The forestry and logging pictures thread

[Funky sawman]

OK I gotta get one of those full wraps for my 346, would be so handy

Holy crap, haven't heard from you in a Coons age, what was it, 2012 at the NW Montana GTG? How you doing?

 

[Dream]

I dunno about that, it has the enormous Dingo ears, stout hind quarters and the front hips have the same look as a blue heeler. The coat screams ACD with the longer top coat. The thick head with the short snout that tapers into the head suggests ACD as well.

Catahoulas usually have floppy ears, and aren’t that thick along their backs towards the rear of their bodies, and their rear leg muscles aren’t as thick and strong as a blue heeler. They’re built a lot more like a heavy and athletic hound.

I’m taking it as an ACD. Both breeds come in a wide variety of colors.

She was a "rescue" according to the neighbors. They "adopted" her.
I dont take any of that to be fact, as they have 3 kids.
1 is admittedly not his, the middle one is(by visual verification).
The third is obviously not his,(again by visual observation).
The youngest is a red-haired-blue-eyed stocky child.
He's a skant young lad from Belgium, and his wife is a petite brunette.
Neither have blue eyes.
Moral of this story, if you cant tell if a child belongs to you, you sure as hell dont know what breed of dog you have.

 

[Dream]

LOL,,, I keep my kindling split in a covered galvanized bucket,,, and usually split a bit after supper just make sure I have plenty for the stove to heat the camphouse and yes red cedar smells grand,, but primary firewood is black jack oak

Use an old woven wooden basket for kindling. Most is Eastern red cedar when we can get it.
Fat pine starter gets it going easy.
Burn pine, red/scarlet oak, elm, and wild cherry mostly.

 

[riverrat2]

She was a "rescue" according to the neighbors. They "adopted" her.
I dont take any of that to be fact, as they have 3 kids.
1 is admittedly not his, the middle one is(by visual verification).
The third is obviously not his,(again by visual observation).
The youngest is a red-haired-blue-eyed stocky child.
He's a skant young lad from Belgium, and his wife is a petite brunette.
Neither have blue eyes.
Moral of this story, if you cant tell if a child belongs to you, you sure as hell dont know what breed of dog you have.

LOL,,, Good one !!!!

 

[riverrat2]

Another day in the bush. Been sawing 7 days a week now. Average of a gallon of saw gas per day. got these two put in the same hole, it was a tight window for sure.

Nice Shot,,, once again good aiming skill & good hinge management = good stump shot!!! (Practice makes perfect!)
Hope everyone here had a good Thanksgiving!!!!

 

[Funky sawman]

Nice Shot,,, once again good aiming skill & good hinge management = good stump shot!!!

I typically spend a little more time on the stump than most pro fellers. When I was gyppo cutten, a normal day would yeild me about 95 to 100 trees fell, at 2 bucks per stem. My sawing partners could do well over 160 trees per day, with much less attention to detail on the butt cuts. But in the end, the strip layouts all looked the same with the timber fell in such a way that it looked like it was combed with a hair brush.

 

[riverrat2]

I typically spend a little more time on the stump than most pro fellers. When I was gyppo cutten, a normal day would yeild me about 95 to 100 trees fell, at 2 bucks per stem. My sawing partners could do well over 160 trees per day, with much less attention to detail on the butt cuts. But in the end, the strip layouts all looked the same with the timber fell in such a way that it looked like it was combed with a hair brush.

Yeah I can believe it,,,, The picks don't lie!!!and it makes the loading out go better once the yarder/Skyline gets set in getting it to the road/ skidder set.

 

[HYPERSAWS]

 

[Funky sawman]

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That's how it's supposed to look like right there folks! Perfect

 

[HYPERSAWS]

That's how it's supposed to look like right there folks! Perfect

Thanks we cut that a couple months ago.
A hand cut unit with a little tethering on the right side of the unit

 

[Funky sawman]

Im with JJ on choice of powerheads though. Primary saw was either a 046 or ms460 with the madsons full wrap and dual port muffler cover. Running a 30 inch and semi skip that's where the money was at. Then came the 372 and I fell in love with those. I took a while to get the feel for those spring mounts when bore cutting.

 

[HYPERSAWS]

That was cut with a 661 and 390

 

[Funky sawman]

Ahh good memories, back in the Oregon CKX and CJX chain days. Square ground chain with a wider cutter for wider kerf, it really helped when dealing with the red cedars we have here.

 

[Funky sawman]

That was cut with a 661 and 390

Didn't you have a 500i?

 

[HYPERSAWS]

Well I did until I scattered it lol. The piston exploded, I took it a little to far lol.
I wasn't really a fan of the saw. They run really well just not for me. I stuffed it in a box and @CLEARCUT has it now lol

 

[Funky sawman]

Funny little tid bit here. So I was frowned upon for running the Stihl 46's. Apparently a couple of fellers had busted some holes in their starter covers that let debris to get jammed up in the flywheel, destroying the poly fins. Those guys typically ran 044 and 064 and argued that if it happened to one of those saws they could finish out the day because most the fins on the aluminum flywheel usually stayed in tact after damage.
Every day after work we would head to Bovill Idaho, where a nice little bar was and argue about who's saw was more reliable, never about who had the most powerful or fastest saw lol.

 

[Funky sawman]

Well I did until I scattered it lol. The piston exploded, I took it a little to far lol.
I wasn't really a fan of the saw. They run really well just not for me. I stuffed it in a box and @CLEARCUT has it now lol

Holy crap, I had no idea. Sorry to hear that man, lots of money right there.
I been contemplating saving for a 572, I'm still not sold on auto tune yet. The little 2163 xs holds it's own well, but just need a little more stump power when cutting cedars, they suck up alot of power. I don't want to drag the 395 out for that stuff either.

 

[davidwyby]

Holy crap, I had no idea. Sorry to hear that man, lots of money right there.
I been contemplating saving for a 572, I'm still not sold on auto tune yet. The little 2163 xs holds it's own well, but just need a little more stump power when cutting cedars, they suck up alot of power. I don't want to drag the 395 out for that stuff either.

Have you tried a 7900?

I really enjoy learning about y’all’s profession in this thread.

 

[Funky sawman]

Yea been there and done that with the dolmars. Don't like the handlebar spacing, weird balance with longer bars, and total lack of dealer support, yea I'm done with those.

 

[davidwyby]

I like my 6100 though it’s heavy. Tried a 7900 briefly at the GTG, gonna get one to try further. Seems like they have the most cc/power in the weight class. The handle angle feels better to my left wrist because my wrist doesn’t have to bend like on my Jreds which the handles are 90 deg to the body/bar of the saw.