The "Not So Pro" discussion thread...of course Pros are welcome!

[treeslayer2003]

doob, what do ya cut? no hardwood there?

 

[treeslayer2003]

when I get to anything interesting I'll take pics .........maybe If I remember lol and I don't screw it up lol

meh, we all screw up once in a while, human. seems I do it more often with a camera in my pocket.

 

[bustedup]

meh, we all screw up once in a while, human. seems I do it more often with a camera in my pocket.

I get ya there lol.........I also hate an audience to ...........tend to over think then and well spend more time making sure some dork don't walk where they shouldn't lol

 

[HuskStihl]

jon, ya looked really nervous. that will cause mistakes, try to be more calm. ya didn't do to bad, worst thing was the weird gap back cut. don't do that no more, commit to what ya doin less it really bad. you been better off stickin with your original cut line on the back. dead tree made ya nervous didn't it?

Nope, I'm just spastic with power tools! I was too concerned with whether it was a snag or a stob to think about anything else:msp_biggrin:. Only about a quarter was rotten, and I could see that before. I actually wasn't nervous as the tree had little lean, a fat base and I only had to make it fall into a 180 degree area. Next time I cant see the far side and I'm using the short bar, I'm gonna score the bark so I can actually see the line I should be on. Don't know why I didn't think of it during. That was my first tree with the 394, and I cant "see around it" if that makes sense cause it's a boat anchor. I'll get better with practice, I just spent so many years with saws doing everything exactly wrong that the old bad habits are hard to break. Busted, I truly appreciate your concern, and I don't actually have a death wish, so I will be less casual around snags in the future

 

[treeslayer2003]

Nope, I'm just spastic with power tools! I was too concerned with whether it was a snag or a stob to think about anything else:msp_biggrin:. Only about a quarter was rotten, and I could see that before. I actually wasn't nervous as the tree had little lean, a fat base and I only had to make it fall into a 180 degree area. Next time I cant see the far side and I'm using the short bar, I'm gonna score the bark so I can actually see the line I should be on. Don't know why I didn't think of it during. That was my first tree with the 394, and I cant "see around it" if that makes sense cause it's a boat anchor. I'll get better with practice, I just spent so many years with saws doing everything exactly wrong that the old bad habits are hard to break. Busted, I truly appreciate your concern, and I don't actually have a death wish, so I will be less casual around snags in the future

good idea on touching the bark, I actually do that, don't know why I didn't think of it.

 

[treeslayer2003]

hey I just got a weird pm, how do ya report it?

 

[bustedup]

I dunno bro Gologit ya man there........

 

[treeslayer2003]

I dunno bro Gologit ya man there........

I jus pm him, hope he's on

 

[dooby]

doob, what do ya cut? no hardwood there?

We got Cotton wood, Birch, Aspen/Alder,and willows. The Mountain Maple is just brush here. I guess I was refering more to the need for "heavy wood" and open faces. Sorry!!! to day I cut an Alder and two tiny Bull-pine(20" dbh) from last nights storm. It was "stupid homeowner day" for sure. First they want ya to do some buckin' an limbin'. Not to mention the stump-pulled leaners aimed at the $300,000.00 house (Douglas Fir and woofy Bull pine). Ya tell 'em what ya get in an Hr. and they shart right in front of ya and say their hubby will be home soon and will call. :censored: never mind .... they will wait till a boom has to be rented, and oh - this is gonna make a mess of yer yard- you know that ;right? NO COMMON SENSE- sBut my knee held up pretty good !!!! You just asked about hardwoods-sorry:redface:

 

[Gologit]

I jus pm him, hope he's on

PM sent. If you get a weird PM just report it like you'd report a post. That sends it to the moderator forum and we'll take a look at it. Then we nuke 'em. Don't click on them or open any attachments.

 

[treeslayer2003]

thanks Bob, reported.

 

[dooby]

All of our merch timber is Yellow Pine(bull pine also), Lodge Pole Pine, White Pine, Larch(western tamarack),Douglas fir, Hemlock,Western Red Cedar. I think that about covers it.

 

[roberte]

Well I cut down the dead oak thing and made a video. Whoever said it was impossible to screw up a back cut will have video evidence this is not the case. I am not comfortable with a bar much shorter than the tree is wide and it showed

[video=youtube;Ooa_Z38uTSo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Ooa_Z38uTSo[/video]

It was so hot my phone actually said "its too ####ing hot out here" or something like that and shut down

nice effort there, you got down, good deal.
with more practice the cuts will come. im gonna harp on swinging a pivot for your humbolt, that should come too. also you will learn to make your current bar "longer" but that will come with more time behind the wheel :greenchainsaw:

 

[treeslayer2003]

We got Cotton wood, Birch, Aspen/Alder,and willows. The Mountain Maple is just brush here. I guess I was refering more to the need for "heavy wood" and open faces. Sorry!!! to day I cut an Alder and two tiny Bull-pine(20" dbh) from last nights storm. It was "stupid homeowner day" for sure. First they want ya to do some buckin' an limbin'. Not to mention the stump-pulled leaners aimed at the $300,000.00 house (Douglas Fir and woofy Bull pine). Ya tell 'em what ya get in an Hr. and they shart right in front of ya and say their hubby will be home soon and will call. :censored: never mind .... they will wait till a boom has to be rented, and oh - this is gonna make a mess of yer yard- you know that ;right? NO COMMON SENSE- sBut my knee held up pretty good !!!! You just asked about hardwoods-sorry:redface:

no oak then. I won't do any yard trees any more. state sent warning letters to all liscenced loggers years ago. I don't want to any way, now I have a good excuse. when ya say bull pine ya mean loblolly?

 

[bustedup]

no oak then. I won't do any yard trees any more. state sent warning letters to all liscenced loggers years ago. I don't want to any way, now I have a good excuse. when ya say bull pine ya mean loblolly?

What the state say ......

 

[roberte]

keep it up, i'll be on yer door step wantin a job.

well if we pool all of our collective talents we will have;

1. a crew that will kick butt.
2. northmans band

your thoughts....:kilt::sigarette::greenchainsaw:

 

[bustedup]

Husk use ya dogs (them spikey things) when as Rob says starting your Humbolt

 

[treeslayer2003]

What the state say ......

warning that logging lisence not arborist lisence. they right really. must been a lot of complaints cuz everbody got one.

 

[treeslayer2003]

well if we pool all of our collective talents we will have;

1. a crew that will kick butt.
2. northmans band

your thoughts....:kilt::sigarette::greenchainsaw:

sure would, but prolly a lotta chiefs n few injons.

 

[bustedup]

crew maybe lol .........mind ya we'd prob get all fired lol.........band eh no lol