[AT] Strange modification

[charliehill]

There are very few loggers that can go where Goodson goes.  He limits his 
competition by taking on the tough jobs.  There are all kinds of 
environmental regulations on working those wetland tracts.   Speaking of 
hovercraft, there are tracts down here that they log out of boats and lift 
out with helicopters but that has to be really high value timber.

Some  of those places where the Goodsons work are so soft a man can't walk 
on them without sinking to his knees or worse.  We own some swamp land like 
that.  The last time ours was logged it was with a Bombardier rig that is 
basically a boat with wheels and tracks on the outside.  I'd bet those 72" 
wide tires Bobby is running get his ground pressure down to less than 2 lbs 
per sq inch and that rig might just float if you ran it off into deep water.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve W." <falcon at telenet.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 9:46 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Strange modification


> charliehill wrote:
>> Steve I actually know, or at least know of those guys on Swamp Loggers. 
>> The
>> guy that runs the outfit is Bobby Goodson Jr.  His father and all of his
>> uncles were loggers back in the 70's when I hauled logs for a living. 
>> The
>> area where they work is in S/E NC in the swamps of the Cape Fear river 
>> and
>> it's tributaries.   If you watch the show they sometimes mention 
>> Caintuck,
>> Ivanhoe and some other small communities.  That is where my grandfather 
>> grew
>> up.  In fact my grandfather worked as a logger in the very early 1900's.
>>
>> The pocosins are a little bit higher ground than the swamps you see on 
>> Swamp
>> loggers.  I don't really know how to explain the difference to you but it 
>> is
>> somewhat similar.
>>
>
>>From what I have seen on the show those guys work in some very nasty
> areas. I liked the one where they were telling about the new tires they
> go to provide better flotation for the skidder. Looked more like they
> need a hovercraft!
>
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