A helicopter logging outfit enters the competition at Pihl, Dustin tries to talk his dad into returning to work Rygaard's greenhorn faces his fears when he must climb a 100-foot tree Jimmy and James' prized log slips from their clutches.
Though the battle has just begun, men are already bowing out of the race Rygaard's greenhorn struggles to win respect Jay Browning's $30,000 gamble on new equipment craps out the Aqua Logging crew tries to reel in the catch of a lifetime.
Dead weight must be shed, so an inexperienced hook tender, a junior pilot and a greenhorn all have their heads on the chopping block, and only one of them will survive the week.
The tables are turned and underdogs get their chance Jimmy Smith finds the Holy Grail of underwater logs while attempting to pull a dock out of the water Pihl loggers tackle the biggest timber of their careers new helicopter pilot.
The mountain seems to seek revenge as the R&R helicopter pilot gets trapped in fog, trees appear to fight back against Pihl loggers and a river threatens to rip Jimmy Smith's barge in half.
Rygaard's greenhorn fights to save his job Jimmy heads into uncharted waters where a minefield hides beneath the surface that could sink his business Dustin encounters a deadly scenario fog rolls in and traps a pilot from R&R.
The bosses clash over greenhorn Brad at Rygaard Dwayne is forced to do a greenhorn's job for the Pihl team R&R Conner Aviation must choose between safety and production loggers battle the mammoth deadhead known as Moby Dick.
A helicopter logging outfit enters the competition at Pihl, Dustin tries to talk his dad into returning to work Rygaard's greenhorn faces his fears when he must climb a 100-foot tree Jimmy and James' prized log slips from their clutches.
Though the battle has just begun, men are already bowing out of the race Rygaard's greenhorn struggles to win respect Jay Browning's $30,000 gamble on new equipment craps out the Aqua Logging crew tries to reel in the catch of a lifetime.
Dead weight must be shed, so an inexperienced hook tender, a junior pilot and a greenhorn all have their heads on the chopping block, and only one of them will survive the week.
The tables are turned and underdogs get their chance Jimmy Smith finds the Holy Grail of underwater logs while attempting to pull a dock out of the water Pihl loggers tackle the biggest timber of their careers new helicopter pilot.
The mountain seems to seek revenge as the R&R helicopter pilot gets trapped in fog, trees appear to fight back against Pihl loggers and a river threatens to rip Jimmy Smith's barge in half.
The battle is far from over as logging's toughest season winds down Jesse questions the future of the family business rumors of a pullout abound for the Gustafson crew the Pihl crew celebrates a good year a Stump Branch logger quits.
The loggers try to put the storm behind them and get back to work Darrell makes a startling discovery Stump Branch greenhorn Michael goes missing Jay struggles to muster his troops without phone service the Pihl crew bails out one of its own.
The worst storm in 25 years pummels the Oregon coast, turning the town of Veronica into a flooded disaster area Jay Browning is nowhere to be found Darrell must act fast to save his house from falling trees.
The Gustafson crew faces a nearly impossible deadline half the Pihl crew skips work Stump Branch mistakes and inexperience put profits and lives at risk Jay Browning makes a troubling discovery about his next job.
Some loggers have more reasons to be grateful than do others as Thanksgiving arrives the Pihl crew loses men to illness the Gustafson crew's younger members blow off steam the season's first snowfall bodes a warning for the Stump Branch crew.
The loggers barely survive in a plummeting market the Gustafson bosses have a close call an old hook-tender returns to the Browning team, halting Jesse's rise to management Pihl loses a crucial member of the team.
Two leading teams from the past season, J.M. Browning and Pihl Logging, are joined by newcomers Rygaard Logging and the underwater specialists of S&S Aqua Logging in a race to cut the most timber during logging's most dangerous time of year.
The battle is far from over as logging's toughest season winds down Jesse questions the future of the family business rumors of a pullout abound for the Gustafson crew the Pihl crew celebrates a good year a Stump Branch logger quits.