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Offline 5quarter

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Re: wow
« Reply #20 on: November 10, 2011, 10:15:21 pm »
Ipe gets that big and is pretty common. I wonder how they loaded that big boy?

Where's Customsawyer when you need him... :D
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« Reply #21 on: November 11, 2011, 06:47:58 am »
Most likely not with a skidloader .
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Re: wow
« Reply #22 on: November 11, 2011, 09:23:21 am »
The customer tells me the wood is called Sipo. I Googled and found 4/4 Sipo at Woodworker's Source. Only $7.99 a board foot.
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« Reply #23 on: November 11, 2011, 09:49:00 am »
Behind me fir trees were that big.  So big the columbia helicopter could not lift them 25,000 ibs payload.  So the loggers had to cut the logs in half with a special bar that was over 7 ft long if i remember.  All the fir went over to japan I was told.  When Trillium owned most of the land around here than Crown Pacific now Sierra out of Cali own everything.  No more big trees they strip mined everything.  And it took them 4 yrs to replant.  Took my dad and me over 2 months in repairing damaged pipe to his hyro electric plant Trillium paid for the repairs.  Trees that big i found kinda change the landscape. :D
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Re: wow
« Reply #24 on: November 11, 2011, 03:44:29 pm »
Some good pics there, a bloke could have some fun with those logs :), Thanks for shareing.
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« Reply #25 on: November 11, 2011, 04:28:06 pm »
I remember a picture of a single Douglas fir under two trucks on a logging road here. It was being transported to Osaka for the B.C pavilion at the world's fair. One issue was being careful not to scrape the bark off on the embankment while negotiating turns. They had to be DanG good drivers. ;D
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Re: wow
« Reply #26 on: November 11, 2011, 07:28:58 pm »
I'm trying to figure out how many tomato stakes I could get outta that log.....hummmm!
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Re: wow
« Reply #27 on: November 12, 2011, 04:23:28 am »
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I wonder how they loaded that big boy?

Common trick would be to use a Cat D8. Dig a trench beside the log so the truck can drive in and leave the trailer at ground level, then roll the log on. Pull the truck out of the hole with the D8.

With logs that size you only need to get one per day   ;)

I'm also guessing they aren't big on Weigh Bridges in that area either.  :D

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Re: wow
« Reply #28 on: November 12, 2011, 06:08:43 am »
I figured they used a crane but  it's probably more likely they'd have a big dozer around than a big crane.
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« Reply #29 on: November 12, 2011, 10:31:25 am »
The customer said he will send me pictures and a movie of harvesting. I'll post them when I get them. This is going to be interesting!
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« Reply #30 on: November 17, 2011, 02:35:24 pm »
Wow is right!!!! Looks like MagicMan's tree in MS! Chris would love to have a go at that one. LOL
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Re: wow
« Reply #31 on: November 18, 2011, 04:28:33 am »
I am here but a tad nervous. I have been known to bite off more than I can chew with comfort. I would have a go at it though I might need a couple of other tools. ;D
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Re: wow
« Reply #32 on: November 18, 2011, 07:56:28 am »
You can split it with a chainsaw and I will take pictures  :D.
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« Reply #33 on: November 18, 2011, 07:03:41 pm »
Did that on three logs today. ;D  Got some nice 16" wide quartersawn boards.
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Re: wow
« Reply #34 on: November 18, 2011, 10:00:58 pm »
What species? 
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Re: wow
« Reply #35 on: November 19, 2011, 11:49:51 am »
Red oak.
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Re: wow
« Reply #36 on: November 19, 2011, 02:27:06 pm »
If you chainsaw milled three red oak logs you've done days work I'll say that .
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Re: wow
« Reply #37 on: November 19, 2011, 02:58:04 pm »
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