The Descriptive Process

[northmanlogging]

doug fir hemlock and white fir, mostly doug fir,

I'll be bringing spare batteries for the metal detector, probably spend an hour on each camp site searching fer nails, Done learned my lesson there...

Lost 3k bf on one load because of nails/bullets not too long ago... tends to hurt the pocket more then a little.

hard to say on the age, maybe 60-70 years, not real good dirt, getting a ways up on baker so cold most of the year.

trees are in the 25-30 dbh range.

There is a couple few nice old growth sticks on one side of this camp ground, but I'm a guessing I would be imprisoned if'n I tried to cut em down on the sly like...

 

[Gypo Logger]

I hear ya, city trees are often a gamble, but sometimes the payback for the end user may be the grain, figure and patina in these trees that have been subject to so much activity and weather.
A veener buyer once told me the best grain and figure is closest to the center rot.
Honey is honey sweet, however the hiving. Which reminds me of a 36" white oak I dumped that was loaded with bees and honey, it was a city tree in a bush at a casino where my landing was the parking lot. Got 12,000 ft of veneer and sawlogs out of that casino bush. The wood cost me 10,000 on the stump for 24 stems, mostly heavily tapped Rock Maple, but somehow managed to double my money. What I left behind was sold for 20,000 to another concern who I would never deal with. Doubt there was anything left and probably just a bad haircut.

 

[northmanlogging]

Spent the last 2 days dragging the motor out of the missus on account of a burned up clutch only to find this, for a pressure plate...

 

[northmanlogging]

todays fun, 3 trees 3 tanks of gas in ye ole o66. Add that to the 1.5 is trees on the pile and I just about have a load already, each one today got 138-134' of logs bucked the top off at 8"

Last one to fall for the day, and the wind decided to pick up, she's a back leaner towards a shop and a fancy boat, as I'm smacking wedges I see my bobber wedge start dancing all on its own, and the stem lifts right off the 3 other wedges, thinkin alrighty that wasn't so bad... and then it sat down again, this happened 3-4 times before it finally went over.

I could use a few more days like this, only maybe without the various other hiccups along the way... like thinking oh one tank of gas should be enough for 3 sticks, and I won't need a spare chain... yes you'll need both, and probably another chain before the day is over... meanwhile the crummy is parked uphill...

 

[Skeans]

todays fun, 3 trees 3 tanks of gas in ye ole o66. Add that to the 1.5 is trees on the pile and I just about have a load already, each one today got 138-134' of logs bucked the top off at 8"

Last one to fall for the day, and the wind decided to pick up, she's a back leaner towards a shop and a fancy boat, as I'm smacking wedges I see my bobber wedge start dancing all on its own, and the stem lifts right off the 3 other wedges, thinkin alrighty that wasn't so bad... and then it sat down again, this happened 3-4 times before it finally went over.

I could use a few more days like this, only maybe without the various other hiccups along the way... like thinking oh one tank of gas should be enough for 3 sticks, and I won't need a spare chain... yes you'll need both, and probably another chain before the day is over... meanwhile the crummy is parked uphill...

Isn't that the way it works you need more when you're near a house or shed?

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[SliverPicker]

Spent the last 2 days dragging the motor out of the missus on account of a burned up clutch only to find this, for a pressure plate...

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Good to see everything is normal!

 

[northmanlogging]

Tomorrow is Monday...

I plan on sleeping in a bit...

Loading up some saws, maybe even the ole cut off saw...

Then I'm going to take more or less the same path I normally go on a monday, but I'm going to skip a turn and go about 7 miles farther, on top of a hill where there arn't a whole lot of trees left standing...

Scratch my butt a bit, fill up the saws, maybe have a thoughtful conversation with a bush, put my earplugs in...


Then start Killing Trees full time... well mostly... 4 days a week now... as of last Friday I'm a part time machinist... and full time logger.

 

[rwoods]

Tomorrow is Monday...

I plan on sleeping in a bit...

Loading up some saws, maybe even the ole cut off saw...

Then I'm going to take more or less the same path I normally go on a monday, but I'm going to skip a turn and go about 7 miles farther, on top of a hill where there arn't a whole lot of trees left standing...

Scratch my butt a bit, fill up the saws, maybe have a thoughtful conversation with a bush, put my earplugs in...


Then start Killing Trees full time... well mostly... 4 days a week now... as of last Friday I'm a part time machinist... and full time logger.

Pulling for you. Doing something you enjoy to make a living generally makes for a better life. Ron

 

[hseII]

Tomorrow is Monday...

I plan on sleeping in a bit...

Loading up some saws, maybe even the ole cut off saw...

Then I'm going to take more or less the same path I normally go on a monday, but I'm going to skip a turn and go about 7 miles farther, on top of a hill where there arn't a whole lot of trees left standing...

Scratch my butt a bit, fill up the saws, maybe have a thoughtful conversation with a bush, put my earplugs in...


Then start Killing Trees full time... well mostly... 4 days a week now... as of last Friday I'm a part time machinist... and full time logger.

Wow.

That's Something to be Proud of.

 

[bitzer]

Tomorrow is Monday...

I plan on sleeping in a bit...

Loading up some saws, maybe even the ole cut off saw...

Then I'm going to take more or less the same path I normally go on a monday, but I'm going to skip a turn and go about 7 miles farther, on top of a hill where there arn't a whole lot of trees left standing...

Scratch my butt a bit, fill up the saws, maybe have a thoughtful conversation with a bush, put my earplugs in...


Then start Killing Trees full time... well mostly... 4 days a week now... as of last Friday I'm a part time machinist... and full time logger.

That's awesome Matt! Glad to hear it!

 

[2dogs]

Good for you Matt!

 

[SliverPicker]

Atta boy!

 

[Skeans]

New version of a crummy god I miss having a one ton or bigger truck.

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[2dogs]

Is it parked standing on its tailgate?

 

[Skeans]

Is it parked standing on its tailgate?

Sorry my phone keeps flipping pictures

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[northmanlogging]

As i write this i'm on the side of the highway, waiting for a tow truck.

Got the last of the brush moved from the last job, tomorrow i was going to move the missus onto the next project...

Fer the last 6 months or so i've veen throwing money at the e dumper truck trying to figure out why she makes a horendous banging... well its not the drive line...

Looks like i done junked the tranny.

To be fair it does have a massive amount of miles on it so it put up a good fight...

And this is what i get fer telling folks i was thinkin of selling her... right in front of her...

Tow truck should be here soon... so there goes yule... trannys are cheap and avaliable so few weeks she'll be scaring children again

 

[northmanlogging]

Well... been an hour... tow trucks sayd 45 more minutes...

 

[rwoods]

Well... been an hour... tow trucks sayd 45 more minutes...

You could change the tranny in that length of time. Tough day.

Ron

 

[madhatte]

Daaaaaaang, man, rough break.

 

[Odog]

Well crap! Sorry man, nothin like a breakdown to ruin the day