Ax-Men; new series

[LOGDOG]

Yep Scott. That or the "Loggerhead Shuffle" - Loggerhead Turtle that is. Those things get as big as a card table over here and have a beak on them that would take a hand or foot clean off. Really amazing animals.

Did you see that clip of Jimmy saying, "Nobody said anythng about 12' alligators being in the river!" Having second thoughts Jimmy?


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[scsmith42]

Nah, I missed that clip - pretty good quote though...

[Jeff]

It was the last few seconds of the show. They never made it on the first episode other then that.

[geohayes7]

Jimmy is going to be working for Joe Collins who's tied in with George Goodwin  he told us that one of the curly pine logs we got was going to be cut on ax men have to watch and see

[geohayes7]

I can tell you the first thing you don't do is jump in the water like that unless you want to be impaled on a tree branch

[Raider Bill]

I can tell you the first thing you don't do is jump in the water like that unless you want to be impaled on a tree branch

Yeah that was pretty dumb.

[geohayes7]

Florida requires that all deadhead loggers attend a class whereby you receive a certificate stating you are a master deadhead logger I wonder if jimmy was issued it? Next class 2/20/10

[crd1957]

i watched part of an ax man episode. it reminded me of a show they had on about oil and gas drilling in west texas. i spent sixteen years drilling wells in texas,new mexico and oklahoma.i found every flaw in this show until my wife reminded me that this show is really not for me and my roughneck buddys, but for a wider audience.thiers not enough loggers or oil workers to pay for this type of program.so let the producers edit it to entertain the general public

[Warbird]

Your wife is a wise woman.  I still can't stand all the fake drama, though. 

[beenthere]

crd1957
Good words to remember when watching. I still enjoy watching the shows, but do so with the sound off and just watch. Good scenery, and seeing some of the equipment and conditions that they work in and around is good entertainment for me. 
The yelling, etc BS is about as interesting as listening to the field color commentators on ESPN sports. That is mute button material too. 

[JimMartin9999]

Can anyone explain why the west coast guys wear those funny hats?  Don?t  use ear or eye protection and use caulks or calks (hobnails) on their boots?

[isawlogs]

 It rains alot over there , so the wide rime hat I think would be a good thing , the spiked boots , well did ya see the hill sides there ... One needs all the help he can get to climb and if walking along the down trees , they should would help . now for the ear/eye thing , personal use I guess .

[chevytaHOE5674]

I wear a full brim skull bucket as they keep the rain and snow off the back of your neck, I also wear caulk boots because it makes walking in the woods soo much easier. Don't have to worry about sliding up and down hills, and can walk on logs without sliding off.

[SwampDonkey]

I wore those type of hard hats out there all the time as well as chaulk boots, as Marcel said repels the rain and keeps you on your feet. Those side hills had soil on top that they termed goose grease, about right. However the hard hats we had out there were not CSA approved and WCB here won't pass them, so the woods safety guys won't allow them. Here what a lot of fellows used on the regular hard hat is a nylon or rubber curtain around the back of the helmet to shed rain. I never bother myself, you get so hot in that humid condition while bush whacking that a little rain down the neck feels nice.  I always wear the chaulks back east here cutting brush and marking strip lines, also goggles with mesh screen and plugs when cutting. Safety guy says goggles and hardhat once you leave the road.

[JimMartin9999]

Thanks.  I´ll buy the brim on the hat  argument although a flap on the back would keep the sun off just as well.  Who wants to be seen as a redneck?
 I imagine those  guys spend a lot of time trying to get wood  chips out of their eyes and don´t hear too well.
I wonder, though,  if the caulks have any disadvantages.  I don´t  think I would be welcome in a lot of cafes for example.  If they are so good, why do so few guys in the east use them?

[SwampDonkey]

Probably because of regulations and maybe a little bit about safety training as well. We have to use them when the woods is wet and rainy while thinning. I find that it is easier to walk through slippery slash and with the right boot it is even easier on the feet and knees. If your walking on slippery logs they are real handy, just like a cat. I suppose the caulk boots in the diner is right up there with the barn boots after cleaning out the cattle?

I've seen some guys in the south wear shorts, sneakers, no goggles no plugs or muffs.

[captain_crunch]

If you ever wore calk boots you would know why we wear them ain't nothing Ice included slicker than a fir pole with bark skinned off it. Also OSHA requires them. as for the Hard hat USFS personal wear the Wickerbill cap and NO logger wants to be accused of working for the USFS When skid lid gets knocked off face sheild is hard on nose not to mention you ever tried to spit Copenhagen thru one and other than yelling it is not very noisey down in brush