Stayalert
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Thanks! I've been working on that looking like a dolt piece....
The Newbs version of "Whadja do today?"
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Thanks! I've been working on that looking like a dolt piece....
Carburetorless
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We have a quite a bit of it up here, but the bunches are usually about 1/4 the size of that one. Once in a while you find one that big, and sometimes an entire tree infested with it.
I've read that some species of Mistletoe will grow back from the roots that are left in the tree, if I remember correctly, the type that grows in North America is one of them.
If I had the patience to sit in one place long enough to sell the stuff I could make some decent money, but standing still that long is more than I can take.
Stayalert
ArboristSite Operative
Today I spent a few hours with a few other folks from around town at the annual "wood bee" this is volunteer event where people cut split and stack firewood which is distributed to folks in the area who have a hard time keeping up with fuel costs....A guy from the local paper was taking pictures while I sharpened my chain between tanks of fuel and I got distracted and lost my place on the chain....My first cut after this sharpening effort produced a nice smooth curve....Ug!! Oh well good effort for a good cause....
Makes no sense,, lost your place? How? A sharpen tooth has a shine,,,,besides, that is not why you cut a curve.
Jeff
Carburetorless
ArboristSite Guru
Stayalert, yeah, right. Lol
Anyway,
That curved cut is most likely the result of a burr on the bar, hanging as it goes through the wood, not from a chain that's sharper on one side.
Stayalert
ArboristSite Operative
I was being alert I just er was er distracted.....Good to know about the bar, I'll check it out....Had flat filed burrs off bar the night before and was cutting straight all morning...thanks...
So how did you loose your place? Again, a tooth just filed and one that has not is noticable,,, you make no sense.
Jeff
mitch95100
Saw Nut
Tapatalk showed up as "so how'd you loose your place" so I'm like WTF who list their place!?!? The come to find out its about a damn chain!
Oh ya I put a bogey wheel on my sled
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treemandan
Tree Freak
Oh then that's easy! Never putt from the rough. Be the ball. Wear a contrasting colors and stay as drunk as you can while still being able to drive the buggy. That's all there is to it.
treemandan
Tree Freak
yeah I mean if you look at the chain to can see the teeth you've allready filed. I usually mark a tooth before I start though just to make it easier.
Stayalert
ArboristSite Operative
Well at least I did something today....Even if it made no sense, it still helped some people. It helped people on the forum too....It afforded them yet another opportunity to express their superior intellect, tact, wit, and post count. Congratulations, I remain in awe.
Carburetorless
ArboristSite Guru
You might want to replace the bar, it's prolly filed down so far the chain is flopped over side ways instead of riding in the groove.
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Youngbuck20
ArboristSite Guru
I was thinking one side was sharpened at a different angle than the other side. Just my thoughts.
Can't file eh? Guess I'm not a newb anymore then.
I have about 8 chains that look every bit as good, or better than that.
gapl1953
ArboristSite Member
This was more than a day project, closer to 6 weeks.
This fall our club helped to put in 12 miles of new snowmobile trail thru the woods. Our task was to take care of the private lands and to sign the entire trail. The private land was about 8 miles, very little across fields, and some stands had narrow trails which we widen. We were to cut the timber to the land owners direction, some wanted fire wood and some wanted logs. I think that the other club members were glad when I showed up to start since their big saw was a Stihl about 40 or 45cc with a 16" bar. If fact they had two of them to cut with and that was it as far as equipment goes for them and none had any safety equipment except sunglasses and gloves. They didn't quite know what to make of it when I pulled up with my enclosed trailer on the back of my diesel pickup. None of them knew that I got paid to do this before I retired (I'm new to the club). The equipment that I brought were all Jonsered saws (that is what I deal with on the side) and included a 930 Super 28", 670 West Coast 24" two 630 Super's 20" and a 16" 451ev, for limbing. The guy who used the 451ev to do the limbing bought it from me when we were finished, he liked it that much. In addition I had all the other equipment, including the only First Aid Kit, that they needed including a ATV and trailer to haul what we needed around the job site, which as you can imagine was long and narrow.
Granted most of it was small Poplar 4 to 20" diameter but there was quite a bit of the bigger hardwoods. I had two Oak that I had to cut from both sides with the 28" 930. But most of the trees I handled were hardwoods in the 16" to 26" range. At one point I had a number of large (20" to 26") Maples felled to cross one another down the middle of the trail so we could it into smaller section without cutting into the ground. Save a lot of time and sweat that day. In some of the tight stuff they were amazed, on how if the land owner wanted fire wood, I could bring the tree down vertically in 6' sections. It was fun teaching them and I gained a lot of respect from the old timers in the club. The most important thing is that we made a trail that was needed badly in that area and will be used hopefully for generations to come. Of course the most important thing is that nobody got hurt no even a sliver.
Greg
This fall our club helped to put in 12 miles of new snowmobile trail thru the woods. Our task was to take care of the private lands and to sign the entire trail. The private land was about 8 miles, very little across fields, and some stands had narrow trails which we widen. We were to cut the timber to the land owners direction, some wanted fire wood and some wanted logs. I think that the other club members were glad when I showed up to start since their big saw was a Stihl about 40 or 45cc with a 16" bar. If fact they had two of them to cut with and that was it as far as equipment goes for them and none had any safety equipment except sunglasses and gloves. They didn't quite know what to make of it when I pulled up with my enclosed trailer on the back of my diesel pickup. None of them knew that I got paid to do this before I retired (I'm new to the club). The equipment that I brought were all Jonsered saws (that is what I deal with on the side) and included a 930 Super 28", 670 West Coast 24" two 630 Super's 20" and a 16" 451ev, for limbing. The guy who used the 451ev to do the limbing bought it from me when we were finished, he liked it that much. In addition I had all the other equipment, including the only First Aid Kit, that they needed including a ATV and trailer to haul what we needed around the job site, which as you can imagine was long and narrow.
Granted most of it was small Poplar 4 to 20" diameter but there was quite a bit of the bigger hardwoods. I had two Oak that I had to cut from both sides with the 28" 930. But most of the trees I handled were hardwoods in the 16" to 26" range. At one point I had a number of large (20" to 26") Maples felled to cross one another down the middle of the trail so we could it into smaller section without cutting into the ground. Save a lot of time and sweat that day. In some of the tight stuff they were amazed, on how if the land owner wanted fire wood, I could bring the tree down vertically in 6' sections. It was fun teaching them and I gained a lot of respect from the old timers in the club. The most important thing is that we made a trail that was needed badly in that area and will be used hopefully for generations to come. Of course the most important thing is that nobody got hurt no even a sliver.
Greg
smokey01
ArboristSite Operative
Took down a very dead Pine.
Probably 2 years dead, bark flaked off easily, protected an out building and nearby fence.
For safety I set a double crotch in two nearby pines and suspended a single line to my harness.
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Probably 2 years dead, bark flaked off easily, protected an out building and nearby fence.
For safety I set a double crotch in two nearby pines and suspended a single line to my harness.
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gapl1953
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Youngbuck20
ArboristSite Guru
wheelbarrow'd a cord of wood up a hill so steep a 4 wheel drive F-350 couldnt make. It sucked, a lot. Raked about 4 acres at that same place. Sometimes I wish my girlfriend would give me my boys back from her purse for just one day so I could tell the boss to eff his hat and get real equipment or better ideas to move wood. :bang:
Carburetorless
ArboristSite Guru
Two pines with the tops ripped out of them during the tornado super outbreak, 1 about 40 feet up, the other about 50 feet
This one looked solid at first, but I noticed signs of insect infestation about 3/4 of the way up as I was delimbing it, so I knocked on the trunk, it sounded like it was hollow. Just within two feet of where I was cutting off limbs I noticed where a wood pecker had started a hole, so I decide it would be best to leave what was in the very top and just drop it.
Here's the spot where I noticed how bad it was and knocked on the trunk. It snapped in two here when it hit the ground. The arrows show where I was delimbing when I noticed wood pecker hole.
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Here's where it was torn off by the storm.
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The whole thing, and the home owner checking out my gear.
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I used a block attached to the base of a tree to redirect my pull line.
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Then I cleaned up some of the mess.
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This one looked solid at first, but I noticed signs of insect infestation about 3/4 of the way up as I was delimbing it, so I knocked on the trunk, it sounded like it was hollow. Just within two feet of where I was cutting off limbs I noticed where a wood pecker had started a hole, so I decide it would be best to leave what was in the very top and just drop it.
Here's the spot where I noticed how bad it was and knocked on the trunk. It snapped in two here when it hit the ground. The arrows show where I was delimbing when I noticed wood pecker hole.
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Here's where it was torn off by the storm.
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The whole thing, and the home owner checking out my gear.
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I used a block attached to the base of a tree to redirect my pull line.
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Then I cleaned up some of the mess.
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