Logging with a 50cc pro saw?

[Al_Smith]

The terminology   threw me off >logging and fire wood .Certainly a 3 cuber is large enough for a firewooder .
I sold the stuff for about 9 years in the late 70's early mid 80's and all I had at the onset was a Poulan s-25 at 2.3 cubic inches and it did just fine .Later it was a 60 cc McCulloch PM 610 which did better and still does although it doesn't see much action these days because I have faster lighter saws .

[HolmenTree]

A few years back I adopted a very low hour 1979 Jonsereds 70E, that a buddy of mine found in the landfill.
All it needs is an air filter and air filter cover, also new seals and a carb overhaul. All the decals on it are intact like new.

Of all the Jonsereds I owned from 1974 to 1983, I never owned a 70E. I'm  really looking forward to running it on my operation just for something different..

But then I think about my 1993 Husqvarna 272XP sitting in my attic that has only cut with one tank of fuel since leaving the factory.
Gotta get my priorities straight lol.

[gman98]

The terminology   threw me off >logging and fire wood .Certainly a 3 cuber is large enough for a firewooder .
I sold the stuff for about 9 years in the late 70's early mid 80's and all I had at the onset was a Poulan s-25 at 2.3 cubic inches and it did just fine .Later it was a 60 cc McCulloch PM 610 which did better and still does although it doesn't see much action these days because I have faster lighter saws .

By truckloads I mean pulp truck loads.  About 10 cords in a load.

[John Mc]

Cutting a few truckloads at a time on the weekends

When I ready that quote, I assumed cutting a few truckloads on weekends referred to pickup truck loads... one of these days, I'll learn that "you should never assume..."

By truckloads I mean pulp truck loads.  About 10 cords in a load.

Now that's a fair amount of cutting. Whatever size saw you end up getting, you're right to be considering a pro-level saw.

[PNWRusty]

Now that's a fair amount of cutting. Whatever size saw you end up getting, you're right to be considering a pro-level saw.

I've never cut pulpwood but wouldn't 10 cords of pulpwood entail about the same amount of actual cutting as 1 cord of firewood?

[John Mc]

Now that's a fair amount of cutting. Whatever size saw you end up getting, you're right to be considering a pro-level saw.

I've never cut pulpwood but wouldn't 10 cords of pulpwood entail about the same amount of actual cutting as 1 cord of firewood?

Oops. I was in firewood mode.

[Al_Smith]

I've wondered the same about actual cuts involved .Although I've never been to Maine nor seen pulpwood loads from there I have in southern Ohio .Scrawny little long tooth picks is what the stuff looks like .You don't need a big saw for that stuff .
Around 8 of the south eastern counties of Ohio look about like West Virginia ,it's not flat rich farm land like where I live in the north west .You could farm the tops or the bottoms.The slopes are so steep  only a crawler  could hang on them --sooooo------they grow timber and pulp .--and white tail deer .

[gman98]

Pulp truck is a term used in Maine referring to a self loading log truck.  They hold 7-10 cords of 25' logs or 100" aspen and can have a tag log trailer added to the back.  Not just used to haul pulp.  Sorry for the confusion.

[Al_Smith]

Okay that said are you cutting saw logs or pulp ? Saw logs here in the hard woods are usually 20 inches or larger .Usually  larger .At a local hardwood mile about 5 miles from me I don't see many small logs .
There's also a local log buyer/exporter who specializes in finer quality stuff ,most of it going to Japan .There you might see cherry,walnut etc in smaller diameters .The white oak veneer logs are usually 36" at least .Those logs come from all over the midwestern lake states .

[HolmenTree]

One work day morning in the summer of 1979 I was felling and had to stop when a newly hired faller came over to talk from a neighboring block.
He was an older guy in his 50's carrying a little Pioneer saw.  He seemed old to me seeing I was only 21,  :D Younger then I am today at 59 :D
He said the wood was too big to cut and pile into 8 foot. I was confused so I walked with him over to where he was cutting. In amazement I saw he already had almost a full cord piled in his first hour of the day. His partner was just coming over to work with the skidder as he was working on it first thing.

I asked the faller "didn't the foreman tell you we're cutting tree length?"

He looked more puzzled then me and his partner  :D
He got into his pickup and drove off, never saw him again.