A good weekend

jwilly3879 · January 25, 2015, 02:59:08 PM

My son and I worked 6 hrs Saturday and 4 hrs today and here's the pile of aspen pulp. 3+ triaxle loads of 8.5 cords apiece.

Working in the front yard is tight. Usually pile next to the loader but the driveway is there.

After we get the aspen finished we can start of the pine.

Ken · January 25, 2015, 07:57:17 PM

Nice neat pile of poplar. Big poplar always adds up nice. Do you have to cut it 8'? We used to but the local pulp mill buys random length now which is much easier to deal with.

xalexjx · January 25, 2015, 08:20:44 PM

looks like your taking advantage of these ideal cutting conditions, ground froze and not a ton of snow!

jwilly3879 · January 25, 2015, 09:02:51 PM

Ken. The shavings plant only will take 8' that's the longest they can fit in the box and any shorter they lose production. Some of the hitches were 2 cord+

Some of it is a little punky and some is nice and solid.

No mud is nice too, only had to sharpen once today.

coxy · January 25, 2015, 09:10:46 PM

was going to ask this before but keep forgetting you guys get paid by the ton right if so do they dock you for very muddy wood as saying there may be 1000-1500 pounds of mud on a load was just wondering

jwilly3879 · January 26, 2015, 06:49:41 AM

This actually gets stick scaled, the truck averages 8.5 cord/load.

xalexjx · January 26, 2015, 07:09:24 AM

thats where i sent some too this summer when they payed me a mileage bonus. Payed almost the same as hardwood

coxy · January 26, 2015, 05:04:48 PM

Quote from: jwilly3879 on January 26, 2015, 06:49:41 AM
This actually gets stick scaled, the truck averages 8.5 cord/load.

but do they dock you for mud

jwilly3879 · January 26, 2015, 09:56:13 PM

They don't dock for mud, they debark everything first.

Southside · January 29, 2015, 09:37:55 PM

Is there no market for aspen logs up that way? Some of those look like they would make good saw logs. Our grade tulip poplar pays twice what pine pays.

tj240 · January 29, 2015, 09:47:44 PM

there is a market for poplar, aspen logs. 250-260 per thousand, but alot of what we are cutting has rot. the log market turns the logs for plywood, cant have rot in the center, thats where the chuck goes but it is a good market for good logs

BargeMonkey · January 31, 2015, 09:30:11 PM

Thats a nice neat pile. I asked a local trucker about sending some up your way, either pine or poplar and by the time i got done the trucking wouldnt make it worth it. Got some hemlock headed to finch this week hopefully, if we dont get buried.

jwilly3879 · January 31, 2015, 09:38:22 PM

Most of our wood is trucked 20 miles or less. Finch is about 35 and IP about the same.

CCC4 · January 31, 2015, 09:50:55 PM

Nice work Willy!

BargeMonkey · January 31, 2015, 09:59:25 PM

My saw logs are going less than 20-30 miles right now, and everything else only goes to our mill. Had the pulp man on a roll this spring but havent had much lately. A local kid who worked for us summers is a forester for finch now and one of these days ive been promised a tour. Still want to make a run up to your area one of these days. Tug boating has been about it lately, but they decided due to some obscure "rule" they could cut my pay, lets just say it isnt working out to profitable for them right now. :D

treeslayer2003 · January 31, 2015, 10:02:00 PM

Quote from: Southside logger on January 29, 2015, 09:37:55 PM
Is there no market for aspen logs up that way? Some of those look like they would make good saw logs. Our grade tulip poplar pays twice what pine pays.

our tulip is very different ss. not even the same family. tulip poplar is related to magnolia. i love workin big poplar lol.