The "Not So Pro" discussion thread...of course Pros are welcome!

[northmanlogging]

many years ago I was a mechanic at an indoor go kart track, the kind with no governors and open wheel racing... very fun... any way them x-game crazy back flipping motorcycle dudes came in after hours one night and we all stuck around to show them a good time, 2 hours a few cases of corona and some other stuff later. 5 out of 14 karts where still running, broke 2 chains, bent five axles, blew 7-8 tires, bent a frame and tore off at least one bumber, burned 2 clutches, bent 5 or so sprockets. Some how I managed to keep at least 10 karts running the entire time, until the last race when they all limped into the pits said thanks for a hell of a time and went back to their hotel.


Took me the better part of a week to get the karts all back to normal, was a Hel of a time though, very nice guys by the way, insane but nice...

 

[twochains]

Northman that's some funny #### right there!!! I'm smilin' ear to ear wishin' I had been in on that!!

 

[northmanlogging]

Friday evening when I peeled out and went to the timber I am cutting I took Colt with me and met up with the LO and we went exploring! Fun! Anyway we found some huge timber that I will be cutting in the morning. I found a sweet gum on a fence line that is just massive! DBH is like 3ft and holds taper for prolly 20ft. with a total height somewhere near 100ft +! And found a few trees I am gonna send off a bluff.

On the bluff trees.. have you guys ever chokered a tree and then fell it??? Will it work??

yes and I always ding a chain... be very careful tossing em off a bluff like that, big enough tree could get enough speed to potentially pull the skidder down with it. Just sayin... been more than a few guys killed trying this out.

 

[treeslayer2003]

Friday evening when I peeled out and went to the timber I am cutting I took Colt with me and met up with the LO and we went exploring! Fun! Anyway we found some huge timber that I will be cutting in the morning. I found a sweet gum on a fence line that is just massive! DBH is like 3ft and holds taper for prolly 20ft. with a total height somewhere near 100ft +! And found a few trees I am gonna send off a bluff.

On the bluff trees.. have you guys ever chokered a tree and then fell it??? Will it work??

I dunno man, I've thought about it. seems like to much could go wrong.

 

[twochains]

Can you imagine what all could go wrong??? Holy crap...mandatory vid my friends!!

 

[treeslayer2003]

Can you imagine what all could go wrong??? Holy crap...mandatory vid my friends!!

yes I can, you will be most vulnerable. cable don't care what it hits. must be another way.

 

[twochains]

Colt with his trophy plaques. He was pretty happy to say the least! He said, "Dad, I don't think my wall will hold these trophies up!" Funny.

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[twochains]

yes I can, you will be most vulnerable. cable don't care what it hits. must be another way.

They won't side hill due to the large amount of boulders...well they would, but it wouldn't be beneficial. They are waaay too far leaning over the bluff to bring them backwards. If they go to the bottom they will be on ADOC property...not such a bad deal but I will have to talk with the Warden about cutting th line fence to retrieve the timber.

 

[jrcat]

NM we have to do the pay to.play thing here to if you want to bid on certain tracts. Now the way I understand it is I have to have workmans comp on an employee not just myself to be able to bid. I must have an employee. But the lines are vague on that. I can "employ" my GF as a book keeper as long as she is on that workmans comp policy. Its all still a big fat retarded joke.

 

[bustedup]

hey all lol

 

[twochains]

where the heck have ya been busted?? LOL!

 

[bustedup]

where the heck have ya been busted?? LOL!

told ya working again lol and there is a time diff lol est +5 cst +6 mst+7 pst +8 lol

 

[jrcat]

Hows it goin guys? What I miss? Anyone get dumber or get swatted with some newspaper covered 404? How many chokers you guy have to carry while I was gone? lol

 

[jrcat]

TC you need to empty your PM inbox.

 

[rwoods]

Colt with his trophy plaques. He was pretty happy to say the least! He said, "Dad, I don't think my wall will hold these trophies up!" Funny.

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I'm glad he did so well. Spending time with him is much more important that spending time with us. Ron

Hows it goin guys? What I miss? Anyone get dumber or get swatted with some newspaper covered 404? How many chokers you guy have to carry while I was gone? lol

No swatting as Randy is at the PNW GTG. I don't know where Bob is. But they will return. Ron

 

[jrcat]

I'm glad he did so well. Spending time with him is much more important that spending time with us. Ron



No swatting as Randy is at the PNW GTG. I don't know where Bob is. But they will return. Ron

Dang it!! I felt the urge to carry more chokers...........

 

[twochains]

I'm glad he did so well. Spending time with him is much more important that spending time with us. Ron



No swatting as Randy is at the PNW GTG. I don't know where Bob is. But they will return. Ron

I was wondering where the heck RandyMac was!!! Bob won't mess with us unless I spew off something political er tell stories about when I was in Vietnam topping 400ft Redwoods out for crow nests er something. He will show up eating opcorn: and then yer like "oh ####...I'm caught"! :hmm3grin2orange:

 

[jrcat]

I was wondering where the heck RandyMac was!!! Bob won't mess with us unless I spew off something political er tell stories about when I was in Vietnam topping 400ft Redwoods out for crow nests er something. He will show up eating opcorn: and then yer like "oh ####...I'm caught"! :hmm3grin2orange:

opcorn:opcorn:

 

[jrcat]

PM inbox

TC did you empty it yet? lol

 

[twochains]

ya dang skippy!