Everyday day man's tree work and cutting thread

[JugHead27]

Been awhile. Been on the go, cutting and more cutting. No complaints, Been a blessing. Warm summer, home owner yesterday was concerned for crew and me, heat wise. But crew wanted to work me too. It was only 98 or so we had shade. I told homeowner we are conditioned for it, do it all the time. The big heat waves we will sit out hope all is well Amigos.

That heat just pulls the life right out of me beyond 85F I need to take a breather break every hr

 

[Loony661]

Good to hear from ya @Normzilla . Nice pictures.

 

[Normzilla]

Buy hey I still get pinched like jobly

 

[Normzilla]

Good to hear from ya @Normzilla . Nice pictures.

Thanks Amigo

 

[davidwyby]

395 sleeps like a bat

 

[FergusonTO35]

And the pinch of the year goes to...

 

[jakethesnake]

395 sleeps like a bat

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Yep. Loaded trees are fun

 

[Normzilla]

395 sleeps like a bat

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I hate that when that happens

 

[MustangMike]

Yes, wedges are great at reducing pinches, and much lighter than an extra B+C!

Sometimes I'll even insert 2 before finishing a cut (spaced about 1/3 diameter apart). Reduces the chance of lateral pinches.

 

[FergusonTO35]

What's strange is, my dad and both grandfathers cut alot of wood in their day and I don't remember them ever using wedges. Using them has been a learning process for me in fact.

 

[MustangMike]

The plastic ones work great because they slide very well and reduce the chance of them getting wedged in the cut (like a wooden one would).

The plastic wedge (by being slippery) often prevents the two ends of the wood locking against themself (if no wedge was used - preventing the wood from dropping at the cut).

I always like to put a couple in my pockets when cutting and almost always use them when cutting a large, suspended log. Saw about 2/3 down from the top, insert the wedges, and finish from the bottom up.

 

[jakethesnake]

Plastic doesn’t destroy your chain either.

 

[jakethesnake]

Yes I’ve cut into my wedges several times

 

[Normzilla]

Plastic doesn’t destroy your chain either.

Oh yeah. I remember when for a bit seemed metal wedges were the thing, lol no thanks. I keep one just in case a tree needs a real beating. Never comes out though

 

[Frank bierce]

395 sleeps like a bat

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You taught it how to dangle!!

 

[davidwyby]

I think I could go fell trees with a western faller on the side of a mountain…buck with them, not so much.

 

[Loony661]

I think I could go fell trees with a western faller on the side of a mountain…buck with them, not so much.

Bucking and reading tree weight takes some practice, but ultimately you gotta learn to feel when the saw is about to pinch. It took me a long time to want to switch over to the newer spring mounted saws because of this - with the rubber mounted, like my 460 for example, you could feel what the chain was doing very well. When the spring AV’s came out, I tried one (441) and pinched my saw the first 3 trees I stuck it in. It canceled all the vibration that I was used to relying on. Anyway, long story short, practice practice practice and really get to know your setup. After that it’s just physics and gravity.

 

[HumBurner]

I think I could go fell trees with a western faller on the side of a mountain…buck with them, not so much.

Not having seen you operate, my guess is you'd do just fine.

Are you used to working on slopes, poor/loose footing? Do you know how to use your body and shift the balance of your weight under those conditions?


That is more important, imo, and takes more time to learn than the bucking.

How often do you cut logs from the far side in order to preserve the saw logs and eliminate breaking/splintering?

 

[Normzilla]

I think I could go fell trees with a western faller on the side of a mountain…buck with them, not so much.

I know many fallers who runs mounts pulling stuck saws. One I know carries and extra bar to the woods. Leaves it near his strip. Told me he always prefered the inboard clutch, because if he gets hung up or a tree sets back on his saw, he can pull the power head off easier than the outboard clutch. Even told me some stories of having to break chains with and axe to save powerheads.

 

[HumBurner]

I know many fallers who runs mounts pulling stuck saws. One I know carries and extra bar to the woods. Leaves it near his strip. Told me he always prefered the inboard clutch, because if he gets hung up or a tree sets back on his saw, he can pull the power head off easier than the outboard clutch. Even told me some stories of having to break chains with and axe to save powerheads.

What a shame as opposed to learning how to avoid the situation(s)!