Logman81 new job pics

logman81 · November 24, 2013, 12:05:24 PM

Here are a couple job starting pics of the new hardwood thinking job. I will post lots more as the job progresses .

thecfarm · November 24, 2013, 12:32:05 PM

Red oak? What's that with a dark heart on the right?

plasticweld · November 24, 2013, 12:34:51 PM

I was looking at your skidder, what model treefarmer and is that cable that goes from the roof to the back of the arch?

logman81 · November 24, 2013, 01:08:21 PM

The wood is red, white and black oak, soft maple, black birch and beach. I not sure about the one log with dark heart. The skidder is a c5d, the chain going from the cab to the arch is to keep trees and limbs from falling on the winch.

Autocar · November 24, 2013, 01:15:49 PM

Thanks for scharing I always enjoy seeing how the equipment and tree diameters very from different areas.

logman81 · November 24, 2013, 01:56:56 PM

Ya I got lucky and got this lot, some pretty big oaks on it.

thecfarm · November 24, 2013, 02:46:08 PM

I have also seen a chain on each side of the blade too on the side of the motor.

logman81 · November 24, 2013, 05:00:40 PM

Yes those are for ejecting logs when they get over the blade.

logman81 · November 27, 2013, 10:55:26 AM

Here is another pic, can't get back in there for at least a couple of days from now with all this rain. To wet to get a log truck in to pic up these nice logs. :(

g_man · November 27, 2013, 11:50:11 AM

Looking good Logman81

thecfarm · November 27, 2013, 11:58:36 AM

I cut a bunch of maple for my wife's engagement ring years ago. Kinda looks the same size,but having only a tractor I could only handle one at a time that length. That was nice some looking stuff. It grew in among the high white pines and grew nice and tall and straight. By the time I came to really any limbs,it had crothed out and the rest was just firewood.

beenthere · November 27, 2013, 01:48:25 PM

QuoteI cut a bunch of maple for my wife's engagement ring years ago.

She still wearing that maple ring?

thecfarm · November 27, 2013, 02:14:21 PM

It's a mighty fine maple ring too. ;)

mad murdock · November 28, 2013, 11:12:21 AM

That is some nice hardwood LM81!! The Treefarmer is looking first rate as well. Happy thanksgiving to you!

logman81 · November 28, 2013, 03:25:52 PM

Thanks mad murdock yeah thankfull for being able to cut such nice oak. Yeah the tree farmer isn't to bad it pulls wood and that's what counts! Hope you have a good holiday to.

nedly05 · December 02, 2013, 05:40:09 AM

Any more pics of the job? Looking good!

logman81 · December 02, 2013, 09:23:32 AM

I haven't been to the job in a few days do to all the rain, been selling a little firewood waiting for things to dry or freeze up. Their will be plenty more pics to come once I get back over there thanks for asking.

logman81 · December 03, 2013, 05:58:40 PM

A couple more pics for you to enjoy!

nedly05 · December 03, 2013, 06:45:45 PM

Nice! Some beautiful wood there, what are you stacking your wood with on the header?

WmFritz · December 03, 2013, 07:01:32 PM

Nice looking logs and looks like some decent weather your having too. Are they getting sawn or processed for firewood?

logman81 · December 03, 2013, 07:02:46 PM

Yeah going to have to call the mill soon to get them, I'm stacking the wood with skidder,

logman81 · December 03, 2013, 07:08:40 PM

They are veneer and high grade saw logs, I'd have to be nuts to cut them up for firewood. The tops will go for firewood after all the logs are cut. The weather has been ok, we're supposed to get some rain this week so that is going to put a wrench into getting the logs to the mill.

Maine logger88 · December 03, 2013, 07:45:08 PM

Nice looking machine and logs! Do you yard tree length or cut too length in the woods?

keen · December 03, 2013, 07:49:39 PM

Nice work, some nice timber too! What size tires do you have on the c5d?

logman81 · December 03, 2013, 08:12:23 PM

I pre buck the logs to length in the woods then skid them to the landing where I cut them to length . The tires on it are. 23.1x26

Maine logger88 · December 03, 2013, 08:31:51 PM

Yeh when oak have big tops like that its easier on the leave trees too cut the logs out in the woods I do the same thing sometimes. Do you have a lot of deer in RI I know my cousin and his dad and another guy go down once a year and they usually do well hunting there

logman81 · December 04, 2013, 07:08:05 AM

Yes it is the best way to do it on this job I don't want to damage the leave trees. We have lots of deer I have seen many on this job checking out my work.

logman81 · December 04, 2013, 04:30:23 PM

;D

thecfarm · December 04, 2013, 04:35:45 PM

Not bad at all. I have a hobby of walking places that have been cut. I would enjoy walking through one of yours.

logman81 · December 04, 2013, 05:44:32 PM

Thanks cfarm I try to keep it nice and clean. I'm one of only a few loggers around here that go the extra mile to do a nice job.

nedly05 · December 04, 2013, 07:22:22 PM

Very nice work! Man some guys just go in a make a huge mess, I hate the way it looks. People see that and they think thats the way everyone leaves the woods.

lynde37avery · December 04, 2013, 07:37:40 PM

I had figured it out one time that in logging the clean up is more than half the job! kind of sounds right.

That tree farmer looks nice. id like to try one some time. a c6 with a duetz to be exact ;) hardwood is looking like it will bring good coin. nice looking job as well. id say perfect! 8)

Dave Shepard · December 04, 2013, 07:38:17 PM

Quote from: logman81 on December 04, 2013, 07:08:05 AM
Yes it is the best way to do it on this job I don't want to damage the leave trees. We have lots of deer I have seen many on this job checking out my work.

They are just waiting for you to leave so they can start nibbling the tops. ;D

Maine logger88 · December 04, 2013, 08:23:55 PM

Nice that looks good! Yeh its always fun to have some deer around when you are working

logman81 · December 13, 2013, 05:57:30 PM

Finally got a load of the logs I've been cutting to the mill ! And they may be coming for another tomorrow. Also things are looking good for selling my skidder but time will tell.

woodlandmillguy27 · December 13, 2013, 09:56:27 PM

Nice job, why are you selling the skidder?

logman81 · December 13, 2013, 10:08:44 PM

Up grading!

coxy · December 14, 2013, 07:10:36 AM

logman81 that pile of block wood in the first pic would not be on my landing the next day it would be in some body s wood shed around here i cut some ends off logs one morning went to get another hitch came out they were gone if people would ask for them I would give them away less I have to clean when done just ask and they are yours nice logs by the way ;D

logman81 · December 14, 2013, 08:02:25 AM

Yeah those blocks get split for firewood, I don't give them away I get good $ selling them .

jwilly3879 · December 14, 2013, 08:19:49 AM

On a hardwood job we cut years ago there was a pile of trims from the butts, a pile of pulp and a pile of logs, the firewood thieves backed up and cut several pickup loads not out of the pulp but from the log pile. Too lazy to cut the whole log so they took about 4' off the end of the whole pile. Left us with about forty 6' veneer logs. About two weeks later I drove up to check on things and saw the cable was down so I walked up, locked the cable across the road, and went up to see what was going on and there they were, not locals but second home owners from out of state in a new truck that probably cost more than my house. They said their friend told them the wood was free. I didn't get in a confrontation but started the skidder, drove it out into the road by the cable and left to call the police. Came back a couple of hours later and they were hot, ran out of beer, had a truck load of wood and got a DWI and a ticket to appear in court for stealing the wood. Hindsight being 20-20 I should have dragged out a hitch for them right over the new truck. It would have been more satisfying.

logman81 · December 14, 2013, 09:00:00 PM

nedly05 · December 17, 2013, 06:12:21 AM

I bet that was a nice payday, good looking logs. Did you take any pics of the truck, is it a mack? Gotta love them Macks!!!

logman81 · December 17, 2013, 07:39:43 AM

Yes it was a very good payday, with plenty more to cut. Yes the truck is a Mack.

logman81 · December 20, 2013, 11:59:08 AM

So something new happened this past Wednesday, got a call from the log buyer of the mill I sold these nice logs to almost begging me for more logs! I had to tell him that I didn't have any more cut yet do to my saw going belly up this past week. So I went done and bought a new stihl 660. Seems to me that is the first time a mill has called me wanting logs . Guess it's a sign that things are getting better. Can't wait to try out the new saw!

Mark K · December 20, 2013, 01:15:13 PM

I dont get as many phone calls as business cards left on my skidder seat or under the wiper of my truck. Seems like things are getting better, alot more fly by night guys are coming out of the woodwork lately. Really urkes me, they usually run no insurance and undercut the good loggers out there. Then when things get bad they disappear. Im on my own sale for the winter, I feed the wood to the mill that I contract for. They send me a wish list email every other day for species, length and grade. Cherry is back on the high priority list.

logman81 · December 20, 2013, 04:10:56 PM

I does seem to be getting better, I know what you mean about the wanna be loggers they disappear as quickly as they appear thankfully.

logman81 · December 21, 2013, 04:20:57 PM

A few more pics to enjoy, ground started to get a little soft, for the last couple of days it's been in the fifty's !

Dave Shepard · December 21, 2013, 08:21:49 PM

Thanks for sharing, logman81. I like to see the wood hitting the landing. Myrtle is getting delivered to my little job this week.

Myrtle (not my name for it ;) ):

logman81 · December 21, 2013, 08:31:53 PM

You welcome Dave, ya I like it when wood starts piling up on the landing. By the way that is a awesome little grapple skidder, looking forward to seeing some action shots!

CX3 · December 21, 2013, 09:28:23 PM

Are you slashing those tops with a chainsaw? Sometimes if my landowner wants I cut them to 3' slash. Its a lot of extra work buy sure looks good!

Also your skid roads look good. I like to leave the leaves on the ground if at all possible. It makes for way less water bars to build in the end.

Do you smooth up the log landing when done? Sometimes they can be a disaster in wet times. I usually throw a little wheat down on them when Im done. The landowners love the little food plots you leave for them lol

thecfarm · December 21, 2013, 09:42:34 PM

And the landing,if next to a road,is all most people will see of your job and judge you by it too.

logman81 · December 22, 2013, 09:30:08 AM

The tops will get pulled out for firewood and the left over branches get slashed with chain saw and mashed down with skidder.

logman81 · December 23, 2013, 01:11:59 PM

Darn rain is really putting a damper on things! Need the cold weather back to freeze the ground up. Got guy coming to look at my skidder tomorrow will see if he likes it.

brendonv · December 23, 2013, 03:44:52 PM

Its a mud pit here, brutal.

logman81 · February 14, 2014, 10:45:36 AM

Hey guys finally pull some wood today with the new jack , finally have it all adjusted right and think all the little gremlins are gone.

hoping to put back on a job for this coming week if the weather is good enough to move it this weekend.

thecfarm · February 14, 2014, 10:49:49 AM

That is some bright skidder. Glad it is working good for you.

Stephen Alford · February 14, 2014, 12:00:55 PM

Smart looking setup. I tried caring my saw there one time it ended badly, no need to walking up the twitch to get on the skidder anymore, thats a bad habit of mine. :'( Were did you decide to put the fire extinguisher ? ;D

logman81 · February 14, 2014, 01:18:35 PM

Thanks, I plan to put the extinguisher in the cab, hanging from the cage.

logman81 · February 14, 2014, 05:45:50 PM

Looks like I have a window to move the skidder Saturday!

Maine logger88 · February 14, 2014, 07:59:41 PM

Looks even better with some wood behind it! How are you likeing the tj compared to the tf?

coxy · February 14, 2014, 08:10:33 PM

Quote from: logman81 on February 14, 2014, 10:45:36 AM
Hey guys finally pull some wood today with the new jack , finally have it all adjusted right and think all the little gremlins are gone.

hoping to put back on a job for this coming week if the weather is good enough to move it this weekend.

its going to be hard to put the first scratch in that shinny paint ;D ;D 8)

logman81 · February 14, 2014, 08:53:35 PM

To me the tj is a much better machine in many ways, very easy to fix and maintain, pulls a bigger hitch, it's faster, better turning radius and is a heck of a lot easier to get in and out of. Coxy I put the first scratches on the but plate today , I cringed a little but it's going to happen a little. Now to get back to work!

logman81 · February 24, 2014, 05:51:36 PM

couple of pics of job cleaning up tops for firewood, a bit muddy!

mad murdock · February 24, 2014, 06:05:13 PM

My that 'Jack looks mighty purdy!!! 8) 8) Especially next to that wood pile!

Corley5 · February 24, 2014, 06:32:59 PM

Cool pics 8) 8) Looks warm there ;D

logman81 · February 24, 2014, 06:35:28 PM

Ya think it hit fifty Saturday, need to get some cold temps back to freeze up the mud!

lynde37avery · February 24, 2014, 09:54:52 PM

nice timmyjack. best machine in hills and user friendly imo.

logman81 · February 25, 2014, 07:41:36 AM

Yes seems to be a lot more stable, seems to holding together. Only problem I'm having is a few of the oil pan bolts keep loosening up, I'll have to loctite them.

logman81 · March 07, 2014, 06:38:14 PM

a few pics of the woodlot today, and the firewood buyer taking some wood.

logman81 · March 07, 2014, 07:16:29 PM

The wood is flying out fast and the job is starting to clean up nice.

logman81 · March 09, 2014, 07:39:54 AM

here's a few more, people are going nuts about this wood it's going fast! It's keeping me working seven days a week.

logman81 · March 27, 2014, 12:43:59 PM

one of the firewood buyers taking some firewood, it was a muddy day this past week!

logman81 · March 28, 2014, 08:07:51 AM

Just when I think it's starting to dry up and I can get back to finishing this job up more rain is coming! So frustrated with this mud I have to make another landing the other one is to muddy.

Autocar · March 28, 2014, 08:39:56 AM

Great pictures very nice looking skidder

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logman81 · March 28, 2014, 04:24:18 PM

Thanks autocar glad to here someone appreciates the pictures.

Ken · March 28, 2014, 05:20:21 PM

Quote from: logman81 on March 28, 2014, 04:24:18 PM
Thanks autocar glad to here someone appreciates the pictures.

We all like pictures. You are complaining about the mud. I can hardly wait for some. Looks to be a long way off yet. Between 3 and 4' of snow here in the hardwoods yet.

Maine logger88 · March 29, 2014, 12:20:30 AM

Nice pics keep them coming! Hows the tj working for you?

logman81 · March 29, 2014, 01:16:51 PM

Thanks mainelogger will do, good weather coming this week so I'll be back at it soon.

logman81 · June 02, 2014, 07:22:10 AM

Last load of logs from this job, now finishing up the clean up. New grapple skidder is working out very well. Makes it easy to deal with the slash.

BargeMonkey · June 02, 2014, 08:31:43 AM

Looks good. Your liking the dual arch ? After screaming a few times you kinda get the hang of it. 8)

logman81 · June 02, 2014, 04:32:03 PM

Yeah I like it a lot only took couple of hrs to get the hang of it. With this type of grapple you got to keep your smaller logs on the bottom otherwise they slip out some times.

logman81 · June 16, 2014, 03:03:33 PM

really liking the grapple skidder it can pull! And makes cleaning up all the scraps of wood so much easier. This job is finally coming to a end.

logman81 · June 19, 2014, 09:17:56 AM

Job is done! Pictures to come!

Ed_K · June 19, 2014, 06:15:50 PM

Way to go 8) . Whats next?

logman81 · June 19, 2014, 07:12:12 PM

Thinking about doing a 22 acre firewood job for a forester. One problem is I need a portable bridge to cross a small stream. The forester and I are trying to figure out if I can just use the junk pitch pine poles or a portable bridge. Hoping the poles!