.

I borrowed one from a neighbor once to trim the dead limbs out of the d. firs lining my driveway. He warned me that it sometimes just died for no reason so I put my saddle and climbing rope in the basket and used them to escape a few times. You'd let the machine sit for a half hour and it would start up and work just fine for a few more hours. lol


Mr. HE

I have about 8 kertrillion hours in snorkle booms. . . They're very handy.

On climbing down -- you know they have an emergency battery down feature right?

 

[Trx250r180]

I have about 8 kertrillion hours in snorkle booms. . . They're very handy.

On climbing down -- you know they have an emergency battery down feature right?

mine has that emergency thing ,i can hear a little motor turning but nothing happens ,i should probly see whats going on with that,may need it someday ,its died a couple times on me up in the air ,any little bit of water in the fuel seems to find the carb on the lil wisconsin

 

[Metals406]

mine has that emergency thing ,i can hear a little motor turning but nothing happens ,i should probly see whats going on with that,may need it someday ,its died a couple times on me up in the air ,any little bit of water in the fuel seems to find the carb on the lil wisconsin

I've had to shimmy down a 60' boom once, cause the emergency feature wasn't working. You only want to do that one time, trust me. The pucker factor is an easy EF 5. :msp_razz:

 

[Hddnis]

I have about 8 kertrillion hours in snorkle booms. . . They're very handy.

On climbing down -- you know they have an emergency battery down feature right?

Yep, this one had that feature.

That feature was broken.

I got up to the full height, working about sixty feet up and the neighbor stopped by to thank me for fixing it, he said "I've never been able to get the third stage on the boom to extend.":msp_unsure:



Mr. HE