Stihlmans Wood,Tree cutting ramblings...........

[VinceGU05]

gunna have some fun with the ones leaning to the left of screen!

 

[Stihlman441]

gunna have some fun with the ones leaning to the left of screen!

Na all good get into the paddock and push um with the machine or pull um.

 

[VinceGU05]

Na all good get into the paddock and push um with the machine or pull um.

or there is that way

 

[KiwiBro]

Bwildered would swing'm back around without mechanical advantage. After all the edumicating he has been getting on here he must be 12th Dan leaner whisperer by now.

 

[ChoppyChoppy]

Had a bit of fun with these ones between the fences.

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Any reason to leave the stumps so tall?

 

[Stihlman441]

Any reason to leave the stumps so tall?

Yes
If you have a look at an earlyer pic of the re groth most of the old stums are rotten and un sound so its way safer to fell them above the crap wood, allso i cant sell crap wood and my chisel chain doesnt like it as well.

 

[ChoppyChoppy]

Yes
If you have a look at an earlyer pic of the re groth most of the old stums are rotten and un sound so its way safer to fell them above the crap wood, allso i cant sell crap wood and my chisel chain doesnt like it as well.

Makes sense. Most timber sales we work on only allow a 10-12" stump max (ie ground level since once the dead leaves blow away it's about that tall of a stump) so I guess that's why it struck me as odd. We use a feller bunches though so it's not overly fussy about what's in the wood aside from large pieces of steel or rocks.

Guess I should have worded my question better, was just curious, not in that anyway is better or not. I was guessing it was so the stumps could be pried out easier. I've seen some stumps make a 400 excavator struggle even!

 

[Stihlman441]

We spend a day (5hrs) in the far back corner getting those trees down when there was no wind on Friday then spend two 5 hr days topping and stacking,allmost there

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[Snowy01]

Is that your handy work on the right hand side just before anakie?

 

[Stihlman441]

Is that your handy work on the right hand side just before anakie?

Na mate not me.

 

[Stihlman441]

Finished up this lot today only some dry sawbech stuff left and posts for the farmer.

 

[Stihlman441]

A long vid of felling second groth Sugargums at first light when there was no wind.

 

[Stihlman441]

This is how we block up a lot in a short time,two ported 441s

 

[Stihlman441]

Next plantasoin 1.2 kms of them.
Nice this lot no fences,doesnt get wet and not far from home plan is to have them done by the end of September.

 

[Stihl working hard]

All done
3 blokes 5 hr days 7 days block split Sugergum and Box.
Ya glad to see the end of that lot.

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Great going there Andrew

 

[Stihl working hard]

Theres allways some wood to cut even got to run the 880 with the 50'' bar in some Redgum

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Nice red gum there great pics

 

[skipster]

nice work!
I'm stuck scrabbling up and down ridges and dragging timber out by hand,so I'm jealous!

 

[Stihlman441]

New add on to the splitter a hopper made by Whitlands Engineering no more lifting blocks all loaded my machine,holds around 4 mtrs.
Can split 7 mtrs per hr with two blocks and do it all day.
Qick connects from log lifter hydrolics to control block feed onto splitter.

 

[skipster]

man,you got some nice equipment!

 

[El Moobs]

You guys have been slacking on your posting.