Salvaging a Giant Fallen Pine for the Sawmill | Hardest Haul in the Forest

Recovering a giant fallen pine for our sawmill — the hardest haul on the property yet. This old log had been down a while, so before any milling this summer, every piece has to be dragged out of the bush one at a time. What looked like a simple log recovery turned into a full day of problem-solving: rough terrain, a pinched saw, rotten sections, and a brand-new log arch I'd never run before. The real question by the end — is this old pine even worth salvaging, or we hauling garbage (outhouse grade boards)? In this episode, we recover massive pine logs from the Ontario forest using a mini excavator, chainsaws and a Woodland Mills Loglander log arch, and a Can-Am Defender. Heavy timber, rough trails, and difficult decisions as we work to recover logs for the portable sawmill. This is the beginning of the Pine Arc at The North River. After spending the spring milling red oak, the focus now shifts to a large stockpile of fallen pine that will be milled throughout the summer. These logs will become pine siding, lumber, and building materials for future construction projects across the property. Before any boards can come off the portable sawmill, every log has to be recovered from the forest, evaluated for usable lumber, bucked into sawmill lengths, and hauled out one piece at a time. Arc de Pine is where that journey begins. 00:00 Against Our Better Judgment 00:27 The New Sawmill Arrives 00:47 Taking the Log Arch Into the Woods 02:06 Is This Pine Worth Saving? 11:47 Learning the Log Arch 15:47 First Log to the Mill 16:58 Coming Soon: Storied Boards 🌲 Forestry at The North River The North River is managed under a long-term forestry management plan. Rather than clear-cutting healthy stands, much of the lumber featured on this channel comes from salvaging trees that have already fallen naturally or require removal as part of responsible forest management. 👍 Subscribe to follow the next chapter at The North River.    / @thenorthriver-on   🎬 Featured Equipment The Machine: Kubota KX040-4 Mini Excavator The Thing: Can-Am Defender HD9 XT The Hammer: Stihl MS291 The Arch: Woodland Mills Loglander 28 Log Arch The New Sawmill: Woodland Mills HM130 MAX Portable Sawmill ▶ Coming Soon Storied Boards — The recovered pine logs finally reach the sawmill, where the first boards of the Pine Arc begin to emerge. Our First Encounter With the Fallen Pine    • Is This Giant Pine Worth the Effort? Scout...   📋 The Board Room – The State of the Forest: Lumber, Wildlife and What's Left to Do    • The State of the Forest: Lumber, Wildlife ...   Milling Trees To Lumber Playlist    • Milling Trees to Lumber   The North River 180 acres of Ontario forest dedicated to forestry, sawmilling, wildlife habitat improvement, hunting, firewood production, and rural land management.