couple pics... post what your currently cutting

[Plankton]

Plantation spruce planted in the thirties alongside red pine here in mass. I wish it had been thinned at least once the trees would be much bigger. As it is I get around 500 ft from the larger ones.






Tape is 50 feet out in that last one. 24 on the stump. Middle photo are the first to trees cut on the job. 4 16s and a 12 out of each of them.

Job is a 5 acre clear cut I'm opening up a main skid road through the middle of the top section of land so my lead is zig zagging so not to land tops on logs already buked. (I started on the inside and am working my way out)

[Maine372]

2171?

[lopet]

That's some nice sticks.

Ok I ve got a couple of pics to throw in here as well.

Bobby Goodson  always seems to have fun with stuff like that.    I DON'T !!!



 

Dealing with a lot of multi stem maples ...... and wet gloves. :(



 

" Junior " is trying hard to earn it's keep, but unfortunately  running out of traction too.



 

[BargeMonkey]

 That's a unique looking machine, does it have the snot to pull a small dray or trailer? Drive in, pick your trailer off, bunch to the trailer with the grapple, slasher and load ?

[lopet]

Planning on building a trailer some day, but it will only work on dry or frozen ground. The tires are only 24's.

[Plankton]

2188 is in the photos, have 2172 backup saw

[teakwood]

lopet: more fotos of the welte please!

[chester_tree _farmah]

Plantation spruce planted in the thirties alongside red pine here in mass. I wish it had been thinned at least once the trees would be much bigger. As it is I get around 500 ft from the larger ones.






Tape is 50 feet out in that last one. 24 on the stump. Middle photo are the first to trees cut on the job. 4 16s and a 12 out of each of them.

Job is a 5 acre clear cut I'm opening up a main skid road through the middle of the top section of land so my lead is zig zagging so not to land tops on logs already buked. (I started on the inside and am working my way out)

That is some decent Cat spruce. Make some nice lumber.

[ehp]

I have cut some good size spruce here and the mill pays very little for it , its the same as scotch pine price here , up north they paid more for good spruce

[Plankton]

250 per thousand is the best I can get around here. A shame because the logs are mostly clear with really tight grain. Make some really nice framing lumber.

[Woodhauler]

250 per thousand is the best I can get around here. A shame because the logs are mostly clear with really tight grain. Make some really nice framing lumber.

So is that a roadside price? If not pm me for a contact up here that will pay you more.

[ehp]

That is all we get around here to is $250/1000 and that is at the mill . I donot cut much spruce if I can help it

[2StateTrigger]

 
Fight to tow the loader back in, driveway has turned to mud again. 

    

   should just park my big fuel tank right next to it, she moves wood but has a drinking habit.

Just curious, how much is she drinking per hour? 

[g_man]

Spruce and Fir here too. But not nearly are nice as Plankton's. I am trying to figure where he hides the tops.

One of my better fir.




 

More typical Fir.



 



 

Next tree is a Spruce. Looks like a good seed year ahead.



 

Gotta love limbing these things.



 




 

Came out top first.



 

gg

[thecfarm]

g_man,my fir looks just about the same. But man,I can grow some nice looking white pine. Now I just about cut every fir that has any size to it for my OWB. Most times they are rotted in the middle. My Father and me did find a few acres of some really nice stuff,but most was rotted the first 4-6-8 feet. Any of my brush gets cut into 2-3 foot lenghts,I try on the 2 foot mostly. Takes time,but it rots quicker and I can drive through it with my tractor,if I have to.

[BargeMonkey]

 The wife sent me some pics this morning she had from riding around, and my buddy @ Moran sent the picture of us passing the other day. Trees start dropping again in 1 week.


  

  

 
Setting the cab back on. All because of 1 small bearing, deere now has an update for it. Did center pins and complete trans overhaul while it was apart. 

 
6-7 months to go, can't get away fast enough.  :D

[eichenberg93]

Its been a while since I have posted any pictures. So I thought I would post some from the past few weeks of cutting Hard Maple. In the next couple weeks looks like we might be picking up a new (to me) Hood Slasher. Should make things interesting. ;D

A view of the Landing

A tree that I thought was interesting. It was a beech and hard maple that was growing out of the same stump.



The truck driver finishing a load out.

All ready to roll

[BargeMonkey]

 How do they afford all the tires ??? Nice looking wood.

[coxy]

ya right    if I counted right there is 40 tires 

[thecfarm]

I always enjoy seeing them MI trucks. Like the wood too.

[beenthere]

How do they afford all the tires ??? Nice looking wood.

But only one engine to roll 'em all.

[eichenberg93]

I figured that would come up  :D In Michigan its just a common sight to see all those go round

[timberlinetree]

Always like moving day and that's a nice shot of the boat! Always like seeing a full truck. lots of hard work and pay day will be coming 8). Do the trucks need so many tires because trees weight more out there or because of weight laws?

[chevytaHOE5674]

To legally run up to their max weight ~164,000lbs they need all them axles on the road.

[barbender]

 Aspen clear cut here, I used the panoramic setting on my camera, it gives a better perspective of what you see from the cab