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Do you have trees to grow? Logs to saw? A forest to manage? Chainsaws to fix? A sawmill to purchase or maintain? Timber related business to run? Lumber to dry? Trees or plants to identify? A cabin to build? Are you hungry and like FOOD?

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Could Tariffs bring back the PNW Lumberjack ?

Posted in Forestry and Logging
Yesterday at 10:23:15 AM
Written by red
Views: 549
www.kuow.org yesterday had an article titled
Could Trump's Tariffs bring back the Pacific Northwest Lumberjack ?

I would appreciate it if someone could Link the article

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Log myself or hire someone?

Posted in Forestry and Logging
Yesterday at 08:31:18 AM
Written by Dirtky
Views: 673
Eastern Ky. I own a small excavation company and work for myself. In the process of buying 85 acres of land, about 40 of some of the biggest best timber I've ever saw, if it cuts good. If everything goes well and I get it, i will have it logged. I already have some of the equipment I would need to log...

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Hydro Ax 721E Hydraulics

Posted in Forestry and Logging
July 16, 2025, 08:28:00 AM
Written by beefitswhatsfordinner
Views: 507
Hello and thanks for accepting me. Primarily raise cattle, got some land recently that needed clearing. Someone convinced the bossman to get a hydro ax instead of us just clearing it with a dozer. Machine had a Fecon mulching head on it. We switched it to a bush hog head, researched and confirmed that...

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Holualoa Hardwoods

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
July 15, 2025, 11:49:14 PM
Written by kanoak
Views: 910
So this is going to take me some time. I need to build a website and integral to that is telling the story of my product. I thought about making a manuscript, editing, revising, revising... but I think it will be more fun to share it and get feedback from the friendly crowd here. I have been learning...

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LT35HD - Hour meter runs with the key off

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
July 15, 2025, 05:52:59 PM
Written by DanMc
Views: 717
This is so weird. A couple times recently I have had my hour meter run while I have the key off and out of the machine. I now have about 75 hours of run time that never happened.

Anybody ever hear of such a thing?

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