Moving big logs and brush with the excavator

Much of the work of the past few months has been cleaning up and caring for a forest that has not been touched (for the most part) in about 150 years. As part of this process, I (Ryan) enjoyed using a large excavator (Komatsu 138) over the past couple of weeks. After a while the big excavator arm begins to feel just a bit like an extension of my own arm and hand. For those who get very skilled at this machine, this is just what it looks like when they’re operating. Below is a video of me working in a spot with a lot of downed trees.