Some hauling with the new crew.

Therrin

Finished off a site by hauling away the leftovers after chipping was done.

Ended up making 11 seperate trips with two vehicles to and from the site.

I'm in the green shirt. My new groundy crew did awesome today. Kyle's in the undershirt and Brian's got the long sleeves.

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Eric Frei

At least you could roll them in but were they sticky with resin?

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Therrin

Some were, some weren't. The 14 or so that I cut several days ago were considerably drier and lighter than the new wet ones coming off.

The weight difference after just a week of the other's drying was noticeable.

Therrin

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Therrin

A video of us rolling a round.

Drouin Tree Service

BOBCAT!!!Therrin,A works comp claim just aint worth it...your gettin it done thou!!

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JohN Dee

Nice work there Therrin.

Back busting aint worth it man. Get a trolley! We use trolleys all the time, the biggest we've loaded ours upto must have been a 1.7m tall black butt log with 80cm wide. Not one strain was taken loading it either.

You can get a cheap and nasty one that will probably break within a month or two or you can get a little more expensive one and it will last forever. I believe Sherrills has a REALLY nice one, actually made for logs... That one looks a beaut' but comes in at about $300 AUD I believe.

Oh plus fabricate yourself some nice sturdy ramps too or the whole lot if you like.

Psst, take a look at our loader Our Loader

Hey you know how I'm always going on (nagging and nitpicking like an old wife if you like ) about proper technique and deploying it is the best form of PPE? Well I noticed in this pic:

That you were holding the saw the other way around... Right hand on the top, left on the rear - While bucking, that is a very dangerous - bad stance. If that saw kicksback (major) it's gunna fly back and hit you in the neck/trap/shoulder and REALLY hurt you. The way we minimize that potential impact is by always holding the top with our left and rear with our right while always looking at the left hand side of the bar (never the right!) - that way if it kicks back in theory it is going to fly up and past your body, at the most it will hit your shoulder minimizing any fatal injuries...

In class our teacher got us to use a stopwatch. Hit Start then stop as fast as we could. The reason being it takes 1/15 of a second for a saw to kick back and reach your body. Nobody could beat 1/16 with complete concentration on the stopwatch. So imagine how you'd fair to a kickback absolutely no where near the same amount of concentration.

Once again, nice work mate, kewl pics (hey who takes them?) - a good interesting thread.

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JohN Dee

Oh wait, I just realised that is one of your groundies.. Haha - but I think I read somewhere that you taught him how to use the saws...? So yeah anyways, have a good day

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TreeDimensional

I have seen two lefties doing that, looks awkward, and like John says, it is DANGEROUS. Two approaches can be taken, adapt to the proper hand positioning, OR get a different job.

Eric Frei

A correctly functioning chain brake should engage though.

But .....

Man killed by chainsaw 'lived life to the fullest' - Evening Sun

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newguy18

I'll have to disagree John,it doesn't matter if what your hand pattern is,if the saw kicks back your gonna get cut if your in the way.I got lucky with a kickback once but it was only because of a working chain brake.I have to switch grips on the saw from time to time depends on the cut.

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Therrin

Mmmm, wow, I go away for the day and look what happens =)

Yes, it was a groundie.
No, I didn't teach him.
The short form of the story is that I needed a trailer. He had one, and he runs his own "tree business"... and used to work for Kelley Tree Service out here. Normally this is scary, but I know the guy and I needed the truck and trailer for the day.

It being only his first time working with me I was watching him to see how he does things; and he spent most of his time holding it the "right" way. I even ended up using that hold a couple times throughout making all those cuts, so I won't say anything about that with him.

He ended up doing bar/chain swaps for me, and I noticed he checked the air filter, filled both tanks and didn't have any trouble with the tool-less caps. He looks comfy around a saw, didn't spill stuff all over the place.
I think he's okay so far. I might start picking him up more often for work.

The guy is an absolute mule too. He, Kyle, and I should make a really good crew.


Anyhow... Thanks for mentioning it though.

Therrin

I'll check out the loaders... and I do need to make up some trolleys (I think we call them dollies?)

As for the kickback.... I've gotta disagree with everyone.
While cutting the stuff down by the root ball that was still partially buried and difficult to get to I ended up getting repeated kickbacks.
Was cutting down the kerf and cleaning it with a 25" bar trying to go through almost 50 some odd inches of wood, it would occasionally catch and kick really hard.

I dont think that just because you have a kickback means that it's gonna come back and hit you, maybe with a bigger saw but not the 361.
I'm sure if I had a limp wrist it'd have come all the way back and smacked me, but if you're alert and holding it firmly then the kickback is very manageable. Ya sure feel it though. I think my mom would probably have alot of trouble with it but it doesn't bother me.

The chain brake works great, however, it actually jammed the whole thing up once and the chain wouldn't budge with the brake on or off. Had to wiggle the chain with the side plate removed and the brake off, then apply some pressure with a screwdriver and it finally popped free.

Any ideas on that?

newguy18

You need to pull the chain brake cover off and clean it.watch out so that spring doesn't come flying out though it hurts something fierce if it hits you in the eye or the nose.

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dannyboysfc

Good job Therrin, looks like the job went well. I bet that Dosko chipper wasn't much fun though, I rented one a while back and never will agian unless as a last resort.