A day cutting wood

backwoods sawyer · May 14, 2014, 08:57:36 PM

;D like this

When we arrived the logs were on the lower edge of the landing no equipment on site and all he had was a ranger. We spent two hours waiting while he ran across the county to get his 3/4 4x4 that he towed me in with and then drug the logs around to the high side of the mill, which accualy cleaned some of the caked on mud off the logs. He was kicking him self because the logs had been on the uuper side of the landing at one point over the winter.

Pyromid stacks can be a challenge, and are best attacked from the bottom, but a big log on a big log can add a lot of resistance.

highleadtimber16 · May 15, 2014, 01:43:22 AM

backwoods, I don't know how you do it! I would just turn around and go home!

backwoods sawyer · May 17, 2014, 12:33:04 AM

The morning started off with a 25 mile drive to meet the customer at the end of a road. We were early and he was right on time. He pulled up and said follow me it is about 2 ½ miles of public land and 2 ½ miles of ranch roads, is that ok? And we headed up the mountain, even in four low second gear, I spun out on loose gravel in a tight turn. I keep a chain handy, when in the mountains. He hooked on and took me on up to a less steep section of the road. We wound on up the mountain, then turned off on a rough dirt road that wound down the other side of the mountain I thing we was headed north, south, east, west, towards china two creek crossings and 35 min later we arrived at the driveway which required squeezing between two trees to turn around in a flat spot so I get a straight shot at the hill with a rutted up grassy path.

We got right to work making sawdust, had to make a step for little Jo to run the control panel. (you can almost see her sawing) the little lawn mower with loader brought some good sized logs up the hill. Finished up 2200 bft of all 1" stock in six hours and took the slow drive back up and over the mountain. Had a short hill that I needed a tug up. The drive down off the mountain was slow. I had to take the steep parts in four low first gear to keep from heating the brakes.

He did tip good and Little Jo had a death grip on her seat belt as she looked off into the canyon below

Flat lander :D

drobertson · May 17, 2014, 07:36:02 AM

With daily views like that one, I can see how a man could do this, and love it, beautiful country for sure,

Peter Drouin · May 17, 2014, 08:08:14 AM

Good job, And 367 Bf an hour of 1" in the woods with no edger.
When you know your mill you can produce. The two of you make a good team. 8)

Magicman · May 17, 2014, 08:27:29 AM

Sounds like you made taking sawing to the "next level" a reality. Congrats on a fine day. 8)

backwoods sawyer · May 17, 2014, 11:36:19 PM

Todays customer was one who always has his ducks in a row. He sets the log in front of the mill with what he wants out of it painted on the end, has a helper or two handy to keep the sawdust flying so hourly rate always works out to be a better deal for him. At one point he had two trucks and a van backed up to the mill loading different sorts for each of his customers.
The log deck by the truck was all doug fir except for the three Madrone logs in front, which we got seven mantel pieces out of.

As you can see he likes board and bat.

Peter Drouin · May 18, 2014, 06:50:50 AM

I like customers that know how to work. And all they want, Is you to cut and they do the rest 8) 8)

Chuck White · May 18, 2014, 06:56:34 AM

Quote from: Peter Drouin on May 18, 2014, 06:50:50 AM
I like customers that know how to work. And all they want, Is you to cut and they do the rest 8) 8)

X2 Peter!

It makes a world of difference!

Jim_Rogers · May 18, 2014, 07:10:27 AM

We all want customers like that. I'm glad you have one.

Jim Rogers

WDH · May 18, 2014, 07:11:24 AM

I wish that I was that good of a customer when I cut for myself :D.

Peter Drouin · May 18, 2014, 05:05:59 PM

I keep the best and send the rest :D

Peter Drouin · May 20, 2014, 07:43:05 PM

I'm getting more orders for lumber than on the road jobs. And I keep up with an inventory too. So I called some loggers :D
3 loads today, I had to get the #1 one out of the way so the other 2 had a place to unload. 8)

With all the cutting you get cull lumber, So I put all of it and sell it for $1 for 1" and $2 for the 2". Customers use it for chicken house to raised beds

Some of the logs had a little hook :D

and some big ones 24'

And Ann and I lost a good friend today to cancer . A sad day

tmarch · May 20, 2014, 07:58:12 PM

Cancer is always a sad story, sorry for your loss.

Bruno of NH · May 20, 2014, 08:12:11 PM

Lost my dog MAX to bone cancer 2 weeks ago .
My best friend and best worker I ever had .
Sorry for your loss .
Jim Bruno of NH

thecfarm · May 20, 2014, 08:58:50 PM

Peter,sorry to hear of your loss. That cancer is bad.

TimGA · May 20, 2014, 09:45:39 PM

Sorry for your loss, amazing how attached we become takes a piece of you. I love to see photos of your setup.
Tim

WDH · May 20, 2014, 10:44:16 PM

Sorry for your loss, Peter.

backwoods sawyer · May 20, 2014, 11:08:46 PM

Sorry for you guys loss of pets, we do get attached to them.

Lot going on in your log yard.

These White Oak were waiting for us this foggy morning. The black spots on the end of the top one was an old fence. The customer had trimmed the log off above the fence and to my surpprize never had any metal strikes today, we got all the big ones milled up today and should have a short day to finish off the rest of the deck tomorrow.

backwoods sawyer · May 21, 2014, 12:38:51 AM

I might add the customer done all the chainsaw work including splitting the big log, unfortunately he lost 6" out of the middle of the log.
This is my customer from H

This morning he insisted that I set up off the gravel on the soft ground. Sawdust pile is on the gravel :

and the mill needed reset on his dime after the first big log as it was sinking in the red clay like I told him it would. Little Jo ranks him in the top three most agravating customers of her first year of sawing.

Peter Drouin · May 21, 2014, 06:28:16 AM

Quote from: backwoods sawyer on May 21, 2014, 12:38:51 AM

This is my customer from H This morning he insisted that I set up off the gravel on the soft ground. Sawdust pile is on the gravel : and the mill needed reset on his dime after the first big log as it was sinking in the red clay like I told him it would. Little Jo ranks him in the top three most agravating customers of her first year of sawing.

I won't work like that backwoods, And I don't care how much $ you have.
No Disrespect to you , Just the way I am.