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ontheedgeandscaredtodeath
Social climber
Wilds of New Mexico
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Dec 27, 2018 - 07:53pm PT
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Otis- we had a waiver for the saw work. It was a really fun trail project cause we got to jump in (I was a smokejumper) to the site.
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otisdog
Social climber
Sierra Madre, Ca.
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Dec 28, 2018 - 06:15am PT
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Johnny - the Zerby sign pointing up her driveway with the cat eye reflectors might still be on Hilton drive. I remember trying to bag it for the memories, but it was pretty permanent.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Dec 28, 2018 - 06:19am PT
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I'll take a look next time i drive up there...
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Dec 30, 2018 - 02:16pm PT
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Nice full load of maple and ash today from the storm a few weeks ago. The Jonsereds 2260 needs a new chain.. I have hit too much crap with this one... almost filed through as well....
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Dec 30, 2018 - 05:19pm PT
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The mighty 292 that could...
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Dec 30, 2018 - 05:32pm PT
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I wish. The info on the inside of the glove box lid indicates that in 1967 she had an oversize radiator and a 292. I figured out that the motor in her now is a 250. She is geared so low however that she usually seems to have enough power to get the job done. The 250 straight 6 has gobs of tourqe.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Dec 31, 2018 - 07:16pm PT
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Nasty natural barber chair that I saw today on my decent hike.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Great partnership. 2016 Jonsered 2260 pro saw and 1967 Chevy K20 still cleaning up from the big storm last month. just put on a new chain. OMG it cuts like butter.
Wish I was good enough to keep it just like new....
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Apr 22, 2019 - 04:49pm PT
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45years running a saw. only about 7 of those years wearing chaps. Guess I need new chaps now. Brushing a steep slipper hill with a 60cc pro saw probably not the best idea...
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tolman_paul
Trad climber
Anchorage, AK
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Apr 22, 2019 - 04:57pm PT
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Miss my my huskies, especially the 181 I rebuilt and ported. You could bury the bar and not bog the engine.
Looking to get a 555, something to be said for a lighter saw that still has some huevos
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mastadon
Trad climber
crack addict
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Apr 23, 2019 - 07:12am PT
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Here’s a photo provided by Fig from the early 70’s that shows a logging crew moving a yarder. A more hardbitten bunch of desperados would be hard to find. Fig is the one with the fro just right of center.
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Republic, WA
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Apr 23, 2019 - 07:21am PT
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I got my first chainsaw last year. I use it mainly for firewood. I had no clue as to what I should get. My brother runs a tree service near Portland and he said most of his crew uses the Stihl MS 261. That was what I got but with the electronic fuel control and anti-vibration stuff. I don't have much experience to compare to but I love this saw. An extra bar and a few extra chains and wow, I'm a wood gettin' fool. Now I need an old beater 4x4.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 23, 2019 - 09:29am PT
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Wayno, yer in the right hood for cheap 4x4’s!
Remember, don’t ever think yer better than the saw! 😉
Thought of you the other night when I made my much esteemed Crème du Barry.
It’s every bit as good as The Wolseley’s in St James, if I do say. 🤡
Cool shot, Masta! Good memories going to loggers’ bars in Darrington, Index, Squamish BITD.
Even I behaved around those guys! Bruce Hawkins and I almost got into it in the Squamish bar about ‘73. That place was an epic dive!
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Jack Beard
Mountain climber
Kalispell, MT
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Apr 26, 2019 - 09:42pm PT
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I could still sharpen a chain with just a file and gloves, but for a couple of years have been using a Stihl 2 in 1 guide. Saves time, the files last longer, is well worth the cost.
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Republic, WA
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Apr 27, 2019 - 07:38am PT
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Any of you sharp-assed chainsaw whizzes done any carving? I have this big-assed stump that I want to turn into lazy-assed star-gazing chair. Any smart-assed suggestions?
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Caveman
climber
Cumberland Plateau
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Apr 27, 2019 - 10:53am PT
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"Any smart-assed suggestions?"
Unless you want a stool you need a bigger stump.
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Republic, WA
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Apr 27, 2019 - 02:03pm PT
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34" tall and the bottom of the wedge cut is above my knees. 27" diameter. I think me skinny ass will fit rather well and still have arms on the side.
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Hardly Visible
Social climber
Llatikcuf WA
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Apr 27, 2019 - 10:39pm PT
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Mastadon,
I get a kick out of Fig's picture upthread, with the Olsen & Miller truck hauling the yarder. It would appear that I was maybe just a few years behind you in the Forks area, I had an uncle who introduced me into the busheling trade in 1975 for Grush and Woody logging in Forks. My only regret is that I didn't take more pictures, because now a days people would not believe the sh#t we did back then. Pretty much all of the yarders like the one in Fig's picture have been melted down into scrap iron and most logging today is a couple of guys running machines from comfortable heated cabs harvesting pecker poles, not many bushelers and few rigging crews these days.
Logging goes back a few generations in my family though, so I'll share a few pics you might get a kick out of.
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zBrown
Ice climber
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Apr 28, 2019 - 05:30am PT
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Kevin Worral is pretty good, though he don't work cheap.
He traded me a chain job in return for honing a razor like wit into his posting here.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Apr 28, 2019 - 06:10am PT
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So I bought new chaps to replace the ones that saved my leg last week. Just for shits and giggles I shot the old chaps with a .45acp which is about as low velocity that you can get out of a modern pistol. Result was it went through like butter. chaps didn't even wiggle. Apparently these are Not the made from the same type of Kevlar that bullet proof vests are..
just a little FIY for you drunk rednecks out there that might be tempted to test them while wearing them...
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