Lumberjack extreme

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Television series
German title Lumberjack Extreme
Original title Swamp loggers
Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) 2008–2012
Production
company		 Pilgrim Films
length 60 minutes
genre Reality TV
production Paul Harrison
First broadcast November 11, 2008 on Discovery Channel
German-language
first broadcast		 September 12, 2009 on DMAX

Holzfäller extreme (original title: Swamp Loggers) is an American docu-soap from the Discovery Channel that is broadcast in Germany on DMAX .

Four seasons with a total of 35 episodes were shot.

The Goodsons

The TV series follows the employees of Goodson All Terrain Logging while they are felling trees for various sawmills in the swamps of North Carolina . The transport of the tree trunks to the sawmills is also part of the series. Most of the episodes are set in Pender County . The episodes mostly show a working week from Monday to Friday. At least 75 trailers full of logs must be delivered to various sawmills every working week, because then the break-even point is reached. If they manage to deliver more than 100 trailers, each employee receives a bonus of 100 US dollars and there is a barbecue together on Friday evening.

The situation is made more difficult by constantly changing purchase quotas, so that it is not always guaranteed that the targeted 100 loads can actually be delivered to the sawmills. Occasionally, due to these restrictions, plants that are further away must also be supplied.

In addition to the difficult operating conditions in the swamps of North Carolina, interpersonal relationships are also a topic of the programs. For example, some of the truck drivers have to undergo severe operations. Difficult weather conditions, defects in the machines and, above all, the economic crisis are also discussed in the series.

The Pelletiers

The Pelletiers are a family of loggers from the state of Maine . They cut and transport wood. In addition to the main business, they also have a restaurant and a workshop where trailers for timber transport and accessories are built.

Crews

Goodson crew

  • Bobby Goodson: Fourth generation owner of the company
  • Justin Goodson: Foreman, son of Bobby Goodson
  • Lori Goodson: Clerk, Bobby Goodson's wife and Davids Mueller's sister
  • David Mueller: Head of the loading bay, brother-in-law of Bobby Goodson
  • Simitrio Ruiz: Driver of the Fällerbündler
  • Durley Hicks: Driver of the Clambunk
  • Joe “Monkey” Nagy: Truck driver
  • Milton “Bo” Malpass: Truck Driver
  • Joy “Baby Doll” Craft: Truck driver, sister of Bo
  • Gary Foy: truck driver
  • Wayne Sowers: Truck Driver
  • Oscar Miller: Dockside Helper
  • Doug Serbel: Mechanic

Pelletizing crew

Family:

  • Gerald Pelletier: father, company founder
  • Danny Pelletier: eldest son, truck driver
  • Eldon Pelletier: second eldest son, head of the logging company in the second generation
  • Rudy Pelletier: third oldest son, responsible for Appalachian Mountain Club (ABC)
  • Larry Pelletier: fourth oldest son, responsible for Telos (forest area)
  • Gary Pelletier: fifth oldest son, truck driver
  • Jeff Pelletier: sixth eldest son, head of Pelletier Manufacturing
  • Wayne Pelletier: youngest son, truck driver

Other employees:

  • Andrew Morin: crane operator
  • Randy Bourgoin: truck driver
  • Lester “Red Baron” Dube: Truck driver
  • Jake Lawyerson: truck driver
  • Tom “Playboy” Mushero: Truck Driver
  • Stevie White: Driver of the Fällerbundler
  • Scott Dionne: harvester driver
  • Allen Dumais: Foreman Pelletier Manufacturing
  • Leonard Wiley: Pelletier Manufacturing employee
  • Shawn Perley: Staff

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