Stump Heights - Answers from the Axemen of Oregon.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Got a reply from Gustafson logging to a question which I said I'd ask a while back - came up on the Axemen thread I think...

 

Greetings from Oregon,

 

Thanks for your question. Stump heights are viewed the same way here that you described. The times that trees my be cut higher than near ground level may be forced by the swell at the base of the tree, and of course, the larger the tree the higher the stump. Also, there are some timber growing companies that export their logs, which means no butt swell allowed and so the tree is cut high enough to accomplish that. I know personally it is a constant battle to get the timber fallers to keep their stumps low. I believe most of what you're questioning resulted from lazy or sloppy timber fallers.

 

 

Mark Gustafson

[Andy Collins]

Thanks for asking TCD, this is something we've been discussing several times on the work-site too.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Of course we 'buttress' in order to get a tight stick but seeing some of the sizes of their timber, toe-nailing would take too much time I guess...

[Darren]

I cut above the swell, then cut the stump as low as i can get. I find this helps when needing to use a tracor in the woods.

[Quickthorn]

It was good of him to reply.

 

I always thought anything around the buttresses was unsaleable to their mills, because the grain in the stump isn't as straight as the rest of the log..hence the humboldt gob cut.

[slasherscot]

a lot of timber mills in UK take no excessive butt swell, only difference is .. it is cut off in the wood by the harvester and left on forest floor...

[Catweazle]

It would be more difficult for them to stack on their lorries too.

[Stephen Blair]

thats great he replied, he must be a busy man. i am impressed. what a nice guy:thumbup1:

[tommer9]

thats great he replied, he must be a busy man. i am impressed. what a nice guy:thumbup1:

 

Yeah thats cool.

 

Well asked TCD!