Today....

[Fivepoints]

Had to break it all out today. Jib and boom are 136 ft together. Had a couple of tops and logs laying on this house at 100 ft radius.



2600 lb poplar log flying over the house. Dont use the jib much but when we do, we dont take it back down until we have to.



Tried out these bagsters. They work great vs other bags we have used. 4x8x2.5 size makes it way easier to put limbs in it.

 

[southsoundtree]

I finished setup of my mill. Cut up a small log for poops and laughs.

 

[data farm 26]

Nice setup, Sean! That should keep you plenty busy on the weekends.

 

[27RMT0N]

Indeed. Wouldn't mind having a mill myself, but you can really only utilize one well if you have equipment to move and haul logs, which I don't do and don't want at this point. I do know lots of excavator guys and people that own mills though....

Dropped a tall fir through a tight shot today, chained the butt to make sure it couldn't kick up somehow if it went wrong and hit the carport, and pulling down an uprooted and hung up fir, tipped because a big root was cut for a ditch.

 

[data farm 26]

Nicely done! I love seeing the pictures of the woods you folks work in. Looks like a really nice place and no shortage of work to be done.

 

[southsoundtree]

Just playing with a nearby 16' cedar log after making a quick, make-shift rainfly...easy up, easy down.

I was about to cut it into a cant, at dark, but thought it might be better to bookmatch it for a table top/shelves/ mantles. Been down a while, somewhat drying. Bark falling off...a "buckskin" as my miller neighbor calls them.

this was my first quality log that I milled, having resawn some things, yesterday.

 

[rico]

I finished setup of my mill. Cut up a small log for poops and laughs.View attachment 85797View attachment 85796

congrats on the mill.

 

[27RMT0N]

The burning at my property is basically done, house site is cleaned from all the trees I had to remove, and ready for next steps. The shop, since I had to fire the contractor is back to square one. Maybe a good thing, because letting the site go through a winter is revealing the water issues on the hillside and we are having to break up more rock and create a few ditches/drains to keep water away from where the building will go and off the driveway.

 

[SeanRuel]

@27RMT0N how do you release the butt chain once on the ground? Looks drum tight!

 

[Dan Thornton]

This black walnut is leaning toward house. Need to take weight off side toward house plus restore after multiple toppings.

 

[Winchman]

I hope we get to see an 'after' photo from Dan.

 

[27RMT0N]

@27RMT0N how do you release the butt chain once on the ground? Looks drum tight!

More often than not, it does get super tight, and you have to plan to buck off a piece on one end or the other. This was attached to a live tree, so the felled one got the end bucked off. The most common time I use this method is felling a tree downhill and keeping it from sliding down into something that needs protection, or keeping it from falling into the water. The tie-off stops the momentum, and allows it to settle in place. Often you can then buck that piece off and have it catch in the downed tree while the limbs are still on, so it doesn't roll downhill uncontrolled.

I have seen a lot of guys do the 'butt-tie' using a rope and port-a-wrap, which allows you to then just let the tension out once it is down, but when I'm felling 120'+ trees, it feels like a lot more abuse on ropes and lowering devices than I'm comfortable with, and chain is great at taking big hits.

Edit for more info:

The chain has grab hooks on both ends, and then a short double-grab-hook section to get the length of the chain just where I want it; allow some movement so the tree comes off the stump as planned, but then holds in place. I duct-tape all grab-hooks so it doesn't fall apart when it goes slack in freefall.

 

[Matias]

well, this just happened...

To me. Both of my cars are in there. I may not be too chatty for a bit, but I'll update later.

 

[data farm 26]

Damn, wish I could give you a hand with that!

 

[Vicente]

View attachment 85897well, this just happened...

To me. Both of my cars are in there. I may not be too chatty for a bit, but I'll update later.

Damn dude that sucks, surprised you left a grey pine standing within range of anything.

 

[Dan Cobb]

@Matias, I didn't even know they made ghillie suits for cars.

A friend of mine in North Alabama lost 3 cars to trees in the storms a couple of days ago. At least the damage to his house wasn't severe.

Best of luck with it. Unlike many, at least you have the skills to deal with it. (Though I suppose insurance will pay for someone else to deal with it, but won't pay you anything for removing the trees.)

 

[Vicente]

@Matias, I didn't even know they made ghillie suits for cars.

A friend of mine in North Alabama lost 3 cars to trees in the storms a couple of days ago. At least the damage to his house wasn't severe.

Best of luck with it. Unlike many, at least you have the skills to deal with it. (Though I suppose insurance will pay for someone else to deal with it, but won't pay you anything for removing the trees.)

Have the boss bill for cleanup and pay you for it.

 

[Matias]

Damn dude that sucks, surprised you left a grey pine standing within range of anything.

I had to bite my tongue. My wife didn't want that one cut. I reluctantly agreed, and kept things where I thought they were out of reach. It went 90⁰ away from the lean; I grossly underestimated the winds power.

I didn't have full coverage, so no option with insurance. I got the wood/brush out of the air and off the cars in a about an hour, and I will burn the tree in my fire pit when I have friends over. I am feeling super blessed, as I have $0 in the bank right now, and garbage credit since I had to let everything go to shit when the world stopped for 18 months, but I was somehow approved for this newish van
I hate the idea of buying anything this new, but circumstances are what they are, and I need to get to work on Monday, and I can't afford a mystery machine and the possibility of an un guaranteed can of worms. I think the fact that the dealer is the nephew of the guy who sold me my land helped, but whatever the case may be, I am not fucked, so I'm gonna go pass out now; been too anxious to eat anything all day. I appreciate you all. Your camaraderie means a lot to me

 

[Reach]

I had to bite my tongue. My wife didn't want that one cut. I reluctantly agreed, and kept things where I thought they were out of reach. It went 90⁰ away from the lean; I grossly underestimated the winds power.

I didn't have full coverage, so no option with insurance. I got the wood/brush out of the air and off the cars in a about an hour, and I will burn the tree in my fire pit when I have friends over. I am feeling super blessed, as I have $0 in the bank right now, and garbage credit since I had to let everything go to shit when the world stopped for 18 months, but I was somehow approved for this newish vanView attachment 85910
I hate the idea of buying anything this new, but circumstances are what they are, and I need to get to work on Monday, and I can't afford a mystery machine and the possibility of an un guaranteed can of worms. I think the fact that the dealer is the nephew of the guy who sold me my land helped, but whatever the case may be, I am not fucked, so I'm gonna go pass out now; been too anxious to eat anything all day. I appreciate you all. Your camaraderie means a lot to meView attachment 85911View attachment 85912

I’m sorry to hear about all that damage, but I’m glad no one was hurt, and you were able to find a new van so quickly.

An insurance thought for you, check with your homeowners insurance, they may cover some or all of the damage since the damage occurred at your home. Also, they may pay you something for the tree removal cost; you’re not legally allowed to profit off your own claim, but you can be paid to recover your costs. We used that clause when a trailer was damaged; the insurance company paid for the repair materials and reimbursed us for the cost of our time that we spent in repairing the trailer, so we got something at least.

 

[Matias]

I’m sorry to hear about all that damage, but I’m glad no one was hurt, and you were able to find a new van so quickly.

An insurance thought for you, check with your homeowners insurance, they may cover some or all of the damage since the damage occurred at your home. Also, they may pay you something for the tree removal cost; you’re not legally allowed to profit off your own claim, but you can be paid to recover your costs. We used that clause when a trailer was damaged; the insurance company paid for the repair materials and reimbursed us for the cost of our time that we spent in repairing the trailer, so we got something at least.

We are living in a canvas wall tent until we build our house, so no home to insure til that's done, but nonetheless, life goes on. I have started over with nothing twice, and have reinforced my bootstraps so I can really pull hard on them; I'll make it happen again.