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As is our wont, here in the Treehouse...we have drifted rather far from the original point of the thread :). Actually, I love this aspect of how we interact, the give and take. Well done, friends :D.

FOGTW...:D. Never forget the work part of this calling:).

The really good gear never comes cheap, ime. No reason why it should, frankly.

Bump :). Cool thread, even if it is an oldie.

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Enough to curl your hair, I tell ya! :D

See opening post, Stig. :)

Well...that's a good question. When we used the spider, it was running a 15k lb. hydraulic winch, which is near enough to pick that machine up, I believe...those are not all that heavy. The operator would actually brace the spider by positioning the legs and excavator arm/bucket to counter the...

Fair point, Willie. I know you are just getting in a ribbing, but to reply...these were old growth stands, and the stream banks were lined with timber and hardwoods. We'd usually choose a big tree back a bit from the channel bank, and only one or two every 1/4 mile or so of watercourse, so...

Upside is more fish to tempt with the lures left :D.

In-stream structure serves multiple advantages to the fishies, Al. In high water events, it provides safe havens to all sizes of fish. In normal conditions, it provides hidey holes for fingerlings and smolts, to help avoid predation. It helps keep water temps down in low water season by...

Chris, they do a pretty thorough job of monitoring the condition of these man-made log jams. Last time I looked into it, and best I recall, after 5 years about 80% were in place, though many shifted closer to parallel to the flow than when originally dropped (they do photo point samples)...

Both. Some we needed a dry suit, mask, and snorkle to get to, in the water, under a big trunk.

I barely avoided a derail in Chris' thread on high lead blocks...:lol: Old Time High Lead Logging Blocks - https://www.masterblasterhome.com/showthread.php?15445-Old-Time-High-Lead-Logging-Blocks So here's the thread for stories about rigging to pull over old growth conifers. Long-time...