Falling pics 11/25/09

[hammerlogging]

Red faces.

and another.

 

[Burvol]

Thanks!

 

[bitzer]

Good pics Hammer! I was gunna say that poplar stump above the gas line looked like the hingewood was more of a break than a pull. A little dusty too. I see stumps like that a lot when I'm felling dead stuff. Sometimes there is no pull at all, just break off.

Do the tops just get left in the unit? I'm sure there is a lot of wood in some of them. Especially the reds. Just curious about what goes on.

 

[tramp bushler]

Pretty awesome !!!

 

[Greystoke]

Nice!

 

[hammerlogging]

aerial units = low utilization and highly selctive, but, if its the only way......

no top wood, no low grade. You still capture an overall high % of the volume, and value of the units. Like I said, if itws the only way.

All other units, full utilization, not full tree though. We may add a processor for full tree extraction of smaller stems, still, the brush will be left below the roads...... for now at least.

 

[tramp bushler]

Does Red have a dent on the top of his tin mat ??????????????? These are very great pics ..... I made a cape for my hard hat system for the winter .. Cut a 12"x14" square out of an old nylon safety vest .cut 2 slits in what became the top side 2" down from the top edge put the 2 back suspension anchors thru the slits .... When I put it on I make sure it is on the outside of everything.... . The snow goes right down my back instead of stopping along the way at my neck and back .... I use them in Southeast when I,m PreCommmercial Tree thinning .. Too hot for bushlin in the summer ,.., Sure is alot more comfortable by quiting time and all thru the day .....
Dented in tin hats are flat dangerous ................. I hope when I get a new camera I can use it with this puter ...

 

[bitzer]

Thanks hammer. Just interested to know. I kind of thought that on a heli job. I'm not one of those worrying too much about waste. I just know what can be left over as far as tops etc... Everything gets used eventually anyway. If not by us, then the bugs, worms, and weather will take care of it. Just feeding the system.

 

[slowp]

More nice pictures. Can I ask why it is helicopter? No roads? Looks like some possible yarder setups but I can't see enough for sure. Just curious.

 

[Curlycherry1]

Can I ask why it is helicopter? No roads? Looks like some possible yarder setups but I can't see enough for sure. Just curious.

I would guess having worked back East that the density is not high enough for a yarder and too steep for a skidder. Trees grow big back East, but hardwood foresst are typically not as dense as softwood forests. I have been in managed areas where the trees were 50+' apart. That is my SWAG.

 

[joesawer]

Great pics Hammer and Cody!
The picture of faceing up the hemlock is one of the best reasons for using a humbolt. When you cut it up and the face cut just falls out it is so much easier, especially on bigger trees on steep ground.

 

[joesawer]

Hammer, that first pic looks like a spoil pile for a strip mine. I have heard that they are logging those in West Virginia. That is steep enough, the angle of repose with benches.

 

[hammerlogging]

More nice pictures. Can I ask why it is helicopter? No roads? Looks like some possible yarder setups but I can't see enough for sure. Just curious.

Labor. especially the capable, motivated, good to have around kind. We wish we were yarding it.

JoeSawyer- no, its an honest to god mountain, maybe it'll get to stay that way..... You're looking at a convex awful slope with flatlying beds, geologically speaking. But, I've cut some killer poplar off of old spoil- 50 y.o. spoil. Not much seems to grow on the big MTR sites. maybe one day.

 

[bullbuck]

just curious hammer,what does it pay per thousand deliverd to the mill for stuff of that quality?i have only dealt with softwoods

 

[fmaglin]

aerial units = low utilization and highly selctive, but, if its the only way......

no top wood, no low grade. You still capture an overall high % of the volume, and value of the units. Like I said, if itws the only way.

All other units, full utilization, not full tree though. We may add a processor for full tree extraction of smaller stems, still, the brush will be left below the roads...... for now at least.

Nice pics Hammer!

 

[Burvol]

On the East side for a bit!!! Pine country. Not much of a picture. 2 pines haning over a road on a little cliff, threw em over a big buckskin on the bank. Be careful on stuff like that. Trucks too. Yes, that's my boot. Break time. I took a break today. Wedging.

Must be Monday...two saws in the strip. Yes, I cut myself out today. If I have to have a cut out every two weeks, I'm happy. It happens, but I take pride in hardly needing it. I once cut with a guy that I used to cut out 4 times a day!

 

[Greystoke]

Must be Monday...two saws in the strip. Yes, I cut myself out today. If I have to have a cut out every two weeks, I'm happy. It happens, but I take pride in hardly needing it. I once cut with a guy that I used to cut out 4 times a day!

Looked like a glorious day...even if you had to beat wedges. "ole familiar sound of a chain that wont turn round" I did not carry spare bars just in case my tip blew! Funny story about cutting guys out. I was an 18 year old green horn, Fallin for Columbia in Alaska...Lyman Anchorage, was roomed with a guy that was at least twice my age(never asked) anyhow, he had considerable experience, and was a hell of a faller. I had to go cut him out twice one day within about a two hour window, and on the second trip over I said in as serious of voice as I could: "Well Mike...you'll learn one of these days". He did not laugh...I sure thought it was funny though; especially after all the guff I got from the whole crew for bein a young pup!

 

[forestryworks]

i need a husky

 

[056kid]

On the East side for a bit!!! Pine country. Not much of a picture. 2 pines haning over a road on a little cliff, threw em over a big buckskin on the bank. Be careful on stuff like that. Trucks too. Yes, that's my boot. Break time. I took a break today. Wedging.

Must be Monday...two saws in the strip. Yes, I cut myself out today. If I have to have a cut out every two weeks, I'm happy. It happens, but I take pride in hardly needing it. I once cut with a guy that I used to cut out 4 times a day!

I see you are close to getting your arches full of saw dust & clay dust.

Time for a rebuild...

Pretty land

 

[Burvol]

Looked like a glorious day...even if you had to beat wedges. "ole familiar sound of a chain that wont turn round" I did not carry spare bars just in case my tip blew! Funny story about cutting guys out. I was an 18 year old green horn, Fallin for Columbia in Alaska...Lyman Anchorage, was roomed with a guy that was at least twice my age(never asked) anyhow, he had considerable experience, and was a hell of a faller. I had to go cut him out twice one day within about a two hour window, and on the second trip over I said in as serious of voice as I could: "Well Mike...you'll learn one of these days". He did not laugh...I sure thought it was funny though; especially after all the guff I got from the whole crew for bein a young pup!

Well....you sure looked the part. Pup that is. Atleast you'll stay young looking longer than most.

That is funny Cody, that sure took a set to say that! I've known a few Mikes that were tough loggers, LOL