SAW LOG PRICES

[WDH]

You may as well sell the logs as pulpwood for that price  .

[terry f]

    At 150 per thousand, is the landowner paying to have them removed, or giveing them away?

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

    At 150 per thousand, is the landowner paying to have them removed, or giveing them away?

I have know idea. I know the logger. I mean we are not good friends , but I know him through his family. I called my head forester that works with us and he said the guy that I'm buying the logs from is on the 'HONEST LIST".

[terry f]

   I don't mean anything shady, I just don't see much left for the landowner for anything under 200.

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

   I don't mean anything shady, I just don't see much left for the landowner for anything under 200.

I see what your saying now Terry......Good point.

[bill m]

logging cost = $150/mbf+ trucking $50/mbf means we need to get $275 straight thru or better to make it worth while for the land owner.

[barbender]

We figure around $40 a cord up here for logging, $20-$30 for trucking, so we need to get $140mbf delivered plus whatever stumpage we pay. After our recent windstorm, one local pine mill dropped it's price to $140mbf, cutthroat thieves. So all these landowners are stuck with big pine on the ground that needs to be cut, but it's not worth anything right now. Crummy deal. Bill, $150mbf for the logging cost, you must eat steak every night  ;D

[terry f]

    Bills numbers seem in line or a little low from what I've heard around here. I've heard up to 250 to get it to the mill, but no personal experience with it.

[Peter Drouin]

Hi all, some times you can get a good deal on logs. I got the W pine for the trucking price only. 6500 bf for $ 340.00. some box wood but alot of nice stuff too :D

  

  

        all the junk I put in the 1 ton and bring it to a guy that has a outside wood B.

[thecfarm]

Peter,take the good with the bad.

[barbender]

Nice score, Peter!

[lumberjack48]

Nice logs, you have to get them sawed in to lumber in two weeks or it will stain.

16 yrs ago i got $44. mbf to put logs on the landing, we tryed to get 10,000 bf a day.

[tyb525]

POSTON, have you got any logs yet?? Pics??

Are you gonna be the Bibbyman of SC now?


Sounds like you'll need to read the log lot management problem thread that Bibby started!

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

POSTON, have you got any logs yet?? Pics??

Are you gonna be the Bibbyman of SC now?


Sounds like you'll need to read the log lot management problem thread that Bibby started!

Yes I have got my logs in. I bought 2 loads......right at 4,000 bf doyle. I'll try to get some pics tomorrow. There are 5 acres on this tract. The logger is gonna give me all the Cedar for free if I come and limb them. Plus he will load them on his truck and bring them to me after I limb them. Not bad.....only 4 miles down the road.

Not worried about Blue Stain. Around here blue stain in Pine is like grits......it's a way of life. 

[Peter Drouin]

Got your logs on doyle, you should make out like a bandit.thats like 6000 bf International log rule. no mater how you cut your logs you will be way ahead. and free cedar.not bad for a newbe :D :D :D ;D

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

Here's the small whack the Logger brought in. All were sawn to my length specs



 



 



 

This log was 33 inches on the big end. I was able to get 28 / 1 inch x 8 inch x 10 foot long boards out of it. 28 boards at $3.50 is $98.00. I got a few 8 foot boards also. Really good log......got me over $100.00 for one log.




 

For sawyers who don't know, I always place the log with the butt toward the beginning of the cut. It helps me whittle it down quicker and without worrying about getting the blade guides hung up.




 



 

One NICE cant. Some very nice lumber came out of this BIG log.

[Mark Wentzell]

Are those hands hanging from the wall in the last picture?  smiley_confused

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

Are those hands hanging from the wall in the last picture?  smiley_confused

I put this sign up last year to make people think BEFORE they approached the mill while it is in operation.
It works.



 

[Migal]

 ;) I need one of those signs  8) I tell everyone stay on this side of the head but sure enough they want to see the other side sooner or later. So I shut everything down and ask them are they really prepared to see the other side of life as well?  8) at the mill distance is a friend.

[WDH]

At least you have one foot left to hop around on  ;D.

[clww]

Are they real? :D

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

Are they real? :D

Yeh.......REAL fake.  :D

[Meadows Miller]

Those are some dang nice logs you have there David  ;) ;D 8)

[Cypressstump]

What blade configuation are you using on those Pines there David?

Nice logs, and nice set up you have.

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

What blade configuation are you using on those Pines there David?

Nice logs, and nice set up you have.

Thanks......

I just use the 10 degree. They've seem to work pretty well.