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I'm a lumber jack and I'm OK
« on: August 14, 2011, 10:54:54 PM »
Pushed over my first tree today.  We've got a backhoe on site for the week, mostly to fix the driveway and do other grading work on the property.

But, this morning I went out and dug around the trunk to bust up the roots.  Took a couple tries of pushing with the equipement, then digging out some more around it, but it finally went over.  Probably a 40' tall Alder that was really 2 trees that had grown together, and then one had Y'd off with a another big trunk.

Should get at least 2-3 cords between that Alder and a few smallish Birch trees I'd cut down the day before.
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« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2011, 11:39:33 PM »
Quote from: sumpnz on August 14, 2011, 10:54:54 PM
Pushed over my first tree today.  We've got a backhoe on site for the week, mostly to fix the driveway and do other grading work on the property.

But, this morning I went out and dug around the trunk to bust up the roots.  Took a couple tries of pushing with the equipement, then digging out some more around it, but it finally went over.  Probably a 40' tall Alder that was really 2 trees that had grown together, and then one had Y'd off with a another big trunk.

Should get at least 2-3 cords between that Alder and a few smallish Birch trees I'd cut down the day before.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G880gxjj9dI [popcorn]
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« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2011, 12:05:02 AM »
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Quote from: RevDisk on April 06, 2012, 10:15:08 AM
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Re: I'm a lumber jack and I'm OK
« Reply #3 on: August 15, 2011, 01:25:57 AM »
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Pushed over my first tree today

Be very careful with that...cutting the roots by digging and pushing over is an efficient method, but be very careful. Does the backhoe have a FOPS (Falling Object Protective Structure) canopy or cab or is it just a normal ROPS canopy/cab



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« Reply #4 on: August 15, 2011, 03:48:40 AM »
"We" used this to clear a 1/4 acre of trees and brush to expand my garden this spring.



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« Reply #5 on: August 15, 2011, 09:49:11 AM »
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« Reply #6 on: August 15, 2011, 07:03:15 PM »
Not a lumberjack until you mark a spot and then cut down the tree with a saw or aze so that it falls exactly on your mark   :P

Or for more sport you could drop it right between two brand new pickups  =D
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Re: I'm a lumber jack and I'm OK
« Reply #7 on: August 15, 2011, 09:14:29 PM »
I noticed the crying hippy talking about "driving" by trees and bemoaning that they were cut down or dying.  He's a bigot!  Why doesn't he cry over the oil that he murders by turning it into gas to power his car.  I talked to my oil today and he says that turning him into gas is a travesty and he won't stand for it anymore.  He plans to vapor lock anyone who does.
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« Reply #8 on: August 15, 2011, 09:20:45 PM »
Quote from: Tallpine on August 15, 2011, 07:03:15 PM
Not a lumberjack until you mark a spot and then cut down the tree with a saw or aze so that it falls exactly on your mark   :P

Or for more sport you could drop it right between two brand new pickups  =D

double points if one truck is yours or your bosses   triple score if truck is wifes
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« Reply #9 on: August 15, 2011, 09:22:03 PM »
Okay my question is how many plants did they kill getting out to the area to cry about dead trees.

Grampster he probably drives a Prius, so that makes it okay.  /sarcasm
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« Reply #10 on: August 15, 2011, 09:59:36 PM »
About the worst I've ever heard were the enviro-idiots who protested the logging of fire killed trees over in the Bitterroot.

They claimed that it was a travesty to desecrate the dead bodies of the trees, and adding insult to injury.

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Re: I'm a lumber jack and I'm OK
« Reply #11 on: August 15, 2011, 10:27:20 PM »
Maybe the greenies would be OK with tree-cutting, if they fell on humans. Maybe if they were wealthy white Republicans. Or, better yet, babies.
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« Reply #12 on: August 15, 2011, 11:07:12 PM »
Quote from: Avenger29 on August 15, 2011, 01:25:57 AM
Be very careful with that...cutting the roots by digging and pushing over is an efficient method, but be very careful. Does the backhoe have a FOPS (Falling Object Protective Structure) canopy or cab or is it just a normal ROPS canopy/cab





It has a solid roof on it.  Had quite a few sticks that broke off while I was pushing on it.  None of them fell all that close to me, but it was nice knowing I had some degree of protection.
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Re: I'm a lumber jack and I'm OK
« Reply #13 on: August 16, 2011, 01:07:50 AM »
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It has a solid roof on it.  Had quite a few sticks that broke off while I was pushing on it.  None of them fell all that close to me, but it was nice knowing I had some degree of protection.

Dead branches and tops are killers, so keep an eye out for 'em.





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« Reply #14 on: August 16, 2011, 09:15:52 AM »
Quote from: Avenger29 on August 16, 2011, 01:07:50 AM
Dead branches and tops are killers, so keep an eye out for 'em.



IIRC they are called Widow Makers.
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Re: I'm a lumber jack and I'm OK
« Reply #15 on: August 16, 2011, 11:49:34 PM »
Well, no more trees coming down for a day or two.  SWMBO's step-dad broke the back hoe.  Actually it looked like a fatigue failure of the pin that holds the bucket on.  Looks like we won't be charged for the repair even though there was quite a bit of colateral damage to the lugs and bushings, and whatnot.  Apparently he was in between a couple roots of a stump that needed to come out curling the bucket to break them when it let go.
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