Logging Program

[woodturner]

Did anybody else watch the Logging Industry program on the History channel last night? It was a very interesting show, ranging from the way the lumberjacks in the 1800's did the logging, up thru today.

Some of the gigantic machines in use today are very impressive! This one guy, an operator of what they called a mechanized harvester, held a one day record. He cut 1200 trees, about 170 trees an hour! This machine gripped the trunk of a tree, then out popped a large chainsaw that separated the tree from the trunk. Then the machine pulled the tree through some type of knife gismo, I forgot what it was called, but this process cut all the limbs off! Great show!!

If you get a chance to see it sometime it's well worth your time!!

 

[woodturner]

Logging

I just looked on history channel site and found that the Logging Tech program will be re-run again tonight. It's listed as Friday, March 5, at 2 AM ET/PT.

Enjoy!

 

[Ryan Willock]

Those harvesters are over a quarter million dollars new. They work well in soft woods like pine and fir but they don't fare so well in hardwoods like oak and maple. Feller bunchers on the other hand do well in both as they only cut the tree down and lay it in a pile to be picked up by a graple skidder.

 

[MasterBlaster]

It was Waycool!!!

http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13471

 

[woodturner]

Masterblaster,

Thanks for the old thread. I didn't realize this had been shown before. Like you said "Way Cool"! I set my VCR and taped it so I can watch it as often as I like!

 

[geofore]

logging

There is a machine down in Brazil that shakes (vibrates) the trees out of the ground roots and all for pulpwooding. They figure they get 30% more wood for pulping by taking the roots and all for making paper. It leaves no stump behind.

 

[woodturner]

geofore

Man, I'd like to see a demo of that root shaking machine!!!

 

[tony marks]

ill stick to my saws ,,dont care if the world moves on..

 

[Ryan Willock]

Tony, try cutting a patch of virginia pine for a week and see what you say!!! You can cut all day in that crap and not get anywhere as it leans three different ways!!! It'll make you want to cry

 

[bwalker]

They work well in soft woods like pine and fir but they don't fare so well in hardwoods like oak and maple

Ryan, This simply isnt true. Huge areas of land are harvested with a processor up here. Including lots of oak, yellow birch, beech and maple.
I actually saw a Valmet level about 200 acres down the street from my house this fall. It took them less than two weeks to do the job and they were not working close to full time on it.