Loggers..

[fir]

Way up here in B.C. its almost all 660's. Right now a freinds dad is putting in a logging road and there using 42" bars and the average tree is 15ft through.it take about three hours a tree. Some were as big as 18ft through.The buddy that was telling me this use to heli log and they had to rip logs to make them light enough and they use 088 wow now thats work.

 

[northmanlogging]

Way up here in B.C. its almost all 660's. Right now a freinds dad is putting in a logging road and there using 42" bars and the average tree is 15ft through.it take about three hours a tree. Some were as big as 18ft through.The buddy that was telling me this use to heli log and they had to rip logs to make them light enough and they use 088 wow now thats work.

15'... really...? 42" bar would not be enough, nor 3 hours. Just sayin...

P.S. are you high?

 

[Gologit]

18 feet? In diameter?

 

[lfnh]

Way up here in B.C. its almost all 660's. Right now a freinds dad is putting in a logging road and there using 42" bars and the average tree is 15ft through.it take about three hours a tree. Some were as big as 18ft through.The buddy that was telling me this use to heli log and they had to rip logs to make them light enough and they use 088 wow now thats work.

Interesting.
What species ? Any chance of getting some recent pictures to post ?

 

[Sport Faller]

Hmmmm, 18' dia?

Im guessing that after it was down you then hitched Babe the Blue Ox to it and tree lengthed that ##### to the landing....... Right?

 

[Sport Faller]

Interesting.
What species ? Any chance of getting some recent pictures to post ?

Man, youre being too nice.... When theres blood in the water you gotta strike before everyone else bites off a chunk :wink2:

 

[jrcat]

Hmmmm, 18' dia?

Im guessing that after it was down you then hitched Babe the Blue Ox to it and tree lengthed that ##### to the landing....... Right?

He used the majic pixie dust he found after eating some mushrooms and it floated or or melted its way to the landing....Oh wait a minute wrong drug... it was the LSD...oh heck I dont know.. if you take enough of it everything is huge and floating or melting...

 

[ropensaddle]

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[ChoppyChoppy]

I use a 660 most of the time. The 460 is mainly used for limbing.

 

[missouriboy]

Around here its all 372's and 660's. Most of the work is done with the 372.

 

[redprospector]

18 feet? In diameter?

Haha. He must have moved, and changed his username. Last time I heard something like this the guy hailed from (gulp) New Mexico, and the trees were 300' tall Ponderosa's if I remember right.

Andy

 

[Spotted Owl]

Around here any way, it's the 46 or husky equivalent.

The 44 will handle most anything anymore. But, the 46 will do it more handily and with a bit more snap should you needed, which often times you do.

The 66 and up are nice good saws but the draw back for me is the killer, they start getting heavy. Draggin that thing up and down all day gets to bugging my elbow and shoulder at times. Don't get me wrong I like the 66 and hope for a stand that it would be 32"+ stumps but that is getting fewer and farther between these days. Follow the rule of "power", you can't ever have enough. If I had a Slinger 66 that would be my go to saw with out a doubt, but I think I would rather have a 46 that he had tinkered with. The 66 will last longer because it won't work as hard that is the other side of that coin. And it will just get with it when you need it to. It's also fun to use at times when you are just out having a good time and the pressure is off, or when you are batting clean up after a bad situation.

Have you made you choice yet?