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25-50,000? Must be some tall straight conifers.

I've seen many fat chain smokers sit in a cutter all day with their spine sagged in the seat from poor posture. Hand cutting will rack up mileage on a logger, but so can machinery in a very different way.

That was a particular cut we were on with fairly stable terrain for the area. Mountainous but nice skid roads with some good straight shots that let you cover distance nicely without snake weaving all over the mountain. And some nice wood. We all know what big wood does for production. It can...

I wasnt trying to attack anyone. I just meant, its a video, and that video only shows the work, not the business end of that job. Ive been on a logging jobs where we put up 25000 feet a day (saw logs) with a cable skidder and a bell saw and landing loader(2 guys in woods, and truck drivers...

Here's a an idea. Lots of monday morning quarterbacks here talking about what is so wrong with that job and too much iron blah blah blah. What if there is something no one on this forum knows about that job? What if that company just wrapped up another job elsewhere and wouldnt start another cut...

I'm sure they have a reason. They don't get that big by being silly. Looked like newer iron too.

You should see the natural gas industry where I am...... It would blow your mind.

They still are used here. Not on landings either. If its not too steep they cut timber with them all day long. Hot in the cock pit during them summer. And loud.

Embedding was acting up so here is a link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1k0M70juHk

No, its a mechanical cutter. You sort of lay back in it facing up the tree. You sit between the two big tires with the small tire behind you. It had a dangle head grapple with a bar saw in it on the front. You come up to the tree, grab the tree, cut, and sort of lay the tree in the direction you...

Loooong commutes.... You hit the nail on the head there.

Anyone here ever work around or with a Bell saw? I chased a Bell Super T around the woods for awhile with a cable skidder, then chased it with a grapple skidder. That little Bell saw made cable skidding a lot easier. he would cut the trees then leave a hitch fanned out for me. If he couldn't get...

The story of the modern world is machinery replacing men. I understand it sucks for some of us, but that's the progress of society. Its like buying a loader for your tree service. It was to mechanize and reduce the need for man power. Chainsaws reduced the need for manpower at one point. Its the...

My buddy in New Hampshire is making bank on low grade with 2 cable skidders. Over in Warren. I want to say something like $47 a ton.

This is how the company I worked for moved wood. I do miss logging dearly.

Global economics boss....

Im not sure I understand. When we need wood products in America, we generate them. But id the Chinese want to build their country too, sell them the raw product. If it wasn't for our local mills outlet for product in China, I guarantee they would have shut the gates on the loggers during the...

75% of our locally cut hardwoods go to China. Its fantastic. Seeing our local hardwoods reach global markets is a good thing.

Joel, don't feel out of place. We don't really do the whole "who is farther along" scene here. If building a business is your goal, hit the business management threads like a mad man. We will all share our experiences and help you get ahead. This site has improved all of our livelihoods in one...

Its a John deere something with some nice sneakers on it.