A good book for felling techniques?
I have been using saws all my life and have fell a good number of trees but never on a large constant scale. Mostly for firewood and storm/diseased tree removal. My tools are hand tools, plenty of saws, wedges, chains, cables, ropes, etc. But only some smaller farm tractors for moving things
I need to start the management of my small woodlot as I now have plenty of free time but little resources to hire a logger. The area in question will have lots of salvage lumber as the EAB has arrived and I can use the lumber around the farm as well as the cordwood. I also plan on thinning and releaseing some crop trees and shelterwood. The current canopy is well covered and I'm not looking for a harvest now but mainly stand improvement with what timber I do harvest being used onsite on my own mill. I do have a forester/logger friend who is helping with a management plan.
In the mean time I want to educate myself on safe felling techniques. especially when first opening up the canopy. One thing I may do is vollunteer some time with my logger friend and do some of the grunt work in exchange for education. The land in question is pretty level and consists of northern hardwoods.
Can anyone recommend some books to download and spend some evenings educating myself? No internet at home so videos are not an option.
Thanks in advance.
MP
P.S. Have downloaded this but it's geared toward PNW woods : WCB fallers_buckers.pdf
I have been using saws all my life and have fell a good number of trees but never on a large constant scale. Mostly for firewood and storm/diseased tree removal. My tools are hand tools, plenty of saws, wedges, chains, cables, ropes, etc. But only some smaller farm tractors for moving things
I need to start the management of my small woodlot as I now have plenty of free time but little resources to hire a logger. The area in question will have lots of salvage lumber as the EAB has arrived and I can use the lumber around the farm as well as the cordwood. I also plan on thinning and releaseing some crop trees and shelterwood. The current canopy is well covered and I'm not looking for a harvest now but mainly stand improvement with what timber I do harvest being used onsite on my own mill. I do have a forester/logger friend who is helping with a management plan.
In the mean time I want to educate myself on safe felling techniques. especially when first opening up the canopy. One thing I may do is vollunteer some time with my logger friend and do some of the grunt work in exchange for education. The land in question is pretty level and consists of northern hardwoods.
Can anyone recommend some books to download and spend some evenings educating myself? No internet at home so videos are not an option.
Thanks in advance.
MP
P.S. Have downloaded this but it's geared toward PNW woods : WCB fallers_buckers.pdf