The Morning in the Brush (multiple personalities)

[slowp]

I had to mosey down and mark a tree that was in the way. I asked permission to photograph the hooktender/faller/rigging slinger/sometimes chaser and was given permission. He's working below the antique Skagit. The Yarder engineer/chaser/loader operator complained that the rigging crew was loading it like it was an 071. Note the color coordinated accessories and good for hand signalling at that!

Here's what it is like. He's setting chokers.

Hand signalling the yarder engineer to go ahead and yelling at him too. I suggested I blow my emergency whistle 3 shorts and did, which was ignored. I reminded myself it was for emergency use only because it really hurt my ears. They rang for some time. He blew his emergency whistle which was also ignored. So back to hand signals.

The signal they are using for reverse, is well, um, spanking yourself.

This is the thinning version of leveling a stump so the log won't get hung up.
It is a tiny stump, but what with the pulling abilility of the yarder, and the log being tree length, it needed all the help it could get. The log made it up the hill ok.

 

[slowp]

I was ready to run away at one point. But the tree in question merely swayed hard. The next turn brought it down. Right in the path of the turn. I was blamed for it. Guess I gave the tree the stinkeye! More saw work for the crew.

WARNING: An offensive term is about to be used. It may not be suitable for young viewers.

The second part of the Christie Carriage is the Bull Prick. It has to be moved down the hill as one yards. Here it is getting moved.

A clamp? is loosened and it slides down the skyline where the clamp is tightened.

Then it was back up the hill where the other personalities were at work.

Yes, it is slow. But it is paid for and they plan to run it til it won't run anymore then sell it for scrap.

 

[RPM]

As usual slowp nice pictures. Why doesn't anyone wear hi-vis down south? Not being seen has to be the easiest way to get run over, squished, or bumped by something big and heavy -especially in the rigging and using hand signals. Around here you don't step onto the site without a hardhat and hi-vis. Does your gov't employer require you to wear it when you are on an active loging site? Just a curiosity.

 

[Nuzzy]

Awesome pics. Nice day in the trees

 

[ak4195]

No Way...

Im just not buyin it,you just happen to have a camera for these great pics of these hard working lads,but yet none of the Great Puddle Debacle!
this just aint fair....

ak4195

 

[slowp]

As usual slowp nice pictures. Why doesn't anyone wear hi-vis down south? Not being seen has to be the easiest way to get run over, squished, or bumped by something big and heavy -especially in the rigging and using hand signals. Around here you don't step onto the site without a hardhat and hi-vis. Does your gov't employer require you to wear it when you are on an active loging site? Just a curiosity.

My boss requires me to wear my orange vest and hardhat. Which I do, I can carry paint and stuff in my vest. I believe in being seen. Some logging companies require orange hardhats. That's about it. This guy was waving his hat for signaling and yelling. There's only the two of them out there.

 

[Cletuspsc]

thats pretty cool. i could see a bunch of snagged up stems on them stumps and leave trees if ones not careful.

 

[forestryworks]

nice pics

 

[hammerlogging]

Are you looking for a good reason not to wear high viz? Does stubborn work?

 

[Humptulips]

So you're saying they use nothing but hand signals. That sounds scary. Hard to see how L&I would sanction that.
Geez at least a little hand held radio. That wouldn't cost em that much.

 

[MR4WD]

Great pics, I love these little stories; I'd like it if loggers portrayed a day in the woods via pictures.

So you're saying they use nothing but hand signals. That sounds scary. Hard to see how L&I would sanction that.
Geez at least a little hand held radio. That wouldn't cost em that much.

Oh, I dunno how bad it would be. I've never longlined from directly underneath a chopper either with me on the winch or catching a load with a radio. Some places hand signals work better!

 

[Humptulips]

Great pics, I love these little stories; I'd like it if loggers portrayed a day in the woods via pictures.



Oh, I dunno how bad it would be. I've never longlined from directly underneath a chopper either with me on the winch or catching a load with a radio. Some places hand signals work better!

Christ, there's no way the engineer can see very far except straight down the corridor. So you need to stop the rigging and he can't see you you're supposed to run out under the lines. That's real safe! They're thinning so a lot of trees to get in the way of line of sight. Engineer probably can't see him after he is 50 feet off the landing.

I hooked on a lot of slings of blocks under a copter. Whole different ball game. Pilot is looking straight down on you.

 

[Bushler]

Hump's right. Relying on hand signals in the brush like that can't be safe. Hand signals work fine for cat logging, but yarders need whistles.

Some whistle wire and horn, at least.

 

[Locoweed]

I wanted to let you know that I really enjoy your posts.

Thanks

 

[slowp]

Let me go into more detail. It is a small production father and son outfit. They cut, then yard what they cut and deck it, then hire a log truck for hauling a few decked loads. Then they repeat.

The father shuts off the yarder engine and lets gravity take the carriage down the hill. There's the CLANK when the carriage hits the bull prick. He waits for his son to yell and wave, can see that he's in the clear, and then starts up the yarder and hauls in the turn. Both have worked in the woods since they were kids. The yarding distance is pretty short right now, maybe 400 feet. It'll get longer if I recall the rest of the unit correctly.

When I hike down, the easiest way is under the yarder so he does the same and I holler and wave when I'm clear. This is one guy I feel pretty safe around. Except I am not about to holler anything until I am in the clear and he's poking fun at me all the time I'm going down. It seems unfair!

 

[Humptulips]

Let me go into more detail. It is a small production father and son outfit. They cut, then yard what they cut and deck it, then hire a log truck for hauling a few decked loads. Then they repeat.

The father shuts off the yarder engine and lets gravity take the carriage down the hill. There's the CLANK when the carriage hits the bull prick. He waits for his son to yell and wave, can see that he's in the clear, and then starts up the yarder and hauls in the turn. Both have worked in the woods since they were kids. The yarding distance is pretty short right now, maybe 400 feet. It'll get longer if I recall the rest of the unit correctly.

When I hike down, the easiest way is under the yarder so he does the same and I holler and wave when I'm clear. This is one guy I feel pretty safe around. Except I am not about to holler anything until I am in the clear and he's poking fun at me all the time I'm going down. It seems unfair!

I can see the situation and sure they can get by this way but unforseen things do happen. It would only take one time to ruin these guys lives forever and to save how much money? I bought a pretty good set of walky talkies for hunting. They cost less then a 100 bucks total. Surely they could aford that.

I know what you're going to say. Stop calling me Shirly!

 

[slowp]

I can see the situation and sure they can get by this way but unforseen things do happen. It would only take one time to ruin these guys lives forever and to save how much money? I bought a pretty good set of walky talkies for hunting. They cost less then a 100 bucks total. Surely they could aford that.

I know what you're going to say. Stop calling me Shirly!

I've been called worse. They do have those walkie talkies but keep forgetting the batteries. I was out when they did have batteries. They seem to communicate better by yelling and waving and cussing at each other.

 

[Ske-bum]

They seem to communicate better by yelling and waving and cussing at each other.

Sounds like me and my wife.

 

[treejunkie13]

I was ready to run away at one point. But the tree in question merely swayed hard. The next turn brought it down. Right in the path of the turn. I was blamed for it. Guess I gave the tree the stinkeye! More saw work for the crew.

WARNING: An offensive term is about to be used. It may not be suitable for young viewers.

The second part of the Christie Carriage is the Bull Prick. It has to be moved down the hill as one yards. Here it is getting moved.

A clamp? is loosened and it slides down the skyline where the clamp is tightened.

Then it was back up the hill where the other personalities were at work.

Yes, it is slow. But it is paid for and they plan to run it til it won't run anymore then sell it for scrap.

Bull Prick... Interesting, I take it that is what stops the Christie where the setter wants it? Nice pics as always.

 

[slowp]

Bull Prick... Interesting, I take it that is what stops the Christie where the setter wants it? Nice pics as always.

Yes, and there's a hole in the carriage with some sort of a mechanism. When the carriage slams into the prick or as they called in in school, stop, that springy thing hits the stop and the skid line is released and can be pulled out.

The Christy used to be used all over in thinnings, now most guys have mechanized carriages. The Christy is made for shotgun setups. (gravity).