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Now that we are retired, sitting on the back porch having coffee, birdwatching is a thing with us! I use the Merlin app and it identifies the chirps of the different birds that visit. Coolest thing ever! The app is free.

I will definately try that hitch . Ive heard of Brocky . Seems he has come up with some great hitches . I keyed in on his comment about twisting (loosening ) the hitch for easing into descent . Will definately give that a try also .

Only when a bushler gets a penny inch job . I added in as much root flare as I could . Penny inching is flat out stealing from the fallers ! It was Designed to steal from the fallers . Penny inch scale has a set price , per inch diameter of the stump , perpendicular to the face . The outfit I...

Oh , the scalers will pencil deduct for pullin the guts out of the butt log . What ever they can do to steal from the logger , they will do it . Taje a skinny stick or folding ruler and slide it on the fiber pull holes in the butt measure from the butt that distance and scribner scale from...

The Axe was the first tool to turn trees into something useful . And it will be the last . As long as humans have oposing thumbs and fingers . Some guy will be using an axe somewhere

Stooled up = the roots are half above ground . In old growth Sitka Spruce , Western Hemlock , Red Cedar and Yellow Cedar . None of them have a tap root . And solid rock is often at ground level . Ive had to board up , spring board up 2 and 3 boards just to get above the roots .

Try loosening your hitch with the extra wrap. The knut-h hitchhiker hitch https://www.masterblasterhome.com/threads/hitch-hiker-hitch.21218/

I wonder how many times they got pooped on while feeding birds?

Miniloader sprung a leak yesterday after doing the bulk of the work. Brought the micro-x for the second half of a small clearing job of 26 trees.

Generally, as a rule, beetle kill type trees not prime for habitat near uninfected trees. Best practice is a scorched earth approach. Less tree left = less pest left.

Mo problems mo Money

Willie's most emotional song that I know of.

Good stuff, Zane, good to read ya

They are common here. Good vid, lotta patience

I had to look these up after hearing one

It gets worse

Not where I was. Most if not all of the hemlock had to be long butted to get to sound wood after felling. Often between 8 and and 30 ft of cull butt log. So the stumps werent a concern. Would be very hard to make low stumps up there. The spruce were better. I'm no Alaska expert. I spent...