Falling pics 11/25/09

[treeslayer2003]

 

[coltont]

Why such a big bar for a little tree? And why not cut the little garbage out first to make it not look like pineapples everywhere! Not bashing you just seems to be common practice up here

 

[1270d]

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too bad for that spiral seam, would have been a nice log.

 

[HuskStihl]

Why such a big bar for a little tree? And why not cut the little garbage out first to make it not look like pineapples everywhere! Not bashing you just seems to be common practice up here

1) I bet he didn't feel like switching bars
2) I bet he figured the skidder wouldn't care about the underbrush
3) You need to cut Mike some slack. He's fairly new to the whole logging thing

 

[northmanlogging]

Why such a big bar for a little tree? And why not cut the little garbage out first to make it not look like pineapples everywhere! Not bashing you just seems to be common practice up here

Big bars save time, less work limbing, can stay on one side of the tree while falling it, use the tip and nip away at the scary ones with an extra foot or 2 of head start. Plus making laps around the tree gets old.

Not putting words into the slayers mouth, but probably left the little **** on account of its a waste of time and energy to **** around with it. If its not within range of my bar or in my escape paths, I don't bother with it. Flapping a 25-30 pound saw around takes a lot of energy, after 6 hours you start to look at things in the does it need to be cut and is it in the way, cause like mike after hacking trees down, then I get to hop in the skidder and drag cable around for the next 2-3 hours (mike has a grapple so therefore its cheating...)

 

[treeslayer2003]

lol, i liked Colton's post and the site asked me if i was sure LMAO!
to answer his ? its a 32" bar, that tree was about 31". there are 40"+ pines in this stand. i am a face and hinge faller now and i ain't goin back to short bars.....you should give it a try some time.

this block is a clearcut, it will get replanted. pretty much only over size and brush in it. what you see are holly bushes and stunted black gum. the forester prefers i leave it standing so they can more easily plant around it all. the brush will be sprayed by a chopper after the planting.

boys its done different all over, nothing wrong with ????

Colton, you are doing the GOL thing aren't you? i have done it a little, i don't much care for it but what ever you comfortable with and gets it done.

 

[bitzer]

Holy dogshit son! Why I coulda tripped them pigs with my trusty 16"er! Damn near danced em to the ground! Whooo-eee boys thats the hot ticket!

 

[jamin alegre]

 

[HuskStihl]

Sir,
I apologize to be the one to have to point this out, but u'r doing it completely ass-backwards. You should first cut the tree down, then you cut the limbs off. It may take some getting used to, but you'll get much more wood to the mill that way

 

[northmanlogging]

P.S. Colton if I came off a ****... its not on purpose, just hard to get some things across without sounding pissed, but short bars are lame.... just sayin...

 

[coltont]

Northman you didn't come off like an ass I know what you mean. And tree slayer. Not much gol cutting here but this timber is way too big just to back cut and chase. You'd have fiber pull out the waazoo. Hey if your way cuts and gets the wood on the ground and it isn't destroyed that's all that counts. I understand the underbrush situation now that you say your re planting and it's a clear cut. We let the squirrels do it up here. In fact I just talked to a local forester the other day and he told me that the woods are growing faster than they are getting cut.

 

[bitzer]

[QUOTE="coltont, post: 4933431, member: 34349") Not much gol cutting here but this timber is way too big just to back cut and chase. You'd have fiber pull out the waazoo. Hey if your way cuts and gets the wood on the ground and it isn't destroyed that's all that counts. [/QUOTE]

Therein lies the art. No timber is too big to back cut and chase. Its how you handle your face.

 

[treeslayer2003]

+1 i used to think the same way but bitzer is right, it all about forming the face an hinge right.

 

[northmanlogging]

yup, get the hinge to fold until it breaks then the face closes completely.

 

[RandyMac]

steep and deep

 

[Trx250r180]

Yeah and those stupid wrap handles you guys use ,how could you ever flush cut with such a thing ............

 

[coltont]

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Had some fun today with the timber. My cousin spiked up a tree up above the one I was cutting and filmed it

 

[coltont]

 

[treeslayer2003]

here ya go Colton, 7 count white oak load, about 4500ft doyle.
the felled tree was face n hinged with most of the heart gutted before the back cut was made.

 

[coltont]

Looks like the kind of timber you see being cut and you've been looking at it for years and makes you get aggravated! Nice stuff man