Why do west coast loggers fell timber the way the do?

[GASoline71]

It can... but back in the 80's... nobody wore 'em. At least none of the cutters I worked with did. I wear 'em now... just to save what I have left.

My hearing loss is mainly from lots of Heavy Metal concerts and years of aircraft carrier flight deck noise.

Gary

 

[Gologit]

Yup...you can tell an experienced logger by how many spare parts he has...dentures, hearing aids, bi-focals, artificial knees, artificial hips, heart stents, missing fingers, missing toes, and number of ex-wives.

Scars count too. Scars from cable jaggers, carpal tunnel surgery scars, compound fracture scars, Saturday night payday scars, shin scars from wedges breaking, stitch scars on his left leg, and that little indent at the bridge of his nose from his tin hat slamming down on it when it gets hit by a widow maker.

The older loggers have all of the above...just more of them.

 

[RandyMac]

Some extremely wise man said something like this "You can't call yourself a logger, until you have heard one of your bones snap"
I shed blood almost every day, have scars enough to put together a football. Screws, pins and plates yeeeehaww!!!!!
Tetanus shots are a given.

 

[slowp]

I know of a very good faller. He has never been injured on the job. Now off the job is a different story.

 

[056kid]

Most of the time I see blood before I know where its coming from
I just finished up some digging on a cut on my ring finger, from a wedge of all things. It puffed up big today, getting infected no doubt. A good dose of iodine should work, another nosebox necessity.

 

[Gologit]

I know of a very good faller. He has never been injured on the job. Now off the job is a different story.

I know who you're talking about and I truly believe it was his skill and knowledge that kept him from being hurt. But you can't discount a bit of luck, too and I'll bet he'd be the first to agree with that.

And, as far as getting hurt in the woods...my worst injury came from falling asleep one morning on the way to work and wrecking my pickup.

 

[slowp]

I know who you're talking about and I truly believe it was his skill and knowledge that kept him from being hurt. But you can't discount a bit of luck, too and I'll bet he'd be the first to agree with that.

And, as far as getting hurt in the woods...my worst injury came from falling asleep one morning on the way to work and wrecking my pickup.

Oh, that makes two of them.

 

[floyd]

This is a problem with corks on the dry side. It is hard to stay off the rocks.

 

[trees2]

No doubt about it. West coast loggers are 3 hours behind the east coast guys no matter how dang good they are.

Oh, By the way thats not mean it's just TRUE !

 

[056kid]

Oh, By the way thats not mean it's just TRUE !

Go cut a tan oak with a dull chain...

 

[trees2]

Go cut a tan oak with a dull chain...

Ahhh, But we ALL know Red Oak has more value .

 

[trees2]

Speaking of chain, what do you run for chain ?

 

[056kid]

I don't think you got the joke...

Both .050 & .063 3/8 full and skip square chisel. Just ordered some semi skip though, never tried that yet...

 

[GASoline71]

Speaking of chain, what do you run for chain ?

A sharp one?

Gary

 

[Trx250r180]

how are those sharpening stones selling ?

 

[trees2]

I don't think you got the joke...

Both .050 & .063 3/8 full and skip square chisel. Just ordered some semi skip though, never tried that yet...

I guess I did cause it turned on you On that 72 & 75 what do you use for file size ?

 

[GASoline71]

how are those sharpening stones selling ?

Fanfriggintastic! I got a gold mine here!

Gary

 

[trees2]

A sharp one?

Gary

Hey Gary, I guess you don't scratch up your chain that often with those high stumps huh.

 

[056kid]

A goofy file until lately. Btw the tan oak joke has nothing to do with value..

 

[GASoline71]

Hey Gary, I guess you don't scratch up your chain that often with those high stumps huh.

LMAO... only when I'm doing landscrapering.

Gary