HOW TO VIDEO: CABLE LOGGING WHISTLE SIGNALS for standing skyline operation.

[@TomOHern]

Randomly browsing videos tonight and I get to see a talkie tooter! My grandfather invented those and I spent a summer getting to assemble them at the shop. Awesome to see one so well used!

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

That is awesome Tom, thanks for watching and commenting. I really enjoyed making this video. I appreciate your kind words.

[@BushyHairedStranger]

Henry “Hank” Wilson invented the Talky Tooter right?

[@TomOHern]

@@BushyHairedStranger no

[@BushyHairedStranger]

@@TomOHern who did?

[@BushyHairedStranger]

@@TomOHern Some claim it was Ray R.Davis who invented the “Bug” device that uses a Mercury Switch, Antenna, and a mic to speak into.

[@backin1775]

My Grandma, who is 92, was a Whistle Punk in British Columbia. I can’t wait to play her your video!!

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

Wow that’s so cool ! I bet she has some stories

[@690_5]

Heck yeah, I’m up here in BC just starting my logging career.

[@tsukiF]

My husband found this video for me because we have a timber company clearing trees on the hill behind us and all day long I heard these whistles. They seemed so random, and I thought they were tied to machines moving back and forth. Great explanations!

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

Thank you for watching and commenting, I'm glad this was helpful. . where abouts do you live ?

[@tsukiF]

Daniel Boone's Logging videos we’re in grays harbor county - Wynoochee Valley. So behind us is Weyerhaeuser land that they’ve been clearing

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

oh I see. I know the are well worked up there in my early twenties.

[@rockfishmiller]

7 long, man injured, long short short short short long repeated, fire. The most dreaded whistles in the bush. Thanks for posting.

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

I’m glad to have never had to hear those whistles where I worked, unfortunately I forgot to include them in this video 🤦🏼‍♂️. Thanks for watching ~Daniel

[@yearginclarke]

On the crew I'm working for here in northern california it's 6 longs for man down/injured. Have only heard that once so far back in 2014 when I was chasing landing. Had a kid wind up dead on the helicopter ride to the hospital after being struck by a smaller 20'' tree that had gotten pulled over after getting wrapped up by chokers on the carriage on it's way back down the hill. Hit him square in the back after trying to run away from it. Really high cost all due to the tree not having been simply cut in the first place. But when trees do get wrapped up like that, they usually tend to get pulled straight down the hill along the skyline, but in this case the chokers came unwrapped before pulling it all the way over, causing the dead rootwad to make it fall sideways.

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

That is so sad .

[@danielhildebrand6892]

I drive by the home of Talkee Tooter daily. Never saw a video of all the patterns. Always fun being up I. The woods and bear that whistle echo up the Skagit River Valley. Thanks

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to Comment Daniel. Take care and have fun out there in the skagit valley -D Boone

[@jasonlandon4092]

There has been a small Thunderbird working a hillside about 2 miles as the crow flies from my house all winter. When they first started we’d hear the whistles, but couldn’t see the strip. Took about 3 weeks then we could see the corridors. About 3 o’clock one afternoon we were outside and heard the quitting whistle. My wife asked me “wtf was that one for?” I said that’s the beer whistle!!

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

I am laughing out loud, that is so funny. thanks for watching and commenting Jason !

[@ryanstewart1521]

Cool vid Mr Daniel, there’s something about the sound of those whistles that’s intriguing.

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

I agree completely , definitely miss hearing em all day

[@arborist460]

Thanks Daniel I've always wondered how the hell yall keep up with all the different signals..I'm an old Appalachian hillbilly we'd just scream till someone pulled or lost our voice or somethin...these yahoos round here would have a time..lol...now..wind on that sob and let's go!

[@ryanstewart1521]

Great vid. must take a while to remember all those whistles.

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

Haha yeah I wrote a list of signals down and studied hard .

[@graham2631]

Thanks Dan, every time l want to go back in time l listen to you blow signal.

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

hey that makes me smile. you are welcome !

[@graham2631]

The interviews are gold really like them just great guys its nice to hear their stories.

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

Thank you so much for watching and commenting, it means a lot to me

[@williambryant2807]

How does the carriage work? Great explanation btw

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

Great question , here is a video for that kzbin.info/www/bejne/qp_TZJ1rrdKZedksi=kvg766vd33MzGZeG

[@trayslay718]

I have no idea what made me look up a logging whistle but I'm glad I did. I am an electrician by trade so I have no reason to know this lmao. Sounds confusing but I'm sure like anything else you get it over time👍👍🌲🌲

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

You are right repitition solidifies these things in a persons brain. Doing it every day it becomes like second nature to think in terms of whistle signals. I’m glad you looked it up too thanks for watching

[@alexesgate8033]

This is the video that made me want to start making my own videos

[@swn02]

oh man that is so different from what I use here in New Zealand, we used to use talkie tooters but we just use radios now, but still do toots for what they want

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

swn02 yeah there are sometimes large variations between logging companies and countries for that matter. I'm kinda curious what is your whistle for raising the skyline for instance do you guys run a motorized carriage ? What part of nz are you from. Thanks Daniel.

[@swn02]

Ours country wide are the same by law , some people use a carriage, but most of the time the company I work for we just scab. We use the skyline only when we need to ,5 short for up and 4 short for sky down. some people here in NZ are using the new falcon grapple carriage, you should look it up. All the logging our company does is on the east cost of the north island, mainly with in 100 km of the city of Napier.

[@splintercat1]

I never knew what you were saying but I liked hearing you there, not far.

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

Haha copy that thanks for watching and commenting.

[@onrr1726]

I remember using similer calls when I worked for the railroad we had horn signals on the track repair crews.

[@steppoffaith8426]

I would deffo have to study for sure.

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

it takes awhile to remember all that, but once you work with it for a couple months it'll be with you until you die.

[@DeBergeracs-s1n]

Used to love to hear that 1-3-1 long short

[@onrr1726]

I would assume stop / emergency is to hold the key and give a long blast??

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

a single whistle is stop. a long and short 7 times is man hurt

[@codynew4009]

Dang so different from how we doing it in Northern California. I wish we had that big Eagle carriage, we have the Eaglet.

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

Cody New hey buddy Are the whistles kinda opposite to your setup ? I know what yer saying we had an eaglet as a backup and it was violent when releasing the skyline clamp 😁 man the yarder would shake. Really love the big skycar and it's functions

[@GaryLX870D]

Pull hard, she'll come easy!! Work hard, take chances.. 🌲

[@timmylocklear]

Balled Togger with a Pre Choker.... that was my nickname in high-school

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

haha, where'd you go to school ?

[@rkryukov996]

What about if someone's hurt whats the code for that

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

Seven long whistles

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

I just saw you subscribed but already did a shoutout vid buddy I’ll hit you up in the next one ! Thanks for watching and commenting

[@rkryukov996]

@@DanielBoonesloggingvideos No Problem bro, and ur welcome

[@leekohl825]

What about hay wire coil whistle??

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

haha i know it, i did a second video covering the ones i forgot in this vid

[@piripikerr8896]

whats your slack main whistle

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

Piripi Kerr our main and skidline whistle is one in the same. Slack the main/skidline is ••••

[@piripikerr8896]

Cheers bro

[@silverfalconhopkins]

What is the actual name for the brush buck and where can I buy one from

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

its called a Talkie Tooter transmitter. if you keep an eye on craigslist in WA and OR they come up for sale or try a google search. They can be kinda spendy what were you wanting one for ?

[@ElCanalDeLoggingWMaldonado]

good video

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

Thank you. It’s what I love .

[@bencarter2334]

I went to British Columbia about 20 ish years ago and Yarder crews used Radios. It seems a lot easier and safer than this system? Whats the benefit of this whistle system over a radio?

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

hmm, i worked on a crew that did the voice yarding and it was a bit difficult at times, yarder engineer couldn't hear/tell what he was needed to do. Id assume voice yarding is a cheaper setup, Whistles tell everyone in the vicinity whats going on and if someone misses a whistle it is fairly obvious. I would say that its just preference.

[@bencarter2334]

Thanks Daniel it was quite a while ago, I was setting chokers and doing some chasing on the landings it was a great time. Are you in Canada or USA?

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

@@bencarter2334 I.m in the USA where about do you live ?

[@bencarter2334]

@@DanielBoonesloggingvideos England UK

[@BoutThatAction]

Radios suck they slow the riggin down a bunch and defintely are not safer

[@trayslay718]

What is the signal for help this log fell on me?! 🌲🤕☠

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

7 Long whistles is man down in the brush. There were a few I forgot to add in this video 🤦‍♂️

[@rangehot]

Why not just use a handy talkie? Seems communication would be easier.

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

hello. Yes some guys do use walkie talkies for yarding purposes. I'm not sure why this older method is still used instead .

[@jaredlipe-cd9tg]

Quicker communication once you learn the whistles . Plus when ur running the carriage u can tell the yarder engineer what to do and control the functions of the carriage at the same time . Most carriages have electronic controls whether it's the dropline drum on a boman or the skidline and skyline brakes on a slack puller . Plus if ur yarding over walkie talkie half the time someone else is talking on the radio at the same time and there's times u need the yarder engineer to stop pulling or slowdown etc immediately and there's no interference with whistles

[@jaredlipe-cd9tg]

It does seem backwards if you haven't done yarder logging but once you are a longer distance from the yarder and your walkie talkie is all staticy but the whistles off the brush bug come through clear it makes sense

[@DeBergeracs-s1n]

That was a great f##@ u whistle

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

😂

[@justinmoore418]

You forgot the coils whistle . Long n a short means fk u on our side .

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

That is too funny. Yeah I totally port this up and ended up making a separate video part two with coil whistles included. Where are you Logging at Justin ?

[@justinmoore418]

I'm in oregon

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

cool , have a few friends down that way, sounds like mostly a decent place except for Kate Brown

[@nicke1903]

Yeah I'd screw that up, its awesome.

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

Naw with practice you’d be fine man .

[@fredross3176]

Way different than BC standard all over BC. Dangerous should be standard

[@fredross3176]

Too easy to confuse a bad' slack whistle with something else

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

copy that. thanks for watching and commenting Fred. do many contractors use motorized slack pulling carriages or drum cars up there or are you guys using strictly rigging ? ~Daniel

[@kingkongkong2204]

Why not just talk on radio

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

Some people do that. The guys I’ve asked regarding that, have told me it’s because the whistles are audible all over the logging unit and everyone can hear what’s going .

[@dakotahheywood4869]

Why wouldn't you at this point just use radios? That's way to much man

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

Hi Dakota. I’m honestly not entirely sure why more people don’t use handheld radios. Hopefully someone on here can’t jump on board and comment to this. I worked for a company in Australia that use handheld radios, and when the rigging slinger would give a command to the Yarder Engineer the Yarder Engineer would Blow back the corresponding whistle with whatever line movement the rigging slinger was asking for.

[@itwasjammerthatclickedyou2262]

What about one long? STOP !

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

yeah that was a boo boo on my part .