More Logging Pictures

[DM]

*It was pretty nice day out today, getting close to 40F out... *I was happy to "finally" get back into the woods...

http://www.fototime.com/5160DE65C27F203/standard.jpg

*Once in the woods, i picked a couple tree's that would give me 16' logs, as i need to saw out a bunch of 3"x8"- 16 foot "rafters" for a customer...

http://www.fototime.com/C386DCE884567AA/standard.jpg

*These are pretty nice tree's and i sawed out "Two" 16' logs out of each tree...

http://www.fototime.com/6BD1BD924610B60/standard.jpg

*Once i had the logs sawn out, i went back to the barn for the tractor... *Here's how i hook up the logs for skidding them...

http://www.fototime.com/11D5CA0DA065DBE/standard.jpg

*With the logs skidded out to a big enough area that i can load them, i loaded them onto a 5 ton wagon "running gear", and headed out of the woods... *The logs on this load are pretty nice!

http://www.fototime.com/EBA66E564698B7F/standard.jpg

*Out of the woodlot and onto the road i go, off to the mill site.

http://www.fototime.com/44E70BFB7827BFE/standard.jpg

*I'll be milling these logs soon, and then back to the woodlot for another load!

*Hope you liked the pict...

*DM

[Deberosa]

DM these are fantastic pictures! I hope everyone appreciates the time it takes you to put together something like this - I can imagine you planning out each shot, trudging through the snow to get the right angles and then composing the total story. I learn so much from your postings and it's very true a picture is worth a thousand words in understanding the complete process of logging such huge trees!

I only ever managed quick snapshots while walking around for my postings.

Take care!

Debbie

[Txanne]

Wonderful shots.

The area is beautiful--even tho so very cold.

What kind of trees are those?

Since it rarely freezes to that degree here--isnt it difficult to cut frozen timber?

You must have a granddaddy of all chainsaws.

Txanne

[DM]

Thanks for the kind words...

It does take some time to take the picts and get everything on line so it worth seeing, but i think it's worth it...

I take 2 saws in the woods, and if the chain is sharp it goes right through the tree, frozen or not! Chainsaws cut ice or frozen wood just as easily, and the snow makes skidding the logs even easier.

You just have to have a big enough tractor to get enough traction to pull the load through the snow and up any hills... I had to climb one hill with that load, and even though my tractor has 4wd, it spun all 4 wheels all the way up... Those 4 logs were heavy!

Anyway, i started milling them this afternoon, and here's a couple picts...

These are pretty decent "pine" logs...

http://www.fototime.com/6BA9CE3A4AAAF81/standard.jpg

To mill a log, you have to turn it as you saw, here's the log being turned...

http://www.fototime.com/21C7B1F7889259F/standard.jpg

Once all the "slabs" are off it, you end up with a "beam". You can then start pulling boards off it, what ever thickness you want...

http://www.fototime.com/1B4BBE09B9C46C1/standard.jpg

That's it for todays pictures... 8)

DM

[WRTN]

GREAT pictures DM and a very interesting post. Been taking some notes from your pictures and comments.

[Txanne]

When I worked in the wood pile---we had an old wore out skidder--we used only hard woods--oak and every once in awhile--the fellas would slip a red elm in one me--now that miserable wood to split.

No snow were but the same problem with MUD!!Once it rained 14 inches in one day---we kept right on hauling logs and digging the mud out of the tires and wheels on the skidder.

You have a wonderful set up and its a great learning experince with the posted pics.

Thanks annie