I'm 70 years old and i can honestly say that i've seen very few young women of Em's caliber . She is stunning in her outlook on life, loyal beyond measure to her idea of family, and beautiful in every way that can be measured. I know that her mother and father are so proud of her. I am. However , she is backed up by a cast of characters that are equally impressive. Jade and Sam are top notch . To see a family this tight knit is a joy. I'll watch as long as it lasts. Thanks
Fantastic you were taught very well by your father and grandfather. You not only are a master at running the Wood Mizer lumber mill you also know how to run the machinery for moving the logs. Really enjoy your videos.
You girls did a great job on that demonstration today. The only thing I may have added and your list of tips would be to always look overhead when operating a machine like that to look for overhead obstructions most importantly powerlines. Many people lose their lives by getting electrocuted with construction equipment similar to that by getting caught up in powerlines accidentally.
That is one thing in their log yard they don't have to contend with yet anyway as shes mentioned they don't have power into the yard, which is unfortunate of course. But never the less you are most certainly correct that it is a huge hazard to have high voltage lines anywhere near equipment that is lifting objects up into the air, so many accidents have happened on farms and equipment/service yards due to not realizing there is a line overhead.
I do remember her mentioning that they don’t have power at the log yard yet. However if you do watch the video as she’s explaining about the log pile and loading the trailer if you look in the background you will see powerlines on a power pole. Those powerlines Are what made me think to bring that up.
I also might add that though they don’t have to worry about it at their specific location. While making a video on tips and tricks to others it may be a good thing to add to the tips part of the list. Those girls did a great job today on that video just an ad on that’s all two thumbs up for me.
I'm impressed with the way you young ladies work. Just for your information out here in the west we call feet outrigers. Love the way everyone in the family works together.
For the fun of it I looked up some factory specs for anyone interested in that, on this model of log grapple unit the maximum lift capacity is 1750 lb, maximum log length for trailer is 16 feet, max boom reach is also 16 feet, total weight of unit is 2500 lb, engine hp is 9, maximum grapple opening is 36", and they are made in Quebec Canada as I was curious myself since a certain amount of logging equipment is made in Alberta as well.
Hey Emerald, great job demonstrating the Metavic!! Similar to a backhoe in many ways...I run a Norwood mill but the wood mixer looks nice too...keep the videos coming...have a great weekend!!
Watching the amount of work done in the sawmill is a credit to your parents. I have a son and 2 daughters ages 39,38 and 29. My son wanted to be like myself and my father before me.{millwright/mechanic/jack of most trades). My daughters now wish they would have spent more time with me in the shop. When they call for help now I answer the call and show them what to do and how to do it. They both married good guys. Sadly their husbands never spent time in the shop with their Dads. They are getting better at asking for help and I try to mentor them as well. Love the channel.
Your cutting boards need a drain edge. Make em 24" x 30" . Take a router and make a drain into the top. If you cut meat the juice will run into the groove. Good idea cutting boards. Maybe a catch all that has a hole in it to catch scraps and hold a plastic shopping bag. Give the scraps to your mulch to feed the worms. Ad tree leaves to mulch and worms. The worm casings are fertilizer for garden . Water and turn. You'll outsell the competition with the best mulch. Mmm mulch and worms. Ha Ha
My dad flew B-29's and I saw tires like these too. And, Yes she sounds well schooled in industrial safety- but she needs a hard hat especially after mentioning the danger of logs swing at her. And she recently complained about the frequency of days with strong winds.
@@AJ-oj5eu I believe it could save her a cracked scull and leave her with concussion and a cracked hard hat. I know someone to whom that happened. I said, "it could save" a cracked scull. Or the hard hat could just be knocked away.
I drove a forklift yesterday that had some kind of safety feature where it would cut out after 10 seconds of you driving with no seatbelt on... Terrifying. No steering no brakes.
Thank you Emerald so much for all the time and effort that you take to make these great and helpful videos. As hard as you work throughout the day, I can only imagine that the work you put into editing and preparing them to publish for us is even that much more taxing when you would probably rather be relaxing. I greatly appreciate all the equipment reviews you do as they will help me to make wise decisions to maximize my investments in wise equipment purchasing. All the equipment used in your log yard and logging operation is well thought out for safety and quality. Thanks again!
That grease monthly decal is for that one grease fitting it's like the slew on a excavator. The others you can grease all you want that one you will blow the seal out if you over grease it. Cutting a recoil engine off and on is not bad for the equipment only your arm.
Thanks for clearing that up. I thought it said: Grease Monkey - and the monkey didn't like it. But seriously, I had no idea that the seals were at risk. Cheers.
Yes, grease often and oil changes, but one that too many forget is to check tire pressure often as well. Especially when seasons change and temps swing wildly. Both over inflated and under inflated tires on a machine like that can effect stability as those two outriggers count on the other two points of contact (the tires) to make a four point platform. Just a thought.
I remember about 20 years ago breaking my nose on a loader. A cute White Topper came by with eggnog watched her & pow! I walked right into a log it was moving.
Great, now I want one but I have no use for it. Haha! You did such a good job explaining, and you handled the controls very smooth. Makes a feller on the other side of the world proud to see! Awesome! 👍
like my old man used to always tell me when i would try to grab 2/3 bricks to carry like my big bro when i was really small dad would say "one at a time is good fishing" and he was right just like your dad slow and steady wins the day
Someone, I’m guessing your mom and or dad, taught you well. I’ve been working with and around heavy equipment for most of my life. Of course I had to wear safety equipment when I operated machinery because I worked for companies that required it, but other than that difference you look and sound like you really know what you’re doing and I would have no qualms working around you with heavy equipment. 👍
I’d like to complement the badass men & women that influenced this young lady. Y’all do great work. Thank you for being entrepreneurial. And thank you for all your hard work.
Great presentation Emerald. Occasionally for safety purpose, inspect boom anckor bolts to make sur they are not deformed or loose. My brother almost got crushed by boom fall caused by anckor bolts failure. Metavic are good equipments, they are made not far from where I live. Woody are good equipment as well, very sturdy. Stay safe!
Nicely explained! I feel your pain with the number of grease zerks. Can be a lot. We counted them once on our Allis Chalmers pull-type combine, and I think it was 54! Many of them were much less accessible than the ones you showed us on the grapple trailer. Of course, it was my job to grease it before we started cutting each day, so I started every morning cleaning grease and the chaff that stuck to it, both off the machine and off me.
I'm the skinny little guy that they put INSIDE the John Deere combines to lay on the straw walkers with a pillow to pull out the green soybean stem plugs. Your basic Illinois farmer was lucky enough to fit inside the cab door let alone the access hole.
@@johnsadler8637 After looking like an East Indian Yogi laying on a bed of nails I got in the habit of traveling with a pillow and if we were close to civilization I'd grab some cardboard. Of course Murphy's Law states: things will always break down the furthest from the shop with the least amount of tools in the truck.
good reason for slow and steady is, if machine breaks when working all kinds of things can happen, like hoses blowing a hole, engine turning off, and doesn't look like to safe place to fall into, tractor implements
Good job on the tutorial. They make a quick hitch for tractors, spring loaded, you drop your drawbar and it opens up,back up to the trailer lift it up and you are hooked up. Might not be compatible with whatever else you hook up to. Just putting it out there.
These videos could well be training videos. Yet they are interesting because of your personality and passion for knowledge. I bet at least some time in the past you wanted to be a teacher. You are a good one.
I would refer to that as a forwarder trailer. We call the 'legs' outriggers or stabilizers. Yes, you could kill yourself with a log loader, need to pay attention. You can throw a log quite far with a well timed swing. The hardest skill I had to learn was to 'catch' the bucket (or grapple) when it gets swinging. A well timed dipper-boom move stops the swinging. Cool video.
Emerald, love the series! You mentioned no power at the mill but I see power lines behind you in the grapple loading shots. Have you opted to not connect due to costs/etc? Keep up the great work. Learning a ton from all. The saw sharpening was a great video!
Hi Em and Jade, Thanks for the good video. I enjoy seeing you go into some detail. I build machines like that so its kinda neat to see some of the tech. Have a great weekend. CHEERS!
Please pay attention because of Your bangles, Your belt, and Your wonderful long hair. Thanks for sharing the video and I wish You and Your family much success and stay healthy!
Bi-weekly grease is fine for your operation. Your center pivot with the four zerks... That would be a daily grease in my book. Single pump in each zerk. And wipe up the excess on all components. I like my equipment lubricated and clean... but if I can only choose one of the two. I'll take lubricated every time. Lubrication is cheap. The repairs are not.
I really enjoy watching you and your family working together to make your family business aspire to better things. It is also really informative as to how a small sawmill runs. Just a side note, I was watching one of your episodes and was wondering who "Ken" was? Keep up the good work.
Hiya Emerald, Another wonderful video, thank you. You are more than just good at this, to do both the job we see you doing, and do the job of being a presenter, and producer, and editor and, and, and... Hats off to, I guess Mom and Dad for training you, and your sisters on all this equipment, not forgetting Grandpa, your knowledge of how and why is inspiring. Watching you all go about your jobs, with the 'Strange one' playing with the dog in the back of the shot, providing what is obviously a popular product at the right price, otherwise, why are you always low on inventory? A family that works together in this way is a great advert for The American Way! As an Englishman I must say it is a pleasure to watch such a hard-working team absolutely, 'Killing It!' Yes, I could go on about safety and hard hats, but I'll leave that for those who have never had to wear them all day. Stay safe, Steve...
Suggestion; I would defenitly put/fix some crossbeams(wooden) at the bottom of the trailer, way easier, especially, to take out the smaller wood without damaging the trailer or the grab .
Being close to pile is necessary as you said, you can pull logs closer and grab them in a better spot. I see, on the controls. Left lever moves outer boom... forward moves boom out, back, moves boom in and left moves boom left and right moves to the right. Right lever... moves inner boom, forward out, back... in. Left spins grapple counterclockwise and right clockwise. ( black or highlighted is part that will move and arrow, the direction it will go. How long have you been doing it? You did great and you know about muscle memory. Great job. God bless and be safe And just be yourself. videos are great and informative.
I think the feet/legs are called stabilizers, aren't they? I just finished a class in hydraulics/pneumatics, and for one project we helped the professor fix a leaky stabilizer hydraulic cylinder for his tractor backhoe. We also had to build a miniature backhoe using pneumatic cylinders, and it looked a little bit like your Metavic except the cylinders were on top. We also had to make an arm that grabbed a rope but couldn't figure out how to make a rotating claw like yours with the parts we had. That would have been perfect. I am going to guess that the two manual valves you said had confusing diagrams (I agree) were trying to show the rotation of the whole arm on one and the rotation of the grappler/claw on the other (the side-to-side action), and extension of the inner arm on one and extension of the outer arm on the other (the forward-reverse action).
Hey Emerald, the Boss must be pretty proud of how well you handle the equipment in the yard. I’ve worked in a lumber yard for a while and I am surprised how many of my co-workers can’t run the simplest piece of machinery. How old were you when you were first given this responsibility?
Hi Em, good vid, the "feet" are called outriggers, and it is "Zerk" fittings on the grease fittings. just some info LOL Keep up the great work, very informative! Good job filming Jade!
Emerald, If I might offer a little bit of advice. Only lift stuff (tree, equipment, car, whatever) ONLY as far as it necessary. IF something happens during a lift you want it to drop from the LOWEST height possible. Preferably nothing would ever happen during a lift, but that's not realistic. So, it's better to be prepared BEFORE it happens. In this case; you only needed to clear the trailer and the height of the log pile. But your last log was at probably at the top height the boom will go. No need to lift it that high. IF/When you drop one its better to drop it from 2 feet VS 10 feet. Otherwise, good job.
Good job explaining the features and operation of the log trailer. I think you should consider wearing jeans to protect your legs. I always insisted my kids wear protective clothing. But that's your call. Shalom/gw
You are a world of knowledge at such a young age it is like you be at this a real long time kudo's to your family teaching you the correct way great content as usual
GREAT VIDEO! So many women, (young and old) are intimidated by "big machinery", when that is one of the things that their lack of physical strength doesn't limit them. Even better is that both you and Jade don't feel the need to look like a man at work. Its awesome that you are comfortable being yourselves. Here is an idea for a separate channel or a series. "Heavy Equipment for Women". It might get you a new audience because "for women" would put you in a separate search category. And more women need to see this kind of content. NO. I not a feminist. I am a realist. :-)
I'm 70 years old and i can honestly say that i've seen very few young women of Em's caliber . She is stunning in her outlook on life, loyal beyond measure to her idea of family, and beautiful in every way that can be measured. I know that her mother and father are so proud of her. I am. However , she is backed up by a cast of characters that are equally impressive. Jade and Sam are top notch . To see a family this tight knit is a joy. I'll watch as long as it lasts. Thanks
Wow, Thank you. Boss Man.
You did an excellent job explaining and demonstrating the log trailer. I have a Wallenstein log trailer.
Fantastic you were taught very well by your father and grandfather. You not only are a master at running the Wood Mizer lumber mill you also know how to run the machinery for moving the logs. Really enjoy your videos.
You girls did a great job on that demonstration today. The only thing I may have added and your list of tips would be to always look overhead when operating a machine like that to look for overhead obstructions most importantly powerlines. Many people lose their lives by getting electrocuted with construction equipment similar to that by getting caught up in powerlines accidentally.
Amen.
That is one thing in their log yard they don't have to contend with yet anyway as shes mentioned they don't have power into the yard, which is unfortunate of course. But never the less you are most certainly correct that it is a huge hazard to have high voltage lines anywhere near equipment that is lifting objects up into the air, so many accidents have happened on farms and equipment/service yards due to not realizing there is a line overhead.
I do remember her mentioning that they don’t have power at the log yard yet. However if you do watch the video as she’s explaining about the log pile and loading the trailer if you look in the background you will see powerlines on a power pole. Those powerlines Are what made me think to bring that up.
I also might add that though they don’t have to worry about it at their specific location. While making a video on tips and tricks to others it may be a good thing to add to the tips part of the list. Those girls did a great job today on that video just an ad on that’s all two thumbs up for me.
@@lifeonmttammanyridge2565 She commented before that those lines were from a previous owner and they do not connect to any utility power.
Not too many women your age know this stuff that's an asset. Great demonstration
These young ladies constantly impress me, much respect to you all. Great family.
Also does fantastic job with the camera/video!!
I really like how she gives a tutorial before showing exactly what she's doing. Smart girl and makes everything look easy.
I'm impressed with the way you young ladies work. Just for your information out here in the west we call feet outrigers. Love the way everyone in the family works together.
Never too old to learn.
Been greasing equipment for years and today I learned what a zerk is. Never knew grease fittings had a name.
For the fun of it I looked up some factory specs for anyone interested in that, on this model of log grapple unit the maximum lift capacity is 1750 lb, maximum log length for trailer is 16 feet, max boom reach is also 16 feet, total weight of unit is 2500 lb, engine hp is 9, maximum grapple opening is 36", and they are made in Quebec Canada as I was curious myself since a certain amount of logging equipment is made in Alberta as well.
Thanks for all the great info. Boss Man.
Hey Emerald, great job demonstrating the Metavic!! Similar to a backhoe in many ways...I run a Norwood mill but the wood mixer looks nice too...keep the videos coming...have a great weekend!!
Watching the amount of work done in the sawmill is a credit to your parents. I have a son and 2 daughters ages 39,38 and 29. My son wanted to be like myself and my father before me.{millwright/mechanic/jack of most trades). My daughters now wish they would have spent more time with me in the shop. When they call for help now I answer the call and show them what to do and how to do it. They both married good guys. Sadly their husbands never spent time in the shop with their Dads. They are getting better at asking for help and I try to mentor them as well. Love the channel.
It’s amazing that little motor runs a machine that can pick up those logs. Nice video of how the loader works!
Pretty smart reversing. The number of mechanical scars on UK, roads, is high because didn't lift the jockey wheel. Loving the safety first approach.
Your cutting boards need a drain edge. Make em 24" x 30" . Take a router and make a drain into the top. If you cut meat the juice will run into the groove. Good idea cutting boards. Maybe a catch all that has a hole in it to catch scraps and hold a plastic shopping bag. Give the scraps to your mulch to feed the worms. Ad tree leaves to mulch and worms. The worm casings are fertilizer for garden . Water and turn. You'll outsell the competition with the best mulch. Mmm mulch and worms. Ha Ha
I'd like to see Jade do her Emerald impression for the intro: "Hey everyone. Welcome back to lum-ber cap-i-tal log-yard" 😁😉😊
That would be the moment where Jade cracks up trying to do the impression and Em not so impressed with the proceedings.
So would I. Boss Man.
Me " Lumber Capitol.........Log..........Yard. lol.
And this intro by Jade, saying "lumber capital log yard" slowly and deliberately did happen, here: th-cam.com/video/X5Zp0aSWEQI/w-d-xo.html
@@ronconte4292 Thanks, I have not gone back to watch every video that they have made, only a few random older ones.
The fact that she knows what a "zerk" is impressed me! 🌲
I love those big fat tires on that trailer. Reminds me of WW2 bomber tires. Great tutorial!
My dad flew B-29's and I saw tires like these too. And, Yes she sounds well schooled in industrial safety- but she needs a hard hat especially after mentioning the danger of logs swing at her. And she recently complained about the frequency of days with strong winds.
@@davidquinlan8517 what protection do you believe a hard hat provides, from a falling tree/log?
Safety. Don't get me started.
@@AJ-oj5eu I believe it could save her a cracked scull and leave her with concussion and a cracked hard hat. I know someone to whom that happened.
I said, "it could save" a cracked scull. Or the hard hat could just be knocked away.
@@davidquinlan8517 Oh, from taking an 'own goal' on the grapple? Yeah na, fair comment.
I drove a forklift yesterday that had some kind of safety feature where it would cut out after 10 seconds of you driving with no seatbelt on... Terrifying.
No steering no brakes.
Thank you answering the question about greasing maintance. I was curious. Awesome and very well done video. Enjoy the weekend see ya on Monday.
Thank you Emerald so much for all the time and effort that you take to make these great and helpful videos. As hard as you work throughout the day, I can only imagine that the work you put into editing and preparing them to publish for us is even that much more taxing when you would probably rather be relaxing. I greatly appreciate all the equipment reviews you do as they will help me to make wise decisions to maximize my investments in wise equipment purchasing. All the equipment used in your log yard and logging operation is well thought out for safety and quality. Thanks again!
I enjoy your videos and hope my granddaughters grow up to be like you ladies.
I can you was taught very good an running the machinery very smoothly an you take pride in your work
Thanks for sharing. Good job. God bless you and your family.
Thanks for the video. It was interesting. Good tip on adding ballast to the trailer before a heavy reach.
Another great video.So well explained on how to operate.Always working machinery with safety first,excellent.You all stay safe and healthy👍🏴🇬🇧
That grease monthly decal is for that one grease fitting it's like the slew on a excavator. The others you can grease all you want that one you will blow the seal out if you over grease it. Cutting a recoil engine off and on is not bad for the equipment only your arm.
Thanks for clearing that up. I thought it said: Grease Monkey - and the monkey didn't like it.
But seriously, I had no idea that the seals were at risk. Cheers.
Yes, grease often and oil changes, but one that too many forget is to check tire pressure often as well. Especially when seasons change and temps swing wildly. Both over inflated and under inflated tires on a machine like that can effect stability as those two outriggers count on the other two points of contact (the tires) to make a four point platform. Just a thought.
Very cool demonstration🤙🏾💯 Thanks for sharing
That's really impressive for a little Honda motor. Good opperating too BTW.
Great demonstration on the log trailer, Emerald.
I remember about 20 years ago breaking my nose on a loader. A cute White Topper came by with eggnog watched her & pow! I walked right into a log it was moving.
Great, now I want one but I have no use for it. Haha! You did such a good job explaining, and you handled the controls very smooth. Makes a feller on the other side of the world proud to see! Awesome! 👍
Show the problems on the yard too,, and say dangit!!! Lol so awesome....
Very well done. You know how to teach. Great video and getting better each day. Thank you.
like my old man used to always tell me when i would try to grab 2/3 bricks to carry like my big bro when i was really small dad would say "one at a time is good fishing" and he was right just like your dad slow and steady wins the day
Ok. The mountain in the background. The logs. And a beautiful young lady. God Bless The USA🇺🇲🇺🇲💯
Someone, I’m guessing your mom and or dad, taught you well. I’ve been working with and around heavy equipment for most of my life. Of course I had to wear safety equipment when I operated machinery because I worked for companies that required it, but other than that difference you look and sound like you really know what you’re doing and I would have no qualms working around you with heavy equipment. 👍
Well said
Thanks for the great comment. “Boss Man”
A very good Saturday morning to you all in the USA from Wellington Somerset in the UK
Thanks for the demonstration!🇨🇦
I’d like to complement the badass men & women that influenced this young lady. Y’all do great work. Thank you for being entrepreneurial. And thank you for all your hard work.
Thank you, Boss Man.
Great presentation Emerald. Occasionally for safety purpose, inspect boom anckor bolts to make sur they are not deformed or loose. My brother almost got crushed by boom fall caused by anckor bolts failure. Metavic are good equipments, they are made not far from where I live. Woody are good equipment as well, very sturdy. Stay safe!
Excellent video again Emerald, great explanation of how the grapple works hope you all have a awesome weekend take care and stay safe 👍.
Thanks for your time and video, have a fabulous weekend ❗️🇺🇸❗️
GREAT JOB ON THE GRAPPLE AND I SEE YOU ARE CAREFULL OF THE DANGER OF IT
Nicely explained! I feel your pain with the number of grease zerks. Can be a lot. We counted them once on our Allis Chalmers pull-type combine, and I think it was 54! Many of them were much less accessible than the ones you showed us on the grapple trailer. Of course, it was my job to grease it before we started cutting each day, so I started every morning cleaning grease and the chaff that stuck to it, both off the machine and off me.
I'm the skinny little guy that they put INSIDE the John Deere combines to lay on the straw walkers with a pillow to pull out the green soybean stem plugs. Your basic Illinois farmer was lucky enough to fit inside the cab door let alone the access hole.
@@vaccinefraud5570 I didn’t like crawling across the straw walkers! Seems we never had anything with us to lay on them out in the field either.
@@johnsadler8637 After looking like an East Indian Yogi laying on a bed of nails I got in the habit of traveling with a pillow and if we were close to civilization I'd grab some cardboard. Of course Murphy's Law states: things will always break down the furthest from the shop with the least amount of tools in the truck.
@@vaccinefraud5570 true on all counts!
Thanks for the awesome video, you have done an excellent job explaining how to operate the machine but with your experience you make it look easy!
good reason for slow and steady is, if machine breaks when working all kinds of things can happen, like hoses blowing a hole, engine turning off, and doesn't look like to safe place to fall into, tractor implements
V Good Presentation. Cheers.
Super ... thanks for sharing.
Great video, great job! Great work.👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Awesome video Emerald. Very informative for the beginner. You hit on all the key points for safety.
Enjoy your videos. Have a great weekend.
As always, truly informative,😎
Keep an eye on the tire pressure too, stay safe EM
Emerald, thank you for the safety tips using the Metavic. I'm sure you have prevented potential injury to people unaccustomed to using it.
Emerald you are a jewel!!
Good job on the tutorial. They make a quick hitch for tractors, spring loaded, you drop your drawbar and it opens up,back up to the trailer lift it up and you are hooked up. Might not be compatible with whatever else you hook up to. Just putting it out there.
Very cool, thanks for the demo!
well done !Have a great day ladies!!
Emerald,
That was a very nicely explained video demonstration! Thank you for taking time to film, edit and post this video. Have a good weekend!
These videos could well be training videos. Yet they are interesting because of your personality and passion for knowledge. I bet at least some time in the past you wanted to be a teacher. You are a good one.
good on you --- thanks
That's a handy machine. Love it
Slow and steady finishes the race, Fast and on the edge wins the race👍Ex MX racer
Ha! Now I know where Jade got her favorite sweatshirt!
I would refer to that as a forwarder trailer. We call the 'legs' outriggers or stabilizers. Yes, you could kill yourself with a log loader, need to pay attention. You can throw a log quite far with a well timed swing. The hardest skill I had to learn was to 'catch' the bucket (or grapple) when it gets swinging. A well timed dipper-boom move stops the swinging. Cool video.
Em usually calls me at the log site for proper terms. Today she did not. Thank you for the comment and proper terminology. Boss Man.
Joel those are stabilizers. Outriggers are horizontal with extensible boom sections.
I think your whole family are impressive. You all please work safely.
Emerald, love the series! You mentioned no power at the mill but I see power lines behind you in the grapple loading shots. Have you opted to not connect due to costs/etc? Keep up the great work. Learning a ton from all. The saw sharpening was a great video!
Great Job and Presentation.
Nicely done. Good job.
So good !
Hi Em and Jade, Thanks for the good video. I enjoy seeing you go into some detail. I build machines like that so its kinda neat to see some of the tech. Have a great weekend. CHEERS!
Please pay attention because of Your bangles, Your belt, and Your wonderful long hair. Thanks for sharing the video and I wish You and Your family much success and stay healthy!
Nice video and great explanation. Take care and have a blessed weekend and I'll see you on your next video
Bi-weekly grease is fine for your operation. Your center pivot with the four zerks... That would be a daily grease in my book. Single pump in each zerk. And wipe up the excess on all components. I like my equipment lubricated and clean... but if I can only choose one of the two. I'll take lubricated every time. Lubrication is cheap. The repairs are not.
I really enjoy watching you and your family working together to make your family business aspire to better things. It is also really informative as to how a small sawmill runs. Just a side note, I was watching one of your episodes and was wondering who "Ken" was? Keep up the good work.
Hiya Emerald,
Another wonderful video, thank you. You are more than just good at this, to do both the job we see you doing, and do the job of being a presenter, and producer, and editor and, and, and...
Hats off to, I guess Mom and Dad for training you, and your sisters on all this equipment, not forgetting Grandpa, your knowledge of how and why is inspiring. Watching you all go about your jobs, with the 'Strange one' playing with the dog in the back of the shot, providing what is obviously a popular product at the right price, otherwise, why are you always low on inventory? A family that works together in this way is a great advert for The American Way! As an Englishman I must say it is a pleasure to watch such a hard-working team absolutely, 'Killing It!'
Yes, I could go on about safety and hard hats, but I'll leave that for those who have never had to wear them all day.
Stay safe, Steve...
Looking real good
wow, you're a good talent job and have experience doing various. Safety first makes sure to pay attention to equipment dangerous.
Suggestion; I would defenitly put/fix some crossbeams(wooden) at the bottom of the trailer, way easier, especially, to take out the smaller wood without damaging the trailer or the grab .
Being close to pile is necessary as you said, you can pull logs closer and grab them in a better spot.
I see, on the controls. Left lever moves outer boom... forward moves boom out, back, moves boom in and left moves boom left and right moves to the right.
Right lever... moves inner boom, forward out, back... in. Left spins grapple counterclockwise and right clockwise. ( black or highlighted is part that will move and arrow, the direction it will go.
How long have you been doing it? You did great and you know about muscle memory.
Great job.
God bless and be safe
And just be yourself. videos are great and informative.
Thank you so much for sharing your content, takes me back. You and your family are so beautiful, God bless and protect! "Pure Wayne".
Very good tips.
I think the feet/legs are called stabilizers, aren't they? I just finished a class in hydraulics/pneumatics, and for one project we helped the professor fix a leaky stabilizer hydraulic cylinder for his tractor backhoe.
We also had to build a miniature backhoe using pneumatic cylinders, and it looked a little bit like your Metavic except the cylinders were on top. We also had to make an arm that grabbed a rope but couldn't figure out how to make a rotating claw like yours with the parts we had. That would have been perfect.
I am going to guess that the two manual valves you said had confusing diagrams (I agree) were trying to show the rotation of the whole arm on one and the rotation of the grappler/claw on the other (the side-to-side action), and extension of the inner arm on one and extension of the outer arm on the other (the forward-reverse action).
Thank you for the precise observation. Boss Man.
You do such a great job with your videos. I’m really enjoying your channel.
I always look forward to seeing your video's Emerald
Hey Emerald, the Boss must be pretty proud of how well you handle the equipment in the yard. I’ve worked in a lumber yard for a while and I am surprised how many of my co-workers can’t run the simplest piece of machinery. How old were you when you were first given this responsibility?
Hi Em, good vid, the "feet" are called outriggers, and it is "Zerk" fittings on the grease fittings. just some info LOL Keep up the great work, very informative! Good job filming Jade!
Awesome video👍👍
VERY NICE VIDEO EMERALD
Emerald, If I might offer a little bit of advice. Only lift stuff (tree, equipment, car, whatever) ONLY as far as it necessary. IF something happens during a lift you want it to drop from the LOWEST height possible. Preferably nothing would ever happen during a lift, but that's not realistic. So, it's better to be prepared BEFORE it happens. In this case; you only needed to clear the trailer and the height of the log pile. But your last log was at probably at the top height the boom will go. No need to lift it that high. IF/When you drop one its better to drop it from 2 feet VS 10 feet. Otherwise, good job.
Good tutorial. I hope you find the 3 missing uprights. Your unit was made in Quebec.
Play safe.
Great Video, thanks
Safety first, unlike so many TH-cam heroes. They are called outriggers hon. xo
Yes as the post below explains they are outriggers or stabilizers.
Good job explaining the features and operation of the log trailer. I think you should consider wearing jeans to protect your legs. I always insisted my kids wear protective clothing. But that's your call. Shalom/gw
Looking good E
You are a world of knowledge at such a young age it is like you be at this a real long time kudo's to your family teaching you the correct way great content as usual
Another great video!👍🏻
Such a knowledgeable and Beautiful young lady
GREAT VIDEO! So many women, (young and old) are intimidated by "big machinery", when that is one of the things that their lack of physical strength doesn't limit them. Even better is that both you and Jade don't feel the need to look like a man at work. Its awesome that you are comfortable being yourselves. Here is an idea for a separate channel or a series. "Heavy Equipment for Women". It might get you a new audience because "for women" would put you in a separate search category. And more women need to see this kind of content. NO. I not a feminist. I am a realist. :-)