Is that your up and coming 4th generation slangin’ that saw?
Today....
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southsoundtree
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- Olympia, WA
Is that a special extended blade or standard for a pivoting blade (my guess)?
I believe it’s called a 4-way blade, but may also be referred to as a 2-way. It moves Up/Down and Left/Right. Very stable due to the extra length required for the Left/Right movement.
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You know what I realize after showing some of those pics to my kids…it was taken on 0.5 zoom with an iPhone, so it’s sort of a fish eye effect. That blade armature is nowhere near as long as it appears in that pic. Longer than a standard blade, for sure, but not out of proportion like in that photo.
Treetopflyer
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He’s getting up and learning for sure but not him there, that’s a friend of mine Chris who works with me - whenever we can get the band together for practice.
False Hemlock
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Looks like it declined all the way up the incline.
Was that elbowed trunk real hollow? Looks like the whole top was a big fractal…
So yah, been a crazy past few weeks on my end and haven't been on the forum, but @False Hemlock started working with me just yesterday. Having only employed totally green people, or climbers without a lot of experience until this point, having someone like him is a game changer. Here is day two (today) of the job he posted photos of earlier.
And here is a video of the big stem:
And here is a video of the big stem:
Reach
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That's a big tree!
False Hemlock
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I can imagine there was some decay present in the main trunk, where there was a previous topping cut. The wound had since compartmentalized/sealed over entirely. We left the main trunk, one portion of a 90 degree section of trunk wood is going to a local artist.Looks like it declined all the way up the incline.
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southsoundtree
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Muggs
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Good help is hard to find.
I'm going to keep this bar for cutting logs with big spike nails in them. Hoping it will just sneak right around them...
Reach
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Maybe it will, let me know if that works. If so, I'll start keeping all the bars that come back to our shop looking like that and ship them to you!
southsoundtree
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Yow!
That's not gonna buff out
That's not gonna buff out
But here is todays job, chunking down two stems from nearly dead cedars I stated a while back and just returned to finish. 661, 36" bar in these photos, a buddy with an excavator will come by and pick up all the wood shortly.
And just to be clear, credit where credit is due, the gnarly fir removal photos in the earlier posts is @False Hemlock doing the climbing, this easy work on the dusty cedar is me.
The Monkey Beaver sliders work quite well by the way for pushing off heavy rounds, first time using them today and very pleased with their performance.
And just to be clear, credit where credit is due, the gnarly fir removal photos in the earlier posts is @False Hemlock doing the climbing, this easy work on the dusty cedar is me.
The Monkey Beaver sliders work quite well by the way for pushing off heavy rounds, first time using them today and very pleased with their performance.
southsoundtree
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Clearing hazard trees at a pole building construction site for local folks.
24 removals, 2 minor prunes, just the necessary trees... lots of south- leaning alders that will become problems in the foreseeable future.
Couple pull trees out of the first 18.
Post-fell
90⁰ retainer line
Helped an older neighbor set up for cutting oversize splits to 11".
Took her some logs
Coos bay on a skinny alder
24 removals, 2 minor prunes, just the necessary trees... lots of south- leaning alders that will become problems in the foreseeable future.
Couple pull trees out of the first 18.
Post-fell
90⁰ retainer line
Helped an older neighbor set up for cutting oversize splits to 11".
Took her some logs
Coos bay on a skinny alder
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I thought that was for making a sizwheel face cut in a single pass.
How is that little excavator treating you @southsoundtree and what do you use the mini skid for verses the excavator?
davidwyby
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- PNW to SoCal
24” of 3/8” LP on cannon super mini on a ported 60cc, the bees knees. Thru coast live oak like butter. High speed low drag. Firewooding one I rigged down recently. 
I had to try the biggest axe you can buy. 8lb council fire axe.
One coming up, 48”
Loading cottonwood, or adjusting trailer weight balance. Logs were winched on.
I had to try the biggest axe you can buy. 8lb council fire axe.
One coming up, 48”
Loading cottonwood, or adjusting trailer weight balance. Logs were winched on.
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