Falling pics 11/25/09

[2dogs]

I like the shiny, stick on jewels. When the sun is out, and I imagine it is more out in your area, it makes the jewels sparkle nicely and it is a cheery mood maker. The Hello Kitty and Darla the Explorer stickers came off in the rain. The Barbie stickers seem to have the most stickiness to them.

Uh...maybe you could ask Benjamin Tud for his advice. Ya know, something more manly.

 

[GRTimberCO]

Hasn't needed a retune yet. I really LW bars. I have a Stihl 28" LW on the MS440 too. It makes a huge difference for me esp at the end of the day. Esp esp when I am doing the cutting and Cody is running the big yellow equipment.

If you don't mind me asking, why the switch from AV-gas to high test? I run both, or usually an undeterminal mixture of both as the jug needs refilling.

 

[Gologit]

If you don't mind me asking, why the switch from AV-gas to high test? I run both, or usually an undeterminal mixture of both as the jug needs refilling.

The saw went to a new owner. When I had it I ran avgas, as I do in all my saws. The new owner chooses not to. I ran avgas because it's easy for me to get and I had good luck with it. There might be availability issues where he lives. His saw, his choice.

 

[treeslayer2003]

 

[treeslayer2003]

funny how you can spot a mistake in a photo......I couldn't dog in at the corner to finish the face because of the little leave tree so I back bared to finish......did not meet so I had to block a little. still layed out perfectly. two 20' out the butt and a limb made 40' with a 18" top. the face isn't really as big as it looks, it had a pretty good flair to it.

 

[treeslayer2003]

no comments? wow.....maybe Bob will

 

[Trx250r180]

no comments? wow.....maybe Bob will

Did it turn at all falling ?

 

[treeslayer2003]

no sir, strait down. I faced it to miss a walnut sapling and to not fall in the field.......poplar tops explode on impact.....I hate pickin up sticks.

 

[Gologit]

no comments? wow.....maybe Bob will

Nope, no comment. I did grin a little when I saw the picture. Don't worry about it.
I've had stumps that were so ugly I told people that "my partner cut that one while I was changing my chain".
You know what you did wrong and that's good. It's the guys that do something like that and then stand there all proud and happy that might tend me toward making a comment or two. If they have the balls to do the obligatory photo op "pose on top of the stump with my saw and a manly-man serious expression" then it's open season.

It's good to see that saw with a serious bar and cutting the wood it was meant to cut.

 

[KenJax Tree]

C'mon Bob you know braggin' and cuttin' cookies with a huge bar on a ported shelf queen is cool.




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[HuskStihl]

no comments? wow.....maybe Bob will

I'm appropriately impressed. That's the first stump of yours I've seen that didn't look like it was lined up with a t-square and a micrometer. If'n ya don't mind me asking, how long did it take to get the face out, and did you have to palm a wedge to keep the undercut open?

 

[northmanlogging]

Meh I'm sloppy, I didn't see anything wrong with it... Goes to show as long as you stop and chunk out rather then chase your cuts, it still goes where you want it to.

Nice to see more east coast guys figuring out the benefits of the humboldt, although you could use a longer bar

 

[treeslayer2003]

I'm appropriately impressed. That's the first stump of yours I've seen that didn't look like it was lined up with a t-square and a micrometer. If'n ya don't mind me asking, how long did it take to get the face out, and did you have to palm a wedge to keep the undercut open?

mighta took 5-6 minutes for the whole fall. I always have a couple wedges in the back cut of a tree that size.
or do you mean in the face? no wedges in the face ever.

 

[treeslayer2003]

Meh I'm sloppy, I didn't see anything wrong with it... Goes to show as long as you stop and chunk out rather then chase your cuts, it still goes where you want it to.

Nice to see more east coast guys figuring out the benefits of the humboldt, although you could use a longer bar

I have contemplated more bar.......but any more n it won't fit in any of the boxes lol. that is a 32.
I have a utility body but have a regular chest type box in the back......I hate for um to get rained on....LOL.

 

[northmanlogging]

mighta took 5-6 minutes for the whole fall. I always have a couple wedges in the back cut of a tree that size.
or do you mean in the face? no wedges in the face ever.

I think what husk is getting at is using a wedge on the bottom of the face to help slip the chunk out, can be nice on some of the really big uns. Just stuff it in by hand don't use a hammer or anything.

Ole Tramp would use little sticks and make Flintstone wheels for it, then you don't have to pick up yer wedges.

 

[HuskStihl]

The few times I have cut gown big assed trees, the bottom face cut likes to close and pinch. It's fun when you need the tractor to get the face onto the trailer. Guess you could just do the bottom cut first

 

[Gologit]

The few times I have cut gown big assed trees, the bottom face cut likes to close and pinch. It's fun when you need the tractor to get the face onto the trailer. Guess you could just do the bottom cut first

Some people make the bottom cut of a Humboldt first if gunning to a tight lead isn't important. The only problem with making the bottom cut first is that if you don't wide-kerf and the wind is blowing the tree can set down hard on your bar. If you get the bar trapped in the undercut you'll probably wind up taking the ph off, making new cut, and watching your bar get pretzeled when the tree goes over.

 

[HuskStihl]

you'll probably wind up taking the ph off, making new cut, and watching your bar get pretzeled when the tree goes over.

So wait a minute. Are you saying that's not supposed to happen?!

 

[Trx250r180]

So wait a minute. Are you saying that's not supposed to happen?!

Nope ............never happens .................stupid wind .........lol

 

[Gologit]

That's right, blame it on the wind. I always do.