Randy Spade
ArboristSite Lurker
I help manage a 2,000+ acre ranch in Northern California. We were hit hard by the recent fires and have salvage logging scheduled to start soon and I have a few questions.
My main concern is getting fairly paid for the logs. Any tips would be appreciated.
The ranch owner has just turned everything over to a forester and trusts him to take care of everything. I'm a little more skeptical.
I had a small plot logged a 10+ years ago and I was told to "watch those guys" and to count all the trucks going out. I took pictures of each load and that seemed to upset the loggers. Then at the end they ask if they could sell some of "their logs" under my permit??? When I ask how I would work the income taxes out on that they dropped the subject.
How close do I need to watch these guys?
Will the number of truck loads be listed in the final paperwork or just the board feet?
How many board feet will a large logging truck hold? I know this will vary, but a rough idea would help.
We were told all the logs would be marked as ours. When does that marking occur?
I will say that the guys we have coming are well regarded and I was told to "watch" the guys that did my logging years ago so I do feel better about that.
Again any tips or advice would be appreciated. Thanks
My main concern is getting fairly paid for the logs. Any tips would be appreciated.
The ranch owner has just turned everything over to a forester and trusts him to take care of everything. I'm a little more skeptical.
I had a small plot logged a 10+ years ago and I was told to "watch those guys" and to count all the trucks going out. I took pictures of each load and that seemed to upset the loggers. Then at the end they ask if they could sell some of "their logs" under my permit??? When I ask how I would work the income taxes out on that they dropped the subject.
How close do I need to watch these guys?
Will the number of truck loads be listed in the final paperwork or just the board feet?
How many board feet will a large logging truck hold? I know this will vary, but a rough idea would help.
We were told all the logs would be marked as ours. When does that marking occur?
I will say that the guys we have coming are well regarded and I was told to "watch" the guys that did my logging years ago so I do feel better about that.
Again any tips or advice would be appreciated. Thanks