Green Pioneer

We've continued to have good weather and have also moved forward with the log raising. These are some of the steps involved in getting these hefty logs up where we want them. As you can see in the above photo, they tie a rope to the log and drag it from the pile with the truck. Most of the pulling is done with this old pickup truck!

Here it comes off the pile...


Next, one side of the log is hoisted up into place...

Now the other side is lifted up--sliding up the board like a vertical ramp.


Almost to the top...

The board pops up a bit when the log reaches the top but it's now in place. Once again, all the pulling is done with the truck--and of course the series of pulleys in place on the lifting poles.

Now it's time to drill the holes and pound in the re-bar spikes.

Here they decided to try lifting both ends at once...

Up it goes...

Almost to the top...


And now it's in place...

Here are some close-ups of the logs...you can see the re-bar spikes in between in the gaps between the logs. Eventually, we'll put chinking in these gaps with a cement mixture and insulation.


A re-bar spike is also pounded into the ends of the logs once they're in place...

I put my little hand up there to try to give you somewhat of a perspective of the size of the logs. They're not huge logs but they're definitely nice sized logs...and would hurt if they fell on your toe. We're now at about 6 feet...only about 10 more feet to go!

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