ruel
TreeHouser
Do you sell the logs? Direct to mill or log buyer?
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Maximalist
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Maximalist
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No problem. I put another chain.
Maximalist
Treehouser
. If measured according to the Russian system, it turns out 1.4 arshinsThat's 40 inches, for the Americans.
If measured in centimeters, it turns out much more
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We are removing unwanted species ( inports!) from a rewilding project.
Gave me a chance to let the new apprentice fell a tree more than twice the diameter of his bar length.
Since we are not logging, we just cut in a comfortable height.
Gave me a chance to let the new apprentice fell a tree more than twice the diameter of his bar length.
Since we are not logging, we just cut in a comfortable height.
Mellow
BCMA
Is that a 660? With a 16" bar? I'll bet it screams!
Will those stumps resprout?
Will those stumps resprout?
Burnham
Woods walker
Doesn't look like a MS660 to my eye...
gf beranek
Old Schooler
Nice stump.
stikine
Treehouser
Is that a Sitka Spruce?
MS241 with 14" bar.
On this job we rarely cut anything thicker than 5" and since we are paid by the hour and cover a lot of ground, no reason for a bigger saw.
Yep, Sitka spruce.
It won't resprout.
Thanks Jerry, I'll tell him you said so.
On this job we rarely cut anything thicker than 5" and since we are paid by the hour and cover a lot of ground, no reason for a bigger saw.
Yep, Sitka spruce.
It won't resprout.
Thanks Jerry, I'll tell him you said so.
Mellow
BCMA
It looked bigger than that. He must be a little feller.
stikine
Treehouser
Not sure what your contract specifics are but have you considered girdling sometimes? You can kill the tree and it serves as a snag which has a lot of wildlife benefits over time. We do that up here occasionally during pre-commercial thinning or riparian restoration projects. It also doesn't load up the ground with excess slash.
ruel
TreeHouser
Awesome bit of insight, Austin. I really appreciate your thoughtful participation here at the treehouse
We do that a lot, Austin.
For exactly that reason.
For some funny reason it is ok to girdle a tree next to a historical stone fence, so it'll later rot and fall on the fence, whereas felling it so it ends there is illegal.
The reason we felled that one, is there is a mountain bike trail right behind it.
Next to road and trails, we don't girdle or veteranize for safety reasons.
Also in the case of some unwanted species, if you girdle them, they will react to the stress by reproducing.
As in: " Oh shit, I'm gonna die, better set a billion seeds".
If we had girdled this Sitka, I'm pretty sure it would have been full of cones in 2 years, picea are good at that.
The stuff we are doing right now actually takes a lot of thinking about how to go in different situations, and knowledge of species.
Great for the apprentices, since there is no set way to do things.
I tell them that as long as they can give me a reason ( Show they have thought about it) for what they have done, it is done right.
For exactly that reason.
For some funny reason it is ok to girdle a tree next to a historical stone fence, so it'll later rot and fall on the fence, whereas felling it so it ends there is illegal.
The reason we felled that one, is there is a mountain bike trail right behind it.
Next to road and trails, we don't girdle or veteranize for safety reasons.
Also in the case of some unwanted species, if you girdle them, they will react to the stress by reproducing.
As in: " Oh shit, I'm gonna die, better set a billion seeds".
If we had girdled this Sitka, I'm pretty sure it would have been full of cones in 2 years, picea are good at that.
The stuff we are doing right now actually takes a lot of thinking about how to go in different situations, and knowledge of species.
Great for the apprentices, since there is no set way to do things.
I tell them that as long as they can give me a reason ( Show they have thought about it) for what they have done, it is done right.
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SeanKroll
Treehouser
If that's not a feather in his cap, what would be?
gf beranek
Old Schooler
When it comes to felling trees with short bars Euro fallers, across the board, are more adapt than west coast fallers. I have observed this many times.
Part of the reason may lie in the fact that west coast fallers, as a rule, work on steeper ground, and so often can not cut from both sides of the tree. So to remedy that they use longer bars. As a result they are not as adept to using short bars to do the same. Even on better ground.
It is interesting how different schools perform.
Part of the reason may lie in the fact that west coast fallers, as a rule, work on steeper ground, and so often can not cut from both sides of the tree. So to remedy that they use longer bars. As a result they are not as adept to using short bars to do the same. Even on better ground.
It is interesting how different schools perform.
Yep.
Nothing that you would call steep ground here.
I pull out the long bar for storm clean up.
Wanna get as much distance to the tree in tension as possible.
Emil, the apprentice, has just started with us.
It is only his second week with a saw.
Fortunately both Richard and I have had lots of time to teach him in those 2 weeks.
Nothing that you would call steep ground here.
I pull out the long bar for storm clean up.
Wanna get as much distance to the tree in tension as possible.
Emil, the apprentice, has just started with us.
It is only his second week with a saw.
Fortunately both Richard and I have had lots of time to teach him in those 2 weeks.
SeanKroll
Treehouser
I hope to mill them in my own mill, and build a mill shed.
I've been shopping for a mill, but have recently had some unexpected bills. My mom is getting discharged from a month in the rehab facility, after a week in the hospital, after falling. She needs some things for her house, and will have a few thousand dollar bill once the insurance is settled.
Dump trailer is on hold, too.
Maximalist
Treehouser
Heat!
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gf beranek
Old Schooler
Brutal.
ruel
TreeHouser
Slashing spruce blowdown to get on on the ground. Nasty footing in a thick gross tangled mess, but hopefully reduced fire risk. Stuff in ground contact tends to stay moist enough to rot
Maximalist
Treehouser
This is a HUSQVARNA T540i XP with bar 30 cm (12 inch)
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Maximalist
Treehouser
I don't consider myself very brutal, I just have the warmest boots, winter overalls and good winter gloves. The only trouble I had today was that the Bulldog Bone froze and jammed.
