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#91

Forestry and Logging / Re: Pay % from a logger

Last post by barbender - Yesterday at 11:44:31 AM

Yes, depending on the species around here the ratio is probably about 10/90, up to 20/80, landowner to logger. We grow mostly low value pulp wood. A really nice stand of mature red pine might get a landowner 30-40%, if it is a decent sized tract.

Sometimes I feel bad telling people what their wood is worth. The only way the landowner will make money is volume.

I offered someone $22/cord for aspen, and $9/cord for balsam fir, on a small tract. They accepted it, I hope I didn't pay too much🤷

Being a big time logger, I shipped 1 (one) load of wood this winter. I got around $65/cord on the landing for it. Paid $22/cord for it. Not making much money with a cable skidder at $43/cord.

#92

The Outdoor Board / Re: Tree flowers

Last post by Larry - Yesterday at 11:30:28 AM

Really close SD, great choice.

The first is black locust. Honey locust also blooms about the same time but not near as pretty.

Second is choke cherry.

Dogwood

Sassafras

Redbud

#93

Chainsaws / Re: 372 clone, no spark, any i...

Last post by DHansen - Yesterday at 10:56:24 AM

One thing at a time, don't create multiple issues and not know what caused the change.  Stick with just swapping coils and find out why the one that was working has stopped.  Air gap I can see but moving flywheel or coil mounting in attempt to change timing I would avoid.  Spark should occur regardless of timing.  Timing will affect performance, or no start, but will not cause a no spark condition.  As long as the primary is producing flex lines and the secondary is not open or shorted it should induce spark to the secondary windings. 

#94

Forestry and Logging / Re: Pay % from a logger

Last post by Kodiakmac - Yesterday at 10:48:08 AM

In this neck of the woods, the ratio is 3 to the logger and 1 to the landowner. The loggers take care of the hauling.

#95

Drying and Processing / Re: Drying pressure treated sy...

Last post by TreefarmerNN - Yesterday at 10:47:31 AM

I am in western North Carolina in the blue ridge mountains. We are building hiker bridges. The trails are generally less than 10% slope except for short sections. In addition to Hand carrying we sometimes use a tracked carrier and sometimes use a big wheel hand truck. We attach the board to the hand truck with a ratchet strap with the wheel about 1/3 of the way from the end. The tracked carrier rolls over when there is too much side slope. The hand truck can handle rougher trails, but for my next bridge, the tread is too bad for either. I am 68. Our groups average age is 73.i think my other option is skidding them. I have a portable capstan winch. I mostly use it for moving rock. This stuff is sort of light and fragile to drag with a winch. My other option is to do a bunch of tread work.

KDAT is not readily available around here. You can order it.

It seems sad that you don't have younger people to do the heavy lifting.  It would be good for them to gain the skills and I'm sure y'all wouldn't mind someone else carrying the load.

#96

Firewood and Wood Heating / Re: The Daily Firewood Picture...

Last post by SwampDonkey - Yesterday at 10:12:15 AM

Brought home a buggy load of firewood this morning and one in the afternoon. That's 8 loads including yesterday on the trailer, 2 more makes a cord. Rain here now, so that put the brakes on firewood hauling for the day. So 12 more buggy loads for the shop. I'll probably have to put half of what's left to haul in the shop. I'd rather have it outside to dry, so I may come up with some planking. 20 more buggy loads for the house to follow. I haul out to a drier part of road and toss onto my trailer, 5 buggy loads is half a cord on there. That's all I want to pull with the little truck.

#97

Alternative methods and solutions / Re: Using a light tower as a g...

Last post by Ljohnsaw - Yesterday at 10:00:32 AM

Sadly, that's $165 worth out here! 😔

#98

Timber Framing/Log construction / Timber Framing in Arkansas

Last post by Jim_Rogers - Yesterday at 09:50:02 AM

Recently, I traveled to Arkansas to teach a class to a great group of students.
The project was the 16'x42' cabin design shown in post #82 on the services section of this forum.

Here are some photos of the project.

Above is a real estate agent (on the left) and a retired chiropractor, both using a helpful tool to layout joints on their timbers.






And one bent assembled to learn how to test fit joints:



And this was my first time working with Bald cypress.

Jim Rogers

#99

Sawmills and Milling / Re: WM and Rimu Sawmills

Last post by Magicman - Yesterday at 09:12:44 AM

I am yet to encounter a log that I could not saw, but some have been a struggle.  The "too big" logs require scooting over toward the mast and usually an additional full rotation of taking bites off to gradually whittle it down but it gets done.  This is where the cantilever head pays off big time. 

This only happens 6-8 times per year so it is no big deal, but it would be nice/fun to have that wider head just to make me smile.    

Since the wide head was only a $750 upcharge I can understand the apparent business decision to offer wide head only.

#100

General Board / Re: The weather 2025

Last post by thecfarm - Yesterday at 09:11:08 AM

The way the temps are going this year, I don't see that happening.
But who knows what will happen in May.
That happened to the apple trees year a couple times.
I was in Pa one year and it was 90° one day and then they had a frost the next morning.

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