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

[NHlocal]

BBQ? That was pretty much my whole weekend. Spent all day yesterday smoking some ribs, and even pulled out a saw to cut some chunks of wood into smaller pieces. Nothing like a BBQ with family and friends to relax (unless your the cook). Glad to here you got some relax time Norm.

Did somebody say smoked ribs!?! :msp_drool: my stomach is already growling, sounds good Brian.

Got another visit from the UPS man this morning, :biggrinbounce2: this should take care of most of the heavy work I get.....

.....also, here's a couple pics of a Silver Maple I may be taking down, has a fairly large crown.....

.....it splits immediately off the stump into five leaders, the challenge is one of the leaders in particular is hanging over the roof and there is no main trunk to work from, a challenge but workable.....opcorn:

Work safe. :msp_thumbsup:

 

[slowp]

Welacome to page # 101. If any of you get the chance to, take a drive on Hwy 101. If takes more time than I5 but Hwy 101 and Hwy 1 really give you a look into the soul of California.

If I ever wrote a book it would be on the architecture of the roadside. I love the old gas stations and little motels that line our old highways.

The Oregon portion is famous for the bridges. Once in a while a truck gets blown sideways on the Yaquina Bay bridge which is the one in Newport.

 

[2dogs]

The Oregon portion is famous for the bridges. Once in a while a truck gets blown sideways on the Yaquina Bay bridge which is the one in Newport.

I used to make an annual trip to Ilwaco WA to go salmon fishing with my uncle. He retired to King City Or not long after the city was incorporated. I remember driving through Oregon, in particular Coos Bay. My dog and I spent a couple of weeks on the road that summer of 1973. In 1974 a blonde replaced the dog.

 

[Alex D]

Did somebody say smoked ribs!?! :msp_drool: my stomach is already growling, sounds good Brian.

Got another visit from the UPS man this morning, :biggrinbounce2: this should take care of most of the heavy work I get.....

.....also, here's a couple pics of a Silver Maple I may be taking down, has a fairly large crown.....

.....it splits immediately off the stump into five leaders, the challenge is one of the leaders in particular is hanging over the roof and there is no main trunk to work from, a challenge but workable.....opcorn:

Work safe. :msp_thumbsup:

Have you ever noticed that a silver maple is one of the trees people LOVE to plant as a tiny sapling next to their house, yet they are very unaware of how fast and how big it gets.

 

[NHlocal]

Have you ever noticed that a silver maple is one of the trees people LOVE to plant as a tiny sapling next to their house, yet they are very unaware of how fast and how big it gets.

Ayuh, they are also unaware that it's one of the "weaker" trees, much more likely to drop limbs when the weather gets stormy. That's kinda the story with this one, we had a storm come through a couple weeks ago and it broke off a few "good sized" limbs so the home owner wants it taken down.....

 

[Denis Gionet]

Ayuh, they are also unaware that it's one of the "weaker" trees, much more likely to drop limbs when the weather gets stormy. That's kinda the story with this one, we had a storm come through a couple weeks ago and it broke off a few "good sized" limbs so the home owner wants it taken down.....

I'm no expert, but I think I'd be looking at having a few people on a rope tied to the questionable limb (once the remainder is out of the way), cut a "vertical" hinge into it and have the people on the ground literally Pull it where you want, to swing it over, so to speak. You'd likely need to have it tied up well above the branches' center of gravity, so the weight remains on the hinge cut until it's cleared the house.

I don't do trees for a living, but I'd LOVE a chance to do that one, just for the challenge sake !

 

[NHlocal]

I'm no expert, but I think I'd be looking at having a few people on a rope tied to the questionable limb (once the remainder is out of the way), cut a "vertical" hinge into it and have the people on the ground literally Pull it where you want, to swing it over, so to speak. You'd likely need to have it tied up well above the branches' center of gravity, so the weight remains on the hinge cut until it's cleared the house.

I don't do trees for a living, but I'd LOVE a chance to do that one, just for the challenge sake !

Denis that's one of the options I'm considering, using that technique, or something very similar will allow me to take just about the whole thing all at once. :msp_thumbup: Of course that depends completely on whether or not I can get a rigging point strong enough and high enough to make it work.....opcorn:.....

 

[Denis Gionet]

You WILL post some pics when you do, yes ?

 

[NHlocal]

You WILL post some pics when you do, yes ?

Ayuh, pictures and video,
.....as I've said before, pictures and video are a completely objective point of view, it's a great way for me to pick out what I'm doing wrong/unsafe. :msp_thumbup: I'd love to have an experienced climber to work with, that would be the best way to learn. Right now that ain't gonna happen, so I'm pretty much on my own. That's one of the reasons I post up pics and video on AS, I've been given some great tips on how to improve. I also enjoy sharing them with y'all on AS. If I cut it, I'll post it.

Work safe. :msp_thumbsup:

 

[NORMZILLA44]

William, page 101 indeed! Hello my good friends sorry been away, all is good worked on saws today. Meeting Aaron in that am with more of the hunting gang. Cutting some trees an e few smaller removals on one of the ranches. Thanks for the hellos, and wishes gang. Alex the light bars are nice for sure. I just got a 30 in Cannon seems good balance and wieght. But the lighter ones are getting better and nice ones like you say.

 

[2dogs]

Hey Norm! A year or so back I asked Grande Dog (in the Bailey's forum) about wide nose Cannon bars. I had seen pics but all my Cannon's have a narrow Oregon type nose. He said he could get them but they did not stock the wide nose at the time. The wide nose uses the Stihl wide nose tip so the bars cost more than the regular narrow nose bars. If you don't bore very much the narrow nose bar is a bit safer, lesser chance of kickback, and lighter. On the other hand the Stihl nose doesn't require grease. At that time the wide nose bar was $250.00 plus special shipping.

BTW friends call me Bill. The cops and the IRS call me William.

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Good deal Bill, and thanks again on the 575, Parmeter is real happy. So u need some tips or bars? And mine well I guess they take Oregon tips. The ones you mention older or newer? Speaking of bars saw one Chuck showed me at the shop today Husky mount, old schoold Oregon the almost oval shape, not the dog eared type of now. I guess the tips are no longer availabel for the old school ones. this one was .404

 

[2dogs]

Good deal Bill, and thanks again on the 575, Parmeter is real happy. So u need some tips or bars? And mine well I guess they take Oregon tips. The ones you mention older or newer? Speaking of bars saw one Chuck showed me at the shop today Husky mount, old schoold Oregon the almost oval shape, not the dog eared type of now. I guess the tips are no longer availabel for the old school ones. this one was .404

If you are talking about the 3 rivet tip you can usually find them on ebay. My old 5' Cannon bar for the 090 uses that tip so I bought a couple of spares off ebay.

 

[NORMZILLA44]

So that was an older style then? The Oregon type is the new style right? Im no cannon expert, been awhile. Speaking of 09's too, was a real nice one at the saw shop today.

 

[Eccentric]

Good deal Bill, and thanks again on the 575, Parmeter is real happy. So u need some tips or bars? And mine well I guess they take Oregon tips. The ones you mention older or newer? Speaking of bars saw one Chuck showed me at the shop today Husky mount, old schoold Oregon the almost oval shape, not the dog eared type of now. I guess the tips are no longer availabel for the old school ones. this one was .404

If you are talking about the 3 rivet tip you can usually find them on ebay. My old 5' Cannon bar for the 090 uses that tip so I bought a couple of spares off ebay.

So that was an older style then? The Oregon type is the new style right? Im no cannon expert, been awhile. Speaking of 09's too, was a real nice one at the saw shop today.

Norm there's "new" and "old" style Oregon tips. I have an NOS Oregon 28" .404 sprocket nose bar for the XL-mount Homelites (such as John's 750 and my SXL-925) with the "old" style Oregon tip. The "old" style Oregon tips are also know as the "three rivet" type (and Cannon used those tips for a while on bars such as Bill's 60" large Stihl mount). Those three rivet Oregon tips are not too hard to find on feebay as Bill said. The current Cannon bars use the "new" style single rivet Oregon tips. The single rivet tips are what Oregon puts on their "Power Match" and "Power Match Plus" bars. Most of my sprocket nose bars are Windsor Speed Tips with their own style of sprocket nose (which hasn't changed in decades).

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Thanks Buddy Im headed for bed, saw tuning in the am and chips flying! Guessing sp-81 and 925 for you!:msp_thumbsup:

 

[Eccentric]

Thanks Buddy Im headed for bed, saw tuning in the am and chips flying! Guessing sp-81 and 925 for you!:msp_thumbsup:

Yep. Will be the first time out for me with the SXL-925. Just touched up the chain on it an the SP-81. The PM700 will be along too.

 

[NHlocal]

Thanks Buddy Im headed for bed, saw tuning in the am and chips flying! Guessing sp-81 and 925 for you!:msp_thumbsup:

.....headed for bed?, it's time for coffee and work:hmm3grin2orange:, good to hear from ya' Norm, work safe today. :msp_thumbsup:

 

[Denis Gionet]

.....headed for bed?, it's time for coffee and work:hmm3grin2orange:, good to hear from ya' Norm, work safe today. :msp_thumbsup:

You're my hero ! To think I get to sleep in until 6:30 on work days !

 

[NHlocal]

You're my hero ! To think I get to sleep in until 6:30 on work days !

It's one of those things that's got to be done, getting up and going to work that is, it's kinda like breathing, after a while it just comes natural. :hmm3grin2orange: