Post some working photos when you get a chance.
Has to do some more work to post more pictures:thumbsup:
Got another productive day in last weekend cutting and winching with the FX65 - still really happy with it. Used a snatch block for the first time to extract logs from less accessible spots. Working with a well positioned spotter it was really straightforward to pull the logs into an open space and then winch to the landing. Not a self releasing block, but works well all the same. Also did some winch assisting whilst felling trees. Some practice with the brake needed here to avoid slack, but we were still able to pull in the direction we wanted much more easily than the manual methods.
These two pictures were taken once I had tension on the cable but before the cut (i.e. everything was stationary!)
Back at the log landing - when we started everything was frozen, but skidding the last batch of logs out was a muddy affair....
Here are some of the results of the last 2 weekends (the softwood is elsewhere as is the firewood...)
End of an enjoyable day at the log pile
There seems to be a lot of interest in what people do with the wood. For me, I have a friend with a sawmill (he has a friend with a tractor so it works out) and so we separate out what we think are good sawlogs and then will be sharing the lumber. I make furniture and intend to use this as my source. We also both heat with wood. So far we have birch, red and white oak, maple, ash and beech. The oak will be going into a kitchen for my friend in his new home.
Craig