Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Be Stihl]

Went riding today with the family and came across this blown over hickory.
So I came back and put tank 8 through the 400, I believe this may burn next year cause the bark was falling off. Usually that take a long time to happen.

 

[husqvarna257]

Got out the coyote rifle last night. Green illuminated scope hairs with laser sight and green flashlight. They never got close enough to use it. Dog keeps them at bay. I finally fired a dog training pistol so the dog would be quiet and let my wife sleep. Don't want to waste real ammo.

 

[JimR]

Yep, it's pulled quite a few trees felling, some pretty big with a lot of back lean. One big white oak my winch hardly pulled over, I was sweating it on that one as it was over a power line .
Last pull I did with it, not sure if I posted this one here or not.

Great job. I love dropping them like that.

 

[chipper1]

Great job. I love dropping them like that.

Thanks, I do a lot of back leaners with the winch, it's the main thing I use it for.
Here's another from a few weeks ago.

 

[Logger nate]

Yep, it's pulled quite a few trees felling, some pretty big with a lot of back lean. One big white oak my winch hardly pulled over, I was sweating it on that one as it was over a power line .
Last pull I did with it, not sure if I posted this one here or not.

They are pretty tough

Chain holding pulling broke, pulley hit the road and bounced about 30ft over the bank.

 

[JimR]

Thanks, I do a lot of back leaners with the winch, it's the main thing I use it for.
Here's another from a few weeks ago.

That is why I bought mine. I don't carry wedges and a hammer into the woods. I prefer using the winch to get them where I want them to go. Plus I can get them out of the woods if I don't have easy access to them. The winch is a back saver.

 

[chipper1]

They are pretty tough

Chain holding pulling broke, pulley hit the road and bounced about 30ft over the bank.

Oh man, glad you're all safe, cables and pulleys flying don't mix well.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

My cut'n partner and I started to brake in our new primary's today!
He went with a 585.
I went with a 661C with a WCS barkbox
We'll port them soon, and I've got a max flow intake on the way.



Cut safe, stay sharp, and be aware!

 

[JimR]

They are pretty tough

Chain holding pulling broke, pulley hit the road and bounced about 30ft over the bank.

That is a really hard pull. That can cause some serious damage.

 

[chipper1]

My cut'n partner and I started to brake in our new primary's today!
He went with a 585.
I went with a 661C with a WCS barkbox
We'll port them soon, and I've got a max flow intake on the way.

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Cut safe, stay sharp, and be aware!

Nice saws man.
How do the guys like those husky light bars.
What's the orange grinder just above the husky in the pic, bar grinder. Could you get me a couple more pictures of it .

 

[Trailsawyer]

Hi guys. Received an inch or two of wet snow overnight that is now gone. Cold dreary day and supposed to be the same tomorrow. Just hanging at the cabin doing a few projects and then heading to a surprise birthday party later then coming back up here to hunt tomorrow.

Opening day of deer season here in western Washington..... 84 degrees, and we have only had .6" of rain in 3 months! A little "cold and dreary" sounds great, and it would help with some of the forest fires! It's been too hot to even cut a little firewood!

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Opening day of deer season here in western Washington..... 84 degrees, and we have only had .6" of rain in 3 months! A little "cold and dreary" sounds great, and it would help with some of the forest fires! It's been too hot to even cut a little firewood!

I just got back from a hunt myself. I passed on a three year old 4x4 Blacktial right before it started getting dark. Its the second three year old 4x4 I've passed on this year. Hoping to find something with a little bit bigger frame! Hope I don't regret passing on those two this season.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Nice saws man.
How do the guys like those husky light bars.
What's the orange grinder just above the husky in the pic, bar grinder. Could you get me a couple more pictures of it .

He said the Husky LW bars were breaking up by the tip on him at first but apparently Husky addressed the problem.

Yeah, its a bar dresser/grinder. I'd be happy to get you some better pictures of it Brett. I'll take them tomorrow and post them for ya bud.

 

[Philbert]

What's the orange grinder just above the husky in the pic, bar grinder. Could you get me a couple more pictures of it .

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Philbert

 

[mountainguyed67]

cables and pulleys flying don't mix well.

I was once using one of the lower type with my loader, pulling a section of oak tree. It came apart, and the only piece I couldn’t find was the pulley. That was 2-3 years ago and I still haven’t seen it. That’s why I bought the upper one, I think it’s more suited to the loader I have. It can also handle a bigger cable than the little one can.

 

[chipper1]

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Philbert

Like the cigarette butts on the floor . I still remember that gas can in front/under the grinder when you stopped by Nates place, ironically it wasn't long after it burned down iirc .
I try to pay attention, I just might learn something

 

[chipper1]

I was once using one of the lower type with my loader, pulling a section of oak tree. It came apart, and the only piece I couldn’t find was the pulley. That was 2-3 years ago and I still haven’t seen it. That’s why I bought the upper one, I think it’s more suited to the loader I have. It can also handle a bigger cable than the little one can.

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I've seen some scary stuff with cables, but man do I like using the winch cable over rope when I can, much easier to gauge exactly how much pull I have on a tree.
That's a big boy there, but as you said, it's probably more appropriate for your machine size.

 

[tfp]

It's taken 3 winters to finally clear out what was left for me by some road developers. It's a bit of a drive to get there. All that's left is crotches - so many crotches. The large ironbark in the top right is like 3 different crotches all merged into one. So many big hairy spiders, had to check my earmuffs every time I put them on. Don't want that kind of surprise.

 

[sean donato]

That one I listed I've used to double and tipple my 12k lb winch. Never had an issue with them flying apart during heavy pulls.
I won't run 3/8" cable on a winch. A 7x19 has a breaking strength of 14k.lbs and a working load limit of 2880lbs. It's one of the most abused cables on planet earth. I've also seen a lot of cable breaks when we four-wheeled a lot. Was lucky more then once no one got hurt. After snapping a clevis and having the winch cable take out the windshield of my truck I was done with cable. Went and ordered dynema rope and never looked back. It just falls to the ground. Even with a weight bag on a cable it's gonna fly.
1/2" wire rope is around 23k lb breaking strength and more suitable for general winch use. (Typically a 6x19) you just can't get as much on the drum.
3/8" denyma is rated at 23.8k lb breaking strength.
I run 1/2" denyma on my 12k winch 31.5klb break strength. There's very little stretch.
Only downside with it, is you can burn or melt it, and it like being run on the drum messy. I haven't ever burnt or melted it, but I have had it suck down through a tidy wrap in the drum. Comes back out easy, just irritating to deal with.

 

[mountainguyed67]

They are pretty tough

Chain holding pulling broke, pulley hit the road and bounced about 30ft over the bank.

What size cable and chain?