Sawmill and Timber
Forestry, Logging and Building => Timber Harvest Equipment => Topic started by: Kirk Allen on September 04, 2011, 09:30:10 AM
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So whats frank doing with those little logs ?
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Carl, I kept a few for sawing and have sawed some, to date. I only have two large ones left. Most were not sawing quality, therefore went for chip material. Those that met the specks went for Douglas Fir plywood core material. There was a total of about 30,000 board feet ( Scribner Scale) that was harvested from the major park in the city of Dallas, Oregon. The trees were becoming very dangerous in limbs falling and tops coming out of the trees. There were a total of 13 trees that were removed, in two stages.
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Are you selling the chips ? If so who is buying them ?
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I sold the logs to an outfit just South of me, about 40 miles. They process the logs into ships at their site. I got $28 a ton. Not the best but easier than making firewood.
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is that the logloader you been working on
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Sorry, Mike, no. That is a regular selfloader truck unit that belongs to a friend of mine, in the area. Mine is still on hold, due to taxes and dollars. :'( :'(
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Frank:
What is the weight of the logs the selfloader is lifting?
What diameter does the logs have?
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The one being put into the back of my F450 weighs in at around eight thousand pounds. Some of the logs that we hauled out on the log truck weighed well over 15k. Dimeters were from 4 to 6 feet on the larger logs. He had to chain some to the grapple to even pick up one end, as the grapple could not hold them, due to diameter. As to length, we never went over 29 feet so as to make pealer logs.
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The one being put into the back of my F450 weighs in at around eight thousand pounds. Some of the logs that we hauled out on the log truck weighed well over 15k. Dimeters were from 4 to 6 feet on the larger logs. He had to chain some to the grapple to even pick up one end, as the grapple could not hold them, due to diameter. As to length, we never went over 29 feet so as to make pealer logs.
I can barely see the chain on picture nr 2. I guess it was a bit scary when the log hung over your Ford.
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We removed another six loads, a few weeks ago, fronm the same park. the lasrges logs were just at 4 feet. The market was not there for the plywood core material, so all went for chips at $18 a ton due to size and the demand. Not a good paying proposition, even for getting all of the material for free. I brought home three loads of smaller material for firewood, but it makes for very poor firewood.
The friend whose truck we used last year sold to the husband of one of my students, so he then had two selfloaders and we used both and got all six loads out in less that 6 hours.