Clearwater Revival 2003

[rbtree]

John carving a chair for the small fry...

 

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Another happy young'un ..and mom

 

[rbtree]

Many more pics to come...later.

I had a full week, doing one $5000 job, with just one helper...logging firs from a back yard...in pretty warm weather..for us here anyhow. The customer built a huge deck, without telling me, greatly reducing the work area.....how unthoughtful can they get, eh? Plus, I talked them out of cutting a very nice red cedar next to the house, instead we got to enjoy giving it a nice thinning.

Recovery was in order yesterday...and now I just got the expected call for the bid I was hoping to do today...logging a bunch of cedar and alder...the best paying local trees....an hour's drive away. Plus a couple other bids, one a dead maple between two houses.....

Next week is looking real full.... but I'll try to get more pics done.

Den, had a tetanus booster recently?

 

[rbtree]

Here's a video of Noah, who posted the two fastest times in the pole climb.

Sorry, but it is 90 degrees off from vertical...and 2.7 mb.

 

[Dennis]

Roger..thanks for the pics...I am looking forward to seeing the rest of them

the leg is healing good, no tetanus required...but thanks for bringing that back up...lol..

 

[Geeze]

Is this the Rotax Robert that supposedly has the V8 chainsaw you guys are talking about? I have heard that those pictures were manipulated, I would think it would be impossible to make such a thing even work very well. I have seen though motorcycle engines on chainsaws hear on tv. I doubt you can get faster than that so don't be fooled.

 

[rbtree]

Geez geeze are you a troll? or just a fool?

The Predator is the FASTEST saw in the world, period!
Here is a video from last year's Revival. Appx 1.3 seconds through a 30 inch log. This year's log was white pine, about 26 inches. Times were running around 1.2 seconds. I got to run it, what a rush!! Next I'll post pics of the chain after it came apart. We found pieces buried 4 inches in the ground, and some 100 feet away. Robert thinks it is possible for a fragment to be propelled up to a mile!m Robert described a piece of chain going through a steel safety guard, after the chain broke at another show.

The chain speed of the saw is around 150 mph. That is a lot of inertia built into the huge 3/4 pitch chain!

 

[rbtree]

Here's Robert's first time pole climbing. Should I hire him? Only if he brings the Predator to work!!!

 

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Here's a 1.1 mb video of Robert breaking in his piped 3120 that was just massaged by Ken Dunn.

Sorry, but even though I've had my camera for over a year, I apparantly still haven't learned when to stop the action....too soon as you will see...

 

[rbtree]

Here's a video of Robert running Art Martin's 955 Poulan. Robert says it is one of the fastest saws in the world in the 6 cube and under class, stock appearing. It consistently beat 2100 Husky's and 394's, normally the other fastest saws. I think it was faster than the piped ones too.

 

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Dennis running his piped 272--with the KD barrel...and Art Martin chain..which he complained was dull.....no wonder..you shoulda seen what Dennis did to poor Robert's Rotax...tried to dig a trench to drain the birling pond, he did....


....I swear...ummmm...oh okay....not really

 

[rbtree]

Here's Mike Rupely running what I think is his piped 3120.

 

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Check out this character, who showed up briefly with his mountain bike powered by an old McCullough. Interesting design. Tell us what you know about this fella, Dennis...

 

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The mangled chain

 

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Robert and John lubing her up for another awesome thunder run!

 

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Great excitement was provided by the nitrous lawnmowers. Out of nowhere...or maybe the neighbor's yard, Dennis and John surprised the crowd with a foot powered entry....but alas, ran out of gas...err oxygen....

 

[rbtree]

It would appear that baling wire and or duct tape would have helped keep them going longer..or at least the hood down!

 

[rbtree]

Great body english!!! Unlike Damon, Dennis' brother, who tipped his unit over.

 

[rbtree]

bump,

Rupedoggy running his 090

 

[Dennis]

Thanks for all the pics and videos Rog, with wireless internet now, I can actually download them....how is that cd coming along??