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Started by Dan_Marino, March 03, 2009, 02:07:59 PM

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Overlength

That would be something.They still float the logs down the rivers in Central and South America. Thats faster than the bad roads full of truck size potholes they have.
  I have a friend gave up his electric engineering job to go work for a hunting guide outfit in Canada. On the way up in Canada his truck started a "hissing" sound. He knew something was wrong,jumped out just in time, and the truck blew up. A rock or something had knocked a hole in the gas line. Why isn't the camera rolling when you really need it?
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There's an old picture around here someplace where gramps had the canoe and gear in it and the mattress just thrown out on the shore rocks along the river. Good enough for camp tonight. :D :D
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lumberjack48

Quote from: LOGDOG on March 18, 2012, 10:45:44 PM
Those horses on the horse logging team are awesome. Really something to watch. That young, muscular horse they walked out of the trailer in tonight's episode was one handsome, impressive animal.

That was a very good piece with the horses Sun night. It brought back a lot of good memories when i helped my father log with the horse. [1955-58]
Shelby was funny, he had his cousin helping him [female] it was good. The rest of the gang were out of on control, same ole stuff.
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beenthere

Quote from: Overlength on March 19, 2012, 07:15:05 PM
......... On the way up in Canada his truck started a "hissing" sound. He knew something was wrong,jumped out just in time, and the truck blew up. A rock or something had knocked a hole in the gas line. ...........

There is something about hearing a "hissing" sound, and a truck blowing up that just doesn't sound right. ;)   Maybe it was ax men material after all. :)
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LOGDOG

My uncle used to log with horses up by Rhinelander, WI. They were great big Belgians. Beautiful, impressive animals. Sometimes I wish I would have known to pay more attention and appreciate what was in front of me when I was younger, but you can't always know what you'll end up valuing later in life.

Shelby and his cousin are funny. She's a brute that one.... in a fun way.

Jeff

I kinda liked the 3rd cousin that was helping him a few shows ago. I'm dearly afraid that this cousin may have ate that one.
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LOGDOG

Yep ...that other cousin was cute.  ;D She didn't look like any logger I'd ever worked around.

Mooseherder

She is the only one who hasn't been hurt working with Shelby. ;)

lumberjack48

Shelby said he had to watch out for her big Guerrilla hands, they were scary. Throw this gal a little hay and a hand full of oats once in awhile she'd be good to go.
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Bogue Chitto

Shelby found the "BOGALUSA RAFT".  Are those logs worth what they say?  Millions?  ???

LOGDOG

I'd like to see that Cuban Mahogany opened up. What could that have been doing in the big Lake in South LA? It didn't grow here did it?

LeeB

Quote from: Bogue Chitto on May 20, 2012, 10:35:22 PM
Shelby found the "BOGALUSA RAFT".  Are those logs worth what they say?  Millions?  ???

A lot of BS.
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Cypressstump

Did not see the show containing the "Cuban Mahogany",,,, no telling what it is if Shelby is one naming the species ;D.  As far as a raft of lost cypress, not too likely. Hundreds of cypress log rafts of different sizes were floating throughout the local river systems out across Lake Maurepas thru Lake Pontchartrain. The rafts with logs Floating, had no reason to sink as a group. Many times interior logs would sink out of the raft, but it would not be logical for a raft or a group of logs to sink in one loation while being rafted. There are many tales of 'Rafts'. I have found two logs dog chained together before, and a few logs with dogs in the ends. That tells me that the exterior connected logs beagn to sink and they were disconnected from the raft and left. Sometimes a big sap heavy log would start to drop out and it would take several other down with it.

All those shows are staged with lots of drama induced to keep the public tuned into the series. All are scripted by producers who think they know what will draw the most viewing time, seems like one way or the other, those guys are getting thier job done, or we'd not be tallking about them, ;)

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Roxie

It was Shelby's log buyer that identified the log and the subsequent value.  Shelby had no idea of it's value, other than it was a very large log. 

I enjoyed watching Shelby and the Oxen teams in New Hampshire this year. 
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Cypressstump

Gotcha Roxie..thanks.

Shelby is a hoot, he's exactly like in real life as reflected on the show. Wide Open !  Good guy that would give you the last 10 cents in his pocket. It bothers me the ratty rigging and pratices that he uses tho.
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Raider Bill

Wish they had more horse / OX logging and less S&S Aqua idiots.
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LOGDOG

Buck's diver girl can stick around though ....  :)

DeerMeadowFarm

Quote from: Raider Bill on May 21, 2012, 11:22:49 AM
Wish they had more horse / OX logging and less S&S Aqua idiots.
Less S&S and get rid of Rygaard too....idiots.

ely

i dont watch often, but i seen the morons that get logs in florida, father and son "team" i believe. plus the guys in washington state that are related too. they never seem to get along, absolutely no respect.

i told my dad after 10 minutes of that show yesterday," im not sure which person i would beat down first"

ive worked alot of places and in the real world people do not talk that way to employers or employees.


also fun is fun but who would have been liable if one of those greenhorns racing down that hill and back up would have suffered some head injury or neck trauma.?  probably the show would be of limited interest if they lost all the BS drama.

Autocar

When it first came on years ago I enjoyed watching how the other guy logged but any more I don't care to watch. There setting a poor example for the logging industry as fas as Iam concerened.
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Woodhauler

I wonder how many times osha is going to visit these boneheads on this show!!!
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WDH

I never watch it anymore.  Worst show on TV. 
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Bobus2003

Quote from: Autocar on May 21, 2012, 01:41:16 PM
When it first came on years ago I enjoyed watching how the other guy logged but any more I don't care to watch. There setting a poor example for the logging industry as fas as Iam concerened.

Enjoyed it in the beginning watching JM Browning.. He seemed to know his stuff and cared about doin it

redprospector

I just can't watch Axmen.
Swamp loggers was the most realistic logging show. Just not enough drama, I figure that's why they got canceled.

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