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  1. gavin

    Falling pics 11/25/09

    I'd have to dispute the noticbly less power part! Just the other day I tried out a guy's walkerized 660 that my 390 would out cut! If only the 390's could put up the abuse a 660 will take they'd be pretty much perfect.
  2. gavin

    Falling pics 11/25/09

    Up here we call that a Johnny-hold-me-tight
  3. gavin

    How We Haul Logs On Vancouver Island

    Yeah they're automatics, I was surprised too. All the trucks in this camp run transmission retarders but the Pacific has a retarder and a Jake so it can get some good reverse power going. I'll add a picture of me on the Pacific. Wish there was nice wood on the truck though. They load the...
  4. gavin

    Pratical jokes in the woods.

    a friend of a friend bought a bigfoot costume to sneak up on his partner on the hike out.
  5. gavin

    How We Haul Logs On Vancouver Island

    They're hauling with fat trucks on the job I'm falling for on the north island. There's 2 Macks, 1 Pacific, 1 Hayes, and several Kenworths. The valley we just finished in had a 12km stretch of adverse that saw several differentials blow apart. Pretty cool to see them loaded with cedar thats...
  6. gavin

    Falling pics 11/25/09

    Yeah they're tough and pretty waterproof. Switzerland army surplus. Lots of guys up here use them. My understanding is that it's just a quicker, easier dollar, and also easier to sell. The companies don't have to deal with the work of milling and selling the lumber and they don't have to...
  7. gavin

    Falling pics 11/25/09

    I've worked with a few guys that have moved here from Europe. I imagine there's a headache of paperwork involved though.
  8. gavin

    Falling pics 11/25/09

    Sadly, this wood is going export. The quality control guys said the buyers will be concerned with the clean cutting on the outside, and the heartwood with the knots will end up being mostly cull or pulp. I fell it with a 42" bar, put in an undercut deeper than bar length and bored through it...
  9. gavin

    Falling pics 11/25/09

    Sometimes you're in a rush and miss the guts. If you'd like to give lessons, I'm all ears.
  10. gavin

    Falling pics 11/25/09

    and an [honest] 8 footer at the end of the job.
  11. gavin

    Falling pics 11/25/09

    I've been in some nice spruce lately. A spruce from yesterday. Even boring through the undercut couldn't get a small post in the middle. Luckily the pull didn't go in very deep. A couple from last shift. One of the blocks I fell. It's almost all 4-6 foot spruce. Nicest block I've been...
  12. gavin

    Cliff Logger

    I took this picture when I was first breaking in. I spent a lot of my time breaking in working with this guy, he's a damn good faller. As with any picture, I swear this was steeper and higher than it looks! Pictures never do anything justice.
  13. gavin

    Falling pics 11/25/09

    Here are a couple from recently The cedar was just over 9 feet. The fir was 6. Wood like that isn't generally consistent or an every day occurance. There's lots of gout to mow down in between the nice ones!
  14. gavin

    british columbia faller training advice and discussion

    You'll get a different opinion from everybody about the certification program. Everybody thinks it's over priced, but to be fair the instructors aren't going to do it for nothing. Some guys like certain aspects of the certification. From talking to the older guys I work with, in the past when...
  15. gavin

    Reduced Weight Bars

    they are great to run but a tad flexy (the 36's anyways). they bend super easy so you have to be careful.
  16. gavin

    Moving to Hood River OR

    I would assume things work more or less the same in the States as they do here. The guys bucking on the landing are generally supplied company saws. Fallers have to supply their own gear as they are subcontractors. Its really hard to say what saws guys use because it depends a lot on personal...
  17. gavin

    Moving to Hood River OR

    If it's what you really want to do, and you honestly think you will be good at it, I would say go for it. But keep a back up in mind. I wouldn't waste thousands of dollars on gear until you have a job secured. If you are persistent and show a good attitude someone will probably give you a try...
  18. gavin

    Non-limiting coils

    A question to experienced saw builders: what is your opinion on non-limiting coils for work saws? I don't build my own saws, but I do run modified saws. I have borrowed and tested out some 390xp's from guys I fall with built by the saw builders in my area (walkers/simon). It seems to me that...
  19. gavin

    What are the most oddball things you have found inside old trees

    I work with a guy that has found a cannon ball deep in a tree near the water.
  20. gavin

    Woodland Pro Piston Quality

    Thanks again for the info. the saw just lacks compression, its pretty old. i haven't torn it apart yet but i will have time to take a look this week i think. what i was planning on doing was if it needed a new piston and cylinder then go with an aftermarket to save cash, but all i could find...
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