Bob brings the second cap log over to the house.

Matt checks the log over before going at the knots with the chainsaw.

Matt begins working at cutting off the excess overdangle at the NW corner just below where the west cap log will sit. We decided it would be easier to trim back the upper overdangles before the cap logs get set on top.

After taking off another section, Matt can then cut a final small piece off, leaving the final length of 2 feet for the overdangle.

A closeup of the special cut Matt makes before dropping a section of the overdangle.

The first cap log is set and centered on the wall.

Matt trimming back the upper overdangles on the SE corner. This corner and the NW corner are the two that will have a pass end resting on another pass end.

Beginning to lift the second (east) cap log. These next few videos were taken by Matt from a great vantage point on top of the SE corner. Listen to all that squeaking!

Slowly bringing up the first end toward our camera man. Jeff's on the Massey Ferguson way back by the log racks. Lifting the logs this high means having a long fall line to pull a great distance.

Bob brings the White over to help nudge the bottom end of the log closer to the house so the top end will rest on the upper overdangle.

Mike handles the tag line while Bob raises the upper block with the White and Jeff lifts the bottom block with the Massey. Mike is also in charge of communication between the two tractors.

Lifting the log higher and past the pivot point. Bob then lowers his end down while Jeff continues pulling the bottom end up and over into position. Just when the log is about to rest on the wall...CRASH!

The pin connecting the sling's hook to the chain link actually came out, causing the upper end to fall onto the 2nd floor girder. Mike volunteered to fix it.

Later in the day, Ted came out with his self-leveling laser level and we worked at finding the highest corner and shimming up the other three to match. Ted decided the best place to shoot from was the front center RPSL.

With the breeze we had, the laser level kept calibrating itself.

It was also too bright out to see a beam, so Ted had to do a lot of manual adjusting so Jeff could find the laser point on the wall. By the end of the day, we had all four corners virtually level.