Skidding advice/experience cumbria.

[Ledburyjosh]

Hi.

 

I have landed myself a larch felling Job.

 

The work is in a mixed woodland, just felling larch, to be used by the estate for biomass.

 

Where as I am very happy felling, I have realised I know nothing of extraction other than what is logical to work out. I predominantly do arb work so have never worked along side extraction operations.

 

So what I am after is to learn of the methods used to efficiently extract timber in a mixed woodland where selected felling is happening ie. We can't clear fell and damage is to minimised during felling and extracting.

 

I won't be extracting myself, the estate team have a winch/trailer/tractor and will be collecting the wood. Although there are also inexperienced.

 

I can see that a better knowledge of the process for myself and I can better prepare the timber for them etc if I know how is best to extract it. And also help them learn.

 

So is there anyone in Cumbria area who has this kind of job on who I can come and work for a couple of days to learn a system?

[Mark Bolam]

@IronMike too far for you?

[IronMike]

47 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

@IronMike too far for you?

Depends whereabouts in Cumbria!

 

@Ledburyjosh give me a call if you want, 0777 2655 759 and we can chat. Got a good mate back in the Lakes who might also be able to help.

[Ledburyjosh]

@IronMike I never followed this up with your self. I'm all sorted now thanks.