Pro Loggers

[Jim066]

Not to many throw a saw all day around here anymore either, most got lazy. Ive been doing i for 6 years, 4 of them on my own. Ive got a JD640 cable skidder and a 03 tj360 cable skidder.   only one around that still uses a 066 everyday..

[Jeff]

Welcome to the forum Jim.

[SwampDonkey]

Jim:

Alot of skidder operators around here are having it hard to retain saw slingers also. Its hard work, and very few men (or women) can hang tough now-a-days. What the big problem is, is the act that traditionally the work was seasonal and most folks got used to that way of life and don't want it full year round. Most were used to going back farming or fishing for 5 or 6 months of the year. Hard to break tradition I guess. Also, some of our social programs have taken away the incentive, since the wages (a reflection of the low price of primary forest products) were never that great here in the Canadian maritimes.

cheers