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

[NORMZILLA44]

Randy on those wires is that a service to a home? Around my parts we can get the power company to take them down but maybe that is not a an option for your situation.

Looks very challenging:msp_scared:

Norm if I could have gotten more pictures I would have. In all I cut down seven trees and bucked them all up to be removed. It would have made for some good pictures but homeowner was watching me very closely so I passed on taking to many pictures.

At the end my arms were cramping so bad I could hardly hold the saw. I would say I was pushing into the danger area of being t physically tired to go on. I would have liked to flush cut all the stumps there but I was just to tired at that point. I did get the trees all on the ground though so that goal was made

Good deal on the pics I understand. Also understand the being pushed physicaly, and to the point to far. Been there it's hard reaching down and digging deep, and still come up short. Brian that's a good idea on speed lines, never used one and always forget about them, great call.

 

[Stihl n Wood]

Yeah that was a monster black walnut I did a few weeks ago. Crane work of course. That's me cutting the second to last pick in the pictures and my buddy standing near it before we started. The butt weighed out 7800 lbs on the last pick!! It was a long day! It was like a bull pine. Started off straight and turned into five huge leaders. The biggest walnut I've done.

 

[NHlocal]

Yeah that was a monster black walnut I did a few weeks ago. Crane work of course. That's me cutting the second to last pick in the pictures and my buddy standing near it before we started. The butt weighed out 7800 lbs on the last pick!! It was a long day! It was like a bull pine. Started off straight and turned into five huge leaders. The biggest walnut I've done.

Didn't know we had Black Walnut up here like that, that is impressive.
Anyone keeping any of the wood for "projects", I'd think there'd be some money in all that Walnut.....? :msp_w00t:

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Stihlnwood I agree monster indeed, messed with a few good takedowns here. And heavy like u mention, even heavier than our live Oak if I remember right. Very heavy! We still have quite a few black walnut trees. Randy there is a place here, Calico hardwoods, they make rifle stocks from walnut here.

 

[NORMZILLA44]

I Am in need to get to some cutting, yes I need firewood, but man I want to run my saws. Therapy I guess.

 

[NHlocal]

I'm with ya' Norm, been a while since I was out cuttin'.
Been learning to splice the last couple of weeks, here's a picture of a ring/ring friction saver I
made a week or two ago.....

Trying to learn/understand how the whipping/lock stitching is done so I can finish it up and use it. :msp_thumbup:

 

[NORMZILLA44]

That is a real fine art Randy, not to many are great at. Always thought of trying to learn myself.

 

[NHlocal]

That is a real fine art Randy, not to many are great at. Always thought of trying to learn myself.

It'll save me money(it already has )'cause it's gear I'm gonna need/put to good use. :msp_thumbup:
Not that it's easy, but it's not near as hard as I thought it would be.

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Good to hear it buddy, that you are getting the swing of it. Was at one of the ranches today, road and tractor work. Sizeing up some trees to take down also, a few dead firs, and oaks. Decent firs=Timber! As in coming down!

 

[NHlocal]

Good to hear it buddy, that you are getting the swing of it. Was at one of the ranches today, road and tractor work. Sizeing up some trees to take down also, a few dead firs, and oaks. Decent firs=Timber! As in coming down!

Norm,
I'm learnin' slowly. Here's a few pics of what I've done(so far).
I have one end of rope whip/lock stitch, a ring/ring eye splice with whip/lock stitch,
and an end to end splice with whip/lock stitch.

Gonna see pics of those take downs? :msp_drool:

 

[Ronaldo]

Those splices and wraps look very PROfessional, Randy. I am not sure what exactly they are designed to do, but it looks nice and neat.

Ron

 

[NHlocal]

Those splices and wraps look very PROfessional, Randy. I am not sure what exactly they are designed to do, but it looks nice and neat.

Ron

Thanks Ron,
I've just started learning to splice but, I'm VERY particular(some people say I'm a perfectionist :msp_rolleyes
about how I do my work.

The fat orange rope is my double braid bull rope that I had to repair with an "end to end" splice 'cause
I hit it with my chainsaw on my last tree job.

The one with the two rings is a "ring/ring friction saver" that is used as a false crotch or a redirect for my climb line.
I spliced the eye on each end with the ring.

The green rope is my lighter duty double braid bull rope. The cover was fraying badly on the end so I whip/lock stitched
the end to keep it from unraveling.

Right now I'm kinda just going through the motions of it all, it'll take me a while to really understand it.....:hmm3grin2orange:

 

[NORMZILLA44]

I agree with Ron Randy, very professional! Hope I have some new tree work pics for u soon!

 

[Brian13]

Wow Randy, that splicing looks really good. Would love to learn how, but not sure I would trust my work LOL. Did my first side job since I started working for somebody. Decent size oak, 20"+ DBH, and leaned way over. No pics, was just me and the HO, but everything went pretty good. Cut some of the top out to clear another tree and then dropped it. Feels like summer is already here though, still cramping up a little bit. Have more work to do there and I will try to get some pics next time:msp_biggrin:.

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Hey Brian great to see u!! Randy I hope soon, and always on the pics, mandatory right?:msp_rolleyes:

 

[NHlocal]

Wow Randy, that splicing looks really good. Would love to learn how, but not sure I would trust my work LOL. Did my first side job since I started working for somebody. Decent size oak, 20"+ DBH, and leaned way over. No pics, was just me and the HO, but everything went pretty good. Cut some of the top out to clear another tree and then dropped it. Feels like summer is already here though, still cramping up a little bit. Have more work to do there and I will try to get some pics next time:msp_biggrin:.

Brian,
good to hear from ya'. Thanks, I'm happy with the way they came out for sure!
Good to hear that take down went well, if you get pics post 'em up..... :msp_w00t:

Work safe. :msp_thumbsup:

 

[NHlocal]

Hey Brian great to see u!! Randy I hope soon, and always on the pics, mandatory right?:msp_rolleyes:

You got it!!!
opcorn: :msp_thumbup:

 

[Brian13]

Topped and dropped a pine today. My boss took a time lapse video, didnt come out well but you get the basic idea. Was rotten at the stump. Had large open cavities on both sides that went all the way through. When I was cutting it up it came apart into two separate pieces. The tree was basically sitting on two pillars of good wood. Kind of nerve racking lol. It all went well though.


[video=youtube_share;XXRWRuMwni0]http://youtu.be/XXRWRuMwni0[/video]

 

[NHlocal]

Brian,
good to hear it went well, the time lapse is a bit hard to make out.
Got another one under your belt, a little more experience to draw from. :msp_thumbup:
Work safe. :msp_thumbsup:

 

[MontanaJack]

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