Logging Today

[Jim1764]

Well today was a great day in the woods, me, my dad, and the Kubota./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif We cut down two 60 to 80 foot tall Eastern White pines and brought them out to our saw mill. Everything went great except for the flat tire!!/w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif Here are a few pictures.

 

[Jim1764]

Here's the Kubota hard at work/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif After we fixed the flat!

 

[Jim1764]

and back at the log pile with another load. We brought out 15 logs today.

 

[ejb]

Nice pics...I sure could use some forks on my JD...sure gets tiring to get off, snake chains around the logs and attach them to the bucket...oh well...one thing at a time!

 

[SteveV]

Nice job! The logs look nice and clean. The terrian in the forest looks like it would make fast work out of the corners on the top of the cab./w3tcompact/icons/eyes.gif Be careful! Do you run a special chain to keep the chainsaw bar from jamming in the pine pitch? Hardwood people don't know these things./w3tcompact/icons/blush.gif SteveV/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[beenthere]

Smart plan to end coat those logs. What are you going to saw out of them? and what length logs are they?
Interested in your answer to the chain question. I have not cut a lot of white pine, but of the dozen trees, never had a problem with pitch in the chain that I also use for hardwoods.

 

[Jim1764]

<font color=blue>Do you run a special chain to keep the chainsaw bar from jamming in the pine pitch?</font color=blue>

SteveV, No we use the stock chain that came with the saw. Were using a STIHL 066, I've attached a picture of my dad using the saw to drop one of the trees we got today. We don't have many problems with the pitch, other than the saws needing a good cleaning with paint thinner at the end of the day/w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif

As for the cab and the branches, it's not too bad. You just have to take it easy and slow. We try to drop the trees toward the road, de-limb and top them then use the tractor to drag the trunk out to the road to be cut into smaller lenghts.

Jim

 

[woodmills1]

nice whack of logs, what about a shot of the sawmill.

 

[Thomas]

Looks like you and your dad have a good system of getting logs out.

I take it the black flies&deer flies weren't a bother..yet.

 

[Jim1764]

not sure why the picture didn't go through?

 

[Jim1764]

<font color=blue>Smart plan to end coat those logs. What are you going to saw out of them? and what length logs are they?</font color=blue>

Yes, we learned that end coating helps prevent staining and slows the logs from drying to fast.
We use the lumber to fix up the barn, my dad has made some picnic tables and I like to make pine furniture and we have sold some.
The log lengths are either 8' 6" or 10' 6". It depends on how straight and clear the log is.

Jim

 

[Jim1764]

<font color=blue>I take it the black flies&deer flies weren't a bother..yet</font color=blue>

No not yet Thomas, That's why we were out there today. It was not to hot and the bugs haven't come out yet./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Jim

 

[Jim1764]

<font color=blue>what about a shot of the sawmill</font color=blue>

woodmills1, We use the Victory Chainsaw mill. It is all most exactly the same thing as this mill,
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.woodbug.com/>http://www.woodbug.com/</A>

I will take some pictures when we are milling and post them. I might have some older ones from last year, I'll see if I can find them to post.

Jim

 

[beenthere]

Darn good place and time to be wearing chain saw chaps, especially standing by the chain saw that way. Search around for someone to teach you a much better way to stand and use the chain saw bar and the top handle in combination to make an easier and more accurate undercut. I learned the technique from a chain saw safety instructor after spending years doing it the hard way. Once learning the proper technique, it was much easier and more trees dropped where I wanted them to drop.
Not trying to be critical here, but only helpful to all the readers that may think this stance is the best way.
My humble apologies if this is taken as critical.

 

[DocHeb]

Could you get somebody to take a picture of you to show an example of the way you're suggesting?