Wood Week 09: Bucking.

[Rowan]

Here are some pictures of my family and I bucking up some wood at last weeks trip.

Link to 1st tread:
http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=97762

There are a few PPE-lite shots. Let me say that PPE is important to me, and prior to someone else bringing it up I would like to acknowledge the issue. The PPE-lite individuals and I have had discussions. My uncle is purchasing a pair of chainsaw pants. My cousin has a bad back so he really doesn't cut often enough to justify it to himself I guess. Admittedly I'm not set up right yet either. My wife informed me that I should not buy screen/muff/helmet combo until sometime after my up coming birthday. :monkey: Otherwise I would have bought it shortly after Christmas.

Anyhow, on with the show:

 

[Rowan]

More bucking

What kind of wood am I cutting? Its a maple. I kind of made the assumption that it was shag bark maple.

Dad with Ironwood

 

[Rowan]

My Uncle's first time with the 660

He Liked the power, disliked the vibes and weight..

 

[josh1981]

very nice. 660 is an animal! what are the other stihls? Wish I had that much wood to play with right now! someday I will again.

 

[Rowan]

Re: What Saws

Josh,

Agreed on the 660... This was my first time with the 8 pin. What a hoot!


The saws are:

MS 660
044
MS 270
026

 

[josh1981]

Josh,

Agreed on the 660... This was my first time with the 8 pin. What a hoot!


The saws are:

MS 660
044
MS 270
026

yea. i have seen videos of 660 but never used one. I am actually planning on getting one.

nice saws. ms270 is very good.

 

[Rowan]

Bucking Old Oak 36" at stump.

 

[Rowan]

212 views and no comments.....

Looks like I need to redo those last two pics.... they weren't supposed to be red X's....

I have held back on posting other threads from Wood Week 09 as there doesn't seem to be much interest.

I've got a bunch of felling pics etc I can post up if there's any interest.

Cheers.

 

[clutch25]

Nice pics!

Wish I could find some big oak or ash to really load down the 460 for an afternoon!

 

[htpd43]

post 'em

rowan
post what you have - i can't speak for everybody else but i check this site as often as i can hoping somebody posted some pics.
thanks for the ones you did post

 

[Rowan]

Oak pics... 2nd try.

I put up a bunch of felling pics in the picture forum too.

Not sure why these pics didn't work before.

Cheers

 

[Stihl Does It]

Please post all the good pics you took this year. I'm sure there are more than just a few of us who enjoy seeing them.

I'm assuming that you're cutting this wood on family property. It's good to see you select the trees that need to be culled/removed and leave the rest to grow larger for later years.

Some of that woodlot looks a bit crowded, so I bet you sure have to select the right trees that have an opening to safely drop them.

:yourock:

 

[Rowan]

Thanks... Felling pics added

Please post all the good pics you took this year. I'm sure there are more than just a few of us who enjoy seeing them.

I'm assuming that you're cutting this wood on family property. It's good to see you select the trees that need to be culled/removed and leave the rest to grow larger for later years.

Some of that woodlot looks a bit crowded, so I bet you sure have to select the right trees that have an opening to safely drop them.

:yourock:

Thanks man, glad you liked the pics.... I've got just about all of them up now.... If you go to the picture forum or search "Wood Week 09", you'll see the threads.

Cheers!

 

[matt9923]

Nice pics!

Wish I could find some big oak or ash to really load down the 460 for an afternoon!

All i have is oak and its all i cut. All day and the 660 straight stock does work.
Plan on doing the muff mod and air filter and different sprocket to relay open up what it has. It exhaust has a frigging pin hole in it...
Its a dam good saw and can use it all day and no be tired, it's heaver but i have to do less work it does most of that.
Matt