My Little Logging Operation

[atgreene]

We have a pto Bellsaw Mill, but we rarely use it. Too much else going on to be able to take the time. I'll get some pics sometime.

This whole hillside was all owned by one owner back in the late 1800's. He hired my Great Grandfather, Great great Uncle and others to build a stone observation tower on top of Douglas Mtn, as well as build a couple stone houses on the side of the mtn. The bulk of the land is now in trust, once owned by the Nature Conservancy, now owned by The Town of Sebago for hiking etc.... What was left of the house and land (22 acres) was purchased back by the grandson of the original owner. He wants to bring it back to blueberry pastures as it once was.

 

[scott_vt]

Good Evenin Al,
Thanks for posting some great pics !

Those chains seem to be the ticket ! Looks like your havin some serious fun !

 

[Taylortractornut]

Im wanting to build a set up like you have for logging/ thinning. Igot a pc50 UU Komatsu ex with a thumb, I thought about making a bypass grapple to make sorting easier. What kind of rig do you haul with? I ve got a 97 LP F700 I gotoff a gas company. Its got a forklift bottle carrier that I couldput a few bolsters on. I also have a leas on a cheap articulated crane set up and a small grapple.

 

[boxygen]

Hey AT!
Looks like you are having some fun. Good conditions for logging in Maine right now, too bad there isnt much market for wood. That Tak is a luxury to have on the landing, and great job with the neat piles. Are you selling the wood roadside or do you have the means to truck it also? Beautiful spot you're in, I am very glad to hear it is in conservation. Did you have to rehab the Farmi any for that price? They certainly are tough units.
Both of my parents are Foresters and I have spent a lot of time in the woods.
All the activity, sights, smells of a logging operation in the winter is one of my favorite things in this world

 

[arrow]

assorted other species.

Not sure what the weight limit is half-way out on the Tak. It had a break-out of about 8k on the teeth. I can pick-up almost any log I come across as long as I can find a way to grip it. Some logs are too big for the thumb.


If you'd like to know, give me the species, the length and tip/base diameters of the stem and I'll give you the estimate of the weight the mini is working with.

 

[tractor536]

It's very nice
i like photos from farming equipment and construction equipment
like tractors excavators etc...
when they work

 

[20 20]

Like the oshkosh video. Our town still has an old one, they only get it out on bad storms.

 

[spruce Deere]

Lumber prices are in the can over here on the other side of the country. The company I work for was forced into a 'hibernation' if you will. Went from 25-30 employees to 5, I being one of them. Lean and mean, we were getting by with the poor lumber market by means of a decent pulpwood demand but when pulp prices fell like a lead brick, well here I am in front of the computer insted of skidd'n logs. Stimulus act gunna save us all..... Im not holding my blue collared breath. Cool pics AT Here is some loggn pics I have...

 

[Nissan197]

Nice pictures. Thanks for sharing.

 

[atgreene]

Here's a pic from today. I off-loaded my sander and started hauling logs with my 5500. The Tak does a nice job loading.

Someone asked about firewood prices. I can fit about 3 cord of 16-18' wood on the truck if I load heavy. I charge $300.00 delivered.

Moved 4 loads to the mills today, roads are so rough I'd rather stay in the woods. 35 mph max anywhere I went, some areas down to 20 mph to keep from shaking apart.