Heavy Industrial Skidder Tire with Deep Treads Sunk Into Soft Muddy Ground During Logging Operation

🌲BMPs in Motion: Protecting Wet Areas 🚜 Here’s our skidder hauling slash back into the woods. At Robert W. Libby we run both whole‑tree and Cut-to Length operations. This video is from a whole tree operation——meaning the entire tree comes out to the landing. Most hardwood tops are chipped for bioenergy markets, but some slash has another job: reinforcing sensitive areas along skidtrails. By laying slash in these areas, we protect water quality, stabilize the trail, and keep equipment from rutt