Falling pics 11/25/09

[Burvol]

Wheelin' in reverse. Hard to tell from angle, but the butt is about 4 feet off the ground, and is hanging out about 15 feet suspended off a small blow down.
Coming in from bottom first, get to your far side as soon as possible, and keep going like mad.

Coming up, pulling in and out, back to front, up up up at WOT

Stop at about 1 inch from top (sap wood basically, the strong strap holding the tension) and the pull out and snip. I'm coming out right now.

My apprentice didn't get the last pictures I wanted, but I tried Jameson. Will get another for ya.

 

[Burvol]

My custom 7 lbs. Collins. Will melt wedges if your not careful, but she really puts the Kywietus to the leaners. Yep, I started my backcut unlevel through the bark layer and fixed it. Don't saw into a tree that needs extra work before you know your square. "Violating the Sap" as my Dad calls it, anytime you cut into sap wood that is crucial, and is the wrong move for the situation, leaners, wound up timber, ect.

Tree go bye bye

 

[Burvol]

Never turn your back, another shot of a previous tree. Yes! My stump slice was just what I needed. Hit the chunk, kicked right into lead.

 

[Burvol]

Full comp with a hot rod 660, what do you want? Makes my world turn anyway. Notice my chip flipper is still gone? Lost another one. Threw a chain after I lost it the first time, and cut one of the posts out that you glue it into. Gotta get another clutch cover now too. My old 066 cover is just slightly different.

 

[Burvol]

Just a couple of us came to work this weekend. Skidder is picking off my strip off and on.

 

[Burvol]

Nice wood on the edge of a RMZ. Been cut and logged out infront.

 

[Burvol]

Thanks for letting me share

 

[Spotted Owl]

Share away, these photos are fantastic.



Owl

 

[ChipMonger]

Burvol-

Those Pics are nothing short of Awesome!!! keep em' coming. Looks like your in some nice wood there. What are the chance's of you making a video of wheeling?

 

[Jacob J.]

Share away, these photos are fantastic.



Owl

I agree- awesome photos. Seeing you in action J makes me wanna go saw logs again. Good work!

 

[mdavlee]

That's some nice trees you got there buddy.

 

[Gologit]

Good stuff.

 

[slowp]

Keep your mouth shut if you are cutting on a Tree Of Heaven. Three of us learned that in our recert.

OK, I understand wheeling and have done it. I seem to have also not done it properly and got the saw stuck. Oh well.

Pay your photographer and keep him there. Good pictures of real life falling and no endless cookies.

 

[schmuck.k]

dam good photos as always burvol keep them comming.

 

[ChrisF]

Really cool pictures Burvol, thanks a lot for sharing!

 

[forestryworks]

I see some trees are marked in red and some ain't. What's the deal?

 

[Metals406]

Them are some nice pumpkin fir in that unit Burv! And it looks like it's easy to move in. . . No scrub brush up to your butt, and not real steep.

Keep them pics coming!!

 

[Cedarkerf]

Hey Jesse there are some classic PNW cutting pics in there great pics.

 

[Greystoke]

Nate, the last larch pic you posted, is that THE big larch in Gerard Grove past the mill a ways?

I'm assuming it is, so Cody, if ya read this, that's the tree I was telling you about - Sam

Sweet! Another big tree on my list to climb

 

[Greystoke]

Jesse.....I wanna play