Last week I picked up a Woodland Mills portable sawmill because I had some trees I wanted cut. I checked prices with a couple of professional tree cutters and one added three trees for the same price that the power company had tagged for cutting. He also said he could do it right away because he was already doing one for my neighbor. He started with the ones nearest the power line Friday and those went well.
Late that afternoon with one tree to go the climber went up a tree and tied off a rope. They ran the rope through a snatch block to another tree and tied it to a pick up to avoid it going the wrong way. When they cut the tree it got hung up but was still headed away from the power line. The rope was so tight they couldn't unhook it from the truck so they decided to cut the line with the chain saw.
The driver was still in the truck. The tree rolled to the left off another tree crushed the center of the truck flat to the dash, broke the top off the power pole and took out the power for the whole block. Six inches more to the left and the driver would have been crushed. He got out of the truck sat down, his eyes filled with tears and he thanked God to be alive.
Once Upon A Time
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Once Upon A Time
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BuckeyeDennis
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Sounds to me like those guys need to be in a different line of work! Do you have any special plans for the lumber from the truck-eating tree?
How will you move the logs onto your mill? I've got a few big ones myself, but they're not accessible by heavy equipment.
How will you move the logs onto your mill? I've got a few big ones myself, but they're not accessible by heavy equipment.
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Ed in Tampa
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Watch a couple of this guys views and see how he moves big logs with only his trailer.
https://youtu.be/niWtUwdFFfE
https://youtu.be/niWtUwdFFfE
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cutting trees is a dangerous sport.
20 years or so ago my back neighbor had a oak tree that had to be well over 200 years old,,,, just s solid as the day it started growing , she hired a couple guys who said they were professionals because there was a limb hanging over her roof,,, well the guy went up in the boom truck, started cutting a limb some 30 ft long and 12 inches or bigger in diameter , the limb ended up twisting , landing on the boom,,snapped the fiber glass boom driving the bucket into the ground some 20 ft below with him in the bucket , compound fracture to the femur , wasn't pretty .
I seen him a few years later ,, he said he got out of the tree cutting business
20 years or so ago my back neighbor had a oak tree that had to be well over 200 years old,,,, just s solid as the day it started growing , she hired a couple guys who said they were professionals because there was a limb hanging over her roof,,, well the guy went up in the boom truck, started cutting a limb some 30 ft long and 12 inches or bigger in diameter , the limb ended up twisting , landing on the boom,,snapped the fiber glass boom driving the bucket into the ground some 20 ft below with him in the bucket , compound fracture to the femur , wasn't pretty .
I seen him a few years later ,, he said he got out of the tree cutting business
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I love Matt Cremona's videos. Tiny fella. I think he's like 5'6" or 5'7" and weighs just over 120 pounds. Very intelligent and very busy. It's pretty amazing how much he gets done and all documented and edited for youtube. He structurally reinforced that trailer and added on the large log assist system and he actually constructed a large portion of that mill by himself!Ed in Tampa wrote:Watch a couple of this guys views and see how he moves big logs with only his trailer.
https://youtu.be/niWtUwdFFfE
He is one of the more interesting and fun woodworker's to follow on youtube.
Matthias Wandel is also one of the most interesting on there to watch as well.
Cheers,
John
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And really "Wirely".Sazerac81 wrote: I love Matt Cremona's videos. Tiny fella. I think he's like 5'6" or 5'7" and weighs just over 120 pounds. Very intelligent and very busy.
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Chuck in Lancaster, CA
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I still have the top portion of the tree. One good log and some firewood. The best portion was cut up to get it off the truck. The max size for the mill is a 26" log with max board size of 20". So nothing near the size in the you tube video. I have a Massey Ferguson 26 hp loader/backhoe to move logs. I used an 1800 pound mare to skid out logs in tight places when I was a kid. Might be able to make some bowls. Will cut some lumber out of the remaining logs maybe barrister bookcases and siding repair for a tool shed. The climber said he has been doing it for 12 years and still loves it. Maybe this will change his mind.
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When I saw this, I'm thinking Matt Cremona.Ed in Tampa wrote:Watch a couple of this guys views and see how he moves big logs with only his trailer.
https://youtu.be/niWtUwdFFfE
I REALLY like that trailer design, as well his "little
band saw."
Wish I had his room and equipment.
steve
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Numerous parts, for Model 10 stuff. Except for lower saw guard, A and B adapters, I've got it.
Looking for one more, or some 9 inch extension table raisers.
Basic 10ER, Parts machine. Will be a semi-dedicated drill-press machine.
10 ER, a "survivor" of the trailer fire, in the back yard, needing restoration. Has a Mk5 headrest. Finally, stripped down.
Numerous parts, for Model 10 stuff. Except for lower saw guard, A and B adapters, I've got it.
Looking for one more, or some 9 inch extension table raisers.
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BuckeyeDennis
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I did watch a couple of his videos last night, and was duly impressed. I've had some half-baked plans to build a small lifting tripod or gantry so that I could lift logs with a chain hoist, and then wheel my fold-up utility trailer underneath them. But now I'm thinking it would be easier and better to adapt Cremona's idea as a bolt-on attachment for my trailer. For my biggest logs, I'd only need a half-ton capacity, which also happens to be my trailer's load rating.Ed in Tampa wrote:Watch a couple of this guys views and see how he moves big logs with only his trailer.
https://youtu.be/niWtUwdFFfE
A "log arch" would actually be perfect for getting logs out of my woods. But the unit in the pic below costs over a grand, which makes a day or two playing with a welder sound pretty good in comparison.
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