Ugly log truck load

[Burnham]

I was called in to do a bit of bucking for this load of trees destined for use as structure in a fisheries habitat enhancement project. The self-loader operator is very good...a necessity when loading blowdown trees with the rootwad attached :lol: .

[Skwerl]

Cool stuff! Love that last picture, B. Your huge smile speaks volumes. :)

[Burnham]

A few more...

Well, dang, I can't get uploads to take now, so maybe another time...

[Old Monkey]

Hey Burnham, looks like a good time out in the forest. Glad to see the new job hasn't made you into a desk jockey.

[GASoline71]

Cool stuff! Love that last picture, B. Your huge smile speaks volumes. :)

Yup... that thar last pic is avatar worthy!:thumbup:

Gary

[Burnham]

A few more...

Well, dang, I can't get uploads to take now, so maybe another time...

OK, some shots of finishing the load. A load no self respecting log truck driver would want to be seen with :lol: .

[GASoline71]

OK, some shots of finishing the load. A load no self respecting log truck driver would want to be seen with :lol: .

Boy... ain't that the truth.:lol: But those self-loader gypo trucks are good for that stuff!

Gary

[No_Bivy]

did that load hit the highway? or jus to a different site....round here they would bust us for stumps slinging debris everywhere.....tooo many rich people , yah know.

[MasterBlaster]

Yup... that thar last pic is avatar worthy!:thumbup:

Gary


Hear hear! :beer:

[GASoline71]

Nice! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Gary

[No_Bivy]

"Whats in your wallet"...Burnham....a wedge???

[MasterBlaster]

:D

[gf beranek]

I like it!

[GASoline71]

:D

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Gawdamm!!! I spit friggin' pop all over the place!!!!!

Gary

[No_Bivy]

finished product..hahahaha:lol:

[GASoline71]

"Whats in your wallet"...Burnham....a wedge???

PNW credit card...;)

Gary

[No_Bivy]

:lol: :lol:

[squisher]

PNW credit card...;)

Gary

:lol: lmfao.

That is one ugly load of logs!

Great pics Burnham.8)

[flyboy]

I didn't think it was ugly.I'll haul whatever I think I can get away with when hauling to the woodyard.:/:

[GASoline71]

I didn't think it was ugly.I'll haul whatever I think I can get away with when hauling to the woodyard.:/:

LOL... not around here you can't.

Like Burnham said. It was headed to a fisheries project. Prolly near or on the same road.

Gary

[flyboy]

If you're haulin' chip'n'saw or pulpwood you can get away with a little more than if you're haulin' saw timber...At least around here anyway.

[sotc]

now if i dropped one of those root wads in a creek id have to go take it out and then pay my fine:dur: :)
thats pretty ugly but you can lose a little self respect when you see the check that guy takes;)

[RIVERRAT]

Great pics Burnham. Gary I like your new avatar.

[Burnham]

did that load hit the highway? or jus to a different site....round here they would bust us for stumps slinging debris everywhere.....tooo many rich people , yah know.

Yup, John, it was on state highway, though not off National Forest land, for several miles. The rootwads were pretty clean...the soil was dry and the operator thumped them several times on the ground to shake loose debris off before they were loaded. And I gave the load a "haircut" with the 066/36" bar after he chained it down, to keep clearance for passing traffic. Broke the "rules"...I definately was cutting with the powerhead well above my shoulders to achieve that :D .

And yes, that's a wedge in my pocket, and no, I was not just happy to see you :lol: .

[GASoline71]

Broke the "rules"...I definately was cutting with the powerhead well above my shoulders to achieve that :D

Rules... Schmules... they were meant to be broken. Sometimes ya gotta.:)

Gary

[fishhuntcutwood]

Must be a widespread operation. I've seen a couple of these types of truck loads in the past few weeks.

[GASoline71]

They are doin' the same deal up on the upper Skagit River Tributaries. Lots of the creeks and drainages were washed out this last year. The State, FS, Corps of Engineers, and the Tribes are finally gettin' around to stream habitat for Salmon/Steelhead up here.

Gary

[No_Bivy]

:thumbup: nice Burnham.....

[bergsteiger]

Pretty expensive to buy a load of those rootwads too.

[gf beranek]

If I drop one limb in the creek, or river, I have to go pull it out, or get fined. Around here anyways. Yet, today the fish and game is hiring fallers to drop whole trees in the streams to provide habitat for the fish.

In the early 1980"s the California dept. of fish and game hired people to clean out all the streams and rivers here of log jams. They turned the streams into gravel washes that provided no protection for the spawn. Now they are recreating what they undid. Yet still, to drop one limb into a stream here is a violation.

My take on that is the California Department of Fish and Game set back the fisheries 20 years by cleaning out the natural habitat in the streams.

When I grew up on the coast the best fishing in the creeks and rivers was always in the log jams. Then the state took them out. Thinking they were doing a good thing. Ha!

Bunch of College grads..... School learning and practical learning, but the college grads and politicians never listen to practical thinking.

[Cedarkerf]

They spent thousands of dollars doin the same thing on the Green river watershed up here. Everybit they dumped in the river and creeks was wiped clean by our flood last year so they accomplished zilch except spending tax payer money.

[Big A]

Nice thread and pics Burn, most interesting 8)

[Rotax Robert]

State fisheries can get away with anything, Like Cedar said, we spent millions dumping these trees into our streams. Worked real good down stream for making king sized beaver dams at every turn or bridge.

[GASoline71]

You ought to see the bridge abutments on the lower Skagit!!!

Enough timber in the log jams to prolly build 2,000 homes...

...and that's just from 3 bridges! :O

Gary

[Frans]

Years ago I dumped a HUGE euc. Over 200' tall and over 5 feet at the base into the bay off of this cliff.
Dumped it right near a shipping channel going out to the Golden Gate Bridge.

Damm thing just sunk but I always wondered if it would surface and get tangled into some propeller on a cargo ship....

[sotc]

is that what that oil tanker was dodging when he hit the bay bridge?:D

[olyman]

When I grew up on the coast the best fishing in the creeks and rivers was always in the log jams. Then the state took them out. Thinking they were doing a good thing. Ha!

Bunch of College grads..... School learning and practical learning, but the college grads and politicians never listen to practical thinking.[/QUOTE] now, how can we possibly get on college grads????? They be the smartest around..Their professors told them so...................and they werent meant to go out and get practical knowledge... the books told them evrything they need to know.........

[GASoline71]

There is some great fishing to be had in the huge log jams on the upper Skagit, and Sauk Rivers here in Washington. I have pulled my fair share of Salmon, Steelhead, Cutts, and Dollies out of 'em.:)

If ony of those baby's ever get dislodged and come downstream in a hurry... it's gonna be a big wreck.:O

Gary

[Burnham]

Bump to this thread, kiddos. I've been meaning to go back and edit in the pics for some time...this was one of those that lost all attachments in that unpleasantness a while back.

If you missed it first time around, or want to wander down memory lane, here ya go. Enjoy!

[MasterBlaster]

Good bump! :thumbup:

[OTGBOSTON]

Good bump! :thumbup:


very cool, we don't have trucks like that around here, but I did see tons of 'em when I visited the redwoods.

[fishhuntcutwood]

I'm moving back to MI in two months. I'm going to miss the log trucks. All the "log" trucks there are carrying s*** sticks cut to 8's. Looks like a truck full of fence posts. I'll miss the PNW.

[sotc]

well keep posting pics for you:)

[Al Smith]

I'm moving back to MI in two months. I'm going to miss the log trucks. All the "log" trucks there are carrying s*** sticks cut to 8's. Looks like a truck full of fence posts. I'll miss the PNW. Get about 120 miles south.The logs get considerabley larger.;)

[squisher]

:/:

[sotc]

cmon squishy, you know peterbilt a truck for a man to drive:D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE7XKvuvMLA

[fishhuntcutwood]

Oh man, that's a nice truck!

[Al Smith]

Get about 120 miles south.The logs get considerabley larger.;) These might not be up to PNW standards for old growth but still a right healthy size for the midwest .;) Kinda like Ohio corn fed gals,robust to say the least .

[MasterBlaster]

Oh man, that's a nice truck!

All that, and no sleeper? :?

[sotc]

log truckers go home most every night or have a camp trailer

[MasterBlaster]

Ah, good point!

[Burnham]

Yup, no way you can make money on long haul log trucking :D. But even more important, you can't navigate the forest roads in the mountains with the extra length of a sleeper cab.

[sotc]

specially in this market!;)