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Jason Rygaard races to clear a hillside in time to fill four logging trucks; Jay R Harkness fights to control the untethered Tigercat on a steep, snow-covered mountainside; Bucking Billy and his son Hogan battle a forest of hang-ups and widow-makers.

Ax Men

Untethered

Jason Rygaard fights the weather while hauling heavy, slick trees on the steepest setting of the season; Danny Pihl and his veteran crew precisely drop 250-foot, old-growth cedars next to a group of cabins.

Snappin' Trees

Rygaard Logging races to complete four settings and three yarder moves in a single day in an effort to stay on schedule and on budget; Frank Harkness fights for traction while driving the processor up an ice-covered logging road.

Man Down

Danny Pihl relies on the experience of veteran cutters Dwayne and Chuck to take down massive old-growth trees; Craig Rygaard discovers son Jason made a catastrophic and costly miscalculation; Frank Harkness races to transport $100,000 worth of logs.

Measure Twice, Cut Once

Deep in the woods, these loggers are risking it all! 24/7 non-stop episodes of the hard-hitting series.

A breakdown forces Jason Rygaard to choose between his crew's safety and finishing the job; Frank Harkness is caught in a whiteout while moving the excavator on a narrow mountainside logging road.

Whiteout

Rygaard Logging fights to fix a crooked skyline, crossing a deep valley on their longest road yet.

The Longest Road

Steel Knot

Brandon Harkness fights his way up a mountainside; Mike Pihl get his 52-ton yarder lodged between trees; Wade Ettiene's Big Mama takes a two-inch steel sawtooth to her face; and Buckin' Billy's son Hogan loses his grip while cutting a tree.

Uphill Battle

Mike Pihl looks for help from a logging legend; Jason Rygaard faces his biggest test as the new boss; the Harkness crew battles winter storms and vertical terrain in the Cascade Mountains; Wade Etienne goes after valuable hardwood giants.

A Legend Returns

Industry titans Pihl Logging and Rygaard Logging tackle some of their most challenging jobs yet; Frank Harkness makes a name for himself; Buckin' Billy Ray takes to the treetops of Vancouver Island, risking his life to keep other people safe.

Back to the Woods

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