cutting a hardwood log using a Stihl 660 chainsaw

[harrymontana]

cutting some hardwood log using a Stihl 660 chainsaw

http://youtu.be/9oXVcIrqBc0

[JuniperBoss]

I like this ;D. I love that chainsaw. The 660 always has caught my eye. It's a wood-cuting machine!

[DaveP]

A little short on safety equipment

[JuniperBoss]

Yes, well I agree with that.

[beenthere]

They are in Bolivia, so doubtful but only a few wear safety equipment in the forest cutting trees.

[lumberjack48]

Sounds like it needs a little tuning, saw should level out and sound free. That 660 well cut that little hardwood a lot faster then that.
I'd have to have a long sleeve shirt with gloves, and a hardhat with the screen to keep saw dust out of my eyes.

[qbilder]

I'd like to see that stump ball milled up. 

[harrymontana]

Sounds like it needs a little tuning, saw should level out and sound free. That 660 well cut that little hardwood a lot faster then that.
I'd have to have a long sleeve shirt with gloves, and a hardhat with the screen to keep saw dust out of my eyes.

I agree on your safety measures but what about a 95 Fahrenheid with no wind and 90% humidity? His long trousers is only for the mosquitos not to get too nasty

[Ianab]

I thought it would be a heat thing. I'm a big fan of safety gear, but heat stroke is a safety issue too, and can kill you pretty quick in those conditions.

[lumberjack48]

I cut a lot of Jack Pine when it was 90 with 90% humidity, thick brush, Deer flies, Horse flies, Sand flies, Mosquitos, Yellow Jacks, then when you fell a tree the green pollen thick in the air. I tied my pant legs to keep the Sand flies from going up them.
Now doesn't it sound like fun, this was the time of year i didn't like logging. But you have to take the good with the bad or you wouldn't be in business long.

[JuniperBoss]

Now I think it might be better to go without safety gear. If I were in that heat (bolivia) I would certainly go without my heavy chaps and helmet, to avoid over-heating.

[lumberjack48]

I had my hard toe logger boots, light cotton pants, white cotton shirt, light gloves to keep hands from getting scratched up, and a hard hat with screen to keep from poking your eyes out in the brush or Jack pine limbs.

[drobertson]

If I understand things right, the labor down there is making good money for their time. Much different than in the states to be sure.  Someone is cashing in on the economics of the area. Kinda sad folks have to work like this and the "big" man is taking the spoils, I guess supply and demand  is working out well.  At least the saws are good. No offense intended, just saying, what a shame folks are raking in while others are being raked.  Desperate times mean desperate measures for them.

[JohnG28]

Now I think it might be better to go without safety gear. If I were in that heat (bolivia) I would certainly go without my heavy chaps and helmet, to avoid over-heating.

I don't cut professionally by a long shot, but I do cut at my camp in the summer. Even on a hot summer day I wear my chaps with jeans plus a helmet if I'm falling. My uncle laid he knee open at the end of the day a few weeks ago.  : Never wore chaps. Lot of water and breaks when its hot. Plus here OSHA mandates PPE on works sites. If ya got it wear it.

[rooster 58]

   Yep! There were plenty of machines to carry water for everyone to drink. Someone I knew just lost his life this past Friday when a limb came out of a tree in which he sustained blunt force trauma to his head and abdomen, all while helpeng to clear trees on the family farm

[JuniperBoss]

End of a tree fell on me. My hardhat may have prevented serious injury.

[beenthere]

Sorry to hear of the logger losing his life.

[sawguy21]

Lack of safety gear was the first thing I noticed too. I was also waiting for the saw to pinch.  :
Most of us are strong on ppe and have related horror stories but we have to remember that forestry workers in other countries don't necessarily play by our rules. They have developed methods that work for them in their environment. They likely would take us for wimps.

[beenthere]

I was also waiting for the saw to pinch.

I was too until I noticed the forks on the loader being used to lift the log as he was cutting. That removed any need for a wedge in the top to keep from pinching the bar.

Although, when I have a similar cut to make, with suspected compression on the top side, I will bore just below the top (leaving an inch or so of wood to keep the cut from closing) and cut through to the bottom. Then come back up to the top to nip off the unsawn wood. Works well if the log doesn't want to roll during the cut.

[lumberjack48]

If the log was in mid air, i'd undercut it about 1/3 way, then finish the cut from the top.
If it was against the ground with down pressure, saw from the top until it just starts to pinch, then finish with an under cut.
When i bucked up on the landing, if i got my saw stuck once all day, i was very unhappy with myself. In my 30 yrs i never seen anybody use a wedge when bucking up.

[beenthere]

All is in how one likes to do it. No set script that anyone has to follow.  ;D

[drobertson]

I have to say I was a bit harsh on the labor end of the thread,  I just have a soft spot for ones that work for nothing when some folks push pencils and seem to live in beach front condos.  At least here the hard workers are running some good saws!  david