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

[NORMZILLA44]

Sweet! LOL! He could be famous, I told him about our saw sites too. Have not seen him yet.

 

[Rounder]

Just a little more off the top and my little hair cut is done.

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Hope all's well Norm - Sam

 

[Alex D]

A question ive been meaning to ask but keep forgetting, for all west coast loggers, arbs, etc... how big are the trees you usually cut?? Is there still substanial old or large second growth being cut??

 

[Brian13]

Just a little more off the top and my little hair cut is done.

Hope all's well Norm - Sam

Awesome!!!! Looks slightly cooler the the 80s its been here LOL.

 

[parrisw]

A question ive been meaning to ask but keep forgetting, for all west coast loggers, arbs, etc... how big are the trees you usually cut?? Is there still substanial old or large second growth being cut??

Not much anymore, but it still happens around here.

 

[NHlocal]

Just a little more off the top and my little hair cut is done.

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Hope all's well Norm - Sam

That is some beautiful country you've got out there.
Thanks for a little window into your world. :msp_thumbsup:
Work safe. ::thumbsup::

 

[jimdad07]

A little ported saw work today, this was the first saw I ever ported about a year ago.

 

[Rounder]

Few more scenery shots from yesterday/today. Nice time of year - Sam

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[NORMZILLA44]

Sam, awesome scenary my brother. REP sent Montana Way:msp_thumbup: Alex that was a good question, the last couple years my friend was falling in Oregon, and they were in some good size timber. But most I see on the trucks in smaller stuff. It will catch my eye once in awhile to see one 4 feet or so at the butt, but I remember these ones in this neck of the woods. Pics below, and the boy is Brian parmeter my buddy in Oregon grew up here. That pic was I think 86? They take out occasional outlaws or big ones, but no too much around here anymore. Some decent second growth but not huge, just decent. Good call Will, probably similar to what you see in the doug fir. We had some good fir but the redwood put us on the map. You probably had some good cedar eh? Randy I agree sweet country! Jim good to see ya nice Vid, and saw!

 

[madhatte]

Ahow big are the trees you usually cut?? Is there still substanial old or large second growth being cut??

Can't speak for any other ownerships, but the last couple sales I've worked on have averaged 26" at DBH and 140', for an average of about 725 bf/tree...If you do the math on the taper, I'll say, "Yeah, I see it".

 

[NHlocal]

Few more scenery shots from yesterday/today. Nice time of year - Sam

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Sam, thanks for sharing some more of that beautiful country. :msp_thumbup:
Norm, that is some big wood! :jawdrop: , wonder what it's like to drop a tree that big??? :msp_drool:
Should be doing some cutting Saturday, twigs compared to that big one...
Work safe. ::thumbsup::

 

[RandyMac]

Big trees are a lot of work to fall and then you get to buck them.

Here is Cody gnawin' away at a Redwood.

Falling Old Growth Redwood. Humboldt County CA 2002 - YouTube

 

[ausneil 1]

Big trees are a lot of work to fall and then you get to buck them.

Here is Cody gnawin' away at a Redwood.

Falling Old Growth Redwood. Humboldt County CA 2002 - YouTube

Now thats a tree...... nothing like that here in oz

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Good stuff Nathan, sounds like you are getting in too decent stuff. Randy/NHlocal good deal hope you will have a good tree tale, or pic. Randymac love that video!! Neil long time no see how the heck are ya! Nothing like that in OZ, but those bad ass giant Eaucalyptus trees, which have earned my respect as well. Some of those bastards are more of a hanfull.

 

[Alex D]

Sam, awesome scenary my brother. REP sent Montana Way:msp_thumbup: Alex that was a good question, the last couple years my friend was falling in Oregon, and they were in some good size timber. But most I see on the trucks in smaller stuff. It will catch my eye once in awhile to see one 4 feet or so at the butt, but I remember these ones in this neck of the woods. Pics below, and the boy is Brian parmeter my buddy in Oregon grew up here. That pic was I think 86? They take out occasional outlaws or big ones, but no too much around here anymore. Some decent second growth but not huge, just decent. Good call Will, probably similar to what you see in the doug fir. We had some good fir but the redwood put us on the map. You probably had some good cedar eh? Randy I agree sweet country! Jim good to see ya nice Vid, and saw!

Wow now thats a monster tree, probably 10 foot or so in diameter?

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Yeah pretty close I think. It was off Bohan dillion road in Cazadero, where I grew up. They did a good write up in the press democrat a local paper. I have searched some archives but no luck finding the article. Will parmeter fell it his son Brian is in the pic, and his other son John is one of my best buddy's, well so is Brian. We have all done a lot of tree work together. There dad taught me a bunch one hell of a timber faller, and climber.

 

[ausneil 1]

Good stuff Nathan, sounds like you are getting in too decent stuff. Randy/NHlocal good deal hope you will have a good tree tale, or pic. Randymac love that video!! Neil long time no see how the heck are ya! Nothing like that in OZ, but those bad ass giant Eaucalyptus trees, which have earned my respect as well. Some of those bastards are more of a hanfull.

Yea going well norm, flat out with work and in the raceing season as well, not getting over to this forum quite so much just now.
Glad to see this thread is still plodding along with out internet tough guys spoiling the topic. (like they would get away with it now wouldn't they????? like f##k they would)

randy mac,,,, i never get sick of those big logs, or the stories that go with them..

I must dig up some photoes of our big wood, like tallow wood, brush box, blue gum ect,,, we still have them but they are locked up in national parks today and thats where they will stay i'm afraid. I do have a few vidoes of our company i worked for when logging old growth up until the government pushed us out and onto the coastal forests. Getting them onto vid may take a bit but someone can do it i'm sure. From memory the bigest tallow wood i fell was in the late 80's and measured 3.8 m or about 12 foot 6 in the old measurment, i saw a bigger one in the same block and thankfuly my boss volenteered to deal with it.

Stay with it norm and co, take care and i will sneek a look now and then.

 

[NHlocal]

Good stuff Nathan, sounds like you are getting in too decent stuff. Randy/NHlocal good deal hope you will have a good tree tale, or pic. Randymac love that video!! Neil long time no see how the heck are ya! Nothing like that in OZ, but those bad ass giant Eaucalyptus trees, which have earned my respect as well. Some of those bastards are more of a hanfull.

Hey Norm, we're lookin' to clean out some dead and dying wood around the parsonage on our church property.
It'll add to the firewood pile and remove the hazard of falling limbs. :msp_thumbsup: Speaking of falling limbs, did you
see the video Brad posted testing his 390? :msp_scared: WOW!!! Never underestimate the danger of cutting down a tree.
Many lessons to be learned in that video. Very glad to see he got away with "minor" injuries. Really got me
thinking as I get my equipment ready for cutting tomorrow, about always being alert and aware of whats going
on at all times. Never let myself think, "this is an easy one". Looking to have a safe and productive day tomorrow.
I'll try to get some pics but I'm the one cutting so it won't be easy, I should get at least a few.
Remember, whatever you do, where ever you do it,
Work safe! ::thumbsup::::thumbsup::::thumbsup::

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Neil great stuff glad you stopped in! Yep stays just friends in here, like a little family. Those blue gums I know well. We have some big ones come down in the storms. Guess who gets to cut em LOL! Take care buddy. Randy everything go well on your job? Wish I could have got back to you sooner hope all is good, and you returned safe. Yeah I think Brad is still in the shock, and count your lucky stars stage. I know I would be, and been there man scary stuff. I am sure glad we are talking about his recovery, and not talking about what a great guy he was. Glad he is ok. I took out four dead trees at work yesterday, 40-60 feet, and 2 foot at the base on the biggest. I knew at the first glance they would be fun all dead, and not much integrity above my head. I kept both ear muffs off so I could hear, looked up too, and told my cutting partner to watch above me for anything that may fall. They all had spars, and unions, and when I faced em was surprised DBH they were pretty sound. The second tree went awry I faced it, and went to fall it got about half way through a backcut, and a union spilt, and barberchaired. Good thing I was paying attention and looking up. I got out of the way quick and no worry. Then I fell the other piece the bigger piece that was still standing.

 

[jimdad07]

Norm this thread reminds a lot of our fight thread, that's where I spend most of my time. Happy to see another thread like it has popped up, not a bunch of drama queens or giant egos in here or in our thread. Keep it up guys, you have to catch up to us you know:msp_smile: