How'd it go today?

[lxskllr]

What's that contract worth? Seems like an out of area company would have a hard time competing with the locals, especially when it sounds like(reading this forum anyway) work is booming.

 

[cory]

Dan, so you live far from Savanah, I take it?

Town work here defies all logic. It goes for ultra low bids (like 30-50% less than it 'should' be) and the 2 companies that tend to win the bids, one is from Rockland, NY which is at least an hour away, and the other is from RI which is at least 2 hours away. I simply do not get it. I live and work in this town and I wouldn't even think of doing the work at the prices they get and my travel time would be exactly zero.

 

[stikine]

Got some snow last night...brightens things up a bit.

 

[cory]

How far out in the boonies is that?

 

[lxskllr]

Long shadows too. Really nice.

 

[stikine]

How far out in the boonies is that?

Actually, not far at all from my house...maybe a mile or so. That clear-cut is on state land and the road is blocked off with a large log at the beginning. Decent place to take the dog for a walk. There is a trail that goes up to the peak in the background and there are 3 three-sided shelters scattered around the high country. The trail head starts at a different location.

 

[cory]

Good dog walking nearby is KEY!

 

[Tree09]

In other words, when you come out your door naked, how far do you walk before your neighbors start yelling at you?

 

[Danthetree1]

@cory yes thats is right about the bids. I dont get it, but I guess that part is above my pay scale. My house is about 5 hours from here. Made the trip and took a big sweet gum with the crane. 1.75 loads in a 60 yard loader truck. Today we are on a 51" DBH live oak. Hope yall have a great day.

 

[stig]

We managed to cut the required amount of Doug fir in one day.
A short day, even, because it was cloudy and foggy, so we couldn't see to start till 8 AM.
Some 100+ trees on a steep slope and 3 fallers.
Those of you who whine about the new generation not wanting to work, should have seen our apprentice.
He matched me tree for tree at the first break and I could just feel that he figured this would be the day he bested me.

Of course not, I've logged my whole life.
Might be old and crippled, but I still have the smoothness that takes years and years to develope.

So of course I beat him.
He was totally dead on his feet at days end.
So was I, truth be told.


Today he and I recuperated by slaying a bunch of 6-8 foot diameter cottonwoods.
Had a forwarder in place to help push them over and do the clean up.
Easy day, finished at 2 PM.

 

[FireFighterZero]

What do you people use cottonwood for over there?

 

[stig]

Fuel for powerplants.

 

[FireFighterZero]

How do they use the fuel?

I am sure you have mentioned it before......



Shredded?

 

[biggun]

I would guess wood chip.

 

[stig]

Chipped.
On a fluidized bed burner.

Cottonweed has too high water content to be really good.
They can only use it in winter, when the burners are going full tilt.

 

[FireFighterZero]

Cool.

Were the trees live?

Were they hollow?


Standing white cottonwood is the preferred woodstove fuel here.

 

[stig]

Alive, yes.
Quite hollow, too.
Most old ones are.
Isn't standing white cottonwood pretty much the only wood source where you live?

 

[FireFighterZero]

There is quite a bit of pine in the hills to the south.

Not sure what kind it is....white pine? Is that a thing?

The cottonwood is preferred over the pine.

Some ash and aspen around too.

Are there raccoons in Denmark?

 

[stig]

Nope.
We have a "kill all mammals" zone above the border to Germany in order to keep rabies out.
So far that has kept us raccoon free.

 

[FireFighterZero]

Too bad.

Cutting into 100 years worth of raccoon feces is fun.

So is watching them scatter and chase people when the tree comes down.

 

[stig]

Be about like cutting into bat shit, I suppose.

Been there, done that.
Nobody wanted to be close to me for the rest of the day.

 

[FireFighterZero]

Same thing.

You should have gone and jumped in the fjord for a quick wash up.

 

[treebilly]

It went. Rain day yesterday and snow day today. Not a major storm but the boss didn’t want trucks on the road till people remember how to drive in the snow. I still go in on these days. Getting caught up on paperwork and such. Think I finished my order for gear. Only added $1100 to the total today. New year coming up means a lot of new gear and a lot of changes. Boss is definitely spending money and in the right areas. Change takes time but we’re on the same page and can see the improvements.

 

[stikine]

We managed to cut the required amount of Doug fir in one day.
A short day, even, because it was cloudy and foggy, so we couldn't see to start till 8 AM.
Some 100+ trees on a steep slope and 3 fallers.
Those of you who whine about the new generation not wanting to work, should have seen our apprentice.
He matched me tree for tree at the first break and I could just feel that he figured this would be the day he bested me.

Any pictures of the doug firs @stig ?

 

[cory]

...white pine? Is that a thing?

White pine is all over the north east and I believe the northern mid west, Wisco etc