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doc henderson

Timber king 2000, 277c track loader, PJ 32 foot gooseneck, 1976 F700 state dump truck, JD 850 tractor.  2007 Chevy 3500HD dually, home built log splitter 18 horse 28 gpm with 5 inch cylinder and 32 inch split range with conveyor powered by a 12 volt tarp motor

Hilltop366

I know it does not work good if I put my headlamp over a ball cap for lighting things up close or down by my feet, wondering how good a headlamp on top of a helmet brim would work for cutting wood.

doc henderson

I use it for suturing.  you can adjust it down, and after a while, you will tip your head down more to get light where your need it.  note it is up off the brim a bit and will hit what you are looking at if it is more than about a foot away.  over a brim.
Timber king 2000, 277c track loader, PJ 32 foot gooseneck, 1976 F700 state dump truck, JD 850 tractor.  2007 Chevy 3500HD dually, home built log splitter 18 horse 28 gpm with 5 inch cylinder and 32 inch split range with conveyor powered by a 12 volt tarp motor

thecfarm

I put my head lamp on and then my ball cap. I've been doing it this way for years.
I can take my hat off and the head lamp takes on my head.
Model 6020-20hp Manual Thomas bandsaw,TC40A 4wd 40 hp New Holland tractor, 450 Norse Winch, Heatmor 400 OWB,YCC 1978-79

GRANITEstateMP

I was thinking of Ray rayrock last night as I brought in 2 tractor buckets of dry wood ahead of the, much needed, rain we're getting the next couple days.  I also have a headlamp with the battery in the rear. It's a bit cumbersome at times, but it throws a ton of light
Hakki Pilke 1x37
Kubota M6040
Load Trail 12ft Dump Trailer
2015 GMC 3500HD SRW
2016 Polaris 450HO
2016 Polaris 570
SureTrac 12ft Dump Trailer

cutterboy

I've been cutting the tops of birch trees that were recently logged.
 




I should finish cleaning up those tops today.

  Cutter
To underestimate old men and old machines is the folly of youth. Frank C.

upnut

Cleaning up a big blowdown, you can see the rootball above the tractor. Lots of BTUs in this one, hard maple makes great firewood...
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Scott B.
I did not fall, there was a GRAVITY SURGE!

thecfarm

We had at least a foot of snow on the ground. Then it rained and warmed up to 50° and took most of it away.
So I am back in the woods again.
I forgot I cut a bunch down so I could work on at night.
I saw about 10 trees on the ground that needed to be hauled out.
About half was dead EWP and the other half was oak and maple that needed to be cut down.
I hauled out a big EWP. An 8 foot chain would not go around the butt stick. This was one of many that broke off in a windstorm. Maybe 40 feet tall. I hauled it in 2 pieces.
I hauled out maybe 4 trees that was no more then a foot across.
Still have many dead EWP that need to cut down.
I have many hemlock down too.
I have many hemlock down by the bog that need to be cut too. These at least 3 feet across and big limbs too. I almost would guess there would be a 1/4 cord of limb wood in each tree. Them limbs are big and long. I know they are rotted, but would make great firewood if I could get to them. It's kinda wet and very rocky and a very steep hill to get them out and that side hill feeds the bog with water. that hill is wet all the time. A skidder would be the tool to have.
Model 6020-20hp Manual Thomas bandsaw,TC40A 4wd 40 hp New Holland tractor, 450 Norse Winch, Heatmor 400 OWB,YCC 1978-79

SwampDonkey

Them hemlock blowdowns are nasty where we have to thin smaller trees sometimes. Them limbs stay stiff and hard a long time. Gotta go in an out, cutting between big stiff hemlock limbs. Most of the main stems are as big as white pines. Some places you can't thin out with hemlock criss-crossed, and no climbing with a brush saw. Thankfully I have not seen any of that ground for 3 years now and don't want to.  ffcheesy Hemlock grows up here in hardwoods and spruce ground. Spruce ground tends to be wetter sometimes and other times it's dry sandy and rocky ground. If you go along the 4 lane below here toward Nackawick, big hemlock in with old red spruce in patches of old growth.



Hemlock, maple, beech, ash ground
"No amount of belief makes something a fact." James Randi

1 Thessalonians 5:21

2020 Polaris Ranger 570 to forward firewood, Husqvarna 555 XT Pro, Stihl FS560 clearing saw and continuously thinning my ground, on the side. Grow them trees. (((o)))

cutterboy

The ground is frozen so I went to the woods today to cut a beech for firewood, As you can see the tree had some rot so I made it into firewood.




I lost the load going up a hill. The beech bark is kind of slippery and the load just slid out. I lost my 2nd load also so it must be something about the beech. I almost never lose a load so this is unusual.




Rain and snow tomorrow. I hope it won't amount to much because I'm liking this frozen ground.


  Keep on cutting.....Cutter
To underestimate old men and old machines is the folly of youth. Frank C.

Hilltop366

Beech is good, I will go up hills backwards when I have a pallet of fire wood on the rear forks for that very reason. 

doc henderson

my top link is set so the implement is flat when down and tips forward when up.
Timber king 2000, 277c track loader, PJ 32 foot gooseneck, 1976 F700 state dump truck, JD 850 tractor.  2007 Chevy 3500HD dually, home built log splitter 18 horse 28 gpm with 5 inch cylinder and 32 inch split range with conveyor powered by a 12 volt tarp motor

cutterboy

Hilltop, That is a good idea. I might try that with the next load of beech.

doc, I don't have a hydraulic top link but I can change the tilt of the forks manually. I guess I should do that for beech.
To underestimate old men and old machines is the folly of youth. Frank C.

barbender

I'd just run a ratchet strap or two across the back, cutter. Easier than picking the wood back up😊

Don't feel too bad, that happens with forwarders too! It really puts a damper on a day when you look back and the entire back bunk of wood has fallen out and slid down the hill🤦
Too many irons in the fire

doc henderson

mine is a screw too, and most of my attachments have several pin holes to choose from.
Timber king 2000, 277c track loader, PJ 32 foot gooseneck, 1976 F700 state dump truck, JD 850 tractor.  2007 Chevy 3500HD dually, home built log splitter 18 horse 28 gpm with 5 inch cylinder and 32 inch split range with conveyor powered by a 12 volt tarp motor

Hilltop366

If your tractor has multiple holes to put the top link in it will make the forks tilt towards the tractor more or less when raised. My forks also have more than one hole to put the other end in for more choices in geometry, I like to have the forks stay as level as it can through the travel so it is easier to get the forks under stuff on uneven ground.

My grandfather always made rear boxes that had two poles that went over the drawbar and under the axel of his ford tractor, no top link required and you did not need to get off the tractor to put them on or off if you set it down on something to keep the poles off the ground.

GRANITEstateMP

I filled my stove with mostly beech this am.  Should be nice and toasty at home bout now
Hakki Pilke 1x37
Kubota M6040
Load Trail 12ft Dump Trailer
2015 GMC 3500HD SRW
2016 Polaris 450HO
2016 Polaris 570
SureTrac 12ft Dump Trailer

Magicman

I emptied my ashes out and loaded the insert to be ready for Thursday morning.  It's forecast to be 46° and only up to 58° so burrrr.  :wacky:
Knothole Sawmill, LLC     '98 Wood-Mizer LT40SuperHydraulic   WM Million BF Club Member   WM Pro Sawyer Network

It's Weird being the Same Age as Old People

Never allow your "need" to make money to exceed your "desire" to provide quality service.....The Magicman

SwampDonkey

86° in the shop a few minutes ago, with the windows up. I closed them for the rest of the day and put a couple sticks of maple in the stove until tomorrow morning.  ffsmiley
"No amount of belief makes something a fact." James Randi

1 Thessalonians 5:21

2020 Polaris Ranger 570 to forward firewood, Husqvarna 555 XT Pro, Stihl FS560 clearing saw and continuously thinning my ground, on the side. Grow them trees. (((o)))

barbender

Magic, imma remember this when it's 105° down there in June, and you're on your 3rd t-shirt at 8 in the morning😊
Too many irons in the fire

Magicman

Knothole Sawmill, LLC     '98 Wood-Mizer LT40SuperHydraulic   WM Million BF Club Member   WM Pro Sawyer Network

It's Weird being the Same Age as Old People

Never allow your "need" to make money to exceed your "desire" to provide quality service.....The Magicman

cutterboy

I've been cutting more beech and some black birch.






And some black birch...








This morning the temp is struggling to get up to 7 degrees so I think I'll stay in with the woodstoves.


  Keep on cutting,,,,,Cutter
To underestimate old men and old machines is the folly of youth. Frank C.

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