Falling pics 11/25/09

[jwilly]

Bigfoot?

 

[KiwiBro]

Who were the reprobates that left that sunlight behind?
When are people heading into the bush going to learn: take only photos and leave only footprints.
I hope you find who left that sunlight and give them what for.

 

[coltont]

pretty decent red oak I cut this morning.

 

[HuskStihl]

Hmmmm. Noticed this on a little amble through the woods this morning. Can you see it?
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Looks like a jaw fracture?

 

[treeslayer2003]

Hmmmm. Noticed this on a little amble through the woods this morning. Can you see it?
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berrys?

 

[paccity]

tension . V

 

[northmanlogging]

You worried about the viney maples or what appears to be a fuzzy wuzzy staring back at you?

 

[KiwiBro]

Venison?

 

[treeslayer2003]

y'all see critters? dang eyes goin........

 

[treeslayer2003]

View attachment 379705View attachment 379706 pretty decent red oak I cut this morning.

nice stick Colton

 

[slowp]

The PNWers got it despite the gloom. I was wandering around and thought I'd take a picture. Today was bright and sunny if you were out in a 40 acre field with no trees. Then, when I got onto pavement, The Used Dog jerked on the leash and I dropped my little old camera and well, it finally kind of shattered. I still have a big camera.

 

[coltont]

Thanks treeslayer

 

[coltont]

Tried to get this one on video but the 12 degrees and 20mph wind didn't really agree with my phone but here's a picture. Pretty dang nice stick of white oak

 

[treeslayer2003]

white oak like that =$$$
i see you cut off all the flair before ya fall it

 

[madhatte]

i see you cut off all the flair before ya fall it

I have only cut a handful of east coast oaks, all inside the fence here following an ice storm in 2012, and I learned pretty quickly to trim the flare. Makes both the power and the bar go further. Pretty sure I got the idea here.

 

[coltont]

Yea that's 4.00 a bft easy.......normally I'd leave the flair on and cut it off after its down but that was a particularly nice stick and I only had a 24 inch bar on and didn't want any pullers. Treeslayer I'm sure you know how white oak can pull and turn a $2000 dollar veneer butt log into a $800 saw log.

 

[treeslayer2003]

yea, i liked to xxxxed up a nice one with a 24" bar once. it did pull a piece out the stump........buyer gave me hell.......he didn't cut me any but he said don't you ever do that again. another reason i run long bars now......its weird, a 24 seems stubby now.

 

[treeslayer2003]

I have only cut a handful of east coast oaks, all inside the fence here following an ice storm in 2012, and I learned pretty quickly to trim the flare. Makes both the power and the bar go further. Pretty sure I got the idea here.

that flair on white oak can be hard too......grain running all different directions.

 

[Metals406]

If you know it's not veneer grade and just a saw log, would you still take all the time to mess with the butt?

 

[treeslayer2003]

If you know it's not veneer grade and just a saw log, would you still take all the time to mess with the butt?

depends.......a busted butt is no good to any one. but as a rule i wouldn't mess with the flair......or it get a humbolt over the flair if the skidder don't have to go there.
that said, i have cut some pretty dam big saw logs.......a big sweet gum with two feet of fiber pull is sloppy........