Bunching for Beginners

In this video, I share basic and advanced information on what you will need know in order to get started as a buncher operator. If you enjoy this content Subscribing helps the channel grow. What does the feller buncher do? - 1:01 Boundary Lines & Brushwood - 1:41 Inbound Strips - 2:14 Outbound Strips - 2:48 Careful Logging - 3:30 Machine Introduction & Key Points - 4:20 Working Inbound - 5:39 Working Outbound 6:55 Tips & Tricks Bunch Sizes - 8:03 Discarding Trees - 9:17 Grab Arm & Accumulator Timing - 11:31 Saw Blade Jams - 12:30 Snow in Trees - 14:07 Large Trees - 15:39 Drop Piling - 16:53 Right Side Cutting - 18:42 Crossed Wood - 20:00 Soft Terrain - 21:52 Inclines - 23:14 Time Managment & Production - 25:44 Terms used: Butts - Base of the trees Tops - Top end of the trees Swing - The rotation of the machine Boom - The boom arm is the closest to the cab of the machine. Stick Boom - The stick arm is connected to the boom. Felling/Buncher Head - The complete unit attached on the end of the stick boom. Stabilizer - Located at the top of the buncher head designed to guide wood into place. Grab arms - The main arms used to grab trees. Accumulators - The arms used to hold collected trees. Ski - Located at the bottom of the head to create a safe space between the ground and the saw. Also helps with the cutting motion. #arctic_dan #heavyequipmentoperator #forestry