Debarking Logs Pressure Washer

Some people use a high pressure washer to blast everything off but its slow leaves a fuzzy finish and is messy wet work.

Debarking logs pressure washer.

Try to find a place away from the mill to do your pressure washing. I can debark a 24 x 8 log completely covered in mud in about five minutes. I get the logs up on a deck about waist high or what ever is comfortable then i use my chainsaw to cut the knots down flush then i use a bigger knife to knock the bark off then a smaller light sharper knife to remove the sap layer and clean things up. You only have to brush on the cut.

The bark on some of the fir is 2 or 3 thick so if the logs are going to sit around for a while for i saw them i run one or two splits down the lenght of the tree with a chain saw. First on a husqvarna 353 an in between of the 350 and the 455. This has the advantage of also removing some of the slippery residue that might be left after the bark has been peeled. Many people who use a pressure washer for debarking recommend using a 3 000 psi pressure washer but you don t necessarily have to opt for that much power.

Anything less will cause difficulty in removing some types of bark. I have a very powerful pressure washer but for me it make to much mess so i just use and axe or spud when the logs are real dirty. To strip the last tricky pieces of bark from a log some people have found a powerful pressure washer to be a helpful tool. To debark with a pressure washer you ll want to make sure you invest in at least a 2 000 psi pressure washer.

Tip 1 either wet the bark before. I find drawknife is the easiest. I have used it on two saws. I keep logs out of the dirt skidding transporting.

I bought a log wizard about 6 months ago and i love it. Small scale a good stiff steel brush helps. Do obvious dirt first.