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  • December 25, 2011 at 1:53 am #43321
    Tim Harrigan
    Participant

    New video of me and Will cutting, skidding and stacking ash killed by the emerald ash borer. Will did a real nice job, we almost never worked single in the past.[video=youtube_share;E3XnddNrWCc]http://youtu.be/E3XnddNrWCc[/video]

    If the embedded video does not work, click on this http://youtu.be/E3XnddNrWCc

    December 25, 2011 at 9:00 am #71066
    CharlyBonifaz
    Member

    Thanks for putting that online! And a Merry Christmas to everyone…

    December 25, 2011 at 1:23 pm #71070
    Doug
    Participant

    Very nice video Tim, thanks.

    Doug

    December 25, 2011 at 1:37 pm #71067
    Ed Thayer
    Participant

    Tim,

    That is awesome work. Thanks for posting the video. I love the log stacking at the end.

    ED

    December 25, 2011 at 3:07 pm #71060
    Rod
    Participant

    Hi Tim

    Is Abe ok?

    December 25, 2011 at 3:13 pm #71063
    jen judkins
    Participant

    @Rod 31214 wrote:

    Is Abe ok?

    http://www.draftanimalpower.com/showthread.php?4701-R.I.P.-Abe

    December 25, 2011 at 5:36 pm #71061
    Rod
    Participant

    Oh boy, I missed that, so sorry.

    December 26, 2011 at 1:55 am #71065
    dominiquer60
    Moderator

    Great job Tim and Will! He seems to have taken well to the single work.

    December 26, 2011 at 2:13 am #71064
    jen judkins
    Participant

    Tim, I finally got a chance to look at your video. I love the easy way you two work together….its a thing of beauty! I’m glad Will is settling in as a single so well. A testament to your partnership.

    December 27, 2011 at 2:39 am #71068
    Tim Harrigan
    Participant

    Thanks for the complements everyone. Will is smart and he has always been will…ing. I always see things we need to work on but I am really pleased so far. Looking forward to getting back out there this week. 😀

    December 27, 2011 at 12:08 pm #71059
    Carl Russell
    Moderator

    Finally had the bandwidth to watch this in its entirety. Very nice. Lots of great stuff in there, from directional felling, to working cadence, to technical aspects of moving and stacking logs. Great educational film.

    Oh yeah, and the relationship. What a comfortable and confident animal. A testament to you for sure. That is a huge piece in the equation of effective use of draft animals for farming and logging. When we possess beasts with that level of response and strength, we have existential power to accomplish our work. I can see you thinking about the work, going about the work, the methods, the techniques, but the connection between you and Will is so relaxed that he is just an extension of your own being. That makes the work fun, creative, expressive, fulfilling, and successful.

    Thanks for sharing this. It is a great example. Something for us to work toward. There are a lot of folks who will benefit from watching this…… repeatedly:).

    Carl

    December 27, 2011 at 12:13 pm #71062
    Does’ Leap
    Participant

    Tim:

    Great video, thank you. Who is your cameraman/woman? How long and thick are your chains for cross-chaining?

    George

    December 27, 2011 at 1:11 pm #71069
    Tim Harrigan
    Participant

    @Does’ Leap 31242 wrote:

    Tim:

    …Who is your cameraman/woman? How long and thick are your chains for cross-chaining…?

    George

    George, that is a weakness in the system. I just have a 5 inch flexible tripod and I set the camera on a stump or log if I am lucky, but usually just on the ground. So I guess there is no camera operator. Upside, a stump is steady and holds it where ever I point it. I think you are referring to cross chaining for stacking. I use my 1/2 inch arborist rope. Length depends on how strung out the pile is. In this case I probably had 100 ft out. Basically, by the time you run out and around the log at the ramp and back to the team you have about 4 times the width of the pile plus ramp.

    December 31, 2011 at 10:29 am #71071
    Nat(wasIxy)
    Participant

    I love this video – you can see real bond/companionship between you and he works at a nice speed!

    January 29, 2012 at 3:35 pm #71072
    menageriehill
    Participant

    Nice video, thank you and well done.

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