what would be a good price to pay

[sgtmaconga]

I'm running short on pine logs for the barn. can anyone tell me what a good price per log be for georgia?

WDH?

[PC-Urban-Sawyer]

Would that be charred or uncharred? I hear they may be running special deals on predried logs, although there may be a light coat of soot to be dealt with...

[sawguy21]

Smart aleck  :D :D :D :D :D

[DanG]

I rarely have to pay for pine logs, as I've done a bit of networking with the tree service folks and the power company.  If I do pay, I won't go over 10¢ per bf, Doyle.  That's delivered, and I don't pay for sorry logs.

The folks that give me logs on a regular basis have their lumber needs filled for free, within reason.  People who have given me logs in the past get a special price when they need something. ;)

[sgtmaconga]

Thats great DanG thanks for the idea. i have a tree guy around the corner who say's i can pick the logs i want from his piles for 15.oo per log. the ones i'm looking at are around 20' long with a 18 to 26 dia. the longa are knot free base logs.

[rebocardo]

I can't give pine logs away, never mind find a buyer. Same with most tree services and with the price of fuel, I guess it isn't worth hauling to a yard in small numbers either for most. I think finding a local tree service and buying them for pulp wood price is fair since most don't want to take it anywhere either and at least in Atlanta, it is taken to the dump. Many companies chip the trees and try to give away free chips.

[Dodgy Loner]

Sgtmaconga, $15 per log is a great deal for the type of logs you're talking about, especially if you can pick through them and just take the best ones.  High volume sawmills pay a LOT more than that for their timber.  Some folks around here probably wouldn't pay that much for them, but that's because they already get as much wood as they can handle.

[brdmkr]

The folks that give me logs on a regular basis have their lumber needs filled for free, within reason.  People who have given me logs in the past get a special price when they need something. ;)

Since I wnet to the DanG school of log acquisition (did I spell that right ???), it follows that I just keep a stack of pine lumber cut and the tree removal fellow knows to help himself if he needs anything.  I have more pine than I can handle.

[sgtmaconga]

thanks for the input guys. it looks like i have a good guy to deal with.

[WDH]

I agree with DanG that 10 cents per bd-ft doyle is about right unless the logs are prime clear logs from the woods.  Then, they would be worth more.  With your mill, you should yield about  1 MBF for every 5.5 tons of logs (maybe even a little better than that).  So, if a good price for a truckload of tree length pine sawlogs to a 8" top minimum from the woods is $55/ton, then a top price for logs delivered to yourplace would be (5.5 times 55) divided by 1000 =  $.30/bf-ft for the finest quality.  However, that would be too much to pay because of all the work required to unload them. 

Not likely that you will be able to get a truckload delivered from the woods anyway.  The tree service approach sounds best, especially if they can deliver them to you. 

I might have some more that you can come get.  I will look around and let you know if there are anymore sound trees that expired from the drought.

[sgtmaconga]

I got a call from another lady tonight that has 13 logs for me to pick up on monday. it seems that just as i'm getting log more pop up. thanks for the offer WDH. when ever your ready for more manure for the garden let me know.

btw i found me a set of used forks for my loader at a good price. i picked them up this morning.

[WDH]

Good going, and good sawing ;D.