A few pics of the last two days removing christmas trees

[Charlieh]

I have been on a SSSI site felling an old christmas tree plantation along side a nice valmet 911 harvester for the last two days, had to do some of the trees on the slopes and brashing out some of the outside trees. We had a bit of bother getting the harvester up the final slope yesterday, so had a nice little excavator on site to complete the track and help the harvester in, the excavator belongs to arbtalk member LPGeddie as part of the work an access road had to be created and this will be restored after the timber is out. Its been a fun couple of days but very hard work at times some of the trees were on slopes that it was hard to stand upright on, funny watching them bounce off down the hillside

 

anyway enjoy the pictures

[Tree Man Tom]

Love the first picture!

[TRADITIONAL LOGGERS]

Hope you sold all the upper sections for Christmas trees like we do.

[Charlieh]

No they are going through a chipper as they are not very good condition, mutli tops, very leggy etc etc also it would be a nightmare to try and get them out

[josharb87]

Beautiful site mate! that first pic looks like an advert!

[Charlieh]

I was messing about trying to get the town in the background of the photo, the light was just right really, its tidy for a 11yr old machine

[Sam Thompson]

Proper work. Where's the site?

[Charlieh]

Just outside Leek, in the Staffs moorlands the moorland behind the woodland is inside the Peak District National Park

[Jesse]

I have been on a SSSI site felling an old christmas tree plantation along side a nice valmet 911 harvester for the last two days, had to do some of the trees on the slopes and brashing out some of the outside trees. We had a bit of bother getting the harvester up the final slope yesterday, so had a nice little excavator on site to complete the track and help the harvester in, the excavator belongs to arbtalk member LPGeddie as part of the work an access road had to be created and this will be restored after the timber is out. Its been a fun couple of days but very hard work at times some of the trees were on slopes that it was hard to stand upright on, funny watching them bounce off down the hillside

 

anyway enjoy the pictures

 

would that view be from the other side of bradnap? looking over not so sunny bleek leek? the friendleist town in the world!!!! i remember it well as i used to go to West wood high,do you like that.

[David Humphries]

What makes the site SSSI, Charlieh ?

 

 

Fine set of shots, sums up your work there nicely

 

 

 

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