As I went through my library "archives" this evening I realized I forgot the fact Soren Eriksson's "6 point limbing technique " video was made in 1985-'86. In fact he was working for Stihl since mid 1983. I have had his videos since 1989 when I worked for Stihl and later taught chainsaw...
So are Jerry's books.
When I was a young logger in the early 1980s, on my bunkhouse wall in our logging camp alongside the Penthouse and Playboy centrefolds, I had a Stihl poster "centrefold" from I believe the 30th anniversary issue of Chain Saw Age magazine July 1982.
The poster was Jerry and...
I used to run a Stihl 064 with a 18" b/c, the saw was so quick and powerful that pinching even in hardwood limbs didn't happen that often......but I burnt a few bar noses out while doing it though.
As we talk about the 6 point limbing technique which was designed for 8 hr a day logging in the...
I have found different species of felled conifers have to be limbed starting at the butt and others starting at the top. We have Norway spruce here in Manitoba that are residential planted and their limbs arc upwards from the trunk so you would start limbing from the butt. Our native white and...
sotc, my cousin from Norway showed me some old photos of logging on the Norwegian west coast that looked alot like yours. Brutal terrain.
Like stig says pulpcutting is a demanding job. I could do it again for maybe a couple of weeks but then it would get old fast,time for a change. But the job...
I'm glad you like the video fellas. I used it for years training chainsaw operaters for different outfits. I have a library of them with other cutting techniques by Soren Eriksson.
Soren then went to work for Husqvarna shortly after.
Willard.
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