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

[NORMZILLA44]

Hell yeah he did Randy! Good friend!. No going to do the mod myself, first time:msp_scared: Went to slap it on, and my exaust gasket broke. Fark!! Ran to saw shop none in stock, had to order, man that killed me, something so trivial! I need help my friends, study this picture, we encounter this all the time, phone wire tension in trees we have to cut. I have thought long and hard, and ordered a porta wrap, block, and whoopie slings from Bailey's thanks to my boss, giving me trust always, and thanks to my saw shop who always does the ordering, as we have no account with baielys why I don't know, been trying to get em too. So how would you rig these, want all your opinion's as we have tied off to truck's, loaders etc. To keep the catapult to a minimum, but after you still gotta catapult the line, when you untied the rope. So me thought porta wrap. Ok pics, LOL! more than one. And most times line is closer to the ground. I was thinking PW hooked to truck, and block on the phone line, or maybe no block. Then have a real stout climb line, about 8k tensile.

 

[parrisw]

Hell yeah he did Randy! Good friend!. No going to do the mod myself, first time:msp_scared: Went to slap it on, and my exaust gasket broke. Fark!! Ran to saw shop none in stock, had to order, man that killed me, something so trivial! I need help my friends, study this picture, we encounter this all the time, phone wire tension in trees we have to cut. I have thought long and hard, and ordered a porta wrap, block, and whoopie slings from Bailey's thanks to my boss, giving me trust always, and thanks to my saw shop who always does the ordering, as we have no account with baielys why I don't know, been trying to get em too. So how would you rig these, want all your opinion's as we have tied off to truck's, loaders etc. To keep the catapult to a minimum, but after you still gotta catapult the line, when you untied the rope. So me thought porta wrap. Ok pics, LOL! more than one. And most times line is closer to the ground. I was thinking PW hooked to truck, and block on the phone line, or maybe no block. Then have a real stout climb line, about 8k tensile.

Yikes!!! Norm, around here hydro would have to get involved with that one, they shouldn't ever let trees grow around lines like that, they sure don't out here.

 

[NHlocal]

Tension relief.....

Hell yeah he did Randy! Good friend!. No going to do the mod myself, first time:msp_scared: Went to slap it on, and my exaust gasket broke. Fark!! Ran to saw shop none in stock, had to order, man that killed me, something so trivial! I need help my friends, study this picture, we encounter this all the time, phone wire tension in trees we have to cut. I have thought long and hard, and ordered a porta wrap, block, and whoopie slings from Bailey's thanks to my boss, giving me trust always, and thanks to my saw shop who always does the ordering, as we have no account with baielys why I don't know, been trying to get em too. So how would you rig these, want all your opinion's as we have tied off to truck's, loaders etc. To keep the catapult to a minimum, but after you still gotta catapult the line, when you untied the rope. So me thought porta wrap. Ok pics, LOL! more than one. And most times line is closer to the ground. I was thinking PW hooked to truck, and block on the phone line, or maybe no block. Then have a real stout climb line, about 8k tensile.

Very nice job on the muffler Will. :msp_thumbup: Love those pics Norm, that's quite a mess! :msp_ohmy: First of all, do they cut the power before your crew goes in to work?! Next, how much "tension" are you talking about, is it within the limits of the gear you're thinking of using? If it is I think you've got a pretty good idea with the porta wrap. Without power in the lines you could rig a block onto the wires, run the rope to the PW, anchor the PW on a truck, tree, etc, and easily release tension out of the wires, retrieve the block out of the wires and you're good to go. That would work. :msp_thumbup:
I'll be starting to cut on a new job this Saturday, couple of pines and an oak. My son is coming home from college tonight so I'll recruit him to help me out. :hmm3grin2orange: Pics and video for sure!
Work safe!!! :msp_thumbsup:

 

[Brian13]

Wow Norm!! That looks like one hell of a puzzle. Is that storm damage or just long overdue for some trimming? I would think the power company would be willing to drop the lines to take the tension off the lines. Looks very sketchy at best. Be careful what ever you do. Well I spent my day in a lift trimming palm trees. Not glamorous by any means, in fact it kind of sucked LOL. But you cant do tree work in Florida without palm trees. On the bright side, I got to play with a genie lift and those are fun. Still have to sort out the tuning on my 200t, wants to die coming out of the cut. Been trying to get it right, havnt got it dialed in yet.

 

[NHlocal]

I feel your pain.....

Wow Norm!! That looks like one hell of a puzzle. Is that storm damage or just long overdue for some trimming? I would think the power company would be willing to drop the lines to take the tension off the lines. Looks very sketchy at best. Be careful what ever you do. Well I spent my day in a lift trimming palm trees. Not glamorous by any means, in fact it kind of sucked LOL. But you cant do tree work in Florida without palm trees. On the bright side, I got to play with a genie lift and those are fun. Still have to sort out the tuning on my 200t, wants to die coming out of the cut. Been trying to get it right, havnt got it dialed in yet.

Hey Brian, I feel your pain, I have an MS260pro that I thought I had "fixed". ( found a small leak in the fly wheel side bearing seal and replaced it ) The saw still acts sluggish to carb adjustments. H, L, and idle screw, maybe I need a carb kit? :dunno: Remember, tree work isn't all "glamorous", there's a whole lot of tree work that ain't glamorous at all. But I still love it. :bringit: Stay with it Brian, there's something good to be learned in every part of tree work. :hmm3grin2orange:
Work safe. :msp_thumbsup:

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Thanks for the replies, sso far muffler has baffle drilled out like Will suggested, and then drilled a exhaust outlet, to match other side. The additiond of the other stock, deflector seemed like more trouble then worth, as I do not have one. Also would have to weld or braze. This way just have to ad a nipple to that one side, and maybe think of spark screens. But she is on the road thanks to Will, be cutting Saturday with it. And good point Will most areas here trees don't get in wires either, but some areas we have they do. That is one I posted you guys saw, came down in a storm a few months ago, was away from wires but fell into them, and brought them down. That is our worst case scenario as bad as it get's. No we do not do powered lines Randy, if live we have to wait on PG&E to deenergize. The trouble with the tension is always phone or cable. And we are on the same page in thinking, rigging PW to the truck, and rope. Then block and sling to the cable. And the manlift is my saw truck, and will be what we rig from, so block retrieval no issue. Yep Palms are sweet to look at ####ty to cut! Hang in there Brian you can do it!

 

[NORMZILLA44]

All week in the heat, and allergies taking a toll, hard week Im worn out. Glad Im on 4-10'S and off tomorrow, will have to get a second wind for Saturday cutting.

 

[parrisw]

Nice pics norm. Working hard.

 

[NHlocal]

Saturday cutting.....

All week in the heat, and allergies taking a toll, hard week Im worn out. Glad Im on 4-10'S and off tomorrow, will have to get a second wind for Saturday cutting.

I hear ya' Norm, get some rest. It's good to take a break to recover. I'll have to find my second wind after I get out of work Saturday am. The shop has us working M-F with O/T in the am and Saturday am, we're busy which is a good thing. Doesn't leave much time for cutting but that's OK, I just have to get a little creative with my schedule. :bringit: Nice pics Norm, I'll be getting some when I cut this Saturday. I recruited my son to help, he just got home from his sophomore year in college on Wednesday night. Rest up and be sharp for Saturday cutting.

Work safe. :msp_thumbsup:

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Thanks fellas. Funny how adding allergies to the mix, really takes your energy at the end of the day. Been taking honey, for last year plus. Weaned me of my allergy medicine, but last couple days of cutting, been around mowing, tall grass, and these live Oaks are killin me. Never realized must be a ton of pollen in the leaves. By the way my fellow tree work and rigging friends, I am curious on everyone's favorite knot to use. And your favorite hitch? For me the Anchor bend. For hitch Timber hitch.

 

[Eccentric]

Thanks fellas. Funny how adding allergies to the mix, really takes your energy at the end of the day. Been taking honey, for last year plus. Weaned me of my allergy medicine, but last couple days of cutting, been around mowing, tall grass, and these live Oaks are killin me. Never realized must be a ton of pollen in the leaves. By the way my fellow tree work and rigging friends, I am curious on everyone's favorite knot to use. And your favorite hitch? For me the Anchor bend. For hitch Timber hitch.

This is high pollen time for the Oaks here my friend. The news people on the TV and radio have been talking about it every day for a couple weeks. A couple weeks ago when Dave, Bruce, Tyler, and I were cutting those oaks and madrones in that state park in Napa, I was really feeling the affects of the pollen. Picked up a little bit of poison Oak then too. We were swimming in the stuff, and there were vines of it running up the trees. For me it was just some patches of rash that was like a bunch of pimples. No itching. They're slowly going away. On my neck and back/shoulder. Not bad though. I'd washed pretty well (twice) with that Technu anti poison oak/ivy stuff. I usually don't get it at all. Must've been because I'd SAID that I never get the damn stuff......

 

[NHlocal]

Allergies.....

Thanks fellas. Funny how adding allergies to the mix, really takes your energy at the end of the day. Been taking honey, for last year plus. Weaned me of my allergy medicine, but last couple days of cutting, been around mowing, tall grass, and these live Oaks are killin me. Never realized must be a ton of pollen in the leaves. By the way my fellow tree work and rigging friends, I am curious on everyone's favorite knot to use. And your favorite hitch? For me the Anchor bend. For hitch Timber hitch.

Hey Norm, I don't have allergies but my wife has 'em pretty bad. This time of year she suffers quite a bit. I'm very thankful I'm not allergic to much of anything, except poison ivy. Ayuh, I see what my wife goes through and I am very sympathetic to all those who have them. I really don't have a lot of experience with rigging other than the limbs and tops that I have to ease down. I'll natural crotch 'em and tie off the limb with a clove hitch, works real nice and oh so simple. When I tie in to my climbing saddle I like to use the bunt line knot. It's compact and it cinches down tight on the 'biner(and it's easy to untie). I have used the timber hitch to rig to a tree a few times. I'm trying to buy some rigging gear as I'm able to afford it, little by little. I'll be cutting tomorrow afternoon, planning on pics and video. :msp_thumbup:
Work safe. :msp_thumbsup:

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Good to see you Aaron, and wish I could have been there to help. Been buried trying to get caught up, always the wind up for the ranches. Randy thanks for the sympathy, and yeah they suck, but the honey has done so much to help. I live in one county, and work in another. Some weeds and grass vary so I take local honey from each county. Cut my allergies 75 percent I bet. So I am loaded for battle worked on saws all day ready to rip! Jeanies brother needed wood, and we always have trees that came down to clear, so be him his wife, and two little boys. Jeanie, Parmeter, Bob, our friend Chris, and me sausage, hot dogs, and fish to bbq! Pics, first stop this am Jeanies dads, to put a nipple on the second port I drilled on the muffler from Will. Just a threaded nipple it threaded in a bit, and brazed one side it's sealed all the way. I am just hoping it holds, and does not vibrate loose. Two guys in Pic Jeanie's dad Frank, and brother Clyde guys are always there to help no matter what. My old wood cutting partners, miss cutting with em.

 

[parrisw]

Looks like you're missing the two brace bolts that go into the muffler Norm, pretty important. Really helps support the muffler, so it wont break.

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Thanks good eye my friend. They are in now, went to hardware store after, I recently realized this. Did not notice or pay attention before, maybe I saw and did not think they were important. But bet that's why the last one broke. You are right very important. I can't believe you caught that not even a good pic. Eagle eye

 

[parrisw]

Thanks good eye my friend. They are in now, went to hardware store after, I recently realized this. Did not notice or pay attention before, maybe I saw and did not think they were important. But bet that's why the last one broke. You are right very important. I can't believe you caught that not even a good pic. Eagle eye

Cool, happy cutting.

 

[Joe46]

Working on firewood. Have to noodle big fir rounds, so I broke out a few saws: 670S Jonsered, 930 Jonsered, 480CD Husky, 394 Husky, and finally a 281 Husky. Sorry no pics. You'll just have to believe this honest face:msp_mellow::smile2:

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Thanks Will, and Joe. Joe nice line up of saws dude!

 

[NORMZILLA44]

More pics

 

[NHlocal]

Saturday afternoon cutting.....

Hey Norm, had a beautiful day for cutting, although the wind was gusting heavy at times. Hope you had a good day also, I see from your pics you were geared up and ready to go. How'd the muffler work out for ya'? Here's a teaser pic, I'm in there somewhere(not in the shed:hmm3grin2orangelook close, body hurts, need sleep, I'll post more.....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz