The working man, and chainsaw thread!!!!!!!!!

[struggle]

Have fun cutting

Won't be much going on for me now as it is snowing now with 7" on the ground now and still going.

It will help me get ahead on some chain sharpening:msp_unsure:

 

[young bucker]

some pics of heli logging near Hope BC & Chehalis

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the maple that split on me was due to a wind storm jn north vancouver..I rigged the top and smaller limbs..I was chunking down and the trunk split from the top.. i was 45 feet from the ground..I always climb with 2 12 foot Yale flip lines..the split stopped 15 feet from the ground ahhahha a holy moment

 

[NHlocal]

young bucker,
not exactly something I would chose to have happen being 45' off the ground. :msp_ohmy: Good to hear it turned out alright for ya'. Awesome pics! :msp_thumbup:
Work safe. :msp_thumbsup:

 

[Campbell]

View attachment 280800 Dropped a big silver maple yesterday. I shot some video but it cut out right before the tree fell....maybe I'll be able to get it next time.

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Young bucker, welcome friend, Cambell too Great pictures my friends, very impressive. Working man REP sent to each:msp_thumbsup: Shane thanks my friend, heading out in the am, should get some pics. Finally get to run the new 395

 

[struggle]

UGH, well we need the moisture at least

 

[young bucker]

Young bucker, welcome friend, Cambell too Great pictures my friends, very impressive. Working man REP sent to each:msp_thumbsup: Shane thanks my friend, heading out in the am, should get some pics. Finally get to run the new 395

I use my 395s when I'm bucking all day..awesome saws..play safe my friend

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Shane that is serious snow, love the dog LOL! Young bucker thanks my friend! And on the 395 I am thinking I will love it!

 

[NHlocal]

Yes those Silkys are sharp! They make me more nervous around my rope than my chain saw does. And I am still not comfortable on spikes. Rope and spikes and I am golden LOL. But spikes alone, I still get nervous about gaffing out.



Would love to see a video of your set up. Most of what I climb down here is not tall enough to really justify srt. I would say I have not been above 50-55 ft. yet. Just not many trees that are taller. I would say 60-70 ft is max in my area. But both me and my boss would like to try it out and see how well it works. It seems like it has some good advantages. And definitely look into the ISA study. I am studying for the test and I am on at least my third time reading it. Goes into biology, fertilization, pruning, hazard assessment, as well as other things. Well worth reading I think.

Brian,
take a look at this and see if it helps/answers your questions. I put it together today. I know there are things that I missed/forgot to cover, but I think I basically covered it. Take a look and let me know what you think.....

My Hitch Hiker Climbing Setup - YouTube

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Randy the working man is beat up!, Had a great day with friends, and cut our arse off! Aaron should have a few pics soon! And on the rigging note, great stuff always room to learn for anyone. Lots of tricks in that bag.

 

[struggle]

Randy! fantsatic video and many thaks to your wife as well for her efforts in this

I need to lose some lbs off my self and after that I can total see getting set up on this.

At first I rally didn't understand the hammer and straps you were talking about but after seeing it in action it makes complete sense.

Can you give a ball park on cost on this set up?

I have a large tree job here in my town I passed on as I couldn't do the work with a rental lift but if I can learn to properly climb like you did jobs like that are totally in reach.

 

[NHlocal]

Randy! fantsatic video and many thaks to your wife as well for her efforts in this

I need to lose some lbs off my self and after that I can total see getting set up on this.

At first I rally didn't understand the hammer and straps you were talking about but after seeing it in action it makes complete sense.

Can you give a ball park on cost on this set up?

I have a large tree job here in my town I passed on as I couldn't do the work with a rental lift but if I can learn to properly climb like you did jobs like that are totally in reach.

Shane,
Ayuh, my wife is great, she supports me 100%. She does get nervous sometimes and let's me know.
I'll definitely give you a breakdown on the cost but, I apologize, I have to get up tomorrow at 4am to go to work. I'll get that info posted up for ya' tomorrow, sorry. Like Norm said, this working man is beat! Time for bed.....:msp_sleep:

 

[struggle]

Take your time on that. You clearly have a lot going on.

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Good night fine band!

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Coffee and relaxing today. That pole sawing can beat you up all week. Aaron picked us up some vp-94 ethanol free gas. What a difference, I am done with Ethanol pump gas:msp_thumbsup:395 is a great runner I am liking it! Thanks for all the help Aaron:msp_thumbup:

 

[NHlocal]

Randy! fantsatic video and many thaks to your wife as well for her efforts in this

I need to lose some lbs off my self and after that I can total see getting set up on this.

At first I rally didn't understand the hammer and straps you were talking about but after seeing it in action it makes complete sense.

Can you give a ball park on cost on this set up?

I have a large tree job here in my town I passed on as I couldn't do the work with a rental lift but if I can learn to properly climb like you did jobs like that are totally in reach.

Okay Shane,
here you go;
Rope Tek Hitch Hiker=$160 (I paid $128)
Petzl Basic Ascender =$59.95 (that's what I paid)
DMM Wiregate Revolver=$28.95(I paid $26.02)
CMI Foot Ascender =$65.95(I paid $55.52)
Shop around, these are the "basic" pieces for the setup. You will also need some cord (I used some prussic cord) for your foot loop and some type of strap for your hand loop. I'm still working on getting the setup to work better for me, I may(very likely will) change it around a bit, but the "basic" pieces stay the same. Let me know what you do, I'm interested to hear how it works out for ya'.
Here's a pic I took this afternoon.....this is a view of the back of my house from my Church property. (pretty much impossible to see the house right now :hmm3grin2orange: ) We're still getting light snow right now.....

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Light snow:msp_w00t: i don't want to know what is considered heavy:msp_wink:

 

[Eccentric]

Randy the working man is beat up!, Had a great day with friends, and cut our arse off! Aaron should have a few pics soon! And on the rigging note, great stuff always room to learn for anyone. Lots of tricks in that bag.

Coffee and relaxing today. That pole sawing can beat you up all week. Aaron picked us up some vp-94 ethanol free gas. What a difference, I am done with Ethanol pump gas:msp_thumbsup:395 is a great runner I am liking it! Thanks for all the help Aaron:msp_thumbup:

Glad I could help Norm. We had a good day yesterday. I got home, cleaned up, at dinner, spent a bit of time with the family.............and then fell asleep (without getting on line). Got up at 0430 today and had a long day at work. This working man is BEAT.

Didn't get much for pics. We were all busy cutting and hauling brush rather than taking pics. Didn't take any 'before' (or even 'during') pics at all. Just a few 'after' with my cell phone.

Most of what we did was road/trail clearing. Norm was on fire with his Echo pole saw. Kept us busy dragging brush and bucking the bigger stuff. We ended up making at least 10-12 LARGE brush piles, then called it a day.

A fellow could just about drive a Winnebago through there after we were done....

 

[NHlocal]

Glad I could help Norm. We had a good day yesterday. I got home, cleaned up, at dinner, spent a bit of time with the family.............and then fell asleep (without getting on line). Got up at 0430 today and had a long day at work. This working man is BEAT.

Didn't get much for pics. We were all busy cutting and hauling brush rather than taking pics. Didn't take any 'before' (or even 'during') pics at all. Just a few 'after' with my cell phone.

Most of what we did was road/trail clearing. Norm was on fire with his Echo pole saw. Kept us busy dragging brush and bucking the bigger stuff. We ended up making at least 10-12 LARGE brush piles, then called it a day.

A fellow could just about drive a Winnebago through there after we were done....

Wow, a good day's work and good weather to do it in, very nice! :msp_thumbup:
Time for this working man to get ready for work, put wood in the stove, and make some coffee.....:msp_sleep:

 

[Brian13]

Thanks Randy!! I can definitely see and advantage when out away from the tree. I wonder if a hand ascender would make it a little easier on you. I use one now and makes a huge difference for me. I would like to give it a try for sure, but would need some more stuff to make it work. Already have a few other things to get lol, guess I will have to add some of this stuff to the list. I do want to give it a try and see how it works for me in comparison to my set up now.