Falling pics 11/25/09

[coltont]

Hell I don't even pay for bars the boss does. I just like to get our moneys worth out of them. Being a young gun has nothing to do with it. Just trying to keep all the costs down I can

 

[Metals406]

For longer, expensive bars (Tsumura and Sugihara come to mind) -- it's probably worth the effort to rebuild the rails.

My local saw shop hardly does it anymore except for harvester bars. Johnny homeowner bars aren't pricey enough to justify the labor.

Eventually I'll have my BarShop setup, & I will be able to regrind and reslot after welding up the worn rails.

 

[bnmc98]

Local shop here has a bar dresser. grinds rails and hammers them tight again. $10. I have had one bar done 2 times already. beats $80-$100 each time for a new bar.

 

[Gypo Logger]

I like this thread, I just wish I could contribute a bit more than my has been vids.

 

[Skeans]

Been a while since I've posted been busy cheating using the hydraulic saw a bit

The before

The after


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[treeslayer2003]

nice lay, its for a skidder?

 

[Skeans]

Forwarder, can't grapple skid the stuff with it laid like that, it needs to be parallel to the rows so there's not a whole lot of damage


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[bitzer]

Heres a big wolfy ash I cut for the county this morning. I had set a cable in it and the plan was to have a county guy pull it. Well I got there at 5 to get set up and once I saw how clean the face was I decieded to jack it. I knew it had some rot cuz I bored it months ago when I agreed to cut it. She was 4ft across the hinge and it took 3 1/2 inches to tip er. After I got over my double stack of wedges I put a chunk in so I could keep a wedge tight. Thats the square piece laying there. I didn't have my jack seat deep enough originally. Man I hate these big topped bitches. The county guys showed up at 6:30 all scratchin their heads.

 

[bitzer]

Just some pics from the las month or so. Nothin special.

Tall swamp wood.



Loader truck loading a flat bed.



Hard pulled white oak.





Cleaned off.




Swingin on some new rubber.

 

[treeslayer2003]

wow, i never seen an ash that short with that big a top. all of um here look like the second pic only with no heart. i am jealous of the new tires:****you:

i don't think i'd get away with that in white oak here even if it was punky.....i have pulled that much in red oak though.

 

[bitzer]

wow, i never seen an ash that short with that big a top. all of um here look like the second pic only with no heart. i am jealous of the new tires:****you:

i don't think i'd get away with that in white oak here even if it was punky.....i have pulled that much in red oak though.

That park must have been donated land by a farm or something. I'm guessing that ash was a fence line tree. Don't worry you can get away with that in all oak. Punky or not. What do you guys get for a new 23.1 x 26? That was 2 grand. Its a primex log monster. 16 ply. I had qoutes well into the 3s.

 

[nk14zp]

IDK, once the rails start spreading, the chain slops around, cuts get crooked/bind and you slow down. I tighten the rails with a bench vise (could never make the fancy tool work), but they will always spread really quickly.
Colton could pick up a new 16" bar for 25 bucks

You sure that"s why your cuts are crooked?

 

[bitzer]

If anyone was wondering, I never clean up the trees I cut for the county. Strictly cut n run. I dumped a truck and half of wood later that day. I did sleep in an extra hour today tho. Too wet to skid anyway.

 

[treeslayer2003]

That park must have been donated land by a farm or something. I'm guessing that ash was a fence line tree. Don't worry you can get away with that in all oak. Punky or not. What do you guys get for a new 23.1 x 26? That was 2 grand. Its a primex log monster. 16 ply. I had qoutes well into the 3s.

no clue bro, dammed if i will pay for a new tire........so far, used 23s are becoming scarce. i did pick up three a couple years ago off a junked franklin.........300 bucks on wheels. the fourth was slick, the three are 75%. i am looking all the time.
if i did have to buy new, i'd prolly search the internet for free freight and mount them myself, tire guys around here think they are worth a lot of money..........even though they pinch the tube most of the time.
i have a 28 mounted tube less, that may be the way to go. rim must be clean though or it will leak.

 

[bitzer]

Used are tough to find. I can't justify paying 500 bucks for a tire at 30 percent. Thats what I got when I called around. All the tires were near new when I bought this machine. They are probably 80 percent or better yet. The tire that went bad was flattened when a guy I had runnin the machine almost tipped it two years ago. It damaged a lot of the cords and the sidewall really opened up this last winter. I had it sectioned repaired once but it opened in other spots. Too bad to cuz there was a lot of tread left.

 

[Gypo Logger]

Just some pics from the las month or so. Nothin special.

Tall swamp wood.

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Loader truck loading a flat bed.

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Hard pulled white oak.

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Cleaned off.


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Swingin on some new rubber.

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I dont care about your new tire! Im curious about that timber I see in the background. Lol
Nice pics btw.

 

[Trx250r180]

Had a new thing happen last week ,2/3 into the back cut on a cedar and the bar nuts fell off ,was cutting ,looked up ,looked down then the sprocket cover hit the ground ,then zing..........powerhead is in my hand running with no bar on it ,luckily i had 3 wedges in the back cut so the bar slid back out ,bar nuts were lost forever though ,had hike up the hill to grab a couple more

 

[Gypo Logger]

Find those bar nuts Brian. They are in the sawdust somewhere. Just take your file or bar wrench and stir up the sawdust till you hear that clinking sound. Lol

 

[rwoods]

A cheap pocket telescoping magnet is really handy to search for bar nuts and screws - I keep one in my ammo can of chains, spare nuts and screws, etc. But I still have to hike back to the truck. Ron

 

[Trx250r180]

Find those bar nuts Brian. They are in the sawdust somewhere. Just take your file or bar wrench and stir up the sawdust till you hear that clinking sound. Lol

I was cutting on a hill ,lot of slough brush on ground and branches and nettles ,i looked in the chips for a bit and gave up ,factory stihl ones too ,i would have rather found them then hike up that hill ,hills make me breathe hard and sweat and stuff .