Awesome video, obviously a feller who knows what he is doing, different to the way I have done it in Australia but it looks very efficient as well, thumbs up mate!
@Rene Drew it's about as done as it's going to get for now. The winch isn't functioning at the moment because I need a new input shaft. But it can drag logs!
great video thanks for sharing,looking for a 548D myself,but i am curious why this pine was cut at an age where its really starting to put the board feet on?
Andy Naylor Good question and glad you liked the video. This was a timber stand improvement cut. With a bit more space growth rates are vastly improved. Also property tax is quite high in this area. This cut will pay the taxes on the lot for many years.
Because on some wood species the fibers rip apart or the butt log will split rendering an otherwise marketable log worthless. Log buyers won’t buy logs are cracked and ripped apart.
WHAT I DONT UNDERSTAND, AS A FORMER LOGGER, IS THESE GUYS HAVE A SKIDDER, THEY DO ALL THE CUTTING AND THE BUNCHING... AS A FORMER LOGGER, II HAD A MAN ON THE SAW AND A MAN ON THE SKIDDER, THAT WAY WE PUT OUT 3 TIMES THE WOOD......THESE GUYS ARE BARELY MAKING ENDS MEET
