Loaders, Limbers and Roadbuilders.

[Mike L]

Is that one of hallback’s trucks?

 

[hoechucker]

No. It's in ca.

 

[Hallback]

It's missing a couple axles to be one of mine.
Good looking truck. Gotta love owner/operator pride.

 

[Jumbo]

It's missing a couple axles to be one of mine.
Good looking truck. Gotta love owner/operator pride.

Remember the "good old days" when you could make a decent living with just those axles? There are days when I wish that were all the axles allowed and you just added more trucks. (Lowboys excepted...)

 

[Hallback]

I didn't add more axles by desire rather by need.
Not enough trucks to hire sadly.

 

[Jumbo]

I know, at 70, I think I like sitting home now. Even if I wanted to work, being old and chubby (fat) means no health card for me. good excuse to be lazy.

 

[hoechucker]

 

[hoechucker]

Loader ,limber and road builder all in one

 

[John C.]

I probably know a few owners who's butt might pucker up seeing a dangle head being dragged across the gravel.

 

[hoechucker]

I use those things just like you would use grapple. I don't have a choice, no loader to do it with. They are actually really tough but you have to dig the big rocks when you're done playing grader man.

 

[Hallback]

Not gonna lie, I cringed like chewin' on foil when I saw that!!

Big outfit problems.

 

[petepilot]

dumb question. is any of the road stone ever reclaimed after an area has been cut out?

 

[hoechucker]

I was very hesitant the first time I did it but it doesn't hurt anything except rubbing some paint off. Just gotta make sure there's no big ones stuck in the top saw scabbard or in the fittings of the delimb cylinder

 

[hoechucker]

dumb question. is any of the road stone ever reclaimed after an area has been cut out?

I think they've done it a few times where we wouldn't be back in there for however long it takes to grow these little things. When you get that reclaimed stuff it usually has a lot of dirt in it and it will get the road fabric in big chunks mixed in and it just ends up making a mess. Plus if you leave it you already have a rock road there for the next time you log it

 

[JPV]

We have had some landowners have us steal rock off spurs that have recently been logged and won't need a road for another 35 years or so but like hoechucker says it is pretty dirty rock. It works and makes sense sometimes but usually it is a mess and a pain.

 

[petepilot]

if the per ton cost of that stuff up in that area is anything like here theres a fortune left laying in the woods

 

[Hallback]

 

[hoechucker]

What a view.

 

[Hallback]

This job has some great scenery for sure.

 

[525isx]

capital forest ?