tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-800635212622448812.post371996594192531957..comments2023-07-01T06:21:47.683-07:00Comments on The Green Chain: What's a green chain?The Green Chainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08105806217520340283noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-800635212622448812.post-56117511195817052192022-02-14T15:33:16.966-08:002022-02-14T15:33:16.966-08:00I found this blog looking for what the job of work...I found this blog looking for what the job of working on the green chain is called. (My granddaughter wants family history stories.) The comments I see are contemporary & from men. I just had to add this historical account. My grandmother became a single mom in the early '30's in Longview, Washington. She was a Norwegian immigrant at age 6, who had grown up on Puget Island & had an 8th grade education. After working as a "domestic" for a year to support her 3 children, she was "lucky enough" to get a job "on the green chain" at Weyerhaeuser, and grateful to have it. I think she graduated to stacking plywood. She worked there 12 years, rather than "go on the dole." She was 5'2". That was a hard job for a man- I don't now how she did it. She lived to be 93.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15914697963843971491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-800635212622448812.post-42099639361879902002019-07-30T18:44:06.600-07:002019-07-30T18:44:06.600-07:00I have pulled green-chain (Veneer) & (lumber) ...I have pulled green-chain (Veneer) & (lumber) for about 11 years. I like it! It's physical and can be quite challenging. I've pulled everything from 1x4's to 4x16's forty feet long. It as kept me healthy and strong. Though I cannot tell you how many times I went home and everything hurt from the bottom of my feet to to the top of my head. If you do not want to work like that go to college or do something else. But I grew up (Willamina,Oregon) in a logging, lumber mill town and that's what you did. So if it's not your thing don't to it. Good luck.<br />Don Phippshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12222115448479748200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-800635212622448812.post-31614694179564346612018-09-25T17:48:23.069-07:002018-09-25T17:48:23.069-07:00I know this is an old blog, but I couldn't res...I know this is an old blog, but I couldn't resist. I used to work on a green chain in Chester, Vermont. The title I preferred was "Lumber Transport Technician and Packaging Engineer." It was my summer job after High School and during college. I loved it. We did mainly maple and red and white oak. Maple was incredibly heavy, especially in 8/4 at 12-16' Always a challenge to make any extra off cuts and keep the chain clean while sorting for length, species, and thickness.Daniel Estabrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16681251336028184947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-800635212622448812.post-63077145044271866992010-04-15T00:32:16.333-07:002010-04-15T00:32:16.333-07:00I pull chain in a mill in northern california and ...I pull chain in a mill in northern california and our chain is bowshaped with 10 units fanned out like a deck of cards.. the headrig operator goes through the logs very quickly so our chain never has gaps or breaks in it. Its constantly moving and we got anything from 2x4s to 6x12s starting from 8fts to 16fts. The way its set up is so the carrier driver has easier and faster access to our units so he can get them outa there faster. Pulling chain is all about tecnique and using ur legs rather than ur back, but it requires speed and stamina and of couse strength and agility although tecnique is really the key. ..Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00023515452660458986noreply@blogger.com