Amateur seeking advice. Cutting a few Walnut trees.

treeslayer2003 · November 18, 2014, 08:26:52 PM

Quote from: missouriboy on November 18, 2014, 07:49:17 PM
All I will say is if hinge cut walnut you are going to lose money. Here in Missouri were we cut a lot of walnut we never hinge walnut unless it is a low grade lumber tree. I don't have any pics to show how we cut it. Its kinda hard for me to explain with out showing you in person maybe someone else can.

walnut can be cut with a hinge.......done right, there will be no fiber pull. i know what your doing, i quit that years ago......they normally have a defect that close to the ground here any way.

missouriboy · November 19, 2014, 08:21:20 PM

strunk57 have you started cutting yet.

strunk57 · November 19, 2014, 11:36:35 PM

Quote from: missouriboy on November 19, 2014, 08:21:20 PM
strunk57 have you started cutting yet.

Yes, started cutting today.

missouriboy · November 20, 2014, 06:51:31 PM

How was it. Did they all cut good. I love cutting walnut. I would like to see some pics of these trees just to see how walnut grows out your way.

strunk57 · November 20, 2014, 08:05:12 PM

I'll try and shoot a few pics tomorrow. All is well so far, Should have them all down tomorrow.

RayMO · November 20, 2014, 08:38:08 PM

Be very,very careful as walnut fever has caused many a logger loss of sleep and the desire to chase walnut as if his very life depended on more and more kinda like most any addict ;D

missouriboy · November 20, 2014, 09:18:59 PM

Quote from: RayMO on November 20, 2014, 08:38:08 PM
Be very,very careful as walnut fever has caused many a logger loss of sleep and the desire to chase walnut as if his very life depended on more and more kinda like most any addict ;D

This is very true. For me cutting nice walnut is one of the few things I enjoy in life.

missouriboy · November 24, 2014, 06:07:34 PM

no pics

missouriboy · December 16, 2014, 08:11:29 PM

how did it turn out

Nemologger · December 16, 2014, 09:55:12 PM

I just got done cutting a couple walnut jobs. One was 77 trees the other was 34 trees....I made good money so did the landowner. I always put a contract together. Right now walnut is as good as I have seen it in years. Good luck and be safe man.

strunk57 · December 16, 2014, 10:05:29 PM

Sorry Missouri, been busy and forgot to come here. I loaded two trucks today, done really well IMO scale was 8000 bdft, avg was 2.05. I thought that was great considering there were ALOT of small logs. I got $7 out of a couple logs. I still have around 4000 ft to get out, I took a few pics will have to post later.