How do I drop these without breaking them?

[davidwyby]

Was just gonna pile some cushion branches n junk. Bout 36-40” DBH

 

[Cat 525]

Those are full of iron!

 

[jacob j.]

You can use old tires, other pieces of wood, or an old Yugo if you have one around. I guess a Geo Metro would work in a pinch.

 

[davidwyby]

You can use old tires, other pieces of wood, or an old Yugo if you have one around. I guess a Geo Metro would work in a pinch.

...and I have a Sentra

 

[davidwyby]

Those are full of iron!

Metal detector time I reckon

 

[Sagebrush33]

Know anyone with a K-boom or small crane? Or choke them to a pole boom?
Heli???
Have Randy send ya some bails for cushion.

 

[Cat 525]

Land em towards the building! The high lines and building can be the cushion!

 

[davidwyby]

Ah you buncha jokers! Where is @HYPERSAWS or @CLEARCUT @chiselbit @stikine @Skeans1 ?

...I should have just posted on the forestry and logging pics thread

 

[HYPERSAWS]

Ah you buncha jokers! Where is @HYPERSAWS or @CLEARCUT @chiselbit @stikine @Skeans1 ?

...I should have just posted on the forestry and logging pics thread

Branches would work or a a few old mattresses perhaps. JJ's idea would work as well

 

[Thumper88]

Id do some tire stacks. 2 tires high about 5 feet apart the full length of the tree

 

[Sagebrush33]

Ah you buncha jokers!

Was actually serious about the boom trucks. Depending on what these logs mean to you, a guy with a truck wouldn't charge much for an hours worth of work. Maybe a few bucks and a 12pk

 

[Skeans1]

Ah you buncha jokers! Where is @HYPERSAWS or @CLEARCUT @chiselbit @stikine @Skeans1 ?

...I should have just posted on the forestry and logging pics thread

Crib the area and hope. How rotten are those girls?


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[davidwyby]

Crib the area and hope. How rotten are those girls?


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Not rotten I don’t think/hope not. If they were I wouldn’t be worried about breaking them. Well other than the ginormic mess they’d make.


I have the deuce with the winch but the location is a pretty long ways from civilization, farther than I want to drive it, or than would be worth it for a boom truck.


I’ll probably just cushion n drop.

I figure low stump...anything else for the cut?

 

[davidwyby]

...like this...but not on the trailer. they have a branch pile on site

 

[huskihl]

I’d land it right in the trunk of that Nissan.

 

[stikine]

Funny stuff. I'm liking the piles of tires idea...readily available and easy to move / clean up afterwards.

Of course smashing a car would be more photo worthy, epic, and would make you an OPE legend!

 

[davidwyby]

Funny stuff. I'm liking the piles of tires idea...readily available and easy to move / clean up afterwards.

Of course smashing a car would be more photo worthy, epic, and would make you an OPE legend!

smack in the middle of a trailer...twice...isn't good enough?!

 

[stikine]

I figure low stump...anything else for the cut?

You probably know this, but you may wish to go deep with your undercut to help get those stobs into the lay and minimize your need for extensive wedging etc.

 

[chiselbit]

Know any of the local tree services in that area? Drop a couple loads of chips in your lay. But I’m with @Skeans1 once you start seeing the bark buckling and peeling on Ponderosas your window for sound wood is getting small

 

[chiselbit]

I figure low stump...anything else for the cut?

Wide open face, big back wall, pull it over with a lot of hinge wood,,, if it’s still got some elasticity that might slow it down a bit.