Logging as is was/is?

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  • December 30, 2012 at 7:45 pm #44347
    CharlyBonifaz
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lQqdmjlxMJw

    no translation for the language;
    film was produced in Austria; from 6 mills, there is only one left working;
    it takes about half an hour to cut that tree down; it takes about an hour or two to cut that tree to boards
    they stopped working the first day because it started to rain and the snow became too soft to transport the logs

    December 30, 2012 at 8:56 pm #76508
    Rick Alger
    Participant

    Thanks, Charly. I really enjoyed this.

    December 30, 2012 at 10:05 pm #76513
    Rod44
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    That is great. Sure like those chunky horses and the sleight bells. Have to look for a set like that.

    December 31, 2012 at 12:05 pm #76515
    Pete Jesse
    Participant

    Thanks for posting this.
    There are days I think my chain saw is hard work.
    A question:
    at 12:41 during the video they are hooking up the bridle chain, it appears to be on the back bob. Is this correct? What advantage is there to having it on the back bob?

    December 31, 2012 at 1:32 pm #76514
    mitchmaine
    Participant

    thank you charly, i really enjoyed this. the hand tools put a much different pace to the job. the work becomes human again. i noticed the sawyer is missing a finger, they sure do eat alot. thanks again.

    December 31, 2012 at 4:33 pm #76507
    Scott G
    Participant

    Thanks Charly. I really enjoy these older vids. We can all learn much from them…

    December 31, 2012 at 7:34 pm #76511
    CharlyBonifaz
    Member

    @Pete & Jesse 38612 wrote:

    at 12:41 during the video they are hooking up the bridle chain, it appears to be on the back bob. Is this correct? What advantage is there to having it on the back bob?

    it is the back one;
    no they don’t explain, they just say because there is a steep way ahead they put it there and it can be kicked off during motion.

    at 7.15 they mark the stump with a cross: that’s to keep the bad spirits away

    December 31, 2012 at 9:14 pm #76509
    Rick Alger
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    The bridle is on the back on my set of sleds. I thought that’s how they all were. Seems like you’d have a potential jackknife problem if the bridle was on the front bob.

    January 1, 2013 at 3:23 am #76516
    Jay
    Participant

    I agree with Rick – the bridle chain on the back bob makes for less chance of jackknifing. Fascinating video. Interesting one handed driving of both the team and the single at times. Tools in great shape by the looks…. Jay

    January 1, 2013 at 5:45 am #76517
    Eli
    Participant

    Thanks for posting love the video.

    January 1, 2013 at 12:37 pm #76510
    Does’ Leap
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    Great video, thank you. I really enjoyed the community aspect of it. I mainly work in the woods by myself but have recently been trading a day a week with a friend who bought a team. Working with others (horses included) builds a bond like no other.

    It looked to me like the main team had no britchens (the single did). Did I see that correctly? If so, are they just relying on bridle chains for holding back the load. Also, they have a quick shot of where the single trees are attached to the main evener. It looked to be a ring with a sort of “T” inserted – I assume a sort of quick release. Charly, do you have any other info or pictures on this system? Looks like it would sure beat trying to unscrew a frozen clevis when you want to split of a single while logging.

    Thanks again.

    George

    January 1, 2013 at 3:06 pm #76512
    CharlyBonifaz
    Member

    It looked to be a ring with a sort of “T” inserted – I assume a sort of quick release. Charly, do you have any other info or pictures on this system?

    just a simple toggle system from what I could see

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