First of all, the reason nobody is giving you a step by step process on grading logs is because it's really not possible. Sure, there are some basic rules/concepts to go by, but each tree is an individual and needs to be looked at as such. I'm a bit far out of the way myself to check it out though. Otherwise he'd be all about it. We work a lot with pine.
"dont know what grading is, but i am sure it cant be too hard."
Heh...I know what grading is and it's still hard.
Grading isn't about how smart you are. To do it right, you need to know what the middle of the log looks like just from looking at the ends and bark. You have to know local markets and what mills want. You keep talking about maximizing your dollars by doing it yourself, but it's not going to happen. Grading is where the logger really earns his money. There is a reason us loggers are still around. We know our area of expertise. Not only that, but if you talk to any logger, he'll tell you all sorts of stories about getting ripped off by the mills. And these are guys who know about the business. Think what a mill is going to try on someone who doesn't know the ins and outs. Ooh, and by the way, with this part of the business, you have to be good for it to be done right.
As far as hauling, just have it hauled for you. Compare your 8 logs per trip to a tri-axle load of 50 or so per trip. Paying the guy to haul is going save you more money once you account for your fuel and wear and tear. Doing it yourself isn't going to be financially beneficial if you don't have the right equipment or know how.
One more overall issue with doing it yourself is how long it will take you. Right now with the weather like it is, your racing the clock. If you start cutting all these pines down and let them set there now that it's warming up, the wood is going to start staining on you from a fungal infection. Happens really quickly in pines especially. This is the worst time of the year to be logging high grade trees in this area. Any staining is going to effect it's grade/worth to the mill, and if it's bad enough, they'll just out right reject them. Just some more food for thought.