A day cutting wood

[Magicman]

Welcome to the Forestry Forum, Dbergum.  The only success that I have ever had cutting cookies that did not crack was from a Walnut log that had been down and dead for probably 10 years or more.  And about half of them still cracked and the other half probably will in time.   :-\

[backwoods sawyer]

On the road again
Had some Maple to mill up and it was over a 100 mile drive, so it was an early morning and a long day. It was more an elongated pile of big short logs then a log deck. With no equipment on site, just a pair of the heavy log-rites log handling was the challenge of the day, and it was a steady flow all day. When the pile was gone and we shut down there was plenty enough quality craft wood to make a full load for a 24' trailer. Started with just two helpers but it wasn't long before they called in extra helpers. At the end of the day they all had received a good work out and the log-rite's were receiving high praise. As was little Jo for her log handling abilities using the mill. She saved a run away with quick action of the clamp, as well as positioning a lot of odd shaped logs with precision, she had the hydraulics and I just nudged it with the PV as needed and held them in position.     
After finishing up we moved the mill another 25 miles further out to the next job all incense cedar. This customer is tied up over the weekend doing a learn-to-burn on the old house so we just set the mill up by the back barn that the lumber will be stored in. Save towing the mill a couple hundred miles and gives him something to line the logs up on.

[Magicman]

Sounded like a fine day Harvey.   

[Peter Drouin]

Sometimes it goes all wrong. :D


  

 
That blade is all done. :D :D :D
Then it goes good.


 
Wood goes out, That means money. :D :D :D ;D
Now I can give the money to Wood Mizer for more blades.
Is this lumber thing suppose to make money : :D :D :D :D :D

[thecfarm]

Hey you need a day off. I hear there is an  open house in Chesterville coming up.  :D

[WDH]

Now I can give the money to Wood Mizer for more blades.

Like was said in the movie the "Lion King".  It is all a big circle  ;D.

[5quarter]

Money? oh yes, plenty of money.

Profit?

lol lol lol lol lol lol lol

[backwoods sawyer]

This morning’s commute was about 100 miles less than half was main highway or freeway, Jumped off the freeway and went up thru captain_crunche’s neck of the woods. Lot of storm damaged trees, and rough road signs as we went up and over the mountain. Passed a woodmizer set up with a full log yard. Do we have any members in the crow, Lorain Or area? My map does not load.

We had 43 incense cedar logs 8’ to 20’ with a simple cut list, largest you can get 8x8 or 6x6 rest 1x6 and 1x2 stickers. The fog had just cleared off at 10 am when I took this picture and topped out in the upper 70's*. It was a full day and we pulled in with just enough light to get everything put away for the night.




 

profit?  :P nope not seeing it in the book     :

[Magicman]

That sounded like a long day, but thankfully you were able to complete it in a day.  Those 1½ day jobs can be a strain on the profit line. 

[Ga Mtn Man]

Late last summer I spotted these "well seasoned" log piles just off the highway on the way in to town. I stopped and stuck my card in the gate.   The owner called me a couple of weeks later and I drove out to meet with him the next day.  He said he didn't really have a particular use for the lumber but he hated to see the logs go to waste and I agreed that it would be a shame to let that happen.  I didn't hear back from him until about three weeks ago when he called and said he was ready to go.


 
Not a bad place to spend a few early spring days AND only 10 miles from the house.  You just never know where your next job will come from.  

[thecfarm]

That's a nice picture. His trailers?

[Ga Mtn Man]

Yep.  I see it, I saw it, I leave it. ;D

[Dave Shepard]

Vidi Serratus Departum? :D

[Ga Mtn Man]

I like it!  I think I'll add it to my business cards. :laugh:

[Peter Drouin]

Nice job, Nice and flat and the logs up off the ground. Good way to work. 8)

[Magicman]

I looked at this tree length whack this past week.  It's one of two to saw.   ;)


 
These were removed from the building site for the customer's shop.  Pine, Oak, Poplar, and I even saw some Sweetgum.   :D

[Dave Shepard]

But will you saw the sweetgum you saw?

[Peter Drouin]

Is that sand I see?

[Magicman]

But will you saw the sweetgum you saw? 

Yup, sawing Sweetgum pays the same.   ;D

Is that sand I see?

I noticed that reflection in the picture.  No, there is no sand on that location.  That is hard clay.  After this last rain, that is slick hard clay.

[Peter Drouin]

It was nice today cutting , the wood did not freeze together after cutting  :D :D
Made some 2x4x10 and 2x6x10 out of hemlock


  

 

Even some logs that I have not seen since last Dec.


  

 


  

 
but I did have some ice on the logs  :D


 
Now I'm having fun.  8) 8)

[Dave Shepard]

Those last ones look like maybe you don't want to see them until next December, either. :D I didn't saw today, I bought some long hoses for a mill upgrade project, and walked in the woods to look at all the trees I can't cut now.

[Peter Drouin]

Those last ones look like maybe you don't want to see them until next December, either. :D I didn't saw today, I bought some long hoses for a mill upgrade project, and walked in the woods to look at all the trees I can't cut now.

The snow is deep in the woods. I tried to plow some snow with the John Deere, but no way. So I used big John and that worked  :D
I had a customer wanted some wood chips. You know the things are frozen 12" deep or better. I had to use Big John to break it up.


  

  

 
The last pic the wood is a block of wood, You can't see the ice but it froze  :D :D :D

[JohnM]

but I did have some ice on the logs  :D

Peter, does the ice on the outside of the log effect/dull your blades any more or less than a frozen log?  I spent a bunch of time chipping ice off a log two or three weeks ago but have since decided it's a waste of time.  I will still bust off BIG/hard chunks but I was practically debarking them before. :D :-\ :  But that's with a circular blade on the Lucas.  Just curious how 'external' ice effects the band blades. ??? :P

[Peter Drouin]

I do chip off the ice when it's 6" thick  :D The thing with ice It will hold a ½" rock and that will dull the blade. The debarker will not all ways plow through the ice.

[drobertson]

It has been a great couple of days, three jobs out, one big one logged for next week.  Wish I had a cherry picker,
the logs coming Monday will be some dandys.  Tree length. I hope the Case (and Logger) are ready for it.