Skidding a Log Over Wet Area

[JD5210]

Thanks to everyone that responded. It is too far away from a faucet to wash. The tree is 100+ feet tall. Like the dolly suggestions, but even though we do plan to cut it up to skip it out, as mentioned it will be too heavy.

Might just roll it over when we get it out and use a hammer claw to mark it for cutting and clean off some of the dirt.

 

[turnkey4099]

Cuttin a little dirt is not going to ruin a chain...or even dull it very much. I've been firewooding since 1976 and cut a lot of dirty logs, usually no problem while cutting and sharpen chain when i'm back home. I do carry spare chains just in case and occasionaly have to change one.

It is an old wives tale that 'one cut in dirt will ruin a chain'..at most a couple strokes with a file is all that is required.

 

[Egon]

Cuttin a little dirt is not going to ruin a chain...or even dull it very much. I've been firewooding since 1976 and cut a lot of dirty logs, usually no problem while cutting and sharpen chain when i'm back home. I do carry spare chains just in case and occasionaly have to change one.

It is an old wives tale that 'one cut in dirt will ruin a chain'..at most a couple strokes with a file is all that is required.

Kinda depends on the dirt.

 

[JRobyn]

Around here, touching your chain to the GROUND means that you have touched at least one or two rocks - now those will dull a chain extremely quickly - my F-I-L is expert at it and does it all the time. He often gets me Dremel stones that fit his chainsaw chain for Christmas. Nice soft, plain, dirt? Not too much abrasion with that.

 

[dickfoster]

I'd just lift one end then drag and wash what little bit you need to wash before ruining your chain saw chain. Wheels might just dig into soft spongy ground or the creek and mire things down more.

 

[4570Man]

Cuttin a little dirt is not going to ruin a chain...or even dull it very much. I've been firewooding since 1976 and cut a lot of dirty logs, usually no problem while cutting and sharpen chain when i'm back home. I do carry spare chains just in case and occasionaly have to change one. It is an old wives tale that 'one cut in dirt will ruin a chain'..at most a couple strokes with a file is all that is required.

You're right cutting a little dirt hardly hurts a chain. The way bigger problem is cutting a small pebble stuck in that dirt.

 

[turnkey4099]

Kinda depends on the dirt.

True but the 'bad dirt' isn't all that common.

 

[turnkey4099]

You're right cutting a little dirt hardly hurts a chain. The way bigger problem is cutting a small pebble stuck in that dirt.

Or a wire, nail, post in a tree. I have hit all dthree of those. Oddest one was cutting a locus along an old fence line. trunk showed 'grown in wire scars' so I went about 3 inches above the top one...and hit a bullet.

 

[square1]

Another Drag it, Cut it. Sharpen as needed camper here. About the only extra consideration I give is placing the dirty side up (if there's only one dirty side) when rolling the log onto the sleepers where it will sit until I get around to blocking it up. The rain will clean them up a little that way. Usually by the time the log gets to the landing there's as much dirty side as clean side

 

[tractorguy5772]

Do you have a loader on this tractor