Moving timber to ride/collection point

[delabodge]

You have four options:

Tractor and winch, but if there is rare ground fauna, there will be ground damage

Skyline, expensive, but much less gound damage

Horses, much more senitive, and less ground damage.

Ring bark and leave for standing deadwood. no ground damage, but not practical if the site has public access.

 

Out of intrest, why is the site a sssi

 

SSSi = special site of scientific Interest.

[wills-mill]

Most horse loggers would use a timber arch for bigger sticks of timber- you can get equivalents to go behind Quads, 4x4s and tractors, or use the arch 'remotely' on the end of a winch line or rope... I made one up a few years ago (it's a bit crude) but they work extremely well on pole length timber on relatively clean ground.

 

LogRite<SUP>®</SUP> Tools logging tools These chaps do some superb arches.....

[treedave]

If you have one of these locally worth a look, only seem to cut up the top 3-4" and could pull a few of your 7' sticks at the time.

 

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If ground conditions permit a good size tractor and winch wil out prouce it, depending on wether or not you need to reinstate the tracks created.