Joe46
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Very nice work. I noticed a leaner in the picture. Do you take them down?
Some of what I've been up to.
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redprospector
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Yep. The State Forestry doesn't require us to do anything with the dead & down, or leaners but with equipment it doesn't take that long, and it looks a lot better. They also allow us to leave up to 3 "wild life trees" per acre. That would be about 160 snags left on the 53 acres I'm doing there on the hiway, I think it's going to be a lot better with one "wild life tree" for every 2 or 3 acres. That's still a lot of snags to leave in my opinion though. I figure that in 2 or 3 years there will be enough blow downs and dead trees in there to give the bugs a place to live without me having to worry about it.
There are some jobs that you just can't afford to do anything that you don't have to, but I got this one where it's actually making a little money. On these I like to do little extras that keep me from being just another dog turd in the cantalope patch.
Andy
That's looking great. Nice work. We just got done with a job that included using a fecon like that. Good machines. The operator was grinding about 3.5 acres or so a day. Made staying ahead of him stressful now and again. He benefited by not having to make selection decisions. Speeds things up on his end significantly. No major problems with the fecon. The occasional thrown track...thank god for cum alongs.
redprospector
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Thanks,
I'm not getting anywhere near 3.5 acres a day on this slope, more like 1. I don't have anyone cutting ahead of me, I'm doing it all with the grinder. When we were on less steep ground that didn't have a cut bank dropping off into the hiway we were skidding the wood and I was just grinding up the top's and limbs, I was covering an acre in about 3 hours. This hill is kicking my butt.
Andy
I'm not getting anywhere near 3.5 acres a day on this slope, more like 1. I don't have anyone cutting ahead of me, I'm doing it all with the grinder. When we were on less steep ground that didn't have a cut bank dropping off into the hiway we were skidding the wood and I was just grinding up the top's and limbs, I was covering an acre in about 3 hours. This hill is kicking my butt.
Andy
Metals406
Granfodder Runningsaw
Jameson said he'd work for Hamm's beer and a swift kick in the ass. . . Give him a call. :msp_biggrin:
I'm slaying a few trees for firewood, which I cut them up for. I think Hamm's and a kick is cheaper in the long run. Hire Jameson.
We be cheap.
Reminds me, I have a similar "thinning" project I need to do out near Oakville one of these days. Should probably cruise it first so I know what we're doing in there.
forestryworks
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I am just now going out to throw the saws in. I'm going to put in some hotdogs because there will be slash buring going on.
I'll have to stop and get some buns. Cutting expenses never end!:msp_smile:
I'll have to stop and get some buns. Cutting expenses never end!:msp_smile:
Big-Leaf maple makes the best hotdog sticks. Get a branch about 10 feet long and with 5 or 6 forks and you can roast 'em half-dozen at a time. You want the extra length when cooking 'dogs over a slash pile. Some DNR guy has a pic of me in full Nomex roasting a 'dog at the end of Guard School this year. He thought it was funny. I thought it was delicious.
Okay.
Bet a pic of that would be very instructive. .
Bet a pic of that would be very instructive. .
With a bit of digging, I can probably find such a thing.
Ruh roh, thread drift. I do not have a picture, but in my seasonal days, we took out hotdogs to roast. The landing pile was set on fire, it was too hot to face, so we turned our backs to the pile, bent over, and roasted the hotdogs kind of backwards. Sounds kind of bad. There was a picture taken.
We got hot buns...we wore jeans because Nomex was not required to wear for mere slash burning yet.
We got hot buns...we wore jeans because Nomex was not required to wear for mere slash burning yet.
redprospector
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Thread drift??? What? Everybody's still talking about thinning, and burning, and such. You just needed a little lunch break.
I would like to see that picture though.
Besides that, if a thread doesn't drift a little now and then there wasn't much conversation going on. It's kind of a natural progression.
Andy
redprospector
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Hahaha. I talked to Jameson on my way home from Albuquerque this evening.
Now he want's wood. He didn't say anything about the Hamm's beer but I figure it's still in the deal.
The one thing I don't want to loose in the negotiation is the swift kick in the ass part.
Andy
forestryworks
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Hahaha. I talked to Jameson on my way home from Albuquerque this evening.
Now he want's wood. He didn't say anything about the Hamm's beer but I figure it's still in the deal.
The one thing I don't want to loose in the negotiation is the swift kick in the ass part.
Andy
As rusty as I am on the saw from not having much work in a while, I'm bound to do something to get a swift kick in the ass
On a serious note, Andy, do you know who is gonna fall those big Doug-fir snags up on Coyote Ave? (I think it's coyote ave. up the hill from Spruce Cabins) I'll knock wedges if you cut
Looking thru my (thousands of) pics and so far no joy. I'll look some more later, and also ask co-workers. Somebody's bound to have something.
Metals406
Granfodder Runningsaw
Nathan, how's your strong hand?
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redprospector
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As rusty as I am on the saw from not having much work in a while, I'm bound to do something to get a swift kick in the ass
On a serious note, Andy, do you know who is gonna fall those big Doug-fir snags up on Coyote Ave? (I think it's coyote ave. up the hill from Spruce Cabins) I'll knock wedges if you cut
A serious note? That doesn't sound like much fun.
People are funny about their yard snags around these parts. I don't know if they'll hire someone to cut them, or if they'll leave them until they fall on their own. That's one reason I quit climbing to remove them. People would wait until the trees were rotten before they'd call anyone to do something about them. The other reason is that I'm not a spring chicken anymore, and climbing makes my knee hurt.............real bad.
I'll look into it though. If I can line one of them up I'd be happy for you to knock wedges. On second thought, I'm probably more rusty than you, so maybe I'll knock wedges for you.
Andy
forestryworks
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A serious note? That doesn't sound like much fun.
People are funny about their yard snags around these parts. I don't know if they'll hire someone to cut them, or if they'll leave them until they fall on their own. That's one reason I quit climbing to remove them. People would wait until the trees were rotten before they'd call anyone to do something about them. The other reason is that I'm not a spring chicken anymore, and climbing makes my knee hurt.............real bad.
I'll look into it though. If I can line one of them up I'd be happy for you to knock wedges. On second thought, I'm probably more rusty than you, so maybe I'll knock wedges for you.
Andy
The one I was remembering seemed to be almost in the middle of the road. Surrounded by asphalt. Up by "The Cabins" office. If I remember correctly, they were marked as well.
I wonder how big of a crowd would gather? Focus, grasshopper, lol.
I'll knock wedges or saw, pretty flexible and willing to help!
