My new client and Quarry update

[teakwood]

Remember this?

http://forestryforum.com/board/index.php?topic=80957.msg1958438#msg1958438


We went to deliver the log and of course i wanted to go so i could see the construction and maybe make some more contacts. First flat bed truck let me hang out so i called a friend with a cattle truck, he said no problem, we just put that thing on top of the truck.  :D


when we get there we were wondering how to unload the log, foreman; no problem we have a tower crane there! that's a first for me here.

Look at the site where they build this project!! I ask the foreman, will this be a hotel? No, it's a private house, wow. the pools will be gigantic.


Job done, everything delivered with success. everyone was happy.
stumbled into the french guy, who turns out to be the constructor for this project and they only build for such clients, high end houses. Hey Ramon, how are you, nice log! We need 400m2 of deck for this pool area, 1600 boards, dry, without any sap wood, few knots and no defects, price: pretty high. need it in 2.5 month. Ok i said, i can make some samples. Long story short i told them that i wasn't able to produce such quality/ quantity in that time frame. No problem he said, i liked your approach and honesty, we will work together in the future. Nice i thought. 2 days later they sent the first request :D. not much serious provider of teakwood in CR. Even less in the quality they demand.

So the new request is a beam order, 8x6" 5.2m long, dry! in 3 month. about 15 beams.
Ok, i do a sample. You need some serious trees to produce such beams and they are hard work on a manual sawmill. log was about 500kg and the beam is 180kg green off the sawmill

[nativewolf]

Need to upgrade mill, manual mill is tough on old backs

[Walnut Beast]

Nice story and pictures 👍

[thecfarm]

Keep him happy!!!!

[teakwood]

Oh and i landed a nice contract in the quarry. finally signed contract, the boarder will have a new construction, customs, migration and a big truck parking lot, think the whole project is 50 million $. 
the construction company is slowly starting to roll into the quarry, in 2 weeks the crushers should arrive

[Resonator]

You're doin' alright when the girl and the puppy are smiling!  

[Bruno of NH]

Awesome Sir

[Old Greenhorn]

You're doin' alright when the girl and the puppy are smiling!

Geez, I didn't even notice the pup. I should be flogged. ;D

[teakwood]

The beam order fell through :(, part of the business

[hacknchop]

That's business for sure but with your attitude towards work I'm sure that you will move on . Wishing nothing but the best for you and your family, as the saying goes just " Carry On".

[Peter Drouin]

All you can do is give a price,  Sometimes take a 1/2 hr to do it. Then I get a call that they found beams for less $$
I love it when they call back because they don't like the lumber they got and want to reorder.  :D :D :D I say ok, but, it will be weeks out. ;D
They lose their place in line.

[teakwood]

That's business for sure but with your attitude towards work I'm sure that you will move on . Wishing nothing but the best for you and your family, as the saying goes just " Carry On".

that was just one order from this new client, they will be back, i'm pretty sure.  
i have about 10 estimates out right now, some of them will be confirmed as orders. at least now i have time to saw, stack, dry and fill the storage with lumber. that is very important too, last year i had so many orders i was always out of wood, not a good situation either 

[teakwood]

The quarry is getting some movement, they brought in some more toys, dang, this firm isn't playing around. 54to Dozer and 46to Wheel loader




doing testing on the material, had too much fines in it (plasticity) needed more pure stone. meanwhile waiting for the cone crusher to arrive




today we will clean this hill from his overburden, agreed to help them out with my excavator. will clean the ditch out and the dozer pushes the dirt away

[teakwood]

The cone is installed and the testing is complete, tomorrow full production starts.


The dust is unreal, our house is 150m away and it's bad, wife is not happy.

New Cat plant, 8hours, 500kw, C15 engine


almost done with the overburden, it would've taken me weeks to do this movement without the D9





Had some big stones near the house where i did the excavation for my kiln, the operator was so friendly to transport them down to the quarry, the 988 almost didn't fit.

Look at my skidder in the back, inside the lumber storage, looks like a toy


Doing another overburden clean out, i'm helping them with my excavator for free. but when they leave i will have the quarry organized and with all different layers of material exposed

[GRANITEstateMP]

are the trees on the hill your removing overburden from part of your teak plantation?

[hacknchop]

Way to go! Hard work and perseverance prevail. Thank you for taking us along your journey.

[Resonator]

Making progress!

Best can say on dust control is have a water sprayer hooked up by the conveyor/stock pile (if the crusher crew is OK with it). 

[Walnut Beast]

Great pictures teak!

[teakwood]

are the trees on the hill your removing overburden from part of your teak plantation?

yeah, all those trees without any leaves (dryseason) are my teak trees, 2005 plantation, 18years old now

[teakwood]

Making progress!

Best can say on dust control is have a water sprayer hooked up by the conveyor/stock pile (if the crusher crew is OK with it).

I don't have any big water source near the quarry and the permits would kill this request. we need to live with the dust, rainseason will wash it away eventually  :

[Firewoodjoe]

That's great. Good job on the success. Dirt work was always a second best to my logging choice. Love the big cat! 

[thecfarm]

Interesting operation.

[teakwood]

[Ljohnsaw]

I thought of you as I was flying in to Madrid on Saturday.

 

 

[Firewoodjoe]

Pilot or passenger?