We cut a nice red oak today it had around 1800 feet in the old red
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did you load that with your skid steer
Yep loaded it with my 232 cat skid steer it's a strong little loader I load the big ones one end at a time hear is another pic
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As I say,I can hear it groaning from here. I make my NH tractor groan a lot too. That is a big oak. I had ALOT of white pine that size.
Hear is another pic it was 30 inches at the tip
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A lotta firewood in that one... ;)
I do split all my end pieces up in to firewood but that big boy went to the mill :-)
What was it at the stump?
Around 52 inches it was pretty consistent from the but to the log
That truck load was a little over 2200 feet and could have hauled a little more lol
I cut a lot of 40 you don't see many 50 plus
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Them are some nice oaks
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Nice dozer. I'd like to have one like that. Easier on steep slopes than a skidder. Be nice to put skid roads in also.
Those all look pretty nice. ;D
Looks like they grew really fast too.
That is a dandy. I probably cut my largest red oak today. It was 32 at 8' and had 6 logs in it. Dont really know the footage of it. Pretty big for around here though. Nice trees keep the pics comin I enjoy them
That's some nice timber , is it coming out of the ridges around here you only find hardwood that big in the creek bottoms
Wow! You guys grow some huge hardwood :o
Is there a reason that most hardwoods seem to be cut backwards, where the wedge is taken out of the log instead of the stump.
Might be cutting the stump so low the notch has to go there. I prefer my notch to be on the log side, but since we got our feller buncher I don't do much notching anymore.
Quote from: terry f on October 25, 2013, 05:12:27 AM
Is there a reason that most hardwoods seem to be cut backwards, where the wedge is taken out of the log instead of the stump.
Yes low stumps to maximize footage. And the veneer. .I never saw a humbolt cut until ax men came on tv.
You also don't need to lug around a big bar. We cut everything with 20 inch bar.open face bore cut is all that's used around here.they grow like that in all different terrain .theres little mechanized logging here.
QuoteIs there a reason that most hardwoods seem to be cut backwards, where the wedge is taken out of the log instead of the stump.
Likely has to do with softwood cutting in the West, and the fact that lumber lengths were in 2' increments. Mills were not happy having a 16' log (16'6") that because of a notch had to knock off 2' at the lumber trimmer. So it was passed on down the line that butts couldn't have a felling notch removed or the log would be scaled back 2' at the scaling station (used to be done by scaler before weight scaling happened). That quickly meant the loggers would get penalized so the fellers were instructed to use the humboldt notch so the 2' scale deduction couldn't apply for that reason.
Whereas in the East, most logs were hardwood converted lumber sold random length. More length on the log butt end meant more wood, so to speak.
Many variations and reasons likely spin off from some generalizations of the two customs.
That was a real nice tree 8) .Any red oak 40" plus up here will be all spider cracked.
One thing I was wondering about is your truck,is it pointing towards home?I always set my truck pointing out,just in case.
Lots of root swell and hard cutting. We try to cut them really low, so not much place to go with the angle cut but up unless it is on a mountain or a gully slope. ::)
Cut some nice ones today.
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I do it that way because it is easier. I'm not a big guy, and cutting at a upward angle is a little more difficult. May also be because hardwoods have a tendency to flare out at the bottom.
Here is one of 2 loads I hauled today some big ones I had 2581 feet on that load very heavy load lol
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Hi Birchwood, So what motor is in the truck and does it have a two speed rearend. That is a working truck for sure. Is the frame beefed up, is it a f700.
David
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It's a strong old truck it's a 79 f700 with a 3208 cat motor 5 speed with 2 speed rear it has a double frame and air brakes one of the best trucks I have ever had it hauled that load no problem I had 2581 feet on it more than some haul on a tandem love them old fords
You're playing with fire hauling that much on a single axle :o You're not just taking chances with yourself, but everyone else on the road. I'd guess you're approaching 40,000 pounds, your frame might handle it but tires are your weak link.
He is probably over the GVWR of the truck by about 50% ... that's just asking for trouble
DOT would have a field day with us if we ran that truck here. At least get yourself some new rear springs with the money you made today. Old springs due break due to age and metal fatigue. Have you checked for any cracked leafs? You break a spring pack and the weight will shift to one side. Then you are ......... Then you can kiss that good ol truck good bye if you don't die in the accident.
Birchwood, I'm not trying to pick on you either, I like a good full load as much as anyone. I just think you are overloading to the point of something failing on you. My Grandpa used to have a single axle Ford 700 that he put a flatbed on and hauled his JD450 loader/backhoe around on top of it. I suppose it was 20-22,000 lb machine with the hoe on it. He had a new pair of duals blow out, I suppose one blew and took out the other, but the end result was he lost both tires on the one side. He got it stopped, but barely. High pucker factor for sure.
Yes I was hauling to big of a load I don't plan on hauling any more loads that big on my little truck I don't want to take a chance on hurting any one or my self I will stick to my normal 1800 foot loads
Don't get me wrong my friend, I'm not picking on you but what I see is not good. Just giving you some constructive criticism.