Koller K501 Yarder logging - Rigging Slinger Blowing Whistle Signals and Tooting (explained)

Yarding logs, Slinging Rigging and Setting Chokers under a K501 Yarder, running an Eaglet Slack Puller Carriage on steep ground in the Pacific Northwest of So. Oregon.. logging some turns, basic whistles signals and functions of the operation explained. Carriage has single cylinder diesel motor, Radio Control box and Pneumatic cylinders to control line clamps.

[@scottw.2450]

Hard work! Great video! I wish I could give it two thumbs up! 👍

[@GoBack2California]

This right here is the farthest thing from hard work. Go watch a boman do it's thing. U can take 20 minute naps between these turns. U get no breaks workin a Boman

[@tysonsmudfossiladventures3468]

looks like that eaglet has seen better day.

[@nuts319]

nice explanation thanks buddy

[@redlinetimber]

My pleasure.. as a kid i didn't understand the language either, but knew my Dad was up there making it happen.. "When you love what you do and make a living at it, you'll never work a day in your life".. Mahalo! and enjoy

[@gnslogging3635]

Sweet vid bud!

[@redlinetimber]

'preciate the comment.. stay safe out there and enjoy it all you can!

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

right on man looks good !

[@redlinetimber]

Thanks, keep up the good work yourself... chasing the true green gold :)

[@user-th9wv2bb2o]

They're both talkie tooters one for the yarder and one for the car

[@CouncilOfDort]

Wow the rigging crew could have packed that turn out faster than the yarder did 🤣

[@redlinetimber]

Agreed!! ..gave the 2 toot.. "it's all you", got the bird lippin'.. no tension on the turn and lose two logs out the kinky choker, then have to coax him all the way to the landing :/ ..**listen for the car to smash into the tower**.. it gets 3 tooted in the landing with a turn in the air.. releasing both line clamps at once, with full brakes to the skid line.. BOOM, like slung out of a catapult!! ..me just shaking my head :0 ..and dodging whipping choker bells!!

[@thecriticalstatepodcast]

Stupid question. So these beeps are to tell someone at the controls what needs to be done since they are unable to see the site correct? Or is it a pattern for a computer/sensor to interpret and it automatically does whatever the toots are commanding? Super curious but super dumb when it comes to logging.

[@shakentosser]

Both, the yarder whistles he's blowing (the echo-y far away ones you hear) are being listened to by the yarder engineer up on the landing, they tell him which lines to pull or slack cuz he cant be seeing that shit, youre exactly right. and the closer up shallow beeps which are coming from the car are listened to by the cars computer, they're for the line clamping and slacking functions

[@norcalyota707.jonroberson6]

It's to communicate to the operater n the yarder.sort of like cb radio station

[@rectorkirk1158]

questions arent dumb.

[@joem3999]

You can also pull your yarder whistle up and speak into the bottom of the handle. The donkey puncher will be able to hear you, but he can't talk back to us. We even had a whistle for "cocksucker" Blow that and people are fighting. Had to learn like 50 different whistles. The other is to send signals to the carriage. We sometimes used an eagle carriage that was also completely controlled by the donkey puncher. That was a pain in the ass and scared me to death. These things weigh as much as a Volkswagen and love to fall from the sky unexpectedly. Or not clamp properly. I was almost decapitated and dragged down a mountain due to the eagle not clamping. Choker bell hit me so hard it snapped my hardhat in half. One seriously humbling job. The most dangerous in the world in fact.

[@jarrodholden533]

It's called a hup-ho

[@redlinetimber]

one for stop, three for go.. crew's waiting for the long and short to blow!!

[@adrielmarzellin1666]

Why do you log little tight corridors??

[@redlinetimber]

..was mostly a thinning setting ..and then there's the wildlife corridors in between the clearing sets. I sling 'em and set 'em the way it's laid out, all part of the fun

[@rectorkirk1158]

and you have to go light turns to keep from ruining standing trees. did quite a few corridor setting in wa. lol alot just blow over the next winter.

[@jacobgale9213]

Only a fucking green horn needs a 20 foot corridor

[@dbish2049]

Jesus. How are these guys making any money?? I was the best rigging slinger that ever lived back in the late 1900’s. We had two guys in the brush, 6 chokers each and if you weren’t sending a bonus or a tronos on at least 2 of your chokers each turn…..step into my office cause your fuckin fired!!!

[@GoBack2California]

"best slinger that ever lived" 😂😂😂 thanks for the good laugh of the day 😭😭

[@dbish2049]

@@GoBack2Californiayour welcome. Best chaser that ever lived too. I used to put bar oil in my coffee and ate my pancakes with a side of wood chips.

[@bryanchipps6572]

That car had been cooked

[@redlinetimber]

Medium rare.. 6-8 min a side! ..pulled two guy stumps, tipped the Yarder over, car hits ground, pukes oil all over and catch's on fire.. that was a long day! NEVER let the someone chain the mainline drum to keep it from slipping and check your guy stumps every road change!