Think this will provide a cord or two?

[begreen]

My buddy sent me this pic from trail clearing over the weekend. 48" diameter log.

 

[GadDummit]

Wow! I'd be afraid to cut that monster down, but I sure would like cutting it up! Where does all the wood go?

 

[begreen]

Wind and weather took it down. Happens every winter. Sadly the giant rounds are just rolled down the hill to get them off the trail. The only way to pack it out would be split and by mule.

 

[iron]

must've been s. cascades. doubt they let a chainsaw in the n. cascades or central cascades...

 

[begreen]

North Cascades. Up near Rainy Pass on the PCT. It's still damp. There was snow on the ground at this location. (It's under the sawdust) Power tools will probably be prohibited later in July.

The 36" spruce behind this tree also had to be cleared. Those rounds were green and heavier than this old dead tree's.

 

[kennyp2339]

brings a whole new meaning to bucking wedges, I'd hate to get my saw pinched in that

 

[Highbeam]

We always packed saws and used them to clear trails in the central cascades (just north of I90) too. That first trip to the backcountry involved lots of saw time. Just shove the huge rounds down hill out of the way.

 

[begreen]

The big green tree behind the old dead one required several wedges to avoid pinching. They worked.

I'll be heading up to this area in a bit over a month to complete the bridge building project that we started last year. Last year it was hand tools only and I suspect we'll be packing in the big 2 man saws again this summer. I'm happy to say that the temporary detour bridge we built upstream survived the winter in good condition.