What's that truck in the background?
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What's that truck in the background?
John_Mc
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I have darn few videos of winching out logs. I find it a distraction trying to film when doing that kind of work, juggling my phone and the winch control rope while trying to keep an eye on what is going on. I managed a short clip today, winching on a side-hill. Since a lot of the trail we are working on has already been cleared, this one was not too difficult. I was on a side-hill and didn't want the log to catch on some obstacles on the downhill side of the trail, so I rigged a self-releasing snatch block to a tree on the high side to help hold the log up off the low side of the trail.
These are poplar logs. Normally, I don't do much with them, since not many people around here seem interested in poplar. As it turns out, one of the co-owners has a project he wants to use them for.
These are poplar logs. Normally, I don't do much with them, since not many people around here seem interested in poplar. As it turns out, one of the co-owners has a project he wants to use them for.
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There's a small producer down near OldPath who buys bigtooth poplar to make fruit tree ladders from. Wooden Apple, Fruit, Orchard Picking Ladders - Baldwin Apple Ladders
He said that they tend to be more defect free than the quaking aspen which is more common around here.
A more common poplar market here is for OSB board, and the specs are the same as for pulpwood.
There's a small producer down near OldPath who buys bigtooth poplar to make fruit tree ladders from. Wooden Apple, Fruit, Orchard Picking Ladders - Baldwin Apple Ladders
He said that they tend to be more defect free than the quaking aspen which is more common around here.
A more common poplar market here is for OSB board, and the specs are the same as for pulpwood.
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- Grand L3540 ,724 loader, bucket, grapple and now forks also! And just for OP.. a pool!
Sawmill season all year long here..
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And I hate edging! And mine are never that consistent of a width!
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Interesting the way you cut 6x6s, do they stay straight when not centered in the log? I kind of remove the outside of the log in 1 bys, or 2 bys till I get the right dimension and centered.
getting ready to put them to good use
Standing them can be fun
2 down, 4 to go.
Yes it is hard even harder when eplanning what your doing but you made a nice video, I liked it:thumbsup: Didn't that poplar log roll quick, I use a lot of them in building my garage 7 years ago, they seem harder to keep straight and shrink a little more when sawed green but if I let them set for a wile before sawing they stay straighter and dont shrink so much, but either way poplar sticks when sawing, dont smell good like pine so I dont sawing them. Looks like you have the end on your cable as I do, it's the best cable end I ever had.
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Jeez that is to bad, I have about four months that I dont care for sawmill work and four months I dont care for chainsaw work but I like tractor work every month.