Oak Tree: Felling, Extraction, Milling, Final Product

[liamjordan]

Did this tree a while back, just havent got round to scanning the photos in

[tractorboy1]

Great set of pics Ace love the log plowing.

[skyhuck]

Most excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mark Bolam]

Top job Liam.

[janey]

Great stuff . Did you have to go back and re turf that huuuuuge furrow?

[Stephen Blair]

tell me they are fancy ballistics that look like jeans:sneaky2: Why did your grandpa sling it well down the stick? Is this a trick only a guy like him will know about?

Love the oak beams and the Getto balster:biggrin:

[swinny]

excellent to see transformation from tree to beams good channel made with the trunk also lol

[rowan lee]

Nice bit of work. Great sequence of shots pal. That old beasty tractor has earned its keep. most have been a good few tonne in that trunk.

Also that chainsaw the older lad is using to prep the buttresses - scary looking thing that.

[David Humphries]

Great set of shots, really like seeing a story through

 

But agree with Stevie, what's going on with your PPE, fella?

 

 

 

 

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[Big 'Ammer]

That's a great set of pics, Ace.

 

Wish we got some jobs like that these days, good times.

 

It was a long drag, so like stevie mentioned, how come Grandad didn't move the cable up a bit?

 

Is your Cooks the one speed one?

 

The one I used to use was a two speed, like Logologists' on here.

 

We had a little smooth shoe in the centre of the anchor so that you could slacken off the wire, drive on a bit and lift the anchor, back up slowly taking the wire in slack and then wind in a few inches to lift the butt off the floor slightly.

 

Then you could skid it out with your front wheels in the air!

 

If you got to a sticky bit you could still drop the anchor and drive on and winch, without having to get off and reset the cable.

 

 

I often didn't bother with chainsaw pants when I was on and off the tractor and dressing out butts dozens of times a day, they were uncomfortable.

 

In an unrelated piece of small thinning work, when I was on my own, I stumbled backwards in a divot and clouted my left thigh with a 254 on the run off.

 

The chain brake came on and it went through to the last layer of material.

 

All I got was a bruise.

 

I shudder to think of the consequences if I had only had jeans on.

 

It happens that quick.

 

That was 13 years ago.

 

I've always worn ppe trousers since.

 

Modern chainsaw pants are stretchy and comfortable, there's no excuse for not wearing them nowadays, no matter how old school cool Grandad is.

 

Take care and enjoy your work.