Yes, one more joining in there. Komatsu bought Valmet's production of cut-to-length logging that are built in Sweden (yes, Valmet is finish but they had operations in Sweden). If I remember correctly John Deere's cut-to-length machines are made in Finland. And if course back in the days Volvo BM was making their machines. There are few more makes I know if that I haven't mentioned but I guess they are not big on the international market.
An awesome chance to see these in Action, thanks ! ...been fortunate to see these machines in Northern Michigan forests. Incredibly Scary to think how fast a forest can disappear.
This is a forest harvesting method called "Cut to length- method". This it the main wood harvesting method used in Fenno-Scandia. Usually there is a pair of two machines. The harvester and the load bearing tractor. The main pro of this method is that it only takes 2 men to operate a single line of production and the harvester driver can cut raw material into different material groups. Each tree(species) has its own group. All the material groups are kept on their own and different material groups can be transported to different factories/ sawmills. It is good to have this cut to length method land in the North America because this can be a valuable tool for American forestry industry since it is very versatile system. -Finnish Forestry student
Dude, I love your channel so much because you’re one of the few people who makes good content and doesn’t get caught up in all the attention. I really hope you hit 1 million really soon.
Ponsse and John Deere logging machines are made in Finland. Ponsse makes finest logging machines in the whole world and is still owned by Finns. This type of logging has been standard in Finland from the 1980s-1990s.
@@viseshseernam39 actually the jd forestry equipment is made in finland because jd bough a company called timberjack that was finnish and thats the new ceneration of the same machine just newer and more refined and actually not only finland but whole europe has that stylebecause of the soft ground
@@viseshseernam39 yes some older machines Are timberjack but they don't make new ones deere bought the company and the timberjack is Under deere's name but like old D series deeres Are one to one copy of the timbers only different color like 770d deere that i operate is one to one copy of timberjack 770d just name and color and they still ise the Same computer platform newer but Same and actually i preffer a deere Every day over a ponsse because of the easier joysticks but sure If you learn the ponsse then its really good but over priced deeres Are more afordeable
For anyone who has never worked in forestry, they can't fathom what this is really like. My brother-in-law use to be the chef forester for Douglas County Oregon. I followed him a couple of times while on vacation and trust me, to do this the old way was no fun. I'm glad we are trying to keep up with the Europeans. I know they have been using this typ of equipenmt for years over there.
Its true, but they do have winches and they are going to start taking off in popularity. We can do up to 90% slope with them if need be. Much cheaper than helicopter logging.
Wow. Great improvement compared to the old clear cutting techniques. I imagine this thinning process helps in defense against drought and the bark beetles. Thanks for sharing.
The specialist machinery used in so many different situations are amazing.Things you would never guess existed .You can spend hours watching them at work. Great vid as usual. TkEZ»UK
Its amazing how a Wranglerstar video about a little know folding knife can make the sales of then sky rocket and make them impossible to buy anywhere. I bet Svord absolutely love you.
I'm a sawyer in a lumber mil and I have to say you can always tell when the logger knew what he was doing. Its so nice having a good idea what you're cutting into before hand because the guy grading the log marked it correctly.
Now we're talking makin' videos!!!!! My dad used to fall timber with the old whip saws like you have. Before he passed I took him up to watch a feller buncher work. It cut a 18" tree, limbed it and had it cut into three pieces in 25 seconds. My dad said, "I've seen it all now!" South Coast Lumber thinned their timber here about 20 years ago and if I remember right, the forest will grow back everything that was removed in FIVE years.(Just from having better growing conditions) Right now, the privately owned forest land is getting clear cut around here because of the Chetco Bar Fire. It got within 3 miles of town this time. Next time(15 or 20 years) it will probably get into town. The powers that be seem to want to let these fires burn but then they don't log the dead trees and it just makes more fuel for the next fire, which covers more ground each time. The Silver Complex Fire was around a 100,000 acres. Then the Biscuit Fire re-burned the Silver fire and expanded to 500,000 acres. The last year, the Chetco Bar Fire came along and expanded the Biscuit Fire another 200,000+ acres. Each time getting closer to town.(It did burn 6 homes up the river and I know every homeowner) Anyway, I really enjoyed this video. There's nothing like working in the forest.(:>) www.nwmapsco.com/ZybachB/Presentations/2004-2009/20060221_SAF_Siskiyou/Silver-Biscuit_Complex/index.html
I like the before and after. How about showing us an area that was harvested last year and we can see how it is thriving. Interesting stuff. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing ! My dad was a logger and owned a Clark Skidder and worked for Fraser Company in New-Brunswick Canada for many many years. In Eastern Canada these machines are very popular as well. Thanks again, great 👍 video Cody !
The investment might be higher, but the production cost of pulpwood decreases because of the more efficient machines. And the manpower is less needed. Giving it a good total at the end row.
Just tot up the value of the timber they had stacked up there though from a couple of days work, as well as the added value to the trees they have left standing. If you have the land and trees enough I’d imagine they work out as a very sound investment.
When I was a boy (30 years ago) I could stand for hours watching these machines cutting down wood in my dads forest. There are many economic benefits with using these machines, they can log and separate many kinds of timbers, with just a few hand moves, maximizing the profit for the land owner.
I've read a lot about those machines. It was very interessting to see them in action. I think a nice bonus is, that with professional operators they not only do very little damage to trees that remain standing, they are also very "gentle" to soil. It does not get to much comacted, making it easy for remaining and new trees to grow.
I just shared this with my wife and I watched it again with her. We both agreed that yours was a lot better than that video that's floating around on Facebook that basically shows just the machine with the cutter. No narration. Nothing. Yours gives a lot of interesting background and before/after comparisons, plus you add those really cool drone perspectives. She gave it a thumbs up too. 🙂
Works of art if it was always done this way, no lost of life nobody aware of the persistence of quality, nice video at least afew get these experiences thanks very cool !
I've always been amazed by these machines. It really was astonishing to see the halt in growth when Cody was standing by the cuts. After about year 10-12, the growth just goes to almost nothing!
Nice to see a Ponsse Scorpion in action. My team and I are the systems engineers who design the hydraulic system for this machine. It really is a great piece of kit and a real pleasure to work on the next generation powertrains for these :-) 👍
Very cool, Cody. Excellent footage, love the drone shots. That thinned forest will be excellent for wildlife, also. Cool Machinery, mesmerizing to watch.
We have a couple of companies in Finland that manufactures these fine machines . Ponsse,Logset and Valtra . They are almost exclusevly used when forest owners sell logs! There`s no economy in logging your own timber in Finland ,exept if you do it for youre own interest/hobby or cutting firewood! BTW great chanel! Greetings from Finland
They are amazing to watch. This style of logging is quite common here in Australia. A friend of ours has just bought a Tigercat feller/buncher as well as a new skidder.
Wow! Thanks for sharing that experience...can't find too many good videos of these beasts...also the bit of info you give is great! Man I just wish they'd put these in Spintires so I could operate one Lol
Every once in a while your cinematography blows my mind, today was one such day. That one dolley effect with the extremely cold footage, was incredible. Did you ever imagine 5 years ago that you would be capable of producing such quality footage with con/prosumer equipment? Was that particular piece shot with your drone? It was so smooth it must have been. Anyway nice footage and finally one that isn't sold on Amazon ;-). The only thing you missed was some footage inside the cab. Maybe some over the shoulder stuff? I've seen this equipment before but never the operator experience. Cheers!
We have a few logging contractors we use through our timber company that have gone ahead and invested in the processing heads for excavators. It has already shown to be extremely beneficial for them. Can know exactly how much they cut a day and get as much as possible out of the timber. Not cheap, but they seem to call it worth it by far. Also extremely fun to watch.
Cody, I think these new logging machines are incredible. They definitely do more, with less damage, than traditional equipment. I first saw machines like this, on UA-cam, when they first started being marketed. That is what I love about this new form of media. Anyway, combined with highly mechanised re planting equipment, it is the only way to go, moving forward. One thing I do wonder about is how you go about training someone to use these machines, and to make the decisions that these two are making? These two likely learned their initial skills working in a logging crew, where the old hats could impart their knowledge, and experience to the new guys, but I don't see any opportunity here, for that sort of knowledge transfer. I would be interested to know how that will work.
Pretty impressive. I'm friends with the publisher/editor of Loggers World. He's at the conference in Spokane getting some good photos of the equipment there.
Wow amazing Machines that do all this logging with such precision! An excellent video of what the pros can do with the right equipment and experience! Thank you for sharing this video Mr. Wranglerstar! I have only seen this type of logging done with chainsaws so this is pretty special to watch! 👍👍👍👍👍
So cool that you got to see those machines. These has been used here in Finland for ages and I've always been super fascinated by them. Always wondered why these aren't more popular abroad but I guess it's not suitable for all kinds of trees. Works well for spruce and pine though!
@@stephenoconnor723 Sorry for bugging you .... You know that there are things in life that you simply can't just go past and leave behind...... This was of the more important stuff I've encountered .... hence I had to something..... ...... 1810 .... oh man ..... can't be like that you know.....
That has been done here in Sweden and the rest of Scandinavia since the 70's. already in the 60's, the machines began to take over, good video! 👍
Just what i was going to say. This is old new for us Swedes.
Seen that done here in Denmark severel times, but always fun to see:-)👍😀🇩🇰
Nordics* :D
come on mate, ponsse is a Finnish company
Yes, one more joining in there. Komatsu bought Valmet's production of cut-to-length logging that are built in Sweden (yes, Valmet is finish but they had operations in Sweden). If I remember correctly John Deere's cut-to-length machines are made in Finland. And if course back in the days Volvo BM was making their machines.
There are few more makes I know if that I haven't mentioned but I guess they are not big on the international market.
Now this is awesome! Those tracks that sits on the tyres, I weld those over here in Sweden!
olsfors?
Douglas Wheeler Yes sir!
Best tracks Goin Imo, got a set on mine
Well if you ever see a pair of tracks with the number 132 on the tag beside the article number, that's me!
Jobbade med att serva och renovera logmax aggregat för många år sen. 👌🏻
An awesome chance to see these in Action, thanks !
...been fortunate to see these machines in Northern Michigan forests. Incredibly
Scary to think how fast a forest can disappear.
This is a forest harvesting method called "Cut to length- method". This it the main wood harvesting method used in Fenno-Scandia. Usually there is a pair of two machines. The harvester and the load bearing tractor. The main pro of this method is that it only takes 2 men to operate a single line of production and the harvester driver can cut raw material into different material groups. Each tree(species) has its own group. All the material groups are kept on their own and different material groups can be transported to different factories/ sawmills. It is good to have this cut to length method land in the North America because this can be a valuable tool for American forestry industry since it is very versatile system. -Finnish Forestry student
Those machines are amazing but those operators are worth their weight in gold!
Mike NYC M it's all computer assist.
Mike NYC M Spot on. Good operators are hard to find.
How does the computer assist them?
How to cut up the tree according to a logging profile that fits with what the tree shall be used for to maximise profits
Annie Not sure I understand how that happen.
I bet these guys must be pros at the claw arcade game!
Lol
osubuckeye502 stuffed animal every time!!
Those are rigged. I learned that from UA-cam.
Wow! Those are incredible machines and operators! Thank you for sharing the operation.
I can watch logging & machines all day. Love it. Thanks for making this video and showing us this unique logging operation.
Heeiii cool! My brother used to sell those! And I have driven an older model of ponsse. They are made here in Finland.
Well about 5meters ;-) but anyway
That was awesome! Thanks for sharing Cody and the company who allowed it much appreciated.
Dude, I love your channel so much because you’re one of the few people who makes good content and doesn’t get caught up in all the attention. I really hope you hit 1 million really soon.
Welcome to logging European style. I can spend hours watching these guys and their machines at work here in the UK. Fascinating.
Ponsse and John Deere logging machines are made in Finland. Ponsse makes finest logging machines in the whole world and is still owned by Finns.
This type of logging has been standard in Finland from the 1980s-1990s.
@@viseshseernam39 actually the jd forestry equipment is made in finland because jd bough a company called timberjack that was finnish and thats the new ceneration of the same machine just newer and more refined and actually not only finland but whole europe has that stylebecause of the soft ground
@@viseshseernam39 yes some older machines Are timberjack but they don't make new ones deere bought the company and the timberjack is Under deere's name but like old D series deeres Are one to one copy of the timbers only different color like 770d deere that i operate is one to one copy of timberjack 770d just name and color and they still ise the Same computer platform newer but Same and actually i preffer a deere Every day over a ponsse because of the easier joysticks but sure If you learn the ponsse then its really good but over priced deeres Are more afordeable
@@viseshseernam39 like i have ran a 1070d timberjack but they don't make new ones but old d series deeres Are Same as timberjack
Just read up on Finnish history. A very cool country and some great warriors. Loved it. Some of the best knives and rifles in the world. Yay Finland!
For anyone who has never worked in forestry, they can't fathom what this is really like. My brother-in-law use to be the chef forester for Douglas County Oregon. I followed him a couple of times while on vacation and trust me, to do this the old way was no fun. I'm glad we are trying to keep up with the Europeans. I know they have been using this typ of equipenmt for years over there.
In Scandinavia (Finland, Sweden, and others) we have had harvesters and forwarders from like 1970-80s. Oldest ones are from 60's i think
not efficient if the ground isn't fairly flat. that's why they don't have them much in the northwest
Its true, but they do have winches and they are going to start taking off in popularity. We can do up to 90% slope with them if need be. Much cheaper than helicopter logging.
D K In Finland basicly all slopes are also done with these kinda machines
Scandinavia is not very flat as much as I know.
Wow. Great improvement compared to the old clear cutting techniques. I imagine this thinning process helps in defense against drought and the bark beetles. Thanks for sharing.
The specialist machinery used in so many different situations are amazing.Things you would never guess existed .You can spend hours watching them at work. Great vid as usual. TkEZ»UK
Its amazing how a Wranglerstar video about a little know folding knife can make the sales of then sky rocket and make them impossible to buy anywhere. I bet Svord absolutely love you.
Great training film. Thank you for the share.
I'm a sawyer in a lumber mil and I have to say you can always tell when the logger knew what he was doing. Its so nice having a good idea what you're cutting into before hand because the guy grading the log marked it correctly.
Thank you, what a fascinating video! I love learning about logging and forestry management.
Now we're talking makin' videos!!!!! My dad used to fall timber with the old whip saws like you have. Before he passed I took him up to watch a feller buncher work. It cut a 18" tree, limbed it and had it cut into three pieces in 25 seconds. My dad said, "I've seen it all now!"
South Coast Lumber thinned their timber here about 20 years ago and if I remember right, the forest will grow back everything that was removed in FIVE years.(Just from having better growing conditions)
Right now, the privately owned forest land is getting clear cut around here because of the Chetco Bar Fire. It got within 3 miles of town this time. Next time(15 or 20 years) it will probably get into town. The powers that be seem to want to let these fires burn but then they don't log the dead trees and it just makes more fuel for the next fire, which covers more ground each time. The Silver Complex Fire was around a 100,000 acres. Then the Biscuit Fire re-burned the Silver fire and expanded to 500,000 acres. The last year, the Chetco Bar Fire came along and expanded the Biscuit Fire another 200,000+ acres. Each time getting closer to town.(It did burn 6 homes up the river and I know every homeowner)
Anyway, I really enjoyed this video. There's nothing like working in the forest.(:>)
www.nwmapsco.com/ZybachB/Presentations/2004-2009/20060221_SAF_Siskiyou/Silver-Biscuit_Complex/index.html
Great video and nice to see a thinning operation instead of a clear cut like they do around here.
I like the before and after.
How about showing us an area that was harvested last year and we can see how it is thriving.
Interesting stuff. Thank you.
These are my favorite wranglerstar videos! Love the forestry related content. Please sir, can I have some more?
MORE?
Thanks for sharing ! My dad was a logger and owned a Clark Skidder and worked for Fraser Company in New-Brunswick Canada for many many years. In Eastern Canada these machines are very popular as well. Thanks again, great 👍 video Cody !
Great topic. I love seeing progress without distruction.
Thanks been admiring this kind of process for a while
Ponsse, Hakkapeliitta and the hateful Fiskars ;)
Suomi mainittu!
Torilla tavataan!
Incredible! Looks like something otherworldly,like from star wars or something
I like the way they did it. They did a really good job.
Wouldn’t even want to imagine how much these machines cost, that’s some serious piece of kit
Joe Samlofski he says at the end of video. About 600k each
there is recycling ...and also get 1000sheets of paper and compare them to a (board ?? english is not my first language...)
The investment might be higher, but the production cost of pulpwood decreases because of the more efficient machines. And the manpower is less needed. Giving it a good total at the end row.
Just tot up the value of the timber they had stacked up there though from a couple of days work, as well as the added value to the trees they have left standing. If you have the land and trees enough I’d imagine they work out as a very sound investment.
bout $500,000 each
Loved this video Cody. These machines are so fascinating. The productivity is amazing. Thanks for sharing it.
I/ve watched other videos on these machines but still find them fascinating. Plus I learned something too.
When I was a boy (30 years ago) I could stand for hours watching these machines cutting down wood in my dads forest.
There are many economic benefits with using these machines, they can log and separate many kinds of timbers, with just a few hand moves, maximizing the profit for the land owner.
I've read a lot about those machines. It was very interessting to see them in action.
I think a nice bonus is, that with professional operators they not only do very little damage to trees that remain standing, they are also very "gentle" to soil. It does not get to much comacted, making it easy for remaining and new trees to grow.
I haven't seen a sight like that since high school and that was 20 ish years ago, wow tech and operations have come a long way.
Excellent !! thanks for sharing Cody
Thanks. Crazy cool machines.
Wowza I totally geek out seeing an engineering masterpiece like that and coupled with nature.. Thumbs up.
Good heavens, you've taken your forestry videos to a whole new level with this one. Simply fascinating, thank you.
Awesome footage! Thanks for sharing!!!!!!!
Beautiful cinematography! wow, what a treat!
Good video. I like that you were humble and didn't try to BS your way through the video.
Awesome footage thanks for sharing with all of us.
Too cool! This is what I used to do in northwest Washington!!
I just shared this with my wife and I watched it again with her. We both agreed that yours was a lot better than that video that's floating around on Facebook that basically shows just the machine with the cutter. No narration. Nothing. Yours gives a lot of interesting background and before/after comparisons, plus you add those really cool drone perspectives. She gave it a thumbs up too. 🙂
Amazing pieces of equipment.
Do more of these types of videos please. They are fun and interesting!
Thanks for sharing. Really enjoyed this !
This is one of the coolest things I have ever seen! Thanks for sharing!
Who else plays farming simulator with one of these beasts!
i do!
Same here
_owen 124_ I do
Is that a thing? Link? Lol
Michael Sherman www.farming-simulator.com
Works of art if it was always done this way, no lost of life nobody aware of the persistence of quality, nice video at least afew get these experiences thanks very cool !
Wow that is awesome and terrifying at he same time. The way that thing runs... is just terrifying to me for some reason but awesome.
I've always been amazed by these machines. It really was astonishing to see the halt in growth when Cody was standing by the cuts. After about year 10-12, the growth just goes to almost nothing!
Nice to see a Ponsse Scorpion in action. My team and I are the systems engineers who design the hydraulic system for this machine. It really is a great piece of kit and a real pleasure to work on the next generation powertrains for these :-) 👍
Hello from finland from the great country where ponsses are built!
That was very cool to watch. Thank you for the awesome upload
I remember development of the feller buncher back in my logging days. They were work saving breakthroughs.
Cody, great color wash @ 4:10! Sweet vid all the way around.
Wow, that is awesome. Really enjoying these forestry videos.
This was a seriously interesting video, thanks for creating it.
Great video. I use to watch a show on History channel called Ax men. They did this . It's a lot of hard work. Thanks for sharing.
absolutely awesome! that is some futuristic hardware!
Very cool, Cody. Excellent footage, love the drone shots. That thinned forest will be excellent for wildlife, also. Cool Machinery, mesmerizing to watch.
Beautiful introduction. Your video and editing skills have really improved over the years.
That was great. Thanks for sharing!!
We have a couple of companies in Finland that manufactures these fine machines . Ponsse,Logset and Valtra . They are almost exclusevly used when forest owners sell logs! There`s no economy in logging your own timber in Finland ,exept if you do it for youre own interest/hobby or cutting firewood! BTW great chanel! Greetings from Finland
loopfly and john deere forestry machines are made in Joensuu
And Sisu trucks.
I ran one of these harvesters back about ten years ago in Nova Scotia Canada. We did the exact same thing "Commercial Thinning" is what we called it.
Very cool! Thanks!
thanks for the video!!
They are amazing to watch. This style of logging is quite common here in Australia.
A friend of ours has just bought a Tigercat feller/buncher as well as a new skidder.
That cutter machine looked like it was right out of the Matrix movies in the human processing center. So cool looking, thank you for sharing!
That was interesting to see. Some crazy amazing machinery
Wow that is some pretty amazing equipment they have there.
Wow! Thanks for sharing that experience...can't find too many good videos of these beasts...also the bit of info you give is great! Man I just wish they'd put these in Spintires so I could operate one Lol
That. Is. Incredible.
This is the kind of video I want from your channel.
Every once in a while your cinematography blows my mind, today was one such day. That one dolley effect with the extremely cold footage, was incredible. Did you ever imagine 5 years ago that you would be capable of producing such quality footage with con/prosumer equipment? Was that particular piece shot with your drone? It was so smooth it must have been. Anyway nice footage and finally one that isn't sold on Amazon ;-). The only thing you missed was some footage inside the cab. Maybe some over the shoulder stuff? I've seen this equipment before but never the operator experience. Cheers!
We have a few logging contractors we use through our timber company that have gone ahead and invested in the processing heads for excavators. It has already shown to be extremely beneficial for them. Can know exactly how much they cut a day and get as much as possible out of the timber. Not cheap, but they seem to call it worth it by far. Also extremely fun to watch.
It's nice to see this culture differense, between your country vs here on Finland
Really enjoyed this.
@4:22 & folllwing ... love the coloring!!
Thanks! Great video.
Cody, I think these new logging machines are incredible. They definitely do more, with less damage, than traditional equipment. I first saw machines like this, on UA-cam, when they first started being marketed. That is what I love about this new form of media. Anyway, combined with highly mechanised re planting equipment, it is the only way to go, moving forward.
One thing I do wonder about is how you go about training someone to use these machines, and to make the decisions that these two are making? These two likely learned their initial skills working in a logging crew, where the old hats could impart their knowledge, and experience to the new guys, but I don't see any opportunity here, for that sort of knowledge transfer. I would be interested to know how that will work.
I saw one of those machines operating up in Washington State a few years ago, near Silver Star. Remarkably efficient!
Pretty impressive. I'm friends with the publisher/editor of Loggers World. He's at the conference in Spokane getting some good photos of the equipment there.
just amazing
Wow amazing Machines that do all this logging with such precision! An excellent video of what the pros can do with the right equipment and experience! Thank you for sharing this video Mr. Wranglerstar! I have only seen this type of logging done with chainsaws so this is pretty special to watch! 👍👍👍👍👍
Man I love your channel it's so versatile!
Nothing more beautiful than a well managed forest.
Great footage Cody... thanks !
So cool that you got to see those machines. These has been used here in Finland for ages and I've always been super fascinated by them. Always wondered why these aren't more popular abroad but I guess it's not suitable for all kinds of trees. Works well for spruce and pine though!
Incredible machines
Great camera work there, +Wranglerstar!
Love the 1810 overture. So great. I recognised it immediatly
Immediatly recognised as 1810 overture....??? Are you sure....... Maybe rather 1812 overture - Tchaikovsky.
@@xpost9381 I love getting replies 2 years later. Your absolutely right it is 1812 overture by Tchaikovsky 😄
@@stephenoconnor723 Sorry for bugging you .... You know that there are things in life that you simply can't just go past and leave behind...... This was of the more important stuff I've encountered .... hence I had to something..... ...... 1810 .... oh man ..... can't be like that you know.....
@@xpost9381 I agree, this top of the priority list! 🤣
love this video
Unreal!!!
I came back to watch this video. Very impressive. Have not been watching for a while. This one got my attention. Good video.
Ya that was pretty cool thanks Wrangler.