It's a Pacific Northwest thing... you wouldn't understand!

[Reddog]

So Gary, those dogs I sent you for the 361 are on the 044? Do they line up?

Jeff,
When I bought my 441. We were comparing different Dawgs to make sure they would fit, and if I remember right they all have the same hole pattern 361-660. This is were Lake comes along and tells me, I am wrong.

 

[Lakeside53]

on the 441, the BIG dogs on the magnum wrap are actually the 066 dogs - the 1122 664 0506 and the outer 1122 664 501

 

[Timberhauler]

I've never been to the PNW,and I don't have any pictures.I quit taking pictures of my jobsites because every time I have taken a picture of a particular tree or patch of woods,something went wrong and someone either got hurt,or there was a near miss.Sound crazy I know..But here in SC,I cleared two acres of virgin patch of hardwoods a few years ago.I was called in for the job because the trees had to be selectively cut,and many had to be topped before they could be dropped.I rented a Deere 648G skidder for this task.The smallest tree that came out of there was six feet across at the stump.They were all over 175 feet tall,and one tree usually made four full loads of saw timber,and at least a load or two of pulp wood.I bought a 088 stihl for this task and used a six foot bar.It took two months to get these trees out...62 trees came out all together.Even though it was a fun and unforgettable experience,it was almost heartbreaking to cut some of these trees that had probably been there over 200 years.The purpose was to thin them out so they weren't touching each other and hopefully prolong the life of the ones remaining.

 

[fishhuntcutwood]

...it was almost heartbreaking to cut some of these trees that had probably been there over 200 years.The purpose was to thin them out so they weren't touching each other and hopefully prolong the life of the ones remaining.

Just good forest management.

 

[fishhuntcutwood]

Jeff,
When I bought my 441. We were comparing different Dawgs to make sure they would fit, and if I remember right they all have the same hole pattern 361-660. This is were Lake comes along and tells me, I am wrong.

Same pattern, yes, but a different offset. I had to redrill and grind a bit on the 440 dogs to fit my 361 to get the points to line up. The dogs I sent Gary had the original bolt holes on the outside dog entirely removed if I remember correctly.

Jeff

 

[820wards]

Gary,

Would love to see a picture of your Buick 215 saw. I put the same motor in a 1970 Opel GT.

jerry-

 

[Ianab]

There is a Pacific South West too

We have some decent trees here as well

This is a Youtube video one of the locals posted, helmet cam of a log truck driver following another truck down a hill. Make sure you have the audio on, they are on the exhaust brakes for the whole 5 minutes and check the size of the logs on the front truck.
opcorn: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztuDvGeFLhc opcorn:

Cheers

Ian

 

[GASoline71]

So Gary, those dogs I sent you for the 361 are on the 044? Do they line up?

Yup... the holes you drilled match the stock 044 outer holes perfectly.

Gary

 

[fishhuntcutwood]

Yup... the holes you drilled match the stock 044 outer holes perfectly.

Gary

Yeah, but do the points line up? Maybe it's because you have the half wrap clutch cover...

 

[GASoline71]

Yes... workin' on that next... oh wait... dual-port muffler cover is next... crap.

Anyways... I will eventually have the full wrap handle and all that good stuff.

I had a nice Doug Fir loggers breakfast of wood chips on Saturday mornin'. Cuttin' clutch side up on a side hill on a big 'un. I really need to get the longer clutch cover and a full or 3/4 wrap on this thing.

Gary

 

[GASoline71]

Here is an excellent example for all of you non-PNW guys that scoff at the longer bars and skip chains out here.

Just look at where this guy is positioned at while makin' the face cut on this big'un. That 046 has a 32" bar on it and a wrap handle. He is standin' on a STEEP sidehill, below the tree. Sometimes this is the only place you can be.

Gary

 

[IchWarriorMkII]

I think I might be a little jealous of your big trees... but it might be the best for a self taught goon like myself that I can only play with little trees/shrubs...

 

[Timberhauler]

That's about what all those oaks I mentioned above looked like..Lucky for me,the ground was flat though.I did grow up in the mountains though...I'm coming over there one of these days and climb one of those monster trees.If I had the resources,I also wouldn't mind seeing if I could find a small patch of those big trees that need thinned out or cleared,and traveling out there and doing the job just so I could tell my grandchildren about it someday.

 

[Tree Sling'r]

Here is an excellent example for all of you non-PNW guys that scoff at the longer bars and skip chains out here.

Just look at where this guy is positioned at while makin' the face cut on this big'un. That 046 has a 32" bar on it and a wrap handle. He is standin' on a STEEP sidehill, below the tree. Sometimes this is the only place you can be.

Gary

Just finishing his under cut, he'll get back on top to throw in the back cut. Nice low stump though. Too bad he's wearing one of those goofy hardhats though.

 

[16gauge]

Just finishing his under cut, he'll get back on top to throw in the back cut. Nice low stump though. Too bad he's wearing one of those goofy hardhats though.

Now that is a scary picture. Does anyone here have a pic of an Alaska Sitka Spruce? Or were they all harvested for the nose cones on our submarine launched ballistic missiles...:hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange:

 

[fishhuntcutwood]

Here is an excellent example for all of you non-PNW guys that scoff at the longer bars and skip chains out here.

Just look at where this guy is positioned at while makin' the face cut on this big'un. That 046 has a 32" bar on it and a wrap handle. He is standin' on a STEEP sidehill, below the tree. Sometimes this is the only place you can be.

Gary

Yep, let's revisit this one-

http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=30994

 

[820wards]

That's about what all those oaks I mentioned above looked like..Lucky for me,the ground was flat though.I did grow up in the mountains though...I'm coming over there one of these days and climb one of those monster trees.If I had the resources,I also wouldn't mind seeing if I could find a small patch of those big trees that need thinned out or cleared,and traveling out there and doing the job just so I could tell my grandchildren about it someday.

** Those big trees are fun to cut providing they are already on the ground. My son and I had to cut a scrub oak down behind my cabin because it had root rot. (see picture)

I attached a picture of cut oak a friend and I cut from one tree that a storm blew over a few years back. We still haven't cut the entire stump up yet because there is so much wood.

If you ever get the chance to cut dry oak in CA bring extra blades. That dry oak really dulls them.

jerry-

 

[brian660]

ahh the PNW... where the men are men and the livestock is nervous.

your right I don`t understand :hmm3grin2orange:

 

[beelsr]

Here is an excellent example for all of you non-PNW guys that scoff at the longer bars and skip chains out here.

I'd never scoff at anyone who needs to talk about how long his bar is. Giggle maybe. But never scoff....

That 046 has a 32" bar on it and a wrap handle.

But........ he's NOT using the wrap.... :hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange:

 

[Lakeside53]

But........ he's NOT using the wrap.... :hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange:

He would if he was taller