KYLogger
Professional Tree Assassin
I know there has been some discussion on this topic on here before, however as my business continues to grow and the good timber is in increasingly difficult terrain please humor me! I have done alot of research on this topic (online mostly) And I know there was a big push in the late 70's and early 80's for yarder logging in this area by the govt. They even went as far to engineer and make plans available for the "Appalachian Thinner" a dozer mounted shop built yarder that "could be built in any well equipped loggers shop". Skidder mounted such as the Ecologger and trailer yarders were also being researched. There was a good deal of university studies done on the matter as well. I know there were a few outfits that used them around here, however they never really caught hold. I feel it was due to inexperience, unwillingness to change, initial overhead, learning curve etc... I truly feel there is a niche for the market especially on government land and land that is too rough for practical ground skidding, especially with the cost and environmental concerns of road building. The logging business is incredibly fierce around here (as I am sure it is everywhere) and I would need every advantage I can get!
Anyway, if anybody has any experience with this specific topic, or knowledge of it please enlighten me! On the same note any experience with the smaller yarders, or yoaders (another option I was considering) or gypo yarder ideas pour it on me!
Thanks,
Tom
Anyway, if anybody has any experience with this specific topic, or knowledge of it please enlighten me! On the same note any experience with the smaller yarders, or yoaders (another option I was considering) or gypo yarder ideas pour it on me!
Thanks,
Tom