Cutting in South Scotland

[Donnie]

39 minutes ago, Dan Maynard said:

Is there a proper reason for doing those together or is it just more fun? Like, are they tangled up and hard to pull apart?

No jack up the hill, all back leaning so I taper the hinge. Leaving more on the downhill side and send them all at once. Took me 9 minutes to brash and cut each one and bomb them. 
 

To wedge one of them sideways can take 2-3 wedges buried into it and maybe a highlift at times depending. Saves time and energy just doing that. 
 

It’s ‘unsafe’ and you’re not allowed to do it, but the people that would tell you that are the ones that normally haven’t done it before. 

 

The jack is way down the bottom in the van, past the standing trees and way down the hill after that… So you can see what I mean.  
 

 

[Mark Bolam]

Are they felled to the head Jake?

Looks steep!

[Donnie]

16 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

Are they felled to the head Jake?

Looks steep!

Absolutely. Been felling pockets here for weeks. Good stuff in here, got a 951 Komatsu in here. Biggest Komatsu they make I think, or wheeled anyways. Can fell up to a metre if not more I think. 
 

Took 30 minutes to walk down the hill today. It’s a long hill… my knees do not like it

[Dan Maynard]

1 hour ago, Donnie said:

It’s ‘unsafe’ and you’re not allowed to do it, but the people that would tell you that are the ones that normally haven’t done it before

 

Fair enough, thought it might be something like that.

 

I'm not allowed to use a top handle saw one handed or climb on one rope either, same people involved.

[Donnie]

Picked this up for nothing. 
 

Anybody got any suggestions for 11.5mm wire? 
and straps etc. 

 

I’ve shackels etc. 

[spuddog0507]

you will pick a 25/30mtr cable up for a tirfor of ebay for little money,,if not either wilsons or clark,s would make you one up,,

[Donnie]

Who needs a skidder?

[Stubby]

14 minutes ago, Donnie said:

Who needs a skidder?

Nice new shiny pickaroon 🙂

[Donnie]

7 minutes ago, Stubby said:

Nice new shiny pickaroon 🙂

God send. 

[Mark Bolam]

Which one is that Jake?

I nearly bought one at the APF yesterday, but the ‘hand’ ones seemed a bit short.