A day cutting wood

[Peter Drouin]

More, :D :D



 
Some hard maple and Spruce too.



 

[OlJarhead]

Does your mill ever stop! :D

How long does it take you to mill up a load like that?

[Peter Drouin]

Does your mill ever stop! :D

How long does it take you to mill up a load like that?

3 hrs ;)

[OlJarhead]

hahaha that made me laugh!

[venice]

Does your mill ever stop! :D

3 hrs ;)

You dont need that much sleep do you?  ;D

[bkaimwood]

Peter...you are killing me with all these beautiful trucks, full of beautiful logs... I have a wanted ad here nearly begging for a pine supply...seems you can't get away from it!!! Lords sake, send a truck or two here!!! Nice setup, logs, and sawing as always, Peter...

[4x4American]

I've seen how Pete operates, the log truck loads the logs on his sawmill deck and he has it sawed by the time the grapple plucks the next log lol

[4x4American]

I like how he had the pup loaded yesterday btw

[Peter Drouin]

Ya, getting calls with the nice days we are getting now, And they just posted the roads today.

bkaimwood, Don't you have loggers over there?

[MikeZ]

4 x 4- I just noticed your property list at bottom. Had to chuckle. That doesn't make you feel uneasy knowing your assessor can see all your property for taxation purpose?    :D

[4x4American]

4 x 4- I just noticed your property list at bottom. Had to chuckle. That doesn't make you feel uneasy knowing your assessor can see all your property for taxation purpose?    :D

:D :D :D 
Well ya know, just a little bit..but after the first few sleepless nights I got over it! lol

[woodworker9]

Peter...you are killing me with all these beautiful trucks, full of beautiful logs... I have a wanted ad here nearly begging for a pine supply...seems you can't get away from it!!! Lords sake, send a truck or two here!!! Nice setup, logs, and sawing as always, Peter...

No kidding.  I'm having the same problem here.  I want to start cutting frame parts for my new shop, and can't find a logger around here to save my life.

[Peter Drouin]

Peter...you are killing me with all these beautiful trucks, full of beautiful logs... I have a wanted ad here nearly begging for a pine supply...seems you can't get away from it!!! Lords sake, send a truck or two here!!! Nice setup, logs, and sawing as always, Peter...

No kidding.  I'm having the same problem here.  I want to start cutting frame parts for my new shop, and can't find a logger around here to save my life.

If you have a university in your state or a forest department it will have a list of foresters you can call.
Or if you see a logging truck follow it you will find a logger.  :D :D

[bkaimwood]

It would seem there's no loggers around here...the denser location of them in minimum an hour away, most likely two, and being hauling is of such significant cost, I can't typically get even a returned call...the routes you explained, and most I've found on the forum have been exhausted and run down long ago. The few I have found never seem to have what I need, the rest never follow through or fall off the face of the earth. The largest percentage of my supply comes from tree services, and if works most times, but costs lots more time tracking stuff down, visits, and hauling on my end, all a significant cost in $$$, not to mention the huge efficiency drop of me spending so much time getting them, rather than sawing them. I still have faith one day I'll hook up with the right guy...

[Bandmill Bandit]

It'll come BK.

I started out doing a a lot of chasing. Now when i get in my truck to go look at logs its either standing trees that the tree service guys are going to be cutting down or decks of logs that the oil field construction guys want gone.

EPA wont let them leave the logs laying and the with the fire reg it is cheaper to for them to pay freight to get them gone before fines start to accumulate.

On the tree service guys I get paid to take the logs as a rule and the oil field stuff the contractor will often pay the freight to get the logs gone. 

Also farmers that have done selective logging on pasture land.

[Peter Drouin]

Loggers in NH have big saws. :D :D



 
That cut is 2½" thick. :D :D

[Magicman]

Yup, that is the way they are felled here.  You can hear a feller winding up for miles. 

[bkaimwood]

Thanks for words of encouragement bandmillbandit...hope your right...

[4x4American]

My old boss called the mechanized outfits "Tennis Shoe Loggers" lol

[Bandmill Bandit]

Thanks for words of encouragement bandmillbandit...hope your right...

Hey BK
Your welcome! As long as that mill makes enough of that sawdust (my cocain) to keep you addicted you'll figure away to make more of the stuff for less $$ and keep more $$ in your pocket. AND still have a enough saw dust!

An $800 to $1200 dollar day means you don't need 7 in a row to stay viable when your equipment don't owe you any thing and is many 1000s hours from wore out.


I may be in for some skinnier times but my phone is not ringing less this Spring.

You'll do fine. I am sure


   

[Peter Drouin]

With the nice weather the phone is ringing with orders. 8) 8)
Anyone have a hard time selling 1x4s?

[4x4American]

I got calls for 3 different portable jobs today, must be the weather.  Cept it did rain all day here..


You gotta whack of 1x4s do ya?

[Peter Drouin]

I don't like to leave them in the slabs. :D :D

[Bruno of NH]

Peter ,
Advertise them as strapping they will sell 
Jim/Bruno

[Bruno of NH]

Bundle them in packs of 10 or 12
People think they are getting a better deal that way .