Roadside logging

sprucebunny · April 04, 2019, 04:14:55 PM

This has to be tough on tracks.

beav · April 04, 2019, 05:43:01 PM

Prolly rough on the road too! Looks like oil leaks in the first picture

sprucebunny · April 04, 2019, 06:30:46 PM

The road is pretty well wrecked already. Delaminated and some whopper holes they filled in February . US 302 in Fryeburg.

beav · April 04, 2019, 08:05:54 PM

Ya my memory gland says that road was rough around the turn of the century when we took it on a m/c camping trip to moosehead lake. Also like the roads around here- especially this time of year

kiko · April 04, 2019, 10:44:12 PM

I was unaware that a jd track / rubber tire buncher without leaks exist. Leaks are not an option they come as standard equipment.

sawguy21 · April 04, 2019, 11:23:27 PM

:D That is hard on roads and equipment.

LeeB · April 05, 2019, 12:37:25 AM

Really quite surprised the state hasn't fined them for have tracked equipment on the road.

barbender · April 05, 2019, 12:53:58 AM

SB, those tracks aren't bothered by asphalt any. Driving on asphalt in cooler weather isn't much different than driving on ice, you skate all over. No traction=no friction=no wear. Things often don't turn out as well for the asphalt, though. At any rate, that is a beautiful stand of white pine they get to cut, albeit with some challenges😊 Even being a logger myself, I don't like to see those beautiful old stands of White Pine come down.

nativewolf · April 05, 2019, 05:39:46 AM

Quote from: LeeB on April 05, 2019, 12:37:25 AM
Really quite surprised the state hasn't fined them for have tracked equipment on the road.

I'd guess the state might have been involved in letting them do it. Can you imagine how many of those trees have blown over there.

sprucebunny · April 05, 2019, 06:41:35 AM

The trees have been marked for a few years. I imagine they are going to (have) to repave the road this year. Any damage from equipment will be minor compared to what plowing did this winter !!

It is a very nice stand and hasn't been falling over very bad but you can see a few are dead and probably shedding branches.

The wires right there have to make it exciting for the buncher guy !!!

snowstorm · April 05, 2019, 07:05:45 AM

Quote from: LeeB on April 05, 2019, 12:37:25 AM
Really quite surprised the state hasn't fined them for have tracked equipment on the road.

since the state or town own that land they a likely working for them. the road riteaway will be at least 66 ft

Skeans1 · April 05, 2019, 07:12:19 AM

Really it's not that hard on the pavement unless you turn on it, yes it's single bar grousers but you're just going back and forth on the surface. You'd be amazed on how often they walk a 100k shovel out on the road to help push a tree that's hard on the road.

thecfarm · April 05, 2019, 07:17:35 AM

Should see a grapple skidder go on a paved road. They have that thing in high gear. ;D I have seen that when the state is going to redo the road.

GRANITEstateMP · April 05, 2019, 11:10:37 AM

Quote from: sprucebunny on April 04, 2019, 06:30:46 PMUS 302 in Fryeburg.

Sprucebunny,

Is that the section of RT.302 right past the School, near the turnoff to the fair?

sprucebunny · April 05, 2019, 03:51:00 PM

It's between the NH state line and the little hill before town. Near the new info center.

GRANITEstateMP · April 06, 2019, 02:27:02 PM

Ok, that makes sense. Plenty of tall pine along that road, but I always think of the Fair before the trees!

Riwaka · April 06, 2019, 05:52:09 PM

There are crews that a doing a lot of road/ street tree work that have even sizeable machines on rubber pads or clamp ons , rubber tracks put down boards/ mats etc.

https://www.cautrac.com/product/clip-on/

Ken · April 07, 2019, 01:05:41 PM

Beautiful trees. I'm guessing that buncher has already done a lot of walking on hard surfaces as the grousers look quite worn. I'm curious as to what took the big chunk out of the engine compartment in the top left hand corner of the last picture. Looks like he got into a fight with another hot saw