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

[bustedup]

It's a red oak, maybe 35-40 dbh. About 30 ft high. After the top blew off it suckered and tried to survive, but died last year when it got really dry. I call things without a top snags, but that appears to be incorrect.

Juss be careful bro dead sticks don't behave like live ones

 

[RandyMac]

 

[roberte]

What neighborhood is that randymac?

 

[RandyMac]

Red truck is Sonoma County, California
The blue is in Washington State, that is Mount St. Helens in the background.

 

[treeslayer2003]

1 what the heck did they load with? and 2 what ya think the dot would say bout that second one today?

 

[bitzer]

Jesus Clint take care of yourself. Anyway I've cut a #### ton of bur oak. I've cut red oak like your talkin with all the bumps. White oak too for that matter. I've also cut a lot of shagbark and bitternut hickory. The bitternut has a smooth bark when young and looks very similar to an ash when older. Typically tall and straight with just a top.

Great pics Randy!

 

[roberte]

Ok randymac followup ?
Look that was before st helens blew?
Did you get in on the clean up of it afterwards?

 

[northmanlogging]

On the subject of mug shots:

If I where to post a picture of my face you would think I was a hippie... long hair, beard, mischevious eyes... Haven't combed my hair since monday?... maybe wednesday... but I do shower most days.

Was in portland OR couple few whiles back... stumbling around down town got stopped by a very nice young man with dreadlocks handing out flyers for "preserving Crater Lake"... pretty sure he thought I was one of his kind... hilarious...

 

[roberte]

On the subject of mug shots:

If I where to post a picture of my face you would think I was a hippie... long hair, beard, mischevious eyes... Haven't combed my hair since monday?... maybe wednesday... but I do shower most days.

Was in portland OR couple few whiles back... stumbling around down town got stopped by a very nice young man with dreadlocks handing out flyers for "preserving Crater Lake"... pretty sure he thought I was one of his kind... hilarious...

Wat do you gotta lose, no one here is gonna ride you.

 

[northmanlogging]

dignity? and stuff...

 

[roberte]

dignity? and stuff...

Well then there's that.

 

[jrcat]

This is the rig I took down to Alabama. Its a 2004 Pete 379 with a 550hp Cat and an 18 spd and a 2011 MAC walking floor.

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[jrcat]

This is my view for the entire trip down... At least traffic wasnt bad untill we hit Atlanta.. Then is was brutal hot 90 degrees outside and probably 100 in the cab. The A/C decided to quit around Charlotte. And just an added pic for the last one. I like Pete's .. I took my road test in one.

 

[HuskStihl]

This is the rig I took down to Alabama. Its a 2004 Pete 379 with a 550hp Cat and an 18 spd and a 2011 MAC walking floor.

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Prius would have been more economical

 

[jrcat]

And here is the infamous model 30 Morbark. It has a special disc in it with only 2 knives and the feed rate is speed up to 190 fpm. It has a V12 model C27 Cat engine running at 1050hp, sucking fuel at 37 gallons per minute running at full load. With the configuration of the machine it makes a 3"x3"x1" chip, which is used for metallurgical purposes. I hope the old boss mans contract down there turns out for him.


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[jrcat]

Prius would have been more economical

Yes but not as fun and a prius cant haul 32 ton of wood chips lol. It cost roughly $1000 in fuel to get it there.

 

[jrcat]

Just from an Alaskan's pov. Aren't words like Hot and Alabama synonyms. :sweat3:

Them guys down there dont even sweat.. I was talkin to this guy and was about to stroke out and he was just fine lol.

Grits are my fav food! Breakfast grits 2 ways

1) tons of butter and sugar
2) grits and some stout ass'd "REAL" red eye gravy

Dinner grits one way

1) lots of butter and about a 1/4 inch of black pepper floating on the melted butter!!!

mmmmm.... hungry!

Sounds like a bowl of peppered puke

LOL was meaning other GRITS lol

What is other grits?

Ya never know lol the Bamma drawl is nice

Cant decipher it.. unless they ask ifin I want some grits. Then I just puke in reply

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Ok self portrait.

I'm scared

some of ya prolly do a lot of bucking, mostly we haul tree length. if clean out the crummy I bet it a 5 gallon bucket of ol chains.

Yay for scrap iron

Paul Sr.... :censored:

Now what did I f:censored: do with my mother f:censored: 2.5 lb axe, god f:censored: d:censored:

Easy does it Paul er tiger er ah sport or is it champ? lol

 

[jrcat]

Ok finally caught up... I think.

 

[roberte]

Ok finally caught up... I think.

Easy there tiger.....:hmm3grin2orange:

 

[twochains]

And here is the infamous model 30 Morbark. It has a special disc in it with only 2 knives and the feed rate is speed up to 190 fpm. It has a V12 model C27 Cat engine running at 1050hp, sucking fuel at 37 gallons per minute running at full load. With the configuration of the machine it makes a 3"x3"x1" chip, which is used for metallurgical purposes. I hope the old boss mans contract down there turns out for him.


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At that rate of fuel burn, it wouldn't take too many minutes to make chips non profitable it seems. How long to fill a trailer? 45 mins?