you should invest in a gopro with a head strap when operating the slasher so you don't have to have one hand holding the phone and the other operating the controls, also great video
Thanks for sharing so many great videos! As a forestry student, these provide valuable insight into operations. I'm trying to get a sense of total turn time for the skidder. At 2:05, the video jumps forward for a bit. May I ask, on average, what the turn time for the skidder was in this operation? And if there were any delays - and if so, what may have caused them? Thanks again, these videos are making my research a lot of fun!
Sana Valliani there are a lot of variables. Maybe I could get my nephew who is now a Forester that used to skid for us to answer it... Or I could do a video on it? Where are you from?
Sana Valliani Hello, I'm that nephew. I would guess his turn took about 2:15. Like David said there are many variables but this looks like a pretty straight forward skid. The only delay may be if lost a tree on the previous turn and took the time to pick it up on this turn. It would take an additional 10 seconds, approximately, to pick up one tree, but I would doubt that happened on this turn. Hope that answers your question.
Hi David, thanks for the quick response! I'm from Vancouver, BC in Canada - but have worked in timber development mostly in Northern BC. Of course, lots of variables will come into play, depending on the terrain, soil conditions, slope, etc. For the purposes of the assignment I'm currently working on, it's a very general / broad analysis of skidder operations in order to estimate an average production rate per day, factoring in both productive and non productive time components. Of course, since most videos show nice, smooth, and productive turns, it's hard to get a sense of what causes delays for that specific operation!
Hi Garrett!! Thank you so much for your response... Instant feedback from the source - what more could I ask for?!! That certainly answers my question, and I very much appreciate the response. If you don't mind one more question, I'd also love to know about mechanical delays. While breakdowns may not happen on a daily or even weekly basis, might you have a rough idea of how much time a machine might spend "down" during operating hours? Per day or week, for example? I know this is a VERY general question, but the exercise itself is all about averages. Also, if it's ok with you, I'd like to cite / credit your response in my report. It's a very informal paper so don't worry - no one will be holding you to your answers! It would just be a courtesy and would of course add some credibility to my work. Thanks again! This totally made my day.
+Sana Valliani the way we do it requires the skidder to work in tandem with either the delimber or in this video with the slasher. We like to keep skid distances as short as possible to keep costs down and keep the skidder most productive. Therefore the skidder tends to wait on the delimber or slasher so his turn around times are highly dependent on them.
Good operator right there on the knuckleboom
One last one! Is it a 648H? I've been zooming and hitting pause and squinting for about half an hour!
Sana Valliani 848H
Awesome video Sir 👍. Don't know your name. Always like to watch how the big boys do things. Thanks for the video.
My name is David Haley...😁
I feel a little foolish. Didn't know you were the owner or an employee shooting video. Thanks for letting me know.
No need to feel foolish! That's my job!!! Lol
you should invest in a gopro with a head strap when operating the slasher so you don't have to have one hand holding the phone and the other operating the controls, also great video
I have that but don't like all the motion that happens in the video. Thanks!👍
the logs should be going through that slasher a little faster , remember time is money
Most people think they are faster than they are in reality...
Thanks for sharing so many great videos! As a forestry student, these provide valuable insight into operations. I'm trying to get a sense of total turn time for the skidder. At 2:05, the video jumps forward for a bit. May I ask, on average, what the turn time for the skidder was in this operation? And if there were any delays - and if so, what may have caused them? Thanks again, these videos are making my research a lot of fun!
Sana Valliani there are a lot of variables. Maybe I could get my nephew who is now a Forester that used to skid for us to answer it... Or I could do a video on it? Where are you from?
Sana Valliani Hello, I'm that nephew. I would guess his turn took about 2:15. Like David said there are many variables but this looks like a pretty straight forward skid. The only delay may be if lost a tree on the previous turn and took the time to pick it up on this turn. It would take an additional 10 seconds, approximately, to pick up one tree, but I would doubt that happened on this turn. Hope that answers your question.
Hi David, thanks for the quick response! I'm from Vancouver, BC in Canada - but have worked in timber development mostly in Northern BC.
Of course, lots of variables will come into play, depending on the terrain, soil conditions, slope, etc. For the purposes of the assignment I'm currently working on, it's a very general / broad analysis of skidder operations in order to estimate an average production rate per day, factoring in both productive and non productive time components. Of course, since most videos show nice, smooth, and productive turns, it's hard to get a sense of what causes delays for that specific operation!
Hi Garrett!! Thank you so much for your response... Instant feedback from the source - what more could I ask for?!! That certainly answers my question, and I very much appreciate the response. If you don't mind one more question, I'd also love to know about mechanical delays. While breakdowns may not happen on a daily or even weekly basis, might you have a rough idea of how much time a machine might spend "down" during operating hours? Per day or week, for example? I know this is a VERY general question, but the exercise itself is all about averages.
Also, if it's ok with you, I'd like to cite / credit your response in my report. It's a very informal paper so don't worry - no one will be holding you to your answers! It would just be a courtesy and would of course add some credibility to my work.
Thanks again! This totally made my day.
+Sana Valliani the way we do it requires the skidder to work in tandem with either the delimber or in this video with the slasher. We like to keep skid distances as short as possible to keep costs down and keep the skidder most productive. Therefore the skidder tends to wait on the delimber or slasher so his turn around times are highly dependent on them.