Check it out -- we're a "Model Forest"! Anybody else work a forest on this list?
sadly no...
But I would like to spend a day in yer model forest, see what all you folks get up too and stuff.
Man 20 acres wouldn't be enough even as a single man operation, do you have any contacts with small woodlands?20 acres i keep sayin... would launch me full time loggin...
Do a little looking there's associations here in Oregon called the small woodlands acreage from 20 all the way up past 10k being a part of them most here want small nimble operations in.20 acres to get enough savings ahead, after that I stay fairly busy. Just need to have a cushion before jumping.
Have a few contacts with medium woodlands, but they want someone with processors and yarders etc. Someday, but I ain't goin that far in debt just to maybe get a job that maybe pays off.
How long did it take you for that clearcut you posted videos of? That was 4-5 acres right? I'm going to sound like an ass when I say this but that should take you a little over a week cut/skid even with obstacles. That's if you want to make money. I did a five acre cut two springs ago in small ugly wood. The woods was split in two divided by a main transformer line that ran east to west through it. On the far north side there was the regular line running down the road. On all sides were farm fields that I was not supposed to go in. It was a ***** and very nerve wracking. Took me 7 days of hard pushing. 75 cords and 15mbf later. The wood was mostly pulp 6-8 inches on the stump. Most of the saw log trees ran along the power lines. Had to stick a wedge in nearly every one. I did not have to pop stumps or haul my own wood, but I would give another week for that. Like I said I probably sound like a jerk, but if you want to make it go that's what you need to do. You may need to hook up with a mill or forester and sub for a little while to keep wood ahead of you. The last time I did twenty acres of big timber (pulp included) it took me two months.20 acres i keep sayin... would launch me full time loggin...
Another hurdle is not being a certified logger some mills won't take wood from you and some jobs won't happen without it.
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Check it out -- we're a "Model Forest"! Anybody else work a forest on this list?
20 acres to get enough savings ahead, after that I stay fairly busy. Just need to have a cushion before jumping.
Have a few contacts with medium woodlands, but they want someone with processors and yarders etc. Someday, but I ain't goin that far in debt just to maybe get a job that maybe pays off.
Mills don't care, but the stewardship forest program does, its something I've been putting off, classes are like once or twice a year, and before I've always had to work cause they seem to like wed or thur nights in centrailia... We'll see what happens in the next few months.Another hurdle is not being a certified logger some mills won't take wood from you and some jobs won't happen without it.
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If your heart was in logging when your azz would be in debt.
This is called logging not logic.
I really question your heart.
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