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So, the mills aren't buying, ATM. One mill has shut down. LUCKILY, a parent works for the local hydro power plant. They clear and sell, as needed. Right now they are working on a building site clearance job. He is more in the know. I've only texted a bit with him, so I don't know the...

Working a bit this week at the preschool. Got rain yesterday. Took a bit of work to push over so I could pull out the stump. This will be the loader track. Another preschool parent, former contractor, bought a mini-x, 8000 pounds. He thinks he can do a lot with it to move logs. I'm still...

Small diameter trees that I could stack 16' logs. Ogre love. Who needs overturned stumps in the landing? Not me.

That's the red trailer for the Ogre. Hard to see the truck. Take that, overturned old stump. Climb and strip one, swing to the next, working on the way down. So far the non susceptible understory trees have not taken a beating.:)

Board of Directors meeting at the preschool (aka the more active parents) decided on Thursday night to have me try to save as much as possible, especially close to the school building/ nature trail/ play ground. I'll take the timber value for the work, more or less. Thinking of getting a rental...

Maybe looking at a hybrid approach. Another parent does some track-hoe brush clean-up and log forwarding for power plant right of ways. He thinks that could be the ticket for this particular project: mostly flat, with a pretty narrow, linear shape. I found out that many playground trees can go...

Another monthly Board meeting this week. Thrashing the school grounds and opening up that whole secondary edge to more wind seems rough. I'm going to propose a selective clearing, with the mini to move the chipper to the trees, speedlining right to the chipper on thicker crown trees, so as...

Back and forth. How much to cut? Pulling 41' for export logs would make for much more value. A local guy has a Garrett 15 skidder, within 7 miles. The small footprint is great. I ran a Garrett 16 a bit at St Parks.

I went down with my neighbor who is a gypo logger. he knows how to sort log for better value, the markets for different logs,etc. I think it might be better to get him on it, and for me to stick to residential climbing work. I would have to rent machines or sub things in like the tractor...

I go back and forth between laying a bunch of trees down right next to the school on the left , and right next to the yellow water tank on the right. Probably 50 feet wide. The tank is non-functional but something I shouldn't hit. Laying a bunch down right into the parking lot could be easy...

I looked at it some more today, while doing preschool stuff. Looks pretty flat overall, with the biggest obstructions being old windthrown trees' root wads (no big root plates, due to the disease) and downed logs and limbs. A 4WD tractor could probably do a lot with the terrain. The property...

is this a pto driven hydraulic winch, or 12v winch that you're thinking of? a 4x4 rental tractor is readily available. My friend Dan (knuckleboom grapple truck man) has a new tractor. I"ll check in with him. 40hp. Maybe no winch, just skidding. If I strip some trees and chip, I might be...

16'10". $300/ 1000 board feet mbf 26'10"-41'10. . $600

I think I would ruin the wheels. At least one set.

I'm am thinking of a log arch.

Skidding isn't a problem, as impact is an inevitability. I would like to keep the impact down though, closest to the school and playground. If I can pick up the smaller end with an arch, I could likely roll a lot of them. I don't have an obligation to get every log to the mill. I think the...

all advice is appreciated. I just had another look at it , as I had to go to the preschool anyhow. I think there's an area to get a chipper in , with a mini , and broadcasts tip on site. Stripping and topping the trees closest to the school and playground can allowed an narrower fall zone...

If I need to rent a machine for dragging these out, what would be my best option, short of a small skidder, which I will look into? I think the biggest butt lots are probably 30", after cutting out any rot. On average, more likely 26". My normal hauler probably has too small of a truck for...