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I'll check it out--thanksYou might rent an old movie called sometimes a great notion, its dated a bit but was ok, poor ole Henry couldn't get in the woods without having an accident lol
I'll check it out--thanksYou might rent an old movie called sometimes a great notion, its dated a bit but was ok, poor ole Henry couldn't get in the woods without having an accident lol
That's Western Washington?it should be self explanatory, lots of jerks have moved here over the past 20-30 years, things is getting crowded and tense, used to be known as one of the politest places in the world... sadly not so much anymore...
so don't move here...
Awesome photos----okay, so I'm beginning to get the picture. A chaser attaches the downed logs to a cable or hook, correct? And then I'm just trying to figure out what a harder is exactly compared to a skidderSkyline Yarding with a motorized carriage in the Cascade Mtns. of Warshington.
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More but in a flat unit. Flatness is not a good thing for skyline systems.
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A motorized carriage about to pass over an intermediate support (jack). The opening is called a skyline corridor.
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A commercial thin unit nicely cut and bucked.
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The hooktender and crew (over the edge) stringing out haywire for a skyline operation.
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No offense, but I didn't ask you about screenwriting. I'm asking for information about logging. I don't care if you don't like my approach! When is the last time you wrote anything of significance?
Well, I had it set in Oregon, but I might change it to Washington. Ultimately, it's gonna be up to production and budget where they want to film it. But I at least get to dream up the location!Thats a big question...
poke around on this forum for a few months and it will give you a start.
But to narrow things down a bit, do you have a location for this screen play, cause every area of the country has its own way of logging, its own terms and colloquialisms etc.
its break fast time... I'll get back to this in a minute.
Well, Arthur, never judge a book by its cover... it may be a cliche, but it's said for a reason. I find your advice completely negative and unhelpful. You think I don't know that traveling is a good idea? Of course it is! You know what else is a good idea? Asking questions to things you DON'T find in books. Let me ask you this: have you ever worked as a journalist before? Journalists ask questions: who, what, when, where, why, and how. Without asking questions, you will never know the answer. And I find you completely belligerent and disrespectful.Clearly you do care that I don't like your approach - and so you should, as it will be clear to most readers that what I've said makes sense
You're obviously looking for someone to hand you a solution on a plate, and without getting up from your keyboard
As noted, this is lazy and half-arsed and won't result in anything other than a facile understanding of the field
You need to talk to people in the region where your story is set, and see for yourself what the job is about - and you'll also need to ensure that people from the industry proof your script
And for what it's worth, I write for a living ...
YES, Oregon/Washington... haven't decided on which yet.Thats a big question...
poke around on this forum for a few months and it will give you a start.
But to narrow things down a bit, do you have a location for this screen play, cause every area of the country has its own way of logging, its own terms and colloquialisms etc.
its break fast time... I'll get back to this in a minute.
Mills....
Mills are where logs go to get turned into boards, sawdust, pulp, and various other things... but I assume you knew that...
logs are shipped to the mill either by truck or by water though water shipments are getting rarer (between mills they will ship these often enough but river drives of yore are no more)
once logs are unloaded they are then scaled and graded, measured and judged for "quality" this is where the logger gets ripped off... but I digress...
the logs are usually then sorted and stacked by species and grade, waiting for their turn to be cut up (sometimes months)
when they finally start the mill process the first thing is always debarking, gets all the bark dirt and rocks off the wood, bark is then sent to compost or garden stores.
from there its all mill stuff, square the log up, and make the most boards out of em as they can, I'm not a mill guy so I only have a basic idea as to what happens inside the mill...
planed, treated, graded etc
then stacked up and shipped to your local hardware store to build tract houses in Nebraska?
As I said before this is just an overview there are so many processes and types of logging that the mind could boggle if I started rambling...
But a couple machines fer ya to look into...
Yarder
Log loader or Log Shovel (modified excavator)
Dozer, Cat, Bull Dozer
Skidder
Processor
Feller Buncher
Forwarder
Grapple Cat
Log trucks, self loaders... all sorts of fun stuff...
Check out this videos:
and logging
Well, Arthur, never judge a book by its cover... it may be a cliche, but it's said for a reason. I find your advice completely negative and unhelpful. You think I don't know that traveling is a good idea? Of course it is! You know what else is a good idea? Asking questions to things you DON'T find in books. Let me ask you this: have you ever worked as a journalist before? Journalists ask questions: who, what, when, where, why, and how. Without asking questions, you will never know the answer. And I find you completely belligerent and disrespectful.
he is a barrel of monkies at parties I betI'm not in Kansas toto rotflmfao
Awesome photos----okay, so I'm beginning to get the picture. A chaser attaches the downed logs to a cable or hook, correct? And then I'm just trying to figure out what a harder is exactly compared to a skidder
Im sure she appreciates your opinion. Now that you've stated it you can move along if you don't want to participate in a constructive manner.So you've got a script to write, and that includes scenes about logging (in some form or other)
And instead of doing some work, you fire up the internet and type "I'm writing a screenplay about logging & I need to know everything there is to know!"
And having done that, you then wonder why someone out there might consider this lazy and half-arsed ...
That's the last straw! I'd never want to be a logger if it meant I couldn't have feelings!PNW loggers don't waste time on "feelings"
Anybody who thinks you need to understand the subject material to make an awesome movie has never seen YoungbloodSo you've got a script to write, and that includes scenes about logging (in some form or other)
And instead of doing some work, you fire up the internet and type "I'm writing a screenplay about logging & I need to know everything there is to know!"
And having done that, you then wonder why someone out there might consider this lazy and half-arsed ...
That's the last straw! I'd never want to be a logger if it meant I couldn't have feelings!
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