What do y'all use if anything

[CodyWayne718]

Jus curious to see if y'all take anything with ya to the woods to get the logs off the ground for bucking. Ya know, to keep your chains out of the dirt and away from those sneaky creek rocks!

 

[Jags]

Timber jack. I don't head into the woods without it.

 

[MasterMech]

Mini-Excavator with a thumb. Oh wait, that was a dream. Never-mind. :smirk:

 

[jimbom]

Timber jack. I don't head into the woods without it.

+1 Same here. Drop and limb the tree, jack it up and buck it before it gets dirty. Helps me keep the chain sharp. Also use the hook to wiggle the trunk around if necessary to get a better position to limb.

 

[Jags]

Timber jack. I don't head into the woods without it.

+1 Same here. Drop and limb the tree, jack it up and buck it before it gets dirty. Helps me keep the chain sharp. Also use the hook to wiggle the trunk around if necessary to get a better position to limb.

Yep, I have also used it to roll logs off of the stump or to unpinch a bar.

 

[smokinj]

I will try to make it with out any moving if at all possible...I have a timber jack but prefer to look for high spots lighten the log as fast as I can. :cheese:

 

[amateur cutter]

Log rite with the stand.

 

[CodyWayne718]

Log rite with the stand.

Logrite what?

 

[nate379]

Nothing, I just don't stick the saw in teh dirt.

 

[jolby]

That's somdthing i've wondered about also. I've thought of a jack but not familiar with a timber one. I guess i'm a little backward as i've been taking the dirt off the log. I've been using a shovel and the last tree had so many rocks under it that a jack is definitely something to look into. But if the digging is easy i just try to free up as much as i think i can roll to finish my cuts.

 

[Bigg_Redd]

Jus curious to see if y'all take anything with ya to the woods to get the logs off the ground for bucking. Ya know, to keep your chains out of the dirt and away from those sneaky creek rocks!

1) cut about 3/4 through

2) roll (with a peavey)

3) finish cut

4) If I can't get the log in small enough sections to roll and there's no place on the log that's off the ground I'll just dig out a space to cut.

 

[Thistle]

Timberjack
Sometimes Peavey to roll log up on 2 shorter pieces.

Or cut 2/3rds - 3/4ths through then roll it to finish bottom side

 

[firefighterjake]

Nothing . . . usually just find a point in the tree that is elevated and cut through . . . do the partial cut and roll technique. I find that I already bring way too much crap into the woods with me . . .

 

[thewoodlands]

Jus curious to see if y'all take anything with ya to the woods to get the logs off the ground for bucking. Ya know, to keep your chains out of the dirt and away from those sneaky creek rocks!

I agree with Jags, I cut for one year without one (that was stupid) it will save on your chain big time.


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[My Oslo heats my home]

Jus curious to see if y'all take anything with ya to the woods to get the logs off the ground for bucking. Ya know, to keep your chains out of the dirt and away from those sneaky creek rocks!

1) cut about 3/4 through

2) roll (with a peavey)

3) finish cut

4) If I can't get the log in small enough sections to roll and there's no place on the log that's off the ground I'll just dig out a space to cut.

+1, same method as I use. If I don't have a peavey I use a pinch bar with a small log

 

[mayhem]

Nothing . . . usually just find a point in the tree that is elevated and cut through . . . do the partial cut and roll technique. I find that I already bring way too much crap into the woods with me . . .

I have a timberjack and use it on occasion, but I do what Jake does far more often. Winds up taking about half the time to buck a tree than it does using the jack. With the jack you can't really get more than 4-6 feet of one end of a log suspended in the air, which is only 3-4 rounds for me, then you got to move the jack. Alot less time to cut 2/3-3/4 through the log at 20" spacing, roll it once and finsh the cuts.

 

[amateur cutter]

Log rite with the stand.

Logrite what?

Sorry, it's a log rite brand cant hook with a lift stand that's removable. Got it from the stihl dealer. Handiest tool I've bought in years for wood cutting. I'm 5'10" 175, & can get a 2' X 8' oak round off the ground with it, make 2 or 3 cuts, move & go again. A C

 

[Backwoods Savage]

I do not like the timberjacks at all. Too much work and takes too much time. Simply cutting the logs but stopping just before touching the ground with the saw. Make as many cuts as you need then simply roll the log to finish the cuts. Quick and easy. Most times there will be a spot where the log is not touching the ground. Or if the log is not too big, it is usually quite easy to simply stick a few short pieces under the log or lay them down and roll the log on top of them.

I still have that worthless timberjack out in the barn somewhere and nobody has been interested in getting it. It is free for the taking if anyone wants it.