❤ you get a like everytime, cause u r a champion, explaining, talking us through it ,just first class! 😊

Love watching you working, you make it look easy when I know it's very demanding to pull that kind of work off, let alone filming & repositioning equipment and camera angles. Please be safe out there by yourself, very dangerous alone, stay safe and keep them coming buddy 👍🧡🧡🧡🧡🌲🌲🌲🌲💪👌🪵🪵🪵

I like the way you use the blocks to get the logs up to the road. Very entertaining to me.

@WilsonForestLands

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the feedback. I am glad to hear it’s entertaining.

Very entertaining. Thanks for doing the work of filming, editing, and posting. I enjoyed watching this.

@WilsonForestLands

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and commenting.

Great footage Michael! They do sell Timberjack 240 Cable Skidders for under 10 grand, we used one for years in the woods here, they aren't the most powerful out there, but they will get the job done.

Finally a guy that knows how to run a saw. Great video!

@WilsonForestLands

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

I really enjoy these videos. You guys on the west coast sure have a lot steeper terrain to work on then we do in Michigan.

@WilsonForestLands

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ryan. Yes we are on the wrinkly side of the country. If we went to Michigan we would probably fall over because we’re not used to standing on flat land.

The little Ranger that could !

@WilsonForestLands

Жыл бұрын

Ha ha, maybe I should have use that as the title.

The long bar came in handy when cutting the splintered tree. Love the way you take the extra time to prevent collateral damage.

@WilsonForestLands

Жыл бұрын

I find a long bar handy for a lot of things. Thanks for the comment James.

Thanks Wilson, nice firewood. Take care.

@WilsonForestLands

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Mark.

Yea it looks like firewood for sale…😂 looks like the little ranger did the job. Good video that’s for sharing !!

@WilsonForestLands

Жыл бұрын

It’s hard to get used to such a small truck after using my bigger ones but definitely gets the job done. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Great video

@WilsonForestLands

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Them little Rangers are tough little trucks. I've had 3 of. You can't bet them

@WilsonForestLands

Жыл бұрын

I have never had one, my dad has been using this one for a long time. It has taken a beating. I am impressed by it.

@joeyrector934

Жыл бұрын

@@WilsonForestLands they're really good little trucks and they're not bad on gas

When you commented about the bowed tree and being in the wrong spot being potentially deadly - then it released and came down in a manner that, on camera, looked pretty insignificant. The camera lies! A person doesn't want to be in the path of that tree coming down anymore than one crashing from its full height.

@WilsonForestLands

7 ай бұрын

This video was long enough ago I don’t even remember. But yeah what you said.😁

I've used my Toyota Highlander & snatch blocks. I don't like the splintered trees either

@WilsonForestLands

Жыл бұрын

I can imagine that would work too. And you’re probably not going to break the Toyota very easily because it’s a Toyota.

Never realized the benefit of a long bar when it comes to reaching for a high tree. Yup i know dragging logs thru dirt dulls the chain quicker. Is your ranger a manual? Lots of work but very rewarding! Thx 4 the video. Be safe! Good call on that spring loaded tree btw.

@WilsonForestLands

Жыл бұрын

Yes the Ranger is manual. I find the long bar so handy for so many things, I rarely use the short ones. Mostly because I don’t have to bend over so much with the long bar. Thanks for the comment.

Not a bad morning's work! How did you pick up your forestry skills?

@WilsonForestLands

Жыл бұрын

I started working in the woods with my Dad at a very young age. Since then I had plenty of time to pick up a few things along the way.

What length cables do you recommend for stuff like this? Also what block do you use and what’s it rated working load? Is the cable you use 7/19 or 6/36? I assume it’s 3/8” also. I’m in western Oregon so I cut lots of fir and oak for firewood and need to pull logs to the road. Love the channel wish I had a tractor like yours.

@WilsonForestLands

Жыл бұрын

The trick is to have a cable that can reach what you are pulling, but not be so long that the pulling vehicle is too far away. Especially if there are curves in the road. The cable in that video is 100 feet long. I find that to be a very good length for most cases. It is 7/16. I have found 3/8 to be a little small. I have broke them before after they get a little wear on them. Not with the Ranger, but with the bigger trucks. Half inch is bigger than necessary, so 7/16 is a good in between size. I don’t know about the strands. It’s just what is used for common chokers. I use an 8 ton and a 6 ton block. The 6 is a better size to work with. Just the standard blocks you find in a logging supply store. I have never broke one. I also have a breakaway block, they are ridiculously expensive. I don’t know what it is rated for. It is nice having the tractor, it has the same cable but 165 feet long.

I Have One STARTING in The Business Uesd What You Have And Make it Work Till You Make Money To Up Grade 😎

if you calculate weight of wood you'll realise that that load wasn't close to half what ranger can handle

Can you list the equipment you use. The shive and cable lengths and what they are called. I will look at Baileys and see if they have them. Thanks.

@WilsonForestLands

Жыл бұрын

100 foot 7/16 cable. Eye on one end, bell on the other. Basically a 100 foot long choker. I have those special made at a local logging supply business. 8” block. A 6 inch is good enough or actually even better for this size line. I just didn’t have the 6 inch with me that day. The block was anchored to the stump with a common 10 foot long 1/2” choker. I usually keep three or four of them with me. A 1/2” shackle or two is good to have to attach chokers together if needed to make it longer. Also a length of 5/16 chain with a hook on each end to make variable length. 6 foot or 8 foot is good. I think that’s it for the rigging. What I call these things may be different than what Bailey’s calls them. Some West Coast logging terms I have noticed are different than in a lot of the country. I am not sure what you meant by shive. This equipment is for larger equipment I have. It is all overkill for a Ranger. 3/8 inch cable would be fine. Your comment reminds me, maybe I should explain some of my equipment sometimes when I show it.

@vdsgw52

Жыл бұрын

@@WilsonForestLands Your block is what I called a shive in my industry. With that equipment I would be able to pull a cedar tree off a slope up to a rode and get it cut up. And yes it would help those that are not in your industry learn about the trade if you explained the equipment. Thanks