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Title: Talk about Luck
Post by: reberly on July 31, 2010, 12:37:06 AM

Fellow FFer's,
I just have to share my good fortune... I got up here to the Northland at the end of a great lumber Run to Chicago, Milwaukee, and the Twin Cities to find that one of my friends got his second LT40. He wanted to test it out so I teasingly told him I wanted to fill my trailer back up for the return trip home. He mentioned a log sale nearby and we went over to visit. They were just starting to load the big crane semi's which was just about to put my great day over the top when the owner said pick whatever you want and we will sell them to you for the same as the mill for pulpwood! :o We picked the best 15 logs out of 800! :) Now I have milled Northern Basswood (about 2 hours from Canada), yellow birch, Aspen, black Ash burls, and I am potentially picking up 200 bdft of dried black ash lumber for the return trip! Talk about luck! This is stock that I couldn't find down near Chicago. Can you believe the luck?
Rich
(https://forestryforum.com/board/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Feberlywoods.com%2FGalleries%2FGallery3%2Fimages%2Fashburl9.jpg&hash=c7f082543aab7040dfd9d865dc9b602a5e2706d7)

Here is just one slab of the first burl (400 pounds!)

Title: Re: Talk about Luck
Post by: Warbird on July 31, 2010, 03:29:52 AM

Wow. Sometimes things just come together! Very nice.

Title: Re: Talk about Luck
Post by: Magicman on July 31, 2010, 08:43:28 AM

Luck is better than money any day. :)

Title: Re: Talk about Luck
Post by: beenthere on August 10, 2010, 02:45:56 PM

And as luck would have it, Burlkraft and I caught Reberly trying to get by Madison this morning, and managed to "inspect" his load.

Had a good Forestry Forum visit (and we let him continue on). ;D

(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10180/1596/100_1897.JPG)

Title: Re: Talk about Luck
Post by: Reddog on August 10, 2010, 02:55:29 PM

And it is not raining in the picture. ;D

Title: Re: Talk about Luck
Post by: WDH on August 10, 2010, 05:54:31 PM

It is good that he got his load officially "inspected". Now he is legal :D.

Title: Re: Talk about Luck
Post by: Coon on August 10, 2010, 08:09:38 PM

By the looks of that load he has on I think he is way underloaded according to the redneck DOT. If'n there's space to fill better fill it to save on fines. ;)

beenthere, how could you let him get away with that? You should have confiscated the load. :D :D

reberly, looks like you got a fine whack o' lumber there. ;)

Title: Re: Talk about Luck
Post by: Burlkraft on August 11, 2010, 09:07:08 AM

He did have some nice lumber in there. ;D ;D

We let him go unscathed because he bought breakfast/lunch

He sounds like a busy man Father, teacher, logger, trucker..........

It was good to meet Rich and his family 8) 8) 8)

Title: Re: Talk about Luck
Post by: WDH on August 11, 2010, 11:06:49 AM

Bribed you, eh?

Title: Re: Talk about Luck
Post by: Coon on August 11, 2010, 09:57:44 PM

Shoulda unhooked his trailer while he wasn't looking. :D

Title: Re: Talk about Luck
Post by: wood monger on August 12, 2010, 01:18:26 AM

That is some awesome looking grain.

Title: Re: Talk about Luck
Post by: reberly on January 12, 2011, 09:48:57 PM

Beenthere and Burlcraft,
I can't believe I missed all the august postings. I accidently found it today. Thanks for all the nice words of encouragement and I hope we meet next summer for lunch again. ;D
Rich

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