Ausneil, the tree was part of a logging plan by Parmeter logging, back in 1986 and Randymac brought up a real good point, modern mills are not set up to go that big, back then they were capable, but I would guess they had to rip the logs with a chainsaw. They cut the logs in shorter lenghts, not sure the lenght of that lowbed. I am guessing a couple d6's pulled the log's. They Cat logged, and yarder. Think its safe to say to big for the yarder. They had winch skidders too, but no way. The bars I can just speak for guy's around my area, and my small gang. The timber faller's I know had the long bar laying around for bigger tree's like that. Really nice, and necessary help's when you can make one, or a bigger cut, and keep your'e corners square, and buck real big log's. But most I have known prefered a 32in bar for all around work. Including Will who fell that tree. The longest I have is a 34. I run 28, 32, 34. I try and run a bar I can manage, and keep off the ground without extra effort. One that is not too heavy, and one that will balance on the saw, and is not real nose heavy.
