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    Default UNEARTHING A MONSTER LOG

    Hi all,

    Went out today with the digger and salvaged this big log today. It fell over 2 years ago and has been well hidden since. It was 36' long and 4-5' in diameter all the way. A slight pipe in the butt end, but very solid for most of it. We dug down beside the rootball and cut it off, then cut the head out. Then we dug along one side and pulled it from one end before cutting it in a few sections. Overall log weight was about 16 tonne, so a few trips in the truck to be made. All cut and loaded safely and home for tea with the kids, a fun day.

    Hope you like the pics.

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    Nice!
    Couldn't help but notice how dry the ground is given the depth you have dug to to get it out and a water course at that, tells you how dry it is.
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    Wow another biggin

    Are you using a TCT chain with having to cut through all that dirt?
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    I was looking at a monster log this morning and scratching my head thinking " How the bl..dy hell am I going to tackle this???" and I thought of you.

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    Is it just me, or did anyone else notice the Ekky bloke wearing the chainsaw chaps and the guy using the chainsaw wearing mechanic overalls

    Must have been some nasty rain in the last couple years to have that bigun buried the way she is...

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    The old tree fell down in a storm after the record breaking 2011 floods in northern Victoria. Only one side of the rootball had given way and the tree basically squashed itself 4' deep into the muddy ground. Before making cuts into buried logs, we mark out the cut line then clean it with wire brushes to remove the sand, hence no need for TCT chain. If I suspect a dirt filled pipe, I'll carefully watch the colour of the sawdust and try to guide the saw around the pipe by limiting the depth bar into the log. I use an old 090 with a 48" bar with 404 chain, and I find it handles the dirty conditions better than the high revving 066 with 3/8 chain. The old saw just ticks away, steadily making it's own way through under it's own weight.

    And Sigidi, how good of you to notice I was tuning the saw for the other guy! When are you coming down to start milling my stash of logs anyway?

    Cheers

    James

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    James, there's no shame in takng on a normal "easy" log you know.

    Another fascinating salvage, thanks for posting?
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    James

    Very interesting (again) and a great set of action pix. Do we know what timber it is?

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    Could there be a plane handle or two in that twig?

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    That is a decent sized twig.
    Looks like there will be some really nice slabs out of that one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tassietimbers View Post

    And Sigidi... When are you coming down to start milling my stash of logs anyway?
    Got a few twigs to deal with myself...

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    So what are you milling after lunch- should have them rolled by smoko! Some very nice logs there- some tight grain and nice figure in a few. From the markings, are they foresrty allocated logs or privately sourced? They look like they are have been down a while from the grey trunks and felling cuts. Does all that long grass in the background make you nervous of the fire hazard? Good to see your busy- idle hands just end up in trouble!

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    Just realised something - what is this thread doing in Small Timber Milling?
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    From little things big things grow.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rustynail View Post
    From little things big things grow.
    Super!

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