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  1. Cold Logging

    First Coos Bay cut and dealing with broken limbs

    I've done some nearly verticle bores on heavy leaning poplar, cottonwood, willow and alder. When I was scared it would pinch my bar with the bar being horizontal. As Stig says its just to get some of the fibers severed. Usually I make 2 or 3 cuts back to back. It does the job and I haven't...
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    First Coos Bay cut and dealing with broken limbs

    Ya, balance is the key. All my Dad did was work. Then rest so he could work some more. Unfortunately that's what I do. . But, that's why I'm getting my own wood in now. I really enjoy predator hunting in the winter. Last winter I spent most of my off days getting my own firewood. This...
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    First Coos Bay cut and dealing with broken limbs

    I'm taking a sabbatical from logging this winter. Gonna hang sheetrock at least for the dark part of the winter. Plus. I REALLY NEED a forwarder. . At least a line/ cable skidder
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    First Coos Bay cut and dealing with broken limbs

    :lol::thumbup:
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    First Coos Bay cut and dealing with broken limbs

    If you use P Tex plastic on the sled runners and pre breakin your trail at least the day before, let it freeze hard overnight. You can move a good amount of wood with a snow go. That's a half cord sled load.
  6. Cold Logging

    First Coos Bay cut and dealing with broken limbs

    2 cord load. Made it to the highway. Beautiful weather in March
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    First Coos Bay cut and dealing with broken limbs

    This is what I needed to do to get a front tire on my loader to take the bead. At 30 below. Hadthe ready heater going under the loader and a come along around the tire and! 2 gallons of Murphy's Tire Soap stuffed in the bead. The word ORDEAL is the operating word when using iron in the cold.
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    First Coos Bay cut and dealing with broken limbs

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    First Coos Bay cut and dealing with broken limbs

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    First Coos Bay cut and dealing with broken limbs

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    First Coos Bay cut and dealing with broken limbs

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    First Coos Bay cut and dealing with broken limbs

  13. Cold Logging

    First Coos Bay cut and dealing with broken limbs

    When I started my firewood business here in the Copper Basin., I was falling Limbing and bucking in the woods and using a 4 wheeler and trailer. Bucking 4' lengths. Moving the wood with a pulp hook. Loading the pick up by hand. Off loading by hand. . Once snow came I built a sled and used...
  14. Cold Logging

    First Coos Bay cut and dealing with broken limbs

    My goal this wintered to NOT have to go get firewood on my day off when it 40 below.
  15. Cold Logging

    First Coos Bay cut and dealing with broken limbs

    Being this is the first year in about 10 years I have had the time to build a woodshed and fill it. I'm really enjoying filling it. Especially considering thatmost of the wood I got paid to fall and buck up. Most of it has my spur tracks on it. . And we r having a beautiful fall!!!! . Temp...
  16. Cold Logging

    First Coos Bay cut and dealing with broken limbs

    When I have a guy bucking for me on the coast. ( breaking a guy in) . I use some of the bucking cuts to teach how to cut heavy Leaners. Cutting old growth on the coast there is always a lot of compression and tension. . . For out soft woods I don't do a lot of bore cutting. Its real easy...
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