Dead welly

[Peter]

Did you manage to video it with Steves cam in the end mate? great job and pics btw!

 

Yes, Steve has the footage, might be a wee while before it gets edited into something useful.

[coolie]

Nice big logs.By the way,What is the saw in your avatar?.Just curious.

[MattyF]

nice job pete ! last time i spoke to tim he said he was going to get some pics of your crane handy work on a monday looks like an adrenalin packed few days!have not seen any pics of your lorry in action looks a handy bit of kit to have...

[Peter]

Nice big logs.By the way,What is the saw in your avatar?.Just curious.

 

Pretty sure its a 395XP. Not my saw though.

[Peter]

nice job pete ! last time i spoke to tim he said he was going to get some pics of your crane handy work on a monday looks like an adrenalin packed few days!have not seen any pics of your lorry in action looks a handy bit of kit to have...

 

 

Not got many good pics of my truck, every time its goes out I'm too busy to stop and get any. Must make more of an effort!

[wills-mill]

2 hopefully, the last section weighed 6.5 tonnes, which considering the rest of the tree combined only added up to 9.3 tonnes came as a bit of a surprise. Not least to the crane driver, who only had 5 tonnes of capacity at that reach......

 

We noticed that on a dead redwood we milled- very dry and light timber for the top 2/3rds but wringing wet at the bottom. I'm not sure if the trees dry out 'upwards' through the twig and remaining needle or whether the sap/ moisture sinks 'downwards' and leaves a dry top

[Stephen Blair]

would it not just be the time of year mate, the sap dropping for the winter??

[Pete Mctree]

would it not just be the time of year mate, the sap dropping for the winter??

 

not if the tree was dead..

[atree]

How come the sap effects the timber for milling/turning?I tried to get some walnut sent to a turner yesterday but he didnt want it because its spring??

[skyhuck]

How come the sap effects the timber for milling/turning?I tried to get some walnut sent to a turner yesterday but he didnt want it because its spring??

 

It can stain the timber.

 

Sycamore for furniture or violins most be winter felled.