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  1. Marc-Antoine

    How'd it go today?

    I went very close to a disaster. One of my two ratchet straps holding my baby chipper broke on a sharp edge. The chipper backed a bit on my trailer ( not much because it's a tight fit), popped loose the flimsy locks and the tail gate fell on the road. I didn't heard a thing, beside the...
  2. Marc-Antoine

    What's the weather like in your neck of the woods?

    Very hot here too. Yesterday; it was still 98°F at 18:00. A thunderstorm came during the night and cooled down the air a bit in the morning but that didn't last long. I had to stop several times due to overheating. Monday will be even hotter.
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    Knot thread

    Then, I guess that I'm a little on the stubborn side. :D On the other hand, I move quite slowly on the rope, so I usually have enough time to react and not put myself in a dire situation. The first beard's hair stuck in the descender in quite a while is my remainder that's about time to trim...
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    How'd it go today?

    Indeed, but it's ballsy to tow that with this truck.:dude: I'm sure the local officiers would agree that the numbers aren't in your favor here. I even doubt that I could drag only the trailer alone with my van.:D
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    The Official Critter Thread

    It's fascinating to see how the flight mode engages right on when the time comes. No training, even no previous try, just go ! :dude: Comparing that to the struggle lived by the human baby to just stand upright.
  6. Marc-Antoine

    How'd it go today?

    RE the stump grinder flip: it was secured before the crash, there are still two chains hooked at the front and and a binder lays on the trailer's back. Something may have broken.
  7. Marc-Antoine

    How'd it go today?

    For sure in turning and maneuvering, but even the straight path?
  8. Marc-Antoine

    The Joke/Funny Pic/Video Thread

    Just a minor offense to the flag's color, but that'll do it! :D
  9. Marc-Antoine

    How'd it go today?

    What amazes me is that the engine is still running. Usually, this sort of event brings the apocalypse inside (youtube data sourced).
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    Another Gimmee

    Or just huge safety factor, depending on the possible bad conditions of use, like rubbing, sharp edges? Likely the opposite, but still severe usage related : I had a neighbor working for the rail road company at a trial area for fret. They had ropes cut in relative short length to pull the...
  11. Marc-Antoine

    What's the weather like in your neck of the woods?

    Me too, since a good bunch of days, just a little rain last evening and night.
  12. Marc-Antoine

    Instagram

    No no, it's still the same side. Look that relatively to the front blade.
  13. Marc-Antoine

    Tree felling vids

    Better safe than Sorry. Without the black line as a guy, I'd say that the primary lean will win as soon as the trunk will begin to move substantially. So I guess that the landing area would be about where is the pallet of hollow concret blocs in the case of a slow pull or a natural fall. I...
  14. Marc-Antoine

    How'd it go today?

    I know that you said it's fine, but i can't avoid to feel a pain inside when I see that landing.:blob6::crazy::D I'd like to have a guess of the impact force sustained by the trailer. There's surely a formula to find that but I don't know it.
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    Tree felling vids

    A messy tree entangled in a messy wire work. What a mess! By my favorite amazing Vietnamese climber.:big-not-worthy: I promise that I will not complain anymore about what i got on the job sites.
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    Root systems and foundations...discuss!

    They rely on the osmotic pressure to work, be it either growth or pumping water up to the top. Take what can do a sequoia and you get an idea of the performance. I don't have the precises values, but you can count on about 140 to 180 psi. If they can put enough living surfaces against...
  17. Marc-Antoine

    Machining/welding/millwright…molten metal

    So, it's a lost oil system, but what consumption of oil it involves ?
  18. Marc-Antoine

    The axe thread

    I'm not really comfy with this split/wedge mounting system. It obviously works, but I find that it weakens the handle where the wood is the thinnest and the most solicited That hurts my mechanical sens! :lol: At least, use a real split, not a saw kerf (too much fibers compromised).
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    Elm tree that splits into 2 sides, which one to cut first?

    "Conditioned" means trained, as in a high level sport, not just being in a good and healthy shape. The muscles don't like to do movements out of what they are doing regularly. That's why you found your spike climbing experience so difficult and exhausting. Too, the nervous system has to adapt...
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    Tree felling vids

    For one, trimming the root-flare makes easier the shaping of the butt for transport, as we don't cut above the flare usually (for logging). For two it allows the access to the center on the big trees with the too short bars, reducing the apparent diameter to the useful one. It is just a matter...
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