How'd it go today?

[Dave Shepard]

I didn't realize I could add videos. That's neat.

 

[Dave Shepard]

Found the top of my drafting table. First plan of 2025 is already done.

 

[davidwyby]

@Dave Shepard how would you go about milling a large log into decking boards, all or as much as possible quarter or rift sawn not flat….with a bandsaw.

Thanks

 

[Dave Shepard]

If it's really big, like 48" or more, I'd quarter it with a chainsaw then flip flop the quarters on the mill. Smaller logs you can quarter on the mill. I'm not sure there is another way to optimize quarter sawn, without actually quartering the log first.

 

[Kaveman]

Took the kids to the park for a bit today while it was sunny, and all of 34° out, so that didn't last long. Everyone one who missed KVs birthday swung by today. There's a cake. The kids are bored. Life is pretty good.

 

[WoodCutr]

buddy of mine found out how not to drive today, I won't post pictures of his truck for privacy reasons but he did good to come out alive, banged his head off the drivers window pretty good, says he's OK but I don't trust anyone to self diagnose after hitting their head

I have my first bid to go do in the last month or so, I've been getting calls from some friends asking if we are as slow as they are, guess the election year really did a number on tree work, everyone's been super slow in my area

still regret not going out and renting a skidsteer to do some snow plowing, I know multiple people that haven't stopped running 3 man crews doing parkinglots for 3 days straight, charging almost $500/hr, probably going to save up a little specifically for a plow setup this year and do snow next winter since I have better stuff to spend my money on and we haven't gotten nearly as much snow as normal, my truck is pretty much every snow guy's dream truck, short wheelbase, tighter turning than almost any pickup, incredible carrying capacity for salt, manual transmission (upon asking around, lot of snow pushers prefer a manual, but im sure my left leg won't like it after a few long days with no breaks)

 

[cory]

Stupid slow here too, unless you planned ahead and lined up golf course pruning etc

 

[Mick!]

Scratching around for work a bit myself.

 

[WoodCutr]

this whole year has been crazy slow, in 1-2 months in 22 and 23 I did more work than all year in 24, also had more breakdowns because everything was being ran hard with no time for scheduled repairs, now I've had time to catch up and am excited to have fully operational equipment, I can't use it, 2 more months and we should be back to normal

Heres to fresh leaves and tax returns bringing in that work!

 

[treebilly]

Pretty boring day doing ROW trimming. I was so wearied with watching the guys that I volunteered to flag for an hour or so. I think I’ll pull rank and jump in the basket tomorrow. Gonna be cold and I think I can stay up the longest anyhow.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Pruned fruit trees. Do these every year. Finish 2 mor tomorrow after a consult.
See what it brings

 

[flushcut]

It’s was cold so I stayed in the shop by the fire same thing tomorrow but colder.

 

[lxskllr]

I'm not working tomorrow cause boss doesn't want to be in the cold :^D I worked today for the first time since christmas. I can get used to not working.

 

[treebilly]

Cold and more ROW trimming. They volunteered for the bucket again so I’m piddling around with dragging brush and flagging traffic.

 

[WoodCutr]

underbid myself by about $400 just to get the job yesterday, and lost the job to someone else

anybody need a kidney? I have a spare one I might sell lol

 

[Mick!]

Cold here, but it enabled us to get onto a field with the loader to process some dead spruce.
By 1pm it had warmed up enough for the ground to start cutting up, but too late uncaring universe! We finished and we’re loading up and farking off.

 

[treebilly]

Snow cut us short on hours today. Decided the roads were getting too bad to be out there. It was a unanimous decision between the boss, county engineers, and I. No sense having an accident or someone getting hurt to cut some overhanging limbs

 

[davidwyby]

It’s cold! Like 36/68! 😆

Slammed busy at work, can’t keep up. Should post these in metalworking thread…all the broken things

 

[lxskllr]

What does that thing on a tower do?

 

[WoodCutr]

What does that thing on a tower do?

industrial nose picker?

 

[flushcut]

Alien anal probe?

 

[davidwyby]

 

[davidwyby]

Alien anal probe?

Loosens up settled and compacted materials in rail cars

 

[davidwyby]

Four oh floor

24” for the 461

Nasty dry euc nom nom

 

[lxskllr]

Do you use all those tools? I use a file to take the rivet down, a punch to remove it, and a hammer to peen it. and the anvil of course.