Tractors and wood! Show your pics

[Massey convert]

That gsa/oil/tool kit sure looks nifty, are you a professional tree cutter?
The tree looked dead and dry, but I didn't notice any rot.

 

[Skeans1]

That gsa/oil/tool kit sure looks nifty, are you a professional tree cutter?
The tree looked dead and dry, but I didn't notice any rot.

That’s a husky can I was shown it works really well being it’s everything in one and has enough storage in the pocket to fit two 32’s or 36’s chains. We are a full service company from commercial thinning with harvester forwarder combo to clear cut and hauling.

All that color in the butts like what the saw is on in the one photo that’s all rot.

 

[Sberry]

Before I fix up the truck.

 

[Sberry]

Wood pics.

 

[shooterdon]

I was going to post this in the “Safety” forums but it seems to fit better in this thread.

Man killed after loading logs onto a trailer in Charleston.

Authorities say the accident happened on private property, and was not part of a commercial logging operation.

www.wabi.tv

I can’t tell exactly what happened. However, AWOL member “OldPath” commented several times of the need for stops with your bucket forks, to keep logs from rolling up over the top.
Be careful out there, if you find you are getting tired call it a day.

Sure is a good reminder. One advantage of a grapple is there is so much less chance of something like that happening.

I often wonder if making do with what you have pushes the envelope sometimes, especially with guys like me who are inexperienced. Buying the right tool can seem expensive until someone gets hurt/killed or a machine is damaged. But I have seen "experienced" folks take risks I would never take because they have never had an accident...yet.

Prayers for the family.

 

[Hilbilly]

Had to fall a couple of trees last week that were too close to my private power line. Both Douglas Fir. One was 24" at the butt and the other was 16". The bigger tree went exactly where planned but the second one had a slight back lean towards the power line and concerned me a bit so I had the wedges ready to go and after making the back cut I turned around to get the wedges and when I turned back the tree had squatted back. I couldn't get the wedges started so panic set in and I had to run back through thick bush and ever a frozen creek to get to the SxS, to get my chain and come along. I pulled the tree back enough to get the wedges started and then all went as originally planned. I thought I was going to have a friggen heart attack running back to the SxS but I finally got to settle down after the tree was on the ground. Then back to taking out several smaller ones. I learned a lesson that day. Don't pull the saw out until I get the wedges started.

This was the best day for this work, as the power to out area was shut down for a few hours while the power company did some maintenance work. Figured that would be safer than taking this on when the line was live.

I don't like to take chances with live power lines because of an incident with my son, years ago. He works for a tree business that trims trees away from power lines and one day I got a call from a hospital telling me that my son was in emergency and had been helicoptered there. Later I found out he dropped a tree on a 240,000V transmission line and was electrocuted He is very lucky to be alive.

 

[Skeans1]

Had to fall a couple of trees last week that were too close to my private power line. Both Douglas Fir. One was 24" at the butt and the other was 16". The bigger tree went exactly where planned but the second one had a slight back lean towards the power line and concerned me a bit so I had the wedges ready to go and after making the back cut I turned around to get the wedges and when I turned back the tree had squatted back. I couldn't get the wedges started so panic set in and I had to run back through thick bush and ever a frozen creek to get to the SxS, to get my chain and come along. I pulled the tree back enough to get the wedges started and then all went as originally planned. I thought I was going to have a friggen heart attack running back to the SxS but I finally got to settle down after the tree was on the ground. Then back to taking out several smaller ones. I learned a lesson that day. Don't pull the saw out until I get the wedges started.

This was the best day for this work, as the power to out area was shut down for a few hours while the power company did some maintenance work. Figured that would be safer than taking this on when the line was live.

I don't like to take chances with live power lines because of an incident with my son, years ago. He works for a tree business that trims trees away from power lines and one day I got a call from a hospital telling me that my son was in emergency and had been helicoptered there. Later I found out he dropped a tree on a 240,000V transmission line and was electrocuted He is very lucky to be alive.

One trick that can help with back leaners like that is to put your back cut in first and tighten up a wedge then put your face in. It’s basically the same way we put jacks in.

 

[Hilbilly]

One trick that can help with back leaners like that is to put your back cut in first and tighten up a wedge then put your face in. It’s basically the same way we put jacks in.

Thanks for the tip. Most of the trees I drop are smaller and usually don't have enough room for a wedge but this technique might work for those. I'll have to give it try when I get back to getting firewood.

 

[rjpotts]

Dump trailer full of firewood. I built it this spring using an old boat trailer I bought for $200.

 

[Massey convert]

Wood pics.

Thanks for posting the pictures, those are nice lookig logs, gonna saw them into lumber? What species?