little fir tree

[kdhotsaw]

hello guys
here is a photo sent to me by erin and dave latimar(keener) .this is a 22 foot fir that was in thier back yard, his 372 husky would not cut it . they had to call in the falling crew.
ken

 

[WOLF_RIVER_MIKE]

looks like that 372 was giving it h**l. Spewing some awsome chips, huh.

 

[confused]

Its hard to believe, that some of hte biggest timber was all felled with Axes and chainsaws that weighed a ton.

 

[tony marks]

kinda makes me wonder how many houses came from that
one tree.biltmore estates mabe

 

[Keener]

Thanks Ken, I tried to post that for a laugh under "crew was so jealous" thread but had no success. Somehow you managed it, the crew was jealous but mostly because for some reason I turned out in color and they were all plain old black and white, weird huh?

 

[kdhotsaw]

logging crew

hi dave(keener),
thats really a good picture. art martin called me after he saw it and said when he first started working in the woods he did that very thing working with his father up on the north coast of california. said he also worked on the stripping crew. after the tree was down they would strip and burn all the bark before the logs were hauled to the mill. said he was going to write a post and tell us more.
ken

 

[Art Martin]

Ken, the picture you sent in brings back a lot of memories. One of the first jobs I had after graduating from High School was working with my Dad chopping undercuts into giant Redwood trees. It would take many days to fall trees like that. Preparing the "bed" for those big trees were made by felling smaller trees crosswize along the "lay-out" to cushion the fall of the big tree so it wouldn't break. Later they used the use big Caterpiller D8 bulldozers to make the "lay-outs". The back cuts were made with crosscut saws welded together to reach through the tree. In the depression days, my dad worked 12 hours a day for a dollar a day plus room and board in the logging camps provided by the companies.
Art Martin

 

[Keener]

I guess we take a lot for granted these days with our super fast saws and ground chisel chain ( just throw it away and get another). Hard to imagine 12 hours straight every day, now we think we have had a rough day when the mouse rolls off the edge of the pad and we have to call for help to lift er' back on.
At least thats what some of the kids now seem to be like, can't stick to hard work for 12 minutes let alone 12 hours.

 

[homelite360]

here is an old monster i picked up the other day. it was the dawn of one man chainsaws. it is a diston D0-101

 

[John in MA]

Looks nice and heavy.

BTW: What kinds of places do you get your saws from? At least in my corner of the east coast, old chainsaws are fairly uncommon.

 

[Methoss084]

Homelite360 you wanna sell that saw? I've got a DO-100 just like it with the original Orange paint.

 

[svrfsvp]

I have some old Disstons, too - only they are all handsaws!

As for the old days, I am greatly appreciative of how easy we have it today. Simple things like anti-kickback design on chains, for example, have come a long way in my life time. I am put in mind of safe tool design and operation due to my great-grandfather, who sawed off his left arm in a sawmill accident, back in the 1800's. He lived, in fact lived to a ripe old age, which speaks volumes on what a tough old bird he was. Whenever I start to saw something I take time to reflect on whether or not it is the right way to approach the problem, and whether or not it is safe.

Back to work now, I have to try not to strain my back when I reach for the mouse I dropped...

 

[homelite360]

whell i find a lot of my old saws with in 50 miles of my house. i am right smack dab in the middle of farm country. and living on a farm i know a lot of old farmers. and if you get talking to them they wil usuauly have an old saw or two that you can get at a reasonable price. or they know where one sits. and plus there is a lot of rednecks that have a barns full of stuff. and if you know they they will tip you off to some more saws. but i think that i am going to hang on that diston. it is my first and the first one man diston that i have seen. i just got to work on one guy that i know who has a min 2 man diston that runs great. he just hasn't decided on a price. he did hint that he was intrested in one of my demolition saws. maybe i can talk him in to a trade.......

 

[Gypo Logger]

That's a good picture Ken, are you sure that isnt my 346 that guy is using? You know it is the fastest saw, pound for pound in the PNW.
Anyway, how ya makin out, did you get ere' Dunn yet, I want to race it against a 357.
John

 

[dbabcock]

I just had a Goosey Gooey Martini: Grey Goose Vodka and prune juice. Now I'm going to have another one. I'll get 'ere inta me, then outta me lickity splat.

da di da da

 

[Gypo Logger]

Thanks for sharing that with us Doug.
LMFAO