Building logging roads in the BC interior

Found myself loading rock the other day. Here's some pics.

My saddlehorse. Cat EL240. 18000+ hrs but still pretty tight.


My view from the rock pit.


Cat 527 spreading rock.


Filling holes for the 8N.


Another shot of the 8N


Note that the logs are already processed. Often the roads are built after the wood is skidded and processed.
The loader might be weeks behind. This particular outfit moves about 1000 cubic meters a day so no one waits for anybody.
The skidders chase the bunchers and the processors chase the skidders. The loader chases everybody.

Nice pictures there. Thanks BDFT

Nice pics thanks for sharing!

who are you working for? just doing 2 bundles on trucks? being just one deck, not a front and back deck, it looks like the logs are over 20 feet?...real tidy piles, must have some good processor operators.

We're cutting all short logs for Canfor in Houston. Optimum lengths are 20' to 12'. Three sets of 10' wide bunks on the trucks. Two on the trailer and one on the truck. They are running quad trailers on tridem trucks. In those pictures there just wasn't that much wood to process so the decks are small. In other places there are three decks piled up. The decks have to be neat or it takes forever to load and at 15 off highway loads a day you want to put a load on fairly fast.

Any Chance You Know

Hi Any chance you know the Imrie's. I built this for them as a christmas gift for Don from his kids. Thanks Doug.

BDFT

Is most of the logging road building in the bc interior done with a hoe or a cat?
When pushing road are you also affected like the loggers by the seasons, i.e. spring, summer, fall, winter?
Is there times of the year you can't build road due to weather or snow?

Thanks!