Falling pics 11/25/09

[Skeans]

Last few trees then off to another clear cut with the harvester.

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[northmanlogging]

a teaser...

 

[Skeans]

a teaser...

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Precut springboards?

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[northmanlogging]

Precut springboards?

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Hels yeah.

None of them wobbly branches fer this fatty!

Most of my work is fairly small acreage so I'm never like real far from the crummy, and to be honest I set this up day before cause i was just running the excavator anyway, had the little saw on board and the boards are pretty light.

Plus with the steel shoe on em they are a whole lot more stable then a stick jammed in a hole, you can get all sorts of stupid and bounce em around to change direction gives ya better options while yer up the 6' or so.

 

[Skeans]

Hels yeah.

None of them wobbly branches fer this fatty!

Most of my work is fairly small acreage so I'm never like real far from the crummy, and to be honest I set this up day before cause i was just running the excavator anyway, had the little saw on board and the boards are pretty light.

Plus with the steel shoe on em they are a whole lot more stable then a stick jammed in a hole, you can get all sorts of stupid and bounce em around to change direction gives ya better options while yer up the 6' or so.

That takes all the fun out of cutting your own sticks and setting them up right.

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[Skeans]

This is the one out of those last two trees right behind it is the property line most of the time we don't clean this well before cutting but welcome to fire season.
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[northmanlogging]

some would call that cheating... well I call it cheating...

having nearly fell off sticks and branches enough times, I really appreciate the pre-made boards, they also fit nice between the tool box, fuel tank and fender of the crummy so the pretty much go with me everywhere.

That takes all the fun out of cutting your own sticks and setting them up right.

 

[Skeans]

some would call that cheating... well I call it cheating...

having nearly fell off sticks and branches enough times, I really appreciate the pre-made boards, they also fit nice between the tool box, fuel tank and fender of the crummy so the pretty much go with me everywhere.

Another idea is cut one to fit in between the rails in the slot of the back of your bed dual usage.

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[northmanlogging]

fun fun

the first side anyway, second side was the really scary side, fell it off into standing timber... tried to roll on top of me wiff nowheres to go... slipped off and hit ground first though...

 

[bitzer]

Where's video of the fun one northy?

Skeans that a 36" bar? I'm trying to gauge yer height. Hahaha

 

[Skeans]

Where's video of the fun one northy?

Skeans that a 36" bar? I'm trying to gauge yer height. Hahaha

Yep running the 395, roughly 5' 6" not exactly a big guy and still on the light side at 130 140 range.

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[northmanlogging]

Where's video of the fun one northy?

Skeans that a 36" bar? I'm trying to gauge yer height. Hahaha

didn't vid the sketchy one, I'm paranoid, that and I figured if it went real wrong there wouldn't be anyone around to post it anyway.

But I did have to get up on the top board to pull it off. And I rocked the snot out of my last 36" chain so had to switch hit with the 32". Nothing quite like trying to cut the back side of a tree standing on one foot on a 2x8 held in place by a dull lip of hammered sheet metal 8' off the ground.

 

[Skeans]

didn't vid the sketchy one, I'm paranoid, that and I figured if it went real wrong there wouldn't be anyone around to post it anyway.

But I did have to get up on the top board to pull it off. And I rocked the snot out of my last 36" chain so had to switch hit with the 32". Nothing quite like trying to cut the back side of a tree standing on one foot on a 2x8 held in place by a dull lip of hammered sheet metal 8' off the ground.

Next time cut a window to cut in

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[bitzer]

Next time cut a window to cut in

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I hadn't ever thought of that until one of the guys from BC posted it on here. Haven't tried it tho. I don't need a spring board very often

 

[bitzer]

Yep running the 395, roughly 5' 6" not exactly a big guy and still on the light side at 130 140 range.

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I think I'm somewhere between you and northy

 

[bitzer]

didn't vid the sketchy one, I'm paranoid, that and I figured if it went real wrong there wouldn't be anyone around to post it anyway.

But I did have to get up on the top board to pull it off. And I rocked the snot out of my last 36" chain so had to switch hit with the 32". Nothing quite like trying to cut the back side of a tree standing on one foot on a 2x8 held in place by a dull lip of hammered sheet metal 8' off the ground.

I don't blame ya for not videoing it. Seems like bad juju as soon as you're recording. Something dumb always happens that never happens. Same thing with when the Forester comes in the woods. I won't get pinched for days and sure enough I get pinched bad turn around and there he is.

 

[rwoods]

Yep running the 395, roughly 5' 6" not exactly a big guy and still on the light side at 130 140 range.

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Light but tough. Enjoyed the video.

Ron

 

[Skeans]

Light but tough. Enjoyed the video.

Ron

Thanks Ron

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[Skeans]

I hadn't ever thought of that until one of the guys from BC posted it on here. Haven't tried it tho. I don't need a spring board very often

I've had to do it a time or two and really don't care for it but will do it of the situation requires.

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[northmanlogging]

Window? explain please