Cutting in South Scotland

[Donnie]

Ross Donald (@chainsawdonald) • Instagram reel

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71 likes, 6 comments - chainsawdonald on November 19, 2024: "Felling a 200 year old European fir that had sadly become rotten...

 

A few from the past few weeks. Working alongside a tractor trailer set up/motor manual squad with a lot more variety in work. 
 

Even got an industrial alloy rake out on the fir job and felt like  @Doug Tait for a day, gardening….

 

Currently in selective hardwood thinnings/hand stacking would get more photos or videos of the stunts being pulled but my camera is a bit knackered. 
A bit like my back after this week

 

2 videos on the previous page

Edited November 23, 2024 by Donnie

[slack ma girdle]

  On 23/11/2024 at 12:32, Donnie said:

Ross Donald (@chainsawdonald) • Instagram reel

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71 likes, 6 comments - chainsawdonald on November 19, 2024: "Felling a 200 year old European fir that had sadly become rotten...

 

A few from the past few weeks. Working alongside a tractor trailer set up/motor manual squad with a lot more variety in work. 
 

Even got an industrial alloy rake out on the fir job and felt like  @Doug Tait for a day, gardening….

 

Currently in selective hardwood thinnings/hand stacking would get more photos or videos of the stunts being pulled but my camera is a bit knackered. 
A bit like my back after this week

 

2 videos on the previous page

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That looks a bit more interesting work wise.

[Donnie]

  On 23/11/2024 at 15:38, slack ma girdle said:

That looks a bit more interesting work wise.

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A million times better. Will get some more videos of everything in the next few weeks. 

[Donnie]

Here’s a few from the past month or so. 
Done a few 4-500 ton clearfells by hand. 
Hardwood thinnings and now skylining. 

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[Donnie]

Jake Donaghy (@jdforestry_) • Instagram reel

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57 likes, 0 comments - jdforestry_ on January 31, 2025

Might be a bit better for the videos. 

[topchippyles]

  On 18/02/2025 at 21:03, Donnie said:

Jake Donaghy (@jdforestry_) • Instagram reel

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57 likes, 0 comments - jdforestry_ on January 31, 2025

Might be a bit better for the videos. 

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Love following you Jake reminds me how good i was at your age. Big heart and risk taker with super work ethics best wishes Les 

Edited February 19 by topchippyles

[Stubby]

  On 18/02/2025 at 20:58, Donnie said:

Here’s a few from the past month or so. 
Done a few 4-500 ton clearfells by hand. 
Hardwood thinnings and now skylining. 

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Good stuff Jake . How far up the slope to the landing ?

[Mark Bolam]

Great stuff Jake.

[Donnie]

  On 19/02/2025 at 06:50, Stubby said:

Good stuff Jake . How far up the slope to the landing ?

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Think it’ll be 400 metres if not more. 
 

Some will be handfelled and some felled by the Menzi Muck off a traction winch and left out for chokering. 

Edited February 19 by Donnie

[Donnie]

A wee log splitting job, woodland clear up kind of thing. 
Took me and my father 10 hours or so to cut, shift it all about 30-40 metres down a track in a wheel barrow to the splitting area and split it. 
 

Few other odds and ends done as well for a nice local woman. What a difference to working in commercial forestry.