The forestry and logging pictures thread

[Mastermind]

I was trying to prevent this. Unfortunately, the Red Oak and frozen ground had other ideas.
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Did you wave to it as it left?

 

[Loony661]

Did you wave to it as it left?

I didn’t have time - it took off like a missile once it hit the ground.

 

[nbbt]

I didn’t have time - it took off like a missile once it hit the ground.

Ya should have made some funs of it and jumped on and taken for a ride.

 

[Loony661]

Ya should have made some funs of it and jumped on and taken for a ride.

Logging is dangerous enough, as fun as that sounds!

 

[Skeans1]

It’s just a hardwood chair that girl out, in all reality don’t you guys quarter across the hillsides?

 

[Loony661]

It’s just a hardwood chair that girl out, in all reality don’t you guys quarter across the hillsides?

I’m not following what you mean…

 

[woodfarmer]

Some nasty dead maples, I stopped after getting 4 on the ground. Thought I better quit while I was ahead.

 

[Woodwackr]

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Hope you are wearing a quality hard hat

 

[Swanman62]

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If you had the 3/4 wrap, you wouldn’t have to back bar the cut from that side. Just saying.

 

[Boomhower]

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Ive heard that palm trees are rough on saws, eating up the cases because of the sap. Have you ever had any problems?

 

[Woodwackr]

Ive heard that palm trees are rough on saws, eating up the cases because of the sap. Have you ever had any problems?

Not sap but plenty of acidic moisture. Main problem is the strings…palm trees are basically a column of compressed strings . You have to clean out the clutch assembly of all the stringy, damp crap. Let it sit in there and big problems can occur. They aren’t actually a tree.

 

[davidwyby]

If you had the half wrap, you wouldn’t have to back bar the cut from that side. Just saying.

I like to back bar sometimes, Midwest and easterners do it regularly, there are some pros and cons

Ive heard that palm trees are rough on saws, eating up the cases because of the sap. Have you ever had any problems?

Yes

Not sap but plenty of acidic moisture. Main problem is the strings…palm trees are basically a column of compressed strings . You have to clean out the clutch assembly of all the stringy, damp crap. Let it sit in there and big problems can occur. They aren’t actually a tree.

This

 

[Loony661]

 

[Woodwackr]

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Looks like that thing will pull whatever out of wherever and not even breath hard

 

[Swanman62]

I like to back bar sometimes, Midwest and easterners do it regularly, there are some pros and cons

Yes

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I agree and I back bar a bunch on smaller stuff and obviously on under bucks. When you back bar, you lose the ability to dog in and let the saw do the work on felling cuts. Small trees, no biggie. Bigger trees, flip that saw over and let it do the work. I meant 3/4 wrap. Maybe I will try to edit my post. I have never tried that before.

 

[Mastermind]

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You guys have some pretty serious hills there Andy.

 

[Loony661]

Looks like that thing will pull whatever out of wherever and not even breath hard

Yes sir, the Timberjack is a mighty machine for its size. This is technically a small skidder, but it excels here in the hills, and fits my one man operation just right. I’ve leased bigger skidders, and they can pull more, but otherwise just use more fuel getting about the same work done, when I’m by myself like this.

You guys have some pretty serious hills there Andy.

Yes we do here, along the Mississippi River valley. Typically 300-400 feet in elevation change, top to bottom. And the grades are very steep in some places. Where I’m at now, there are rock cliffs near the top.

 

[davidwyby]

I agree and I back bar a bunch on smaller stuff and obviously on under bucks. When you back bar, you lose the ability to dog in and let the saw do the work on felling cuts. Small trees, no biggie. Bigger trees, flip that saw over and let it do the work. I meant 3/4 wrap. Maybe I will try to edit my post. I have never tried that before.

They use shorter bars and use the motion of the chain around the tip to self feed.

 

[woodfarmer]

No back bar, that was a bore cut on a leaning hard maple, see the first pic. I usually only bore cut on a solid leaner or a leaning Ash tree, to prevent barber chair.

I’d really like a Timberjack but I’m kinda liking my enclosed cab tractor with heat and tunes I’m this -20*c.

 

[Loony661]

I agree and I back bar a bunch on smaller stuff and obviously on under bucks. When you back bar, you lose the ability to dog in and let the saw do the work on felling cuts. Small trees, no biggie. Bigger trees, flip that saw over and let it do the work. I meant 3/4 wrap. Maybe I will try to edit my post. I have never tried that before.

If the chain is sharp, and the rakers set properly, the saw will self feed no matter which side of the bar you’re using.

They use shorter bars and use the motion of the chain around the tip to self feed.

This too. Works excellent.