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The instructions for my splitter say to use a certain specification hydraulic fluid which is "high heat". So yes they do get to be quite hot.

I was wondering if the guy holding the camera was going to move out of the way!

Another thing is they have volunteer fire departments in the smaller towns in Oregon. That might be an in for you for a fire job as well as a logging job. Volunteer firemen would know somebody who is a logger and could recommend you. Search google.com for the words... oregon volunteer...

Here is a list of logging companies in Oregon... Associated Oregon Loggers: OPL | Directory That is from the Associated Oregon Loggers web site... Associated Oregon Loggers: Home Getting a job with these guys is an "in person" handshake thing. Not something you would apply for over the...

The standard voltage for the telephone system is 48 volts DC. Ringing voltage is much higher, around 90 volts AC. Also these lines run for many miles. There could be a lightning strike elsewhere which could send very high voltage through lower voltage lines. It is basically a good idea to...

That would be interesting to see a meeting with Mayor Arrow and the Police Chief discussing what to do about an "occupy" group of people! (Or whatever...)

Here ya go...

Are you talking about 1 ton pickups with a GVWR greater than 26,000 pounds? Here is the scoop on that... CDL: License to tow | Pro Pickup

The oil industry is now suing the environmentalists FIRST! (Before they can sue the oil industry.) The environmentalists are not pleased! Shell launches preemptive legal strike... Arctic offshore drilling: Shell launches preemptive legal strike - latimes.com

Well I guess if a tree service were to have given them a quote of $1000 or whatever to safely take down the tree with a crew, lines, and a bucket truck, that WOULD have been the less expensive deal! I suppose their insurance company would take one look at the weather report for that day (no...

THAT (leave it) is the best lesson to learn, something difficult to teach people, and something you already know or have learned on your own... So you are WAY ahead of many people! But that's all there is to it so far as living a long life. You see something which could be dangerous and...

Pictures please! :hmm3grin2orange:

For a TV show, it might be the TV season? In real life, if it gets too dry in the summer, no logging due to fire danger... Industrial Fire Precaution Levels... COIDC - Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center Then also too much snow or wind blowing. They will shut down if the wind is...

I have those combo orange hard hat / ear muffs / face shields. I can flip up the face shield or ear muffs and they follow me around. (Sold at chainsaw shops.) As for good idea? Well I went to talk to a guy using an air nail gun (very loud) and he was not wearing ear protection. He saw me walk...

Here are some logging companies... (Stay away from the large cities.) Oregon... MapQuest Maps - Driving Directions - Map Washington... MapQuest Maps - Driving Directions - Map Associated Oregon Loggers web site... (Might poke around that and see if you can find logging companies and...

If you *really* want this, move to a small logging town in Oregon or Washington. Get a job anywhere you can to pay the bills. Then find local bars with several trucks which look like the following picture, but filthy dirty with mud on the sides. Those are loggers trucks. Hang out at those...

Before buying a new saw, go buy a new "regular" chain and a "half skip" chain. Try those on the same wood and see if you can suddenly cut faster. If you can, then all you need to do is properly sharpen your chains and lower the rakers (depth gauges). Learn about that here... Stihl Chain...

Only one question about that... Where do you find this "dry" wood and kindling? Everything seems to be quite wet around here...

OSHA says... Title: Logging Operations Paragraph (h)(1)(ix) -- Domino Felling The final rule prohibits domino felling. OSHA defined domino felling in the final rule as "[t]he partial cutting of `multiple trees' which are left standing and then `pushed over with a pusher tree'." In the...

My friend's wife might think the following might be a more accurate description of a logger... :biggrin: (Don't Come Home a Drinkin'With Lovin' On Your Mind) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zL5rQfmlxGI