Greetings Jason & Karen,Lee here, we are having a little heat wave ourselves here in Mount Uniacke Nova Scotia, humidex is 37 degrees today. Like you I work smart in this weather, 5:45 in the mornings I go out before breakfast and do what needs to be done before 8 am. Sure is nice looking spruce, you don't see to many logs like that going on log trucks these days here. Always enjoy your videos, you and your family leep well, later
@OakMountainAcotts2 жыл бұрын
Hi Lee, I think logs this size are few and far between now. These trees are between 45 and 60 years old. The fir is usually full of butt rot at that age so I’m targeting those first. If the spruce are healthy and not in my way, I plan to leave them!
@rickbell34022 жыл бұрын
Interested to see you mill up those logs. Good job getting them out of the forest!
@OakMountainAcotts2 жыл бұрын
We’ll be sure to make a video on it!
@thelogfather50022 жыл бұрын
Hot here too- get your outside chores done early! Great job with the Kranmann!
@OakMountainAcotts2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching… Today is worse than yesterday!
@marksparkplug77582 жыл бұрын
Jason glad to see you and family ok, busy times for sure. Take care.
@OakMountainAcotts2 жыл бұрын
Hi Mark, we have been right out straight but everyone is doing well!
@knottwworking2 жыл бұрын
Impressed with the Kranman. Nice load of logs.
@OakMountainAcotts2 жыл бұрын
Everything has a limit and I think I found the T1750’s today!
@rolfnilsen6385 Жыл бұрын
Hi Jason, kind of an old video but I thought I would venture out on a limb and comment anyway on limbing as you expressed that was not your favourite. There is a system and technique for efficient and minimal fatigue on the body when limbing for a full working day. I do think the swedes were the first to formalize it. I is called "6 steg kvisting" which would translate to "6 step limbing". The idea is to standardize and rest the saw on the trunk as much as possible. Then to support the saw with the large muscle groups and the skeleton when having to lift it. I find this method makes a huge difference for me when cleaning those large spruces. I only carry the full weight of the saw (on my tight) when cleaning under the trunk and don't lift it off the trunk until I make the cut under. I also find that the cuts are made closer to the trunk with this method which for me makes it easier to handle and mill the trunks. Unfortunately the comments here dont really make it feasible to post links. But if you search for "chainsawacademy husquarna how-to-limb-a-tree" you hopefully will find a good page describing the method. Sorry for the longish text if you already know about this method.
@OakMountainAcotts Жыл бұрын
Hi Rolf, great information! On the big trees I do rest the saw on the trunk quite often to take the weight. Do you cut heavy limbs three feet away from the trunk first so that they fall away from the stem? I find if I don’t the heavy limbs will spring back over the stem and I have to cut them again and throw them out of the way! I’m going to look up the technique. Thanks for sharing!
@rolfnilsen6385 Жыл бұрын
Hi again, sometimes the limbs lie to rest on the trunk after cutting, I just push them out of the way as I pass them or cut them once more as they lie there - with the saw resting on the trunk of course ;-) Good luck - and perhaps you now got the topic for a new video?
@OakMountainAcotts Жыл бұрын
I’ll do my best!
@karl-egertdaskov62172 жыл бұрын
im so excited i boughtmy first own tractor its really old but these have good reputation so yeah cant wait to be able to bring out logs and brush myself the plan will be to save enough money over the winter to buy myself a small property at first or what ever will be availeable and start developing my own homestead and start making my own steps toward a self managed life and some day moving out too i live with my parents right now at 19 years of age ideally be moved out by 22 or so
@OakMountainAcotts2 жыл бұрын
That is great to hear… congratulations! You can’t go wrong buying land. They are not making any more of it and it should appreciate in value over the years!
@karl-egertdaskov62172 жыл бұрын
@@OakMountainAcotts well most dont sell forest land here is not enough of it
@savagefirewood2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video my friend. 35 degrees here in Ontario without humidity. Sweating standing still lol 😝. Keep up the awesome content 👌🏻🔥🇨🇦
@OakMountainAcotts2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the note… just finished another cutting session this morning. Now heading out for brush clean up and log pickup. Hottest day yet!
@coreyhannan42632 жыл бұрын
Anxious to see the sawmill in action. My wife has been at me to buy one
@OakMountainAcotts2 жыл бұрын
Yes, we were focused on firewood but the mill will be in action soon!
@larrykerr77122 жыл бұрын
Good job
@OakMountainAcotts2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Larry, it is hot on those saws!
@dannysulyma62732 жыл бұрын
Jez your spruce is limby stuff out there, a west coast log of that diameter will usually give a guy at least twenty feet before the limbs start. Your not reaching through with the tip of your bar. A longer bar would fix that but cheaper is reaching around the far side of the backcut early on, just leaving the necessary holding wood, before completing the cut. Doesn't look like you had much for holding wood other than what your tip missed either so I'm guessing it didn't quite go where you wanted it to but pulled towards the tearout. Should always keep some holding wood, it's the only control you have over the tree. Proper wedges and a decent axe to drive it with, not a hatchet. A four pound axe with a good handle length for your swing will lift a huge tree to help it land where needed, as long as there's decent holding wood to lift against. Interesting videos, thanks for your efforts
@OakMountainAcotts2 жыл бұрын
Great tips… we would call this a pasture spruce. This one was about 50 years old and spent a lot of its’ life on an edge of a field, that’s where the limbs came from! These are some of the largest trees on our property. Normally I’m cutting 6 to 10” stuff. Thanks for watching.
@craigtupper1032 жыл бұрын
Just getting caught up, hope the rest of the summer is going well.
@OakMountainAcotts2 жыл бұрын
Hi Craig, very busy Summer. How about you? We are doing some work on the house so we put the videos on hold for a couple of months!
@craigtupper1032 жыл бұрын
@@OakMountainAcotts about the same. Home renos were last year here, but thats a good plan while the weather is decent
@Ants_Pants2 жыл бұрын
That's a nice log. Good job
@OakMountainAcotts2 жыл бұрын
It is a beauty eh? How is your Summer going?
@Ants_Pants2 жыл бұрын
@@OakMountainAcotts work work work. 😪 my gramps had a saying "work will never end, its you who will end instead"
@OakMountainAcotts2 жыл бұрын
Words to live by… take some time for family and friends!
@tommyrichmond12932 жыл бұрын
Glad to see your video. Been wondering where you been tell the family I said hello. Becarefull with the big stuff you know the sap is up and adding to the wt
@OakMountainAcotts2 жыл бұрын
Hi Tommy! Sorry about slowing down on the videos. Karen has me working on a project for her and it is cutting into my woodlot time! Those big ones deserve full attention! Take care, Jason
@perandersson5482 жыл бұрын
😄👍
@OakMountainAcotts2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@dieseltone3092 жыл бұрын
Haven’t heard from you in quite a while. Hope everything went ok blazing out that road.
@OakMountainAcotts2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for checking in. We are working on the house this summer and something had to give. We might be back at the KZbin videos this Fall!
@dieseltone3092 жыл бұрын
@@OakMountainAcotts great! Good to hear you’re ok. I enjoy your content over here across the straight.
@richardbrowne16792 жыл бұрын
Hope you guys are doing okay?
@OakMountainAcotts2 жыл бұрын
Hi Richard, everything is good on the mountain. We have been working on a major home project and I had to take some time off from KZbin. Another month to go!
@richardbrowne16792 жыл бұрын
Glad Everything is Okay- Good Luck getting your project done ✅
@PoulLausen2 жыл бұрын
If you are a little uncertain about cutting down trees, you can look at Bjarne Butler on KZbin. He is a pro out on the west coast of Canada and it is fascinating to see him felling small and large trees. Very educational to watch.
@OakMountainAcotts2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the reference. I’ve cut quite a few trees but always looking for tips and tricks to get better!
@adammoggysawmilling51642 жыл бұрын
New videos soon??
@OakMountainAcotts2 жыл бұрын
Getting close. Just waiting for the weather to come our way now!