Logging
Before You Buy Used Logging Equipment
Finding used logging equipment for sale is fairly easy to do. Finding the best deal for that perfect log skidder might be a little more difficult. Used logging equipment can be in fairly good shape or extremely worn out. It is difficult to tell if a log loader or skidder has been well maintained from a picture on the internet.
How to Prevent Heat Stroke, or Sun Stroke
It is important to prevent heat stroke while logging. The best pieces of timber are usually miles away from any medical help. This is a good reason to learn how to prevent sun stroke and how to recognize the symptoms of heat stroke. Here are ways you can prevent heat exhaustion in the woods.How to Find Logging Jobs
There are many places to find logging jobs. You could start your search online or in a traditional newspaper. Of course this is what everybody else does, so you will be competing with many other applicants to actually get hired. If you want a leg up on everybody else you need to find the job before it is ever posted in print.
How to Buck a Tree for Maximum Yield
One of the first jobs that a greenhorn logger is entrusted with, is bucking logs into there proper lengths. Even though this seams like a simple job, in reality there are many facets of the job that need close attention to maximize yield. A Bucker needs to pay close attention to the different characteristics of a tree, they need to have a knowledge of grade in a log as well as how to cut a log to maximize the amount of board footage that can be gleaned from that tree.Emerald Ash Borer, Fighting EAB
The Emerald Ash Borer or EAB for short, has been decimating stands of Ash trees throughout the Midwest. This tiny insect lays its eggs in crevasses of the Ash tree bark. When the eggs hatch the larva bores its way through the bark and into the phloem layer (main channel of water flow in a tree).
Biomass Fuels and the Wood Pellet Market
Biomass fuels such as wood pellets are a solution that many are turning to. As heating with fossil fuels continues to demand more money out of the pocket book, the demand for wood pellets will continue to rise. Basic economics tells us that higher demand on the same supply means higher prices.Before You Buy Timberking Sawmills Review
Timberking sawmills proclaim that they have the “Timberking Advantage” over other portable band sawmill makers. Lets take a look at Timberking and see how these mills stack up against their competitors. Do their mills live up to the hype? Do they have the necessary edge to claim a true advantage?Paul Bunyan, Tall Tales of the Modern Lumberjack
Just like Paul Bunyan, loggers take on and accomplish enormous tasks making them bigger than life. It would have been impossible to create such a successful country without the hard work of these men and women. The loggers of days gone by are our heritage. Their accomplishments should inspire us to tackle monumental tasks just like they did.
The Carbon Cycle of Woody Biomass
The carbon cycle of woody biomass starts with the tree itself. As a tree grows it stores carbon in the woody fibers of the trunk. Trees collect carbon throughout their lives. When a tree dies it begins to release that carbon into the environment in one form or another.