Started on the top end of ####'s patch this morning. Dry enough to drive 1/2 mile out through a stubble field to get there. I will be 'disappearing' every Black locust, most from the bottom but these 5 have to come out from the top. The slope is a bit steeper than it looks and I wasn't comfortable putting the PU back in there especially on slick grass and damp ground. Start to slip sideways and I would need a tow truck rescue.
The fifth one is that 'two-stem' small one that is down in the background. Started with it and tried to skid it out one piece. No go, so I did it in two 'turns'
I should have re-rigged for a 2x advantage - would have saved me a lot of time.
Turns 2&3 were the other half of that tree and 1 section of the turn 4 one. That was the 3rd tree in the line.
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a292/turnkey4099/turn2.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a292/turnkey4099/turn3-1.jpg
On turn 3 I rigged for 2x but forgot how fast cabling runs out and the rig two blocks. By the time I realized it - too late. Came to a sudden stop, broke the end off a tow strap and yanked a clevis right through the snatch block.
Turn 4 rigged for 2x. Came out like a dream other than haveing to re-hook twice as the cable would run out (two block).
Only two small trees but it was a nice day, good excercise and got enough wood to more than pay for the gas. Next one to come out is the second one in line in the first picture - fairly good size but leans toward the seeded field to the right. I'm going to rig it for 2x advantage back to my 'spar' tree and try to fall it in that direction. No biggee if it doesn't work - I have permission to put it into the wheat - just be a lot more work packing brush back from there.
My spar tree is the biggest of the lot and will make a good load by itself. Hoping to get the two trees left at the end of the line on the next trip, mayby Saturday if it doesn't rain too much.
There will be a lot of skidding (all downhill) as I work from the bottom up the draw.
Harry K
The fifth one is that 'two-stem' small one that is down in the background. Started with it and tried to skid it out one piece. No go, so I did it in two 'turns'
I should have re-rigged for a 2x advantage - would have saved me a lot of time.
Turns 2&3 were the other half of that tree and 1 section of the turn 4 one. That was the 3rd tree in the line.
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a292/turnkey4099/turn2.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a292/turnkey4099/turn3-1.jpg
On turn 3 I rigged for 2x but forgot how fast cabling runs out and the rig two blocks. By the time I realized it - too late. Came to a sudden stop, broke the end off a tow strap and yanked a clevis right through the snatch block.
Turn 4 rigged for 2x. Came out like a dream other than haveing to re-hook twice as the cable would run out (two block).
Only two small trees but it was a nice day, good excercise and got enough wood to more than pay for the gas. Next one to come out is the second one in line in the first picture - fairly good size but leans toward the seeded field to the right. I'm going to rig it for 2x advantage back to my 'spar' tree and try to fall it in that direction. No biggee if it doesn't work - I have permission to put it into the wheat - just be a lot more work packing brush back from there.
My spar tree is the biggest of the lot and will make a good load by itself. Hoping to get the two trees left at the end of the line on the next trip, mayby Saturday if it doesn't rain too much.
There will be a lot of skidding (all downhill) as I work from the bottom up the draw.
Harry K
