Falling pics 11/25/09

[Skeans]

I don't think I'd trust a rope or a small cable in the work I've been around I'd trust a d7 main line or a jack over any of that but I'm in larger stuff most of the time.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[northmanlogging]

1/2 samson true blue... 8000# rating

Otherwise yeah its 9/16 chokers and 3/4" mainline for anything that needs pulling... ropes get cut, cable not so much.

Its kinda hard to drag 100 pounds of cable 30' up a tree thats only 3" around... Hell it was tough just getting rope up without snapping branches off.

 

[Metals406]

Amsteel Blue is awesome! I've pulled some huge stuff with 3/8". I'm totally sold on that rope.

And no jaggers!!

 

[northmanlogging]

still prefer cable on anything critical... The amsteel is all well and fine, but it can still get cut rather easily.

 

[coltont]

Cable or rope. If you cut it its still your own dumb fault.

 

[Skeans]

At least with cable if you hit it or a guy does it's not getting cut.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[northmanlogging]

True.

 

[coltont]

No but you ka pow your chain. Real nice like

 

[northmanlogging]

shoulda quoted the rope vs cable thing, both can get cut, and ya gotta be kinda dumb to cut cable not on purpose...

But that being said, both statements are still true.

I've cut several ropes with a saw, granted it was almost always while trying to cut em loose, not while they where supporting any kind of weight.

But can't say I've ever cut a cable with a chain saw... Axes, shackles, rocks, snatch blocks, cut off saws, disc grinders, hot cut chisel... Yes, chainsaw no and the axe took some effort and a fair bit of prep.

 

[Gypo Logger]

Maple veneer by 385.
John

 

[Metals406]

View attachment 404918 Maple veneer by 385.
John

John, are you cut'n again or drill'n?

 

[Gypo Logger]

John, are you cut'n again or drill'n?

Neither really, I just received a card reader and down loaded 3000 or so pics with another 30,000 or so more to go.
So I'm just livin off my laurels lately as the stuff up here isn't that interesting lol.

 

[coltont]

Nice hard maple. Your price come down much?

 

[Gypo Logger]

Nice hard maple. Your price come down much?

The pic is 10 yrs old but iVe heard the price of veneer hasn't gone down. Sawlogs may be down though.
John

 

[chucker]

hey john, is that a 440 or the540? either way there great machines!

 

[SliverPicker]

ropes help a bit... but not as much as you would think.

Close quarters work like this I'll take the time and rope em off, most where done with a throw line, about 30% or so where free fell.

That's an honest man there. My hat is off.

 

[Skeans]

God the brush is going to be nasty this year.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[treeslayer2003]

nice lay sir

 

[Skeans]

Thank you, having to swing and slip a lot of stuff around to keep the small stuff from getting hung up in the big stuff keeping them in the good lays can be a pain plus lead good for a grapple cat.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[treeslayer2003]

i have skidded behind many guys.......that looks nice lol. people ask me why i take pains to keep my lay one way........because i have skidded behind others lol.