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I think I just came across as a fan of horse-logging. That was entirely unintended, I'm all for machinery. If you want absolutely no ground disturbance, use a helicopter or a highline operation. As for the amount of boardfeet a horse can move, I don't know. Like I said, my experience is from...

On fairly level ground, yes. In the mountains the horse team will beat you easily.

Aceruk, if you really want to get an iron horse, they can be found used for a reasonable price ( 6-7000$) in Sweden.

It will, but like I said,it only has one speed, and that is SLOW!! The only use I see for it nowadays is in bog-clearing, where you absolutely cannot put any pressure on the bround. And for that, I'd much prefer the small cable yarder shown in another thread. I have really been salivating over...

When I worked as a faller in Switzerland almost 30 years ago, the logs from the more inaccessible mountainsides were being taken out by horses. Sometimes when I was way ahead of them with falling, I'd go work with the horseteams . Al is right, it is unbelievable what a horse can move, log-wise...

They are good for swampy terrain, because of the wide belts. Apart from that I feel that the 4 wheel atv has filled the niche that the Järnhäst used to occupy. They can pretty much do the same stuff and are a lot cheaper ( Järnhästen costs about 15.000$ just for the front part)+ they can move...