Nor Cal & North SF Bay GTG (November 11-14, 2022)

[BrocLuno]

I'm with you ...

Big old iron with loud exhaust and no chain brake - hmmm - fun for a GTG and maybe bucking on flat'ish ground, but ...

Havin to climb and crawl through the woods with it - maybe not. I need a 36" 100cc saw that weighs 10 lbs all up and has push button start

Or maybe a Light Saber and skip all this chain stuff :confused2:

 

[Eccentric]

Uh oh. I don't need "McColloch muscle"....I need "Bob muscle".

Really though, you guys keep all that old yellow iron. It will have a better home and be better taken care of with you than with me. I'll run one once in awhile at a GTG just for old time's sake but those saws should go to someone who appreciates them. You guys are keeping a part of our heritage alive and you're having fun doing it...it doesn't get much better than that.

Just the thought of packing one of those old iron monsters on rough ground all day makes my body tired. Hell, it made me tired 40 years ago.

When that 'Slingr 660 finally croaks, if it ever does, I'm gonna stick it bar tip first in the ground and make a mailbox holder out of it. Then I'll whip out my 361 and tell firewood cutting stories.

Big old iron with loud exhaust and no chain brake - hmmm - fun for a GTG and maybe bucking on flat'ish ground, but ...

Havin to climb and crawl through the woods with it - maybe not. I need a 36" 100cc saw that weighs 10 lbs all up and has push button start

Or maybe a Light Saber and skip all this chain stuff :confused2:

The 82cc McCullochs that Randy and I are plotting to hook Bob up with have AV, chainbrakes, spark arrestor mufflers (although not terribly quiet ones), are easy to start, and don't weigh any more than his MS660. We're not talking about the 'iron monsters' like my 740.

THIS.

NOT this.

 

[Gologit]

Hmmmmmm. Well, maybe one old piece of yellow iron might not hurt. Just one, though...dammit.

 

[Trx250r180]

The 82cc McCullochs that Randy and I are plotting to hook Bob up with have AV, chainbrakes, spark arrestor mufflers (although not terribly quiet ones), are easy to start, and don't weigh any more than his MS660. We're not talking about the 'iron monsters' like my 740.

THIS.

NOT this.

that must be the one your hooking me up with :msp_biggrin:

 

[Eccentric]

that must be the one your hooking me up with :msp_biggrin:

A trade involving the saw in the bottom pic (da big, heavy beast with the RN bar) could happen. The SP-81 in the top two pics stays with me however. That saw will be burried with me...

 

[ckelp]

A trade involving the saw in the bottom pic (da big, heavy beast with the RN bar) could happen. The SP-81 in the top two pics stays with me however. That saw will be burried with me...

not to worry i'd never let you be beurried with that saw, i have no problem prying it out of your dead cold fingers:jester:

 

[Eccentric]

Gologit Bob doing some volunteer cutting in the park.

Getting his saw ready:
[video]http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u318/Eccentric_photo/Bothe%20NorCal%20GTG%202012/?action=view&current=M2U00002.mp4[/video]

Bucking a downed Douglas Fir so GTG participants could cut it without worry of bind.
[video]http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u318/Eccentric_photo/Bothe%20NorCal%20GTG%202012/?action=view&current=M2U00003.mp4[/video]

 

[Eccentric]

Bill (2Dogs) making the first GTG cuts in the logs, using his Husqvarna 394XP that he had for sale.

http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/...al GTG 2012/?action=view&current=M2U00007.mp4

Ken (Spindrift7mm) running JP's (Ambull's) strong Homelite 2100S after it decided to cooperate. What a great sound. You can hear the 'hit and miss' engines popping away in the background.

[video]http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u318/Eccentric_photo/Bothe%20NorCal%20GTG%202012/?action=view&current=M2U00011.mp4[/video]

Somewhat silly video. Dave (Ckelp) cutting with his Stihl 045 while Tyler and Chris (Skyhorse) walk in front of the camera. Bob (Gologit) cutting with his Slinger'd MS660 while I talk smack about him being an avid cookie cutter (ultimate insult on AS). Bruce (BrocLuno) asking me why I'm not RIGHT up at the logs with my camera (Bruce this way I have more room to zoom and pan......and the camera isn't overwhelmed by the saw sound).

http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/...al GTG 2012/?action=view&current=M2U00005.mp4

Before the cutting started. Bruce on his soapbox.

http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/...al GTG 2012/?action=view&current=M2U00001.mp4

 

[Eccentric]

Bob and Cody running Ambull's Poulan Pro 655BP

Bothe NorCal GTG 2012 :: M2U00012.mp4 video by Eccentric_photo - Photobucket

Bothe NorCal GTG 2012 :: M2U00013.mp4 video by Eccentric_photo - Photobucket

This is an extremely strong 99cc saw. Bob commented that Poulan could be where Husky and Stihl are today if they still made saws that performed like this one. It has a new loop of Carlton chisel chain on it that really needs the rakers lowered. It was throwing small chips and dust unless really leaned on. The saw wants more...

 

[Eccentric]

Bob and Bill falling the leaner Douglas Fir hazard tree.

Bothe NorCal GTG 2012 :: M2U00014.mp4 video by Eccentric_photo - Photobucket

Bothe NorCal GTG 2012 :: M2U00015.mp4 video by Eccentric_photo - Photobucket

Bothe NorCal GTG 2012 :: M2U00016.mp4 video by Eccentric_photo - Photobucket

http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/...al GTG 2012/?action=view&current=M2U00017.mp4

 

[Eccentric]

Atpchas' (Charlie's) fantastic Wright C70

Bothe NorCal GTG 2012 :: M2U00018.mp4 video by Eccentric_photo - Photobucket

This is a sweet looking and running Wright C70. 116cc. Looks like it came off the dealer shelf and went to the GTG for its first cut. I really enjoyed running this one.

And finally............a quick pan around of the cutting area after the bucking was completed. I should have thought to have somebody shoot video of us bucking all this wood up...

http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/...al GTG 2012/?action=view&current=M2U00019.mp4

 

[Genius.]

Hmmmmmm. Well, maybe one old piece of yellow iron might not hurt. Just one, though...dammit.

Don't do it Bob!!!
Don't do it!!









What ya doin to the guy Aaron?????

 

[Eccentric]

Don't do it Bob!!!
Don't do it!!


What ya doin to the guy Aaron?????

Quiet you! Who let you out of your OTF cage Ross???

 

[Gologit]

Don't do it Bob!!!
Don't do it!!









What ya doin to the guy Aaron?????

It's okay, Ross. He's big but I can out run him. :msp_biggrin:



Aaron...you want this thread moved to Chainsaw or left here?

 

[Eccentric]

It's okay, Ross. He's big but I can out run him. :msp_biggrin:



Aaron...you want this thread moved to Chainsaw or left here?

That's a good idea Bob. Moving it back to Chainsaw would probably give us a bit more exposure. Thanks for asking. I think I got my 1000 credit's worth out of this stickie...

Careful now. You never know when some Old Magnesium will end up in your pickup or trailer....:jester:

 

[singinwoodwackr]

dangit! I should have just called in sick that day Looks like tons o fun!

how did you guys get all the logs into place?

 

[Genius.]

Quiet you! Who let you out of your OTF cage Ross???

Just admiring your wonderful photography skills

When are you going to take up weddings and stuff


Looks like you guys had fun. One of these times ill make it to one in my area. They always seem to be during fall though, my busiest time of year

 

[Gologit]

dangit! I should have just called in sick that day Looks like tons o fun!

how did you guys get all the logs into place?

I think Aaron said they used a back-hoe.

 

[Eccentric]

dangit! I should have just called in sick that day Looks like tons o fun!

how did you guys get all the logs into place?

I think Aaron said they used a back-hoe.

Yep. Choker around the balance point of the log. Craned them over the bunk logs with Chris' backhoe. One of the logs was over the lifting limit of the backhoe (relief valve opened), so we choked and lifted/moved one end of it at a time. That was a bit tricky.....

 

[Mastermind]

Is it just me or were those logs awfully close together on the bunk logs?