Logging and winching in steep terrain

[Agvg]

Some fast and not perfect mobile pics from today.

logging in step terrain - a set on Flickr

 

[UpNorth1]

Nice! Lots of work there!

 

[Agvg]

Yes, its hard work for a few trees

 

[TnAndy]

Similar terrain here in the mountains of Tennessee. I use a Norwegian made skidding winch on my tractor....Igland brand. Well made piece of equipment.

 

[Agvg]

The 3601 is a nice winch, I'm trying to find a newer winch but prices on many of them are so high that it makes no sense vs buying a brand new. Looking at Igland 3001\3201 or 4001\4201 or the type you have. Today I have a Sandvik\norse 3081 from before Igland took over the production.

 

[Agvg]

And the winch used in the pictures are a Farmi 4.0t on a Zetor 4718 47hp.

 

[vtsnowedin]

A tough site for sure. Also that is a very clever way to post a bunch of pics. Easy to view and it doesn't mess up the page format. Just how do you do that?

 

[Agvg]

Using flickre and make a set of photoes , set them public and paste the link.

 

[hslogger]

Nothing like being your own rigging rat. Log like a farmer or farm like a logger are a couple terms that come to mind. Your use of suspension and blocks is commendable. All in all, the most dangerous piece of equipment in the woods is a farm tractor..... 'just sayin. Coast range of Oregonnnnnnnnn

 

[cqaigy2]

Is this for firewood?

 

[Agvg]

Yes, winching and all type of work in the woods are dangerous, in this situation loose rocks was a problem.
Even trees that is "large" have very little grip on the stone so the use of snatch blocks was difficult.

This is only for firewood, in this area in Norway there is very few real forests.

 

[TnAndy]

I use my winch for getting logs out for milling, and for firewood.

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a...0120123225120734.JPG/ps=50/r=0/rx=550/ry=400/

 

[Agvg]

Nice pictures, I am partowner of some small forest in the south of Norway but the terrain makes it very difficult to logg with tractor, takes to much time vs hiering a processor and a forwarder to cut and transport it to nearest road.

Do you mill just for your own needs?
Much money to be saved whit your own forest and mill when buliding.

 

[slowzuki]

I like the line setup! Those quick release snatchblocks are the best friend to a tractor winch. I ran a farmi for several years in our woods. Fantastic machine. Wish I had it back actually.

 

[Agvg]

It was a hopeless terrain to winch in if you had to drag them on the ground, the line was a bit slack but those 20 to 30cm helped a lot.

 

[TnAndy]

Do you mill just for your own needs?
Much money to be saved with your own forest and mill when building.

Pretty much for my own needs. Built several rental houses out of my woods, plus a lot of buildings around my place.....that shop building in the photo above, for example. I will occasionally saw some for neighbors and other folks. I figure the saw has paid for itself many, many times over.

 

[Agvg]

Today

 

[dave1949]

I see you have tied off your saw, just in case. It is a long way down.

Very scenic wood cutting.