I'm no pro logger, but we do have select harvest of hardwoods here and it's usually done with chainsaws. Oak, ash, beech, hard & soft maple, black walnut, black cherry, hickory, poplar, cucumbertree, but mostly black cherry on our farm/forest. I've seen some pretty hacked cuts over the years, but nothing like those in my original post. That's why I was curious.
We have a new neighbor who purchased the farm next to us (and a couple others), and the picture was taken near our shared property boundary. He owns a large equipment rental company, and he rents out everything from large excavators to small handheld equipment. The log butts in question were located on his fencing project thourgh mature eastern hardwood forest that went for at least a mile, so I assumed some type of dedicated feller or smaller machine with a feller attachment was likely used. I have yet to talk to my new neighbor to learn what "toy" he had back there.
Thanks for all your input, everyone!
We have a new neighbor who purchased the farm next to us (and a couple others), and the picture was taken near our shared property boundary. He owns a large equipment rental company, and he rents out everything from large excavators to small handheld equipment. The log butts in question were located on his fencing project thourgh mature eastern hardwood forest that went for at least a mile, so I assumed some type of dedicated feller or smaller machine with a feller attachment was likely used. I have yet to talk to my new neighbor to learn what "toy" he had back there.
Thanks for all your input, everyone!