forestry

[codlasher]

2011 thinning.

Mechanised harvesting and extraction.

[codlasher]

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[TimberCutterDartmoor]

 

Nice neat stacking in the pic above

Edited April 18, 2013 by TimberCutterDartmoor

[agrimog]

theres an awfull lot of plantation forestry up here in scotland that isnt capable of mechanical felling and extraction, and soon there's going to be a shortage of fellers with the skills required to work them. It isnt quite as easy as folk seem to think to go into a standing on a steep (read near vertical) banking and selectively fell out the required trees, without destroying everything around you, or yourself, then get them out to a collection point. I love the forwarders and harvesters available at the moment, but the industry needs to think about training some new blood with the skillls needed for extreme extraction before all our skills are lost

[NI Tree]

well said agrimog it is too true. am struggling to find cutters and they are not good at leaving the timber tidly presented for extraction. and it not just the steep sites but with the increase in ccf we will need more hand cutters, we are going down the line of a horse combined with mechanical extraction

[Lyncombe-climber]

Maybe there is an opportunity arising here to bring fresh new hand cutters to the industry.

[tommytopsoil]

...but the industry needs to think about training some new blood with the skills needed for extreme extraction before all our skills are lost

 

Couldn't agree more.

[Logrover]

I agree and im a cutter whos giving up soon as I cant make any money........says it all really there is no good reason to do it, health wise or financial. That changes more will do it.....plus invent a chainsaw that is economical since fuel is a killer and its only going to get worse..

[gensetsteve]

Supply and demand if there are not enough cutters you can charge a premium for your services. You dont find many plumbers earning less than £500 a day inc expenses why is it any different for hand cutters. Both have skills, and expenses.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Supply and demand if there are not enough cutters you can charge a premium for your services. You dont find many plumbers earning less than £500 a day inc expenses why is it any different for hand cutters. Both have skills, and expenses.

 

Ha yeah; electrician I know is making £150 / hour. Woodcutter making 2/3 of that a day!!!