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buying logs

Started by bedway, August 16, 2013, 01:32:48 PM

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bedway

First off im in Northwest pa. I normally dont buy logs because i have my own land and i harvest my own logs. A friend of mine said he had a few logs of mostly oak and maple and inquired if i want to buy them. I scaled them out to 175 b/f with some of the logs being mildly defective. I was trying to see what the going price was in my area for logs and best i can come up with 33 cent a b/f. Does this sound correct?

beenthere

Are the logs worth that to you? Will you be $60 better off with the logs?
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NWP

They must be small if a few only make 175'.  With a few defects they may be more or less pallet grade?  I got .23/ft for a load of pallet logs last week. For $60 as long as you're both happy, I don't see you could go too wrong.
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mattyboy88

want to buy some sinker logs?

Kemper

Red oak is going for 90 cents here white oak a bit more. Crating and mixed tie logs pay more than 33 cents.

dutchman

Here is  the link to Penn State Timber Report:  http://extension.psu.edu/natural-resources/forests/timber-market-report
It's always behind the current numbers, but check a few quarters for average prices.


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