How'd it go today?

[lxskllr]

Really pretty Bermy. Nice setup there, looking over a valley.

 

[cory]

Its quite an Earth

 

[Jonny]

At the conclusion of chainsaw training for the fire service, we stopped to appreciate the view.View attachment 119447

Were you a student or teacher?

 

[Bermy]

Teacher.
Trim and crosscut fallen trees, saw maintenance.

 

[stikine]

Evening dog walk scenery pics

 

[lxskllr]

What's out there Austin? Who does the land belong to?

 

[stikine]

1st picture is State land, the 2nd & 3rd foreground is Borough Land, background is your land (Forest Service). The mountains in the background.

 

[treebilly]

A chilling Sunday morning sermon at my “church” today.

 

[lxskllr]

I like your church. If I lived closer, I'd come over and join you in worship.

 

[stig]

Were you a student or teacher?

I was thinking the same thing.
Good to know they are putting Fiona's knowledge to work.

 

[gf beranek]

Bluff trail at Jug-handle Creek today.

Rain predicted for tomorrow. I pray.

 

[Mellow]

Went shopping for a new truck today as the lease on my 2019 Rebel ends soon. Found one I liked with a sticker price of $59,000. Okay, that's not too bad. Salesman said, oh, that's not the real price. This one's just been upfitted with a leveling kit, better wheels and tires, and the folding bed cover. Okay, what's the real price? $81,000!!!!!!!

Maybe I'll keep my truck.

 

[lxskllr]

I need a new(used) truck, but I've been scared to even look. Not sure what to expect.

 

[Burnham]

Expect to be stunned, John.

 

[Mellow]

Yup, what he said.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Levi and I worked on tedoing his brakes on his truck. Put a master cylinder and booster in my F350 yesterday and changed Katy's oil in the Yukon. Good lessons for the kiddo. Has his learners permit. Still need to order a muffler and he should be good to practice more in it

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Forgot to mention it was old school drum rear brakes. Fun fun

 

[SkwerI]

Up is Out on turning the drum brake adjusters assuming you didn't install them backwards. Not complicated but tedious and lots of ways to mess up if you don't pay attention. I haven't messed with drum brakes in many years!

 

[Treeaddict]

Did some milling. Had a 48” max width river birch stump that I finally got to. Kept 4 slabs. Has 4 distinct trunks. Hoping it won’t split apart too bad during the drying process. Still need to apply the anchor seal coating.

 

[pigwot]

Spread a load of chips on the north side of the shop where mostly mud grows. After some pleasant days in the 60*F range it’s heading back down to 22*F tonight and supposed to be 38*F and windy with 20 to 30 mph gusts. Broad, open trees for tomorrow’s crane job. Long underwear back out…

 

[lxskllr]

You know it's spring when treegoose marks her triumphant return...

 

[stig]

The apprentice managed to lose a huge Beech sideways to the face cut today.
Scared the shit out of him.
The saw was still in the cut and he was desperately trying to save it.
We can't get saws, bars or chain right now.

The 500i that I crushed 2 months ago still hasn't been replaced.
They say maybe 17 of may I may get a new one.

He saved the saw and himself, so all is good, but man, oh man, was he in shock afterwards.

 

[lxskllr]

Was it a bad mistake, or 'one of those things' that caused him to lose the tree?

 

[stikine]

Another angle of the Bonsai stump.

 

[stig]

He set too little hinge in the upwind side and the wind broke it.
Happens to the best of us, but first time a 130 year old tree decides to go it's own way is scary as hell.
It starts to tilt slowly and you are all: save the saw, save the saw!!!!
Then it turns to fast and it is : save yourself, idiot!

I've been there plenty of times myself and those 5 seconds really seem like a looooong time.