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Man that could have been any one of us East County Boys. I always use fall arrest in knuckle booms, most SD rental yards wont rent without them. Thanks to AS, I know to use it every time.

For those of us on trail crews, the shoulder carry wont work, there is always something else that needs carrying. Easiest way is to scabbard& cover it and hang it off the day pack. For bigger saws (044/372) and up, we use specialized saw packs. They work great. Of course I can see how if a...

Thanks for all the responses! Hi guys, thanks for what you have posted here, not only does it help with this issue of braking before moving on , but it gives "street cred" to the fact that pros work safely and take precautions.

We use the hedgers a lot in trail maintenance. Hi Mad' we use them a lot, especially since the Cedar fire, because now we have ceanothus everywhere!

Less chance of the wedges slippin on each other? I guess it would depend on how hard and dry the tree is ? Looks like extra work to me. What do I know, i still use steel in big wood or on steep slopes.

Mountain Bucking of BIG Hazard trees... SmokechaserIIade a good point, sometimes when we work on big blowdowns on steep slopes in hazard situation the Long Bars are MANDATORY for safety reasons. We dont even want someone on our crew STANDING or walking around on the downhill side of some...

Probably nothing wrong with that Tree Nanette.... I could walk down the road to wife's cousins orchard and show you a lot worse on trees planted and grown in the style of a professional grower from Fallbrook CA which is an Avo heaven! Just remember they need GOOD drainage and it is easy to...

That should be Cut "spanners" totally flat on the ground is a different kettle of fish then, isn't it.

Maybe this will help explain how to but "spanners" ?? ...of get me flamed/razzed LOL. If the problem you are having is bucking a piece that spans a low spot or goes from a high bank down to a roadbed or trailtread here is one way to do it. Sounds more complicated than it is. Of course size...

Hey RandyMac, nice Old CDF photo... Looked like half the guys I went to HS with! Old IHs were awesome trucks. I think the GMC had a 352 V6 as well IIRC , it was a torque monster. Cal State park Rolling stock these days is pretty high falutin, crew cab f350 for our trail crew or Cummins...

Great Vid Jefe! Tight, clean, nice tunes! Thanks for sharing it!:givebeer:

Treemandan, FYI on "Mexicans" I would like to please remind you that " Mexican " is a nationality and/or "racial" group, and as such includes doctors, lawyers, and other high falutin types. If you only see uneducated laborers where you live so be it, but using Mexican as a synonym for lower...

I was stupid about fall arrest at first too. When I think about the first few times i used a lift and did not use/secure the fall arrest I shudder! Ignorant and untrained back then, now I am all about the safety!

One thing I agree with Newsawtooth on Hi NST, thank you for your reasoned response to first post, which had a tad too much of a damn the torpedoes to it. Having just re-read Fire on the Mountain, about the West canyon Fire on Storm king mountain, I see better where you are coming from...

Why should investigation inhibit cooperation/ To the gentleman who initially said that prosecution would/will inhibit cooperation with investigation: ONLY if you work with moral-less liars who see incorrect things done, do nothing to protect their crewmate, and seek to hide their...

Condolonces Hi Chaser, sorry to hear about your friend Steve. I will remind our guys working tommorrow in a burned area tht you dont have to be felling to get wasted by a snag! My thoughts and prayers are for his family and friends.

Howwdy, he already addressed the portawrap issue in hi s1st post. Yes I know the Porty was not wrapped properley, there was reason we did it that way

What part of the county is that? hi jomoco, where was the speedline vid shot? Condos off the 54?

Hi Roger, some observations Zero-th off, EPIC vid quality, super nerd points for that!! First off, good job, pretty good saw handling for a homeowner. In regards to what others said: I would like to reinforce the importance of looking up, and keeping all horiziontal cuts level, and...

Hi you all, this from today's San Diego Union Tribune: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20080910-0723-1bo10gasignites.html Dude set himself on fire refueling a hot chainsaw. What a horrible accident! Be safe!