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🌲 PART ONE! Arlington Ranch thinning and clearing: Timber-Cutting loads of Hemlock and Douglas Fir 🌲
Stay tuned for Part 2!
James and I set out on Day One of a clearing operation in the historic logging and agricultural town of Arlington, Washington, on the Stillaguamish River. Here, on Day One, we start felling and bucking Hemlock, Douglas fir, and Cedar on "The Front 40". We deal with felling a combination of danger trees and removing others to clear the field, all while deciding how to maintain foliage for privacy. The equipment on-site is the John Deere 135g excavator, which is not only used for yarding, loading, and processing but also serves as our "Hydraulic Wedge". James prioritizes cutting for efficiency, given that we have the Back 40 to contend with as soon as we're done with the Front. We only have a week to cut and clear several loads of danger trees and yard them to a landing for processing and loading.
James employs a Humboldt notch to save time during processing. He demonstrates his timber cutting techniques, showcasing how to safely fell multiple trees on top of each other. While the Front trees were easy to fall and process, tackling the Back trees will pose a challenge. Stay tuned for Part 2! Feel free to leave a comment in the comment section. Thank you for watching! Please like and subscribe!
Chainsaws: Stihl 500i, Stihl ms660, Stihl 250, Stihl 460, Stihl 201
📍 Location: Arlington, Washington: Cascade Mountain Foothills
🎥 Filmed and Edited By: thulinetimberco
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro: DAY ONE clearing the front 40
00:33 How to fall a tree: Professional Douglas Fir Felling
01:27 Three trees and we're out! Cutter's Hours
2:43 New chain throwing nice chips, back to the Douglas Fir stand!
5:18 Measuring the height of a tree using a 45 degree angle
5:54 High stump because of nails in the tree
6:28 Deer visitors! They love to eat the foliage on the fallen trees
7:16 Felling and bucking a western hemlock
8:30 James Showing off: more nails!
9:42 Drone Shot of Progress: Time to refuel...
10:06 Daily Sometimes a Great Notion quote
10:49 Felling the remaining stand of hemlock
13:00 We ran out of bar oil...
14:13 Drone shot progress update
14:20 Final Douglas fir of the day, need to be accurate
16:20 Thank you for watching!
🎵 Background Music:
Baptized and Buried - Will Harrison
Fire and Bones - Biddy Sullivan
Ain't Messin' Around - Will Harrison
Country Gold - Hunter Quinn
Buck Step-in - Roy Edwin Williams
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