Re: OT need logging advice

Posted by RBoots on August 27, 2017 at 16:46:54 from (173.241.113.101):

In Reply to: OT need logging advice posted by 1939farmall on August 27, 2017 at 09:43:03:

Let me tell you how most places work. Almost none will take told, they are of no value to pretty much any operation, even pulp and firewood operations. They are too hard to handle. Most around here sell the tops after the fact to a smaller firewood operation that is cut with chainsaws, not the expensive machines the mills have to pay for. Of hauling logs, selling logs, and felling trees, I've never seen or heard of one place around me or anywhere nearby that dealt with the tops. The price given is for the logs, tops not included. Stumps are cut close to the ground if they don't have much of a bell, or are very valuable. That bell is full of dirt, and has to be cut off somewhere before it can be ran through the mill, let alone loaded on the truck, so it's easier to leave it on the ground. Also what you have done depends on the mill you have. Not many around me deal in more than one type, but a few do. You have sawmills that only look for saw logs, firewood guys that will take crooked, poor quality trees usually as long as they are hardwood, and pulp guys that will take the softer light colored woods. You could specify that they take all the crooked trees that are worthless as saw logs, and not very valuable as pulp wood in general, remove or burn all the tops, cut and grind the stumps, but then most of you would say you got taken by the logger. A LOT of timber buyers are crooked, that's why it's best to get 4 or 5 different prices, and tell them what exactly you want done. If you tell them you want saw logs and pulp wood taken, don't expect to have any trees left, only tops and stumps. Specify you want only trees taken for pulp over so many inches in diameter. Look at it this way:If you ask for a price to mow your yard, that's what you'll get. If you expected them to trim your bushes, edge the driveway, fertilize the grass, and rake the clippings, guess what? That is not going to be included if you don't ask them to, and if you do, expect it to cost you more. If it didn't, they'd go broke. Sorry to be so blunt, but many don't understand how it works fully. Relatives of mine have owned a sawmill for a long time and have been loggers for generations, and it is a side job of mine. Not all are bad, just have to look around at your options.

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