What tools do you take to the woods?

[Ward Barnes]

Howdy Folks:

When you are away from home cutting either standing trees or clearing storm downed trees what tools/spare parts do you take with you?

God Bless, Ward and Mary.

[beenthere]

Chainsaw, spare chain, scrench, wedges, fuel, stump vice, files, axe, logrite cant hook, water (and depends on how far from home for other things).

[lumberjack48]

I had everything in my pickup that i would need, it was a moving hardware store and saw shop. I had a extra tube, and everything to fix a skidder tire. I didn't have a portable welder or i would have had that along to. I had hyd hose and basic fitings, extra hyd oil, fuel, filters,  motor oil, saw mix, gas, brake fluid, saw chain roll, saw bars, bar tips, saws, cradle bolts, ect,ect
We all so had to have a fire tool box, with just fire fighting tools in it. A water pack for as many as you have working.

The loggers & truckers logging close to me always came to see if i had what they needed before running to town.

[Johnny]

hi ward, sometimes we pack in a Tirfor hand winch and rope when the site is tangled and if we can't get close with skidder.  also spare chain brake band and springs, do like having a chain brake when working close quarters in windblown.  and spare bar in backpack for pinchups, if spare saw is a trek away!  all our best, john.

[lumberjack48]

I ran saw about 15 yrs before i had one with a brake. I have to tell you, it was unhooked the first hour of running it. It took some getting used to running a saw with a chain brake.

[blademan1130]

At least one spare saw, spare bars and chains, PPE, First Aid kit, Sat. phone, peaveys, wedges, plenty of fuel, mcleod, pulasky, drip torch, nomex, fire shelter, and lunch. Town could be three hours one way.
First post, and I enjoy this site

[beenthere]

Welcome to the forum blademan

[mad murdock]

Welcome blademan.  When I go a cutting, I take my fallers belt, which has scrench, greasegun for bar tip, raker file, round file, stump vise, wedges (at least 3), my 3 lb single bit axe, a 30 ft logging chain with one slip and one grab hook(on skidder), a 2 ton come-a-long, for those real difficult situations, a couple 10 ft cargo straps- 2" side nylon web, ( 3,600 lb rating, work great for a lot of things), and mebbe my 4 ft 1 man misery whip, if I really get the saw bound up( that way i can get by with just one saw in the woods at a time, easier to keep track of my stuff, and avoid running one over :( which I did once with the cat, ever since, I only use one at a time).  I use my peavy at the landing, Don't usually need it in the woods.

[clww]

For tree removal of customer trees in urban settings, here's what I like to have in the truck: at least 2 saws, wedges, spare bar and spare chains, hatchet, single bit axe, full tank of saw gas, bar lube, 30-ton bottle jack, scrench, screwdrivers, vice grips, files, grease gun, WD-40, insect repellent, cooler of liquid drinks, bag of snickers, gloves and other PPE, ropes, chains, climbing gear, snatch blocks, lots of straps and shackles, wheel barrel, log splitter, and the winch on the truck. In the hot months, I take 2 dish towels with me. I soak these in the water cooler then wrap them around my neck to stay cooler. Try this in August when it's full sun and 100 degrees. This ice-cold wet towel on the back of the neck cools you off quite a bit. I also carry a couple cans of hornet spray that sprays a 20 foot stream, since I'm allergic to bee stings.
I'm sure I'm leaving some stuff out. Like the cell phone and my camera.

[lumberjack48]

I even brought the cook  8)