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Not sure which pic of his you quoted....But when I was hauling fresh cut green Doug fir and Ponderosa in that same truck I pictured. A full load of 10' logs stacked maybe 1' over the bed rails would set it on the bump stops, not the overloads, but passed them and on the bumps.
I'd guess between 11000 and 12000 pounds. GUESS. And only guessing that because we have split and stacked about half the load, and currently have 3.25 cord tightly stacked. And according to this site What Does A Cord Of Wood Weigh - Dry Firewood And Fresh Cut (Green) Weights - Mullins Farms In Valley Springs we're guessing the weight per cord wet to be about 3600 pounds.
and i'm looking at the 24" Pine in the backyard as big
yup
Awesome! That's a huge tree, we don't get too many like that around here.didnt get any wood this week to take home, but did get a call to help with a tree across the forest road.
took 30 minutes to cut it and an hour to move the pieces out. that piece has 4 cords of wood in it
came in right at 60" diameter at 40 feet from the stump and counted the rings at 383 years old
with small trees you don't have to think much about it, cause there is not much weight in them.
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not sure I am sure what that is?
not sure I am sure what that is?
I am interested what you got
all I am aware of is cutting a box to jack a back leaning tree
Meanwhile I'm over here pinching a bar on an 18" log.with small trees you don't have to think much about it, cause there is not much weight in them.
this one, the center piece I removed weight about 17K# I would have preferred to take several small pieces out but the tree was off the ground 4 feet in the middle so it wasn't safe to cut there to start. walked the tree for 30 minutes to decide where to cut.
First cut, upper end of the tree because it was close to the ground so the saw wasn't being held up high when finishing the cut, half of the cut is made standing on the tree to start, then finish the downhill side, and finally the uphill side.
as you mentioned, instead of a straight cut, make an angle cut, both so the piece will drop cleanly without pinching the bar as well as can be moved downhill when both side are done. saw above is an 066 with a 36" bar. ( I had 3 saws and 6 bars with me)
second cut was 17 feet lower on the tree, again I wanted a place I was comfortable when an 8 ton chuck of wood slides down. again, a slight angle the opposite of the last so the piece can be removed when free. worked good this time, as you can see there are small gaps between the piece to be removed and the rest of the tree ( and look, another large one just up the road
this was the worst part, I wanted to pivot the part, and get it to roll to the side. I put a choker around the upper end, a snatch block to a tree to the side and pulled it out. it moved easily, but did not pivot, rolled slowly down the road behind the truck and even pulled the tree out the snatch block was attached to.
then cut that section in two and moved it off the road further. used an 088 with a 42 in bar for that. it is heavy, but much faster and not working about movement when the cut is done
then just for fun, put a 59" bar on it to clean up the end from one side. even an 088 does not like a bar that big...need to find me an 090
OK, got it
both cuts had the compression on top, like on the right diagram
problem with this tree was size.
first cut was cut #2, as I had to do that from on top of the tree, it was not reachable safely from the ground
second cut was cut #1, it had to be done from the back side as you could not reach over the log. it also was half way into the log
third cut was cut #3, but again half way into the log. As I cut, keeping an eye on the kerf from cut #2, as it closes, bore the bar in and out as cutting until the top kerf is fully closed (wedges do not help on this size as the wood just compresses around them) then continue out the bottom until it releases.
#4 above is not an option due to size, cutting upwards with the top of the saw through 4 feet of wood
you mean that annoying 4" bendy tree, right? or is that just meMeanwhile I'm over here pinching a bar on an 18" log.
Well, I was going to give myself a little more credit than that.you mean that annoying 4" bendy tree, right? or is that just me
trust me. I do it as well more than I like to admitMeanwhile I'm over here pinching a bar on an 18" log.
That's quite the backdrop to your house. Nice score on the wood tooFinally got out and cut some wood this weekend. No onsite pics as I turned my phone off for two day which was very nice. Camped out two nights. First was beautiful but the fog came in and I got pretty damp. Second night stormed all night, most rain we've had in a while. Got a bit wet sleeping on a cot with only a travel trailer awning over me. Totally worth it to just spend time out in the woods. This is two loads.
Pretty damn lucky to live where I do.That's quite the backdrop to your house. Nice score on the wood too
