The Official Work Pictures Thread
- Thread starter MasterBlaster
- Start date
- Replies 36K
- Views 2M
flushcut
TreeHouser
No saw? Fence? I need to know why! Lol
flushcut
TreeHouser
Three house looked fun!
Rocks n stuff inside the stump, tried 3x's to cut it low.
When grinding was worried about 'kickback' from the roof of the cut but I got away safe.
Treehouse was something different!
27 degrees today but we stayed warm working on this tree.
View attachment IMG_3205.MOV
View attachment IMG_3205.MOV
gf beranek
Old Schooler
I can relate to that.
Nice
Nice
flushcut
TreeHouser
The wind sound to the crunch was priceless!
We had a bit of storm last night.
So driving to work today turned into a road clearing exercise.
I screwed up, which cost me my 500i.
Not being prepared for storm work I only had a 20" bar on it, way too short.
I had just told the apprentice that I wish I had the 36" on it, to give me a better chance of keeping both the saw and my feet away when that spruce finally popped off the rootball.
The body of the saw was too near the log, so it got grabbed by the dogs and augered in.
End of a good saw.
Worst thing is, they are on back order, it'll take at least a month to get a replacement.
Great way to start the week.
So driving to work today turned into a road clearing exercise.
I screwed up, which cost me my 500i.
Not being prepared for storm work I only had a 20" bar on it, way too short.
I had just told the apprentice that I wish I had the 36" on it, to give me a better chance of keeping both the saw and my feet away when that spruce finally popped off the rootball.
The body of the saw was too near the log, so it got grabbed by the dogs and augered in.
End of a good saw.
Worst thing is, they are on back order, it'll take at least a month to get a replacement.
Great way to start the week.
Maximalist
Treehouser
This is really a disaster.( Surprisingly, Denmark borders on Germany, and it takes quite a long time to wait for spare parts. I also usually wait 3-4 weeks.
Last edited:
Burnham
Woods walker
Damn, that's a shame, Stig. But better than that stem auguring in on your foot.
pantheraba
More biners!!!
I remember Gerry saying every tree we step up to has the potential to have our name on it. You made do with what you had...you had the knowledge to know what might happen and it let you keep out of harm's way. Good show in my book.
gf beranek
Old Schooler
Bucking hung-up windfalls with too short of a bar puts you too close to the action.
Saws are replaceable.
Saws are replaceable.
Burnham
Woods walker
I recall quite clearly a situation not unlike what Stig describes, and Gerry comments so wisely on...this was a little 16 inch diam. red alder that had tipped across a FS road. Root wad intact, and the wind and snow load were making it all rock and roll.
I happened to have a ridealong that day, a newly hired road engineer, professional series hire. 25+ years younger than me and hired straight out of college at a pay grade that shadowed mine, after more than 25 years on the job
.
I pulled out of the truck bed rail top boxes my biggest saw on board, the 066 with 36 inch bar and chain. Left in the box the 460 with 28 inch b&c, left the 200 rear handle with 16 inch b&c. I even left the 200t with 14 inch b&c
.
He actually laughed at me, the silly git.
Until that alder went stupid crazy with a sideways kick and I nearly lost my left arm. That long bar was most likely the only thing that let me walk away safe, that time.
He shut right up.
Even so, a few months later I won a $50 bet with this same fellow, about whether I could or could not move a rather large boulder with my Chevy 1500 pickup and the mounted 12k Warn winch. You might think he'd have caught on quicker in regards to his opponent's skills, but noooo.
He was still learning
.
I happened to have a ridealong that day, a newly hired road engineer, professional series hire. 25+ years younger than me and hired straight out of college at a pay grade that shadowed mine, after more than 25 years on the job
.I pulled out of the truck bed rail top boxes my biggest saw on board, the 066 with 36 inch bar and chain. Left in the box the 460 with 28 inch b&c, left the 200 rear handle with 16 inch b&c. I even left the 200t with 14 inch b&c
.He actually laughed at me, the silly git.
Until that alder went stupid crazy with a sideways kick and I nearly lost my left arm. That long bar was most likely the only thing that let me walk away safe, that time.
He shut right up
.Even so, a few months later I won a $50 bet with this same fellow, about whether I could or could not move a rather large boulder with my Chevy 1500 pickup and the mounted 12k Warn winch. You might think he'd have caught on quicker in regards to his opponent's skills, but noooo
.He was still learning
.
Last edited:
Burnham
Woods walker
Dent said much the same. Always a good idea to listen to the wisdom of these specialists with a saw.
flushcut
TreeHouser
Is a Viking funeral in order? Flaming arrow and all.
Marc-Antoine
TreeHouser
Giving the honnors to the death chainsaw ?
flushcut
TreeHouser
Yes
gf beranek
Old Schooler
I always had one saw set aside for special occasions. Better it than me.
Old blister, better days behind. Go in glory.
Old blister, better days behind. Go in glory.
Like I sad, the situation was unexpected.
I had to make do with what was on hand.
In retrospective it would have been cheaper do the hour long drive home for a longer bar..
Hind sight is always 20/20
I had to make do with what was on hand.
In retrospective it would have been cheaper do the hour long drive home for a longer bar..
Hind sight is always 20/20
Last edited:
The funny thing was, after all the bantering back and forth between Burnham and me over the years, regarding bar length, I actually thought of him as I went after that Sitka spruce with a way too short bar.
Heard him laugh in my ear, more or less.
The ghost of Burnham past or something.
Heard him laugh in my ear, more or less.
The ghost of Burnham past or something.
Nutball
TreeHouser
Is it a parts saw, or will you get it fixed?
