Some northern oaks

[Al_Smith]

I didn't want to skew the other oak thread too much so I started  another .First this is the  last tree I flopped early last fall .There's about a hundred foot of it on the ground ,northern white oak .

Ended up with around 60-65 feet of saw log .

  It was right at 36" on the stump above the root flair .

That saw is a Mac 805 with a Mac 850 engine under the shrouding .Actually one of the last professional saws McCulloch ever built .It gets it done in grand style .

[Al_Smith]

This is a bigun. This thing was the victum of 90 MPH straight line winds from a tornado .Fully leafed it cracked it .

Now choice in the matter ,it was around 115 feet and 70 feet from the house .Sad to say it had to go .It was a tad over 4 feet and 272 growth rings more or less .

 

[Al_Smith]

Another .This is the bottom 16 footer side hauled to load it .

  Figures around 12,000 pounds

[VictorH]

And here I thought the 17'  26 inch at butt, Red oak I sawed Saturday was a good sized tree.      That is one nice looking monster.  What are your plans for it?

[Al_Smith]

I'll cut it into lumber .Should have been done 5-6 years ago .There will be some lose no doubt but still a lot of good stuff left in it .

I suppose all told with the oak ,hickory,ash I have piled up there's over 10,000 board feet .I probabley have 4-5000 bd ft of dead ash still standing which need to be cut .

When I get that done I have all the dead in the three acres beside of me to do .These are big ones,hundred footers .

I've got to get that mill done .

[customsawyer]

That is some great looking logs. Bring them on down. Danny and I will be happy to take them off of your hands. ;D

[Al_Smith]

 :D Well I do wish I had one of those Lt-70's for a few weeks .I could cut some lumber then .Of course I'd have to figure out how to use it first .

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

There's a SHARP AXE floating around here some where. If ya need it. 

[eastberkshirecustoms]

Al, I'm not sure which I like more, the log or the saw. ( I probably would take either off your hands though). I grew up having to use the ol' heavy Mac's. They sure do make you a man kinda quick. They had more of a grunt and growl compared to the new stuff. I still have a twin cylinder, two man Mac sitting in the barn that I never had the pleasure to use. Makes a nice conversation piece though.

[Al_Smith]

That one really isn't that heavy considering it's 82 cc's .It's around or slightly over 15 pounds . A 460 Stihl is 14 pounds 6 oz .Now those are just power head weights ,the bars would weigh about the same on either .

Kind of funny about  a discussion of saw weights .One person said something about one of the 125 Macs I have being heavy .Truth be known the Homelite 2100,Mac 125 ,Stihl 084 and Husqvarna 3120 all weigh within one pound of each other .Looks are deceiving . ;)

[WDH]

Al,

Looks like to me that you need a sawmill  ;D.

[Cutting Edge]

Pretty Impressive Logs Al     Not to many of those that size around here...but a few scattered.  Judging by the size you don't need a mill...or a MILL...you need a MILL . Nice Pics too!

And regarding those old Macs, AL is 110% right.  People don't believe ya till you put one "in their hands".  Yes, the looks are deceiving...both on weight and power.  Nothin but TORQUE!!

[bandmiller2]

Thats quite an oak,I've got to cut some trailer deck tomorrow wish I had some good white,best I have now is red.I like older saws seems their not in as much of a hurry as the new ones,turn slower more torque.Al if your going to handle that stuff you need to build a real heavy duty bandmill. Frank C.