J.M. Browning strives to meet a big deadline Stump Branch Logging tempts fate by jury-rigging old equipment Gustafson races the weather to build an access road Pihl Logging hauls in the forest's cash crop.
Four companies of loggers risk their lives to chop down timber while dealing with mechanical failures, brutal weather and rugged terrain in the Pacific Northwest.
The gap widens between winners and losers at the halfway point of the season Stump Branch tests a dangerous logging strategy the Pihl men play while the bosses are away a mistake by the Gustafson crew may end a man's career.
Two of Oregon's logging giants, J.M. Browning and Gustafson Logging, fight to survive Jay Browning must make tough decisions smaller outfits find winning strategies.
Jason Rygaard races to clear a hillside in time to fill four logging trucks Jay R Harkness fights to control the untethered Tigercat on a steep, snow-covered mountainside Bucking Billy and his son Hogan battle a forest of hang-ups and widow-makers.
Jason Rygaard fights the weather while hauling heavy, slick trees on the steepest setting of the season Danny Pihl and his veteran crew precisely drop 250-foot, old-growth cedars next to a group of cabins.
Rygaard Logging races to complete four settings and three yarder moves in a single day in an effort to stay on schedule and on budget Frank Harkness fights for traction while driving the processor up an ice-covered logging road.
Danny Pihl relies on the experience of veteran cutters Dwayne and Chuck to take down massive old-growth trees Craig Rygaard discovers son Jason made a catastrophic and costly miscalculation Frank Harkness races to transport $100,000 worth of logs.
A breakdown forces Jason Rygaard to choose between his crew's safety and finishing the job Frank Harkness is caught in a whiteout while moving the excavator on a narrow mountainside logging road.
Rygaard Logging fights to fix a crooked skyline, crossing a deep valley on their longest road yet.
Danny Pihl gambles on horsepower.
Jason Rygaard races to clear a hillside in time to fill four logging trucks Jay R Harkness fights to control the untethered Tigercat on a steep, snow-covered mountainside Bucking Billy and his son Hogan battle a forest of hang-ups and widow-makers.
Jason Rygaard races to clear a hillside in time to fill four logging trucks Jay R Harkness fights to control the untethered Tigercat on a steep, snow-covered mountainside Bucking Billy and his son Hogan battle a forest of hang-ups and widow-makers.
Jason Rygaard fights the weather while hauling heavy, slick trees on the steepest setting of the season Danny Pihl and his veteran crew precisely drop 250-foot, old-growth cedars next to a group of cabins.
Rygaard Logging races to complete four settings and three yarder moves in a single day in an effort to stay on schedule and on budget Frank Harkness fights for traction while driving the processor up an ice-covered logging road.
Danny Pihl relies on the experience of veteran cutters Dwayne and Chuck to take down massive old-growth trees Craig Rygaard discovers son Jason made a catastrophic and costly miscalculation Frank Harkness races to transport $100,000 worth of logs.
A breakdown forces Jason Rygaard to choose between his crew's safety and finishing the job Frank Harkness is caught in a whiteout while moving the excavator on a narrow mountainside logging road.
Rygaard Logging fights to fix a crooked skyline, crossing a deep valley on their longest road yet.
Danny Pihl gambles on horsepower.
Jason Rygaard races to clear a hillside in time to fill four logging trucks Jay R Harkness fights to control the untethered Tigercat on a steep, snow-covered mountainside Bucking Billy and his son Hogan battle a forest of hang-ups and widow-makers.