DM
05-03-2007, 03:46 PM
I took a job to "saw out" all the material for a "long" covered porch that's going on a huge cabin. In this "deal", i also agreed to harvest all the white pine logs i'll need from my customers woodlot. Now that the weather has warmed up, i got started on that project today!
Here's the first tree i chose to harvest...
http://www.fototime.com/4983441DD79BD35/standard.jpg
After cutting all of the lower limbs off the trunk, cleaning out around the tree, and knotching the trunk, i put my "timberjack" in place, and started my cut... Once i was in a bit, i pounded a wedge in, and sawed to the "hindge".
http://www.fototime.com/5CD8FAD4CDFD5C8/standard.jpg
Then i pulled the saw out, and cranked the handle on the timberjack... and over it went..
http://www.fototime.com/0F6DD2C605EBA82/standard.jpg
once it was over i started "limbing" the trunk,
http://www.fototime.com/4AF1758EA88017A/standard.jpg
and then sawing the logs out,
http://www.fototime.com/CD34B284D1BE00B/standard.jpg
Here's how i go to the woods, i'd rather use my ATV and then go back for the tractor after i have all the logs sawn out, and now it's time to go get the tractor!
http://www.fototime.com/2F5AA5D54D5AD33/standard.jpg
Next it was time to skid the logs out where i could get to them with the forks on the loader,
http://www.fototime.com/141D8AF32231574/standard.jpg
and start loading them on my running gear..
http://www.fototime.com/003C3C46B62DD82/standard.jpg
As you can see, a couple of the logs were pretty decent..
http://www.fototime.com/65B9FC8230196F6/standard.jpg
With the logs loaded, it was time to head home..
http://www.fototime.com/7690C44D57BE392/standard.jpg
and here's one last look as i left the woodlot..
http://www.fototime.com/FA924E1396E0FD4/standard.jpg
The next project is to start milling these white pine logs, to the "materials list" my customer gave to me...
Hope you enjoyed the picts...
DM
Here's the first tree i chose to harvest...
http://www.fototime.com/4983441DD79BD35/standard.jpg
After cutting all of the lower limbs off the trunk, cleaning out around the tree, and knotching the trunk, i put my "timberjack" in place, and started my cut... Once i was in a bit, i pounded a wedge in, and sawed to the "hindge".
http://www.fototime.com/5CD8FAD4CDFD5C8/standard.jpg
Then i pulled the saw out, and cranked the handle on the timberjack... and over it went..
http://www.fototime.com/0F6DD2C605EBA82/standard.jpg
once it was over i started "limbing" the trunk,
http://www.fototime.com/4AF1758EA88017A/standard.jpg
and then sawing the logs out,
http://www.fototime.com/CD34B284D1BE00B/standard.jpg
Here's how i go to the woods, i'd rather use my ATV and then go back for the tractor after i have all the logs sawn out, and now it's time to go get the tractor!
http://www.fototime.com/2F5AA5D54D5AD33/standard.jpg
Next it was time to skid the logs out where i could get to them with the forks on the loader,
http://www.fototime.com/141D8AF32231574/standard.jpg
and start loading them on my running gear..
http://www.fototime.com/003C3C46B62DD82/standard.jpg
As you can see, a couple of the logs were pretty decent..
http://www.fototime.com/65B9FC8230196F6/standard.jpg
With the logs loaded, it was time to head home..
http://www.fototime.com/7690C44D57BE392/standard.jpg
and here's one last look as i left the woodlot..
http://www.fototime.com/FA924E1396E0FD4/standard.jpg
The next project is to start milling these white pine logs, to the "materials list" my customer gave to me...
Hope you enjoyed the picts...
DM