Logging pictures of my father and me

[Metals406]

Thank you all for your nice comments!

Yes, I had a PS 4600 but it became damaged. Then I bought that 346 XPG and I am happy with it.

The numbers on the logs tell the volume of each log. First number is length in meters and second/bottom number is diameter in middle of each log.

Our forest work is always "family action". The man cutting the storm-broken spruces with MS 660 is my uncle, he often helps father and me.

Thanks for answering my question!.. Now to talk you into a couple of those gas cans.

 

[traktorist2222]

Again I didn't have much time to post new pictures here. Now they come!

Felling a big beech:

Pulling trees (also that beech) with tractor and winch:

 

[traktorist2222]

Cutting firewood, here with John Deere 66SV twin-cylinder chainsaw and Dolmar 133 - both oldies that I wanted to try out:

 

[traktorist2222]

One day later we split that big beech manually (it was to heavy for hydraulic splitter) and I cut the other wood to 1m firewood length.

Me felling a dry hickory:

 

[traktorist2222]

Last Saturday morning I picked up 5 m³ of our firewood for our home:

 

[Jacob J.]

Hello Martin-

Looks like a fine time there. Good to see you using your vintage and modern saws!

 

[polexie]

Great pix again, thanks. Nice saws you're using!!

Lex

 

[Metals406]

I always enjoy seeing your pictures and saws! Thanks for posting again!

 

[BIGBORE577]

Martin,
Great pictures, thanks for sharing once again. How do you like the John Deere/Echo 750? I just got one that needs an air filter and cover before I put it into service. Heavy and slow, I'd imagine.

 

[thejdman04]

Nice pics

 

[Martinm210]

Great pictures!opcorn:

I'm curious about the 1m length firewood. Do you have any pictures of the stoves you use to burn firewood this size?

My little woodstove will only take about 16" lengths of wood. I can only dream of 1m lengths..

You're father is alot like mine, he doesn't use protective equipment (chaps/ear muff/ eye protection) very often either. It doesn't appear you're taking on those habits though, good protective gear.

 

[forestryworks]

always enjoy your pics!

don't forget to look up when cutting those dead trees

 

[Steve NW WI]

Martin - Thanks for all the cool pictures from over there. I need a log winch for my tractor as well.

Your Deere over here would have been a 2240, 2440, or 2640 depending on the HP, built in Mannheim but with more American fenders and lighting.

Around here, if you say 830, we tend to think of the largest and last of the 2 cylinder JD's:

I'd like very much to visit Germany, and my ancestor's homeland of Norway some day.

Steve

Note: the tractor pics above were found on the internet, I do not own any green stuff!

 

[computeruser]

Thanks for the new pics! Keep up the good work with the saws and the camera!!

 

[rdbee]

Try the Canadian method.

We make the wood dry on the length of 1 meter and cut it then on 33 cm for our oven.

Just a suggestion: you could save a a lot of work if you cut that beech into 33cm lengths first, then split it and stacked it for drying. Come burning time it's all ready to go! And plus your not wrestling 1 meter blocks onto your splitter.

By the way how much money does firewood sell for there?

Keep up the good work, log on lads, log on!

 

[whitedogone]

Over stateside our John deeres look a little different.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1h3vcLybfA

 

[whitedogone]

Ok, they really look more like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNe-SotGGy8

Look no hands!

 

[whitedogone]

I really enjoyed your pics. Very nice forest and sawers. WDO

 

[traktorist2222]

1m is very common here. So it sells the best and we can split it better. Our wood splitter is made for 1m wood. We can sell 1 m³ beech firewood for 50 - 60 Euro.

 

[Steve NW WI]

I cubic M = 34.32 cubic feet. 128 cubic feet is the standard for a "cord" in north america. Using the exchange rate I found on a currency converter, you are getting $235 US or more per cord...very good by our standards.

Keep up the great pictures and posts!

Steve