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#1 ·
I have my videos of timber work scattered over half a dozen or more of these threads. This time I decided to start a thread, and add to it as I take more. Feel free to add your own pictures or video, this is not my thread, just one I started for sharing.

This morning I took down this 18" Red Oak that died last year. Still show sign of being green wood, and cut like it compared to the big, super hard, long dead Red Oak I usually cut. This one will likely need an extra season.

(I've come to realize most people aren't interested in a real-time, several minute video, so this is edited down to under a minute)

 
#2 ·
Good idea Jere! :thThumbsU

Good video as well. The tree fell down and went boom just like it was supposed to. :fing32:
 
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Great video Jere and nice job on hinge and placement!. I don't mind the longer videos at all. :thThumbsU

Thanks for sharing. I don't know the first thing about linking up a video so I will only be able to add pictures whenever I finally cut anything again.
:dunno: when that'll be.

Oh, Your Dolmar sounds excellent!

MU
 
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Just want to add to everyone else reading to always think safety. The tree may not fall where it should or parts may break off. Also with the chainsaw taking a bit out of you. Had a distant (fathers cousin) die last year doing this.

Nice work though. Took a birch down month ago for my neighbor. And before that a 1/2 fallen tree. I had to cut branches on another pine tree to get it the rest of the way down. It was around 2 foot thick and didn't feel I wanted my young kids around when it let go on its own. Sorry-no video's/pictures.
 
#9 ·
Finished up splitting and stacking the tree I dropped in post one on this thread.



Scout and I still need a little practice on our selfies, or the briar could have the common courtesy to bend out of the way.

Got just right at a cord our of the tree. Nice to have it finished before the forecast snow tomorrow, and the trip north after Turkey Day.
 

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Mun, every last split done with the x27. The previous tree which was bigger (about 30" diameter), I used an older maul to halve the rounds in place because I couldn't lift them, and it is no great catastrophe if one gives up easily and the maul continues into this rocky soil here on the hill top.

WDB, I am guessing your lawn is white by now, mine is here. Hope you have a toasty warm place picked out for a great Berks County Thanksgiving feast. From my Norco hilltop I can see across the river into Berks and Montgomery counties. Norco is pretty much ignored by the rest of Chester County. Ok by me, the fewer gov't and municiple agencies tracking me, the better.
 
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Took the sears GT18 out and hauled in a few cedar round's to split up for Shop heat. I have a pile of slab wood from our sawmill that needs to be cut up. I'll probably use the Ford 9N w/cord wood saw for that job.
 

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#21 ·
I was out helping a buddy of mine cut bolts and pulp on some of his properties this week. He has two of these log loaders and they are nothing but efficient at getting logs out of the woods. Today we were cutting red pine but were doing maple earlier in the week. He has ice chains for the other log loader but my batteries on the camera died that day. The loader has a hydraulic winch too.

The loader holds 1 to 1.3 full cord depending on how long the logs are cut.





Scary guy????



The trees are dropped to try and minimize the disruption to the trees naturally coming back and to not run over with the loader.

 
#25 ·
Had to try out the new wood processing tool on some pine logs. Its a Timberjack from Northern Tool. Nice to get the logs up off the ground. Should keep the chains cutting longer and no pinching. I have a few more pine logs to cut, but the rains have started again.
 

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#79 ·
Well because of this thread-I bought a timberjack now as well. And a tong set to drag the logs with my old B JD to a better location as needed.

Just did some cutting of a pine that had fallen down and since it was a double tree the top one after it landed worried me with my kids playing int he woods. Now it is at least in a safe spot waiting to be split up. Friend came over with a Wild Thing 40 cc saw he wanted to try out. Jumped the chain 4 times. My old stihl 026 saw worked great the whole time. His is good enough for intown use if a tree falls in his yard only I think.
 
#26 ·
So many great pictures fella's.

Nice trailer for sure Ron. Ditto to Jere's comment. Still doing things the old fashined way when I do get out there and cut.
When you talk about 30 yard roll off, will they empty it of the logs? Or just leave the container? I was just thinking they must empty contents, if not that would sure be a challenge getting them out!

My good friend has the same type TJ as you, cjet69. It sure is a great tool for getting the log rolled and off the ground for bucking!

Thanks for sharing all the great pictures. :thThumbsU

MU
 
#27 ·
So many great pictures fella's.

Nice trailer for sure Ron. Ditto to Jere's comment. Still doing things the old fashined way when I do get out there and cut.
When you talk about 30 yard roll off, will they empty it of the logs? Or just leave the container? I was just thinking they must empty contents, if not that would sure be a challenge getting them out!


MU
We'll most likely open the back gate of the container and dump it, but cutting in the trailer would be easy too. If you cut inside the container it would contain all the saw dust. Just cut and roll out the back. On a hard surface a pickaroon and cant do wonders.

BTW, I have never used the log jack thingee. I took it off as soon as I got the one cant. The blue one needs to be sharpened up a bunch before it will work good. The old one is modified and works the best of any cant I have ever used.





 
#28 ·
I have that same Logrite Hookaroon, as well as a Logrite Peavy with log stand. Those things save so much time and effort, as well as chains!

Mike
 
#30 ·
They're right off I-84 northeast of Hartford. I went in person, and they gave me a scratch and dent discount on the Peavey (slight manufacturing defect that has no impact on use). I was floored, because I didn't ask, and certainly didn't expect that (I was primarily there to inquirie about a log arch).

Mike
 
#33 ·
We got more wood to process overnight. Last nights West Coast wind storm busted the tops out of 4-5 cedar trees. After we get them limbed out we will see if we can cut the larger ones into a few pieces of lumber.
 

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