ChainsawmanXX
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This is me falling some White Oak today
Falling pics 11/25/09
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This is me falling some White Oak today
Erock
ArboristSite Operative
In my excitement to get to the stump after 3 weeks of no cutting, I forgot to set up the camera of this almost 70 footer going down.
Here is an after photo.
70-80ft is tall for this neck of the woods.
On a related note, in the timber cruising class during our timber marking project, we marked a pine with 4 saw logs, clear to 50ft. Those are few and far between here.
I like the dawgs you got on that saw. Damned if a new ms460 comes with them anymore. The one's they got on the new saws are worthless. and they only come with one and not two.
http://www.stihlusa.com/chainsaws/MS460.html
forestryworks
Addicted to ArboristSite
Those are the 4pt. heavy duty dogs from Madsen's.
...aaand, another nod to my favorite vendor. OH! Hey! I sent them at least two new customers this week!
(It's the least I can do to show my appreciation for their unparalleled customer service over the years)
(It's the least I can do to show my appreciation for their unparalleled customer service over the years)
FSburt
ArboristSite Operative
Here are a couple of pics of me and my uncle falling. My photo was taken in 2002 during my recert for C certifier card on the Tahoe Basin and my uncle's was taken in 1970 when he was logging up around Wishon/Dinkey on the Sierra NF cutting on some big Red Fir. His saw was a 051 Stihl. I guess cutting runs in the family even though I cut for the Govt. The other attachment i thought i would throw it in for a laugh at how women were supposed to act for their husbands back in 1955 its got some good one's in there. Enjoy
FSburt
ArboristSite Operative
pic of me posing by a punkin Sugar pine i had to clip due to fire in the top. It leaned up the hill (20 ft out)and had heavy limb weight the same way. The only open hole in the surrounding stand was 90 degrees off the lean (cross the hill). I was pushing the envelope with trying to get this tree to come around with out using a dutchman (had all the youngsters watching and I had to do as I taught them in class). So I challenged myself and gave her a go. Well after getting in the UC my assistant wanted to get in on the action so i let him cut up the compression side first and i would finish the BC by bringing it around to the tension side and send it down. Well as no luck would have it my assistant cut up too close to the holding wood and got the saw pinched now what. Well we send our best hiker back 3 miles to the truck to bring out the Homie 925 so we can finish up the back cut. Well when i finish up the giant starts coming around but due to the settling on the bar that occurred it broke early in the and missed the lay by about 20 degrees which does not sound bad but we made a hellva mess with widow makers all hung up and broken up trees that barely standing after that tree went through. Well what did i learn from that Leave more wood on the compression side to help in keeping the tree from settling any more on that side. I figured we added another 5 ft of lean at the top when that settling occurred. Oh well i am still here so alls well that ends well.
joesawer
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I just wrote an deleted about six paragraphs. I am just feeling the effects of the first percoset I have ever taken, and decided that I should not try to post while I am feeling like this!:biggrinbounce2:
Any way great pics and thanks for providing a voice of sound reason and common sense!
RandyMac
Stiff Member
if not here, where else? I post while demented, you can post while enhanced.
joesawer
Addicted to ArboristSite
Lol I feel pretty good but I don't know if I would call it enhanced. I don't know if it was my writing or my reading but I could not understand it when I was done!
When they had me on Lorocets for back pain, It was a blast posting while i was taking them. Even more fun reading what i posted the next day.lol
joesawer
Addicted to ArboristSite
Hey Randy I have an old 550 Mac and a 250 Mac laying around and am thinking of getting the 550 running and using it for occasional amusement.
I know that it needs a gas cap vent and muffler cause that is what it needed when I put it down the last time.
I would also like to find a 42 inch bar for it.
Can you point me in the right direction for parts?
RandyMac
Stiff Member
I might be able to help you with the cap, try the McCulloch thread for the muffler and general advice.
joesawer
Addicted to ArboristSite
Thanks I will check it out.
I have that 250 which I think has a air leak and a 10-10 lightweight that I am pretty sure has an air leak and bad piston.
But that 550 should not take much to get back to life.
Greystoke
Tarzan
My Brother from another Mother...Hell of a Timber Faller
Just thought this vid deserved to be on here. He smoked that tree over in short order.
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Just thought this vid deserved to be on here. He smoked that tree over in short order.
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GASoline71
Mr. Nice Guy
I could only dream of being that good!!! Great vid!!!
Love how he kept the saw up on RPM after the gun cut and went right in to the undercut. Lined them up perfect. One of the best vids I've seen in a long time.
That saw is a monster too... with a wicked sharp chain...
Gary
Love how he kept the saw up on RPM after the gun cut and went right in to the undercut. Lined them up perfect. One of the best vids I've seen in a long time.
That saw is a monster too... with a wicked sharp chain...
Gary
Greystoke
Tarzan
I could only dream of being that good!!! Great vid!!!
Love how he kept the saw up on RPM after the gun cut and went right in to the undercut. Lined them up perfect. One of the best vids I've seen in a long time.
That saw is a monster too... with a wicked sharp chain...
Gary
Yeah, he is a high powered timber faller
We used to lay down a lot of wood double-jackin together. Every other guy that I double-jacked with, I always lost some production, cuz you spent a lot of time waiting...not the case with him and I...we knew each other well enough that we always knew where the other would be. I had a lot of fun partnering with him...we butted heads a lot too!
Great vid !
Thanks for posting that one and what Gary said !
Thanks for posting that one and what Gary said !
cat-face timber
Knot Bumper
Great Video!
He sure knows what he is doing!
He sure knows what he is doing!
FSburt
ArboristSite Operative
Now there is a shining example of limiting exposure time under the tree, very efficient and smooth with no wasted motions and a saw that is a pure cutting a machine with very little effort needed to be expended by the faller to guide the saw. Just doggin in and letting the saw do all the work. 3 Mins for a tree pushing over 30" (guessin from the bar) that is some production falling there. Nice. Feel free to post more vids if you can.
