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.
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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.


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