Got pine???

[jegushee1]

Notice that the rest of the giant pine is behind me was wind damaged and uprooted. Or so I thought!!! Cut out 12 foot sections as logs when all of a sudden the rest of the pine decided to pop back up! Had to change shorts on that one

 

[chucker]

great looking white! wind blown deadfall is never fun! I have a small white pine stub to take down tomorrow that is 20" dbh an 20' tall... total tree height is close to 50' not sure what the top will produce .. like the white's for sawing out for 1" . the ground here is like a rock yet for awhile an many of the popple's that ive been cutting will probably stand again in the thaw.

 

[bitzer]

Not ragging on ya, but I at least wear a hard hat!

 

[Gypo Logger]

Me have zee pine.

 

[jegushee1]

Hard hat went flyin somewhere when pine flipped up not sure it was gonna be much help there anyways...

 

[chucker]

this is how my week started out yesterday with a cold breeze and standing snow.. today was the flip side of Minnesota weather warm to hot all before 1pm t shirt temps at 56 degs.

 

[chucker]

here is a pic. of the average white pine I luck out on once in awhile ... stub was 26' tall 25" on the stump with a 16" cut top... the stub was 23" with 2 blocks taken off for better wood.... the top is still a 14" bottom with a good 8" top end at 4 sticks ... quick taper to the top!

 

[madhatte]

Careful with spring poles. They'll ring your bell if you give them half a chance.

 

[TheJollyLogger]

You oughta try having one stand back up on ya when you're clmbing it! I don't miss hurricane work at all...

 

[wood4heat]

You're doing this backwards. You shouldn't have to fell it after you've bucked it up!

 

[hammerlogging]

pretty well standard to cut a stem off the rootwad first, then proceed. Not always, but usually less movement from tension at the butt than out at the top. Would have prevented that excitement.

 

[TheJollyLogger]

In all seriousness, this a common scenario in storm work. Like hammer said, way safer to start at the butt and get it off that rootball if at all possible.

 

[jegushee1]

If I can find I'll send Ya the pick of the smashed up mess. There wasn't no cuttin the stem first... Granted we we bein greedy tryin save the logs outta the trees

 

[jegushee1]

Giant hemlock right on top of pine that sprung up!!! There was a bunch of these. Was little scary

 

[2dogs]

Careful with spring poles. They'll ring your bell if you give them half a chance.

Been there, done that. January 1974, took a springpole to my hardhat just above the brim. I'm still seeing stars.

 

[madhatte]

Granted we we bein greedy tryin save the logs outta the trees

The defense rests. Your life is worth more than a log. Remember that.

 

[slowp]

Blowdown is another situation where high stumps are allowed.

 

[treeslayer2003]

without a doubt Ms.P and always, always cut off all other trees and saplings before cutting the stick loose.