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  1. M

    Advise for A New Logger

    Good Evening! I am a young man in the tree care/firewood business in Northeast Texas, Emory to be exact. We are on the edge of the Plains, where the Post Oak belt, the Piney Wood, and the grasslands merge. I have been doing tree care for the last 2 years, firewood for 4. The opportunity has...
  2. W

    Where do fallers get their experience from?

    Username probably gives it away. After working on a fire hand crew for a couple seasons I took a pretty serious interest in felling as a career. It'll probably be another couple years before I'm able to hop into that field as I'm also interested in becoming a better climber and pursuing that...
  3. U

    Why do y'all hate on Stihl axes so much?

    Seen so many memes about it... I get the lift helmet hate, but I don't get the Stihl axe hate.
  4. D

    iron horse

    hello everyone, I need a iron horse rubber tracked skidder. Does anybody have one for sale or know of one for sale ? please let me know ,thanks Andy
  5. bfrazier

    Forest Creatures at Play... Or Were They?

    Take a look at this picture I took in about 1988. What's going on here? I'll tell you the answer right below the picture. Ok, are you done guessing? The three pictures are actually in reverse order. The crew is actually pulling the cat back onto it's tracks - not the other way around. How...
  6. M H

    Want to Sell Vintage Cahinsaws- Barn Find

    BARN FIND- FOR SALE: 3 Vintage chainsaws. 2 Homelites (1 zip, one older model) 1 Canadien 275 with a 33"blade. My dad was a logger in the 50's-60's. We found these in his shop. They look pretty old, but might be fun for a collector or logging museum. Not sure of the value. I was told the...
  7. Kensie1988

    Louisiana Forest Festival April 2019

    Good evening ladies and gentleman. i don’t normally ask too much of people because that just not who i am, but i need some help and guidance. Winn parish Louisiana has been the heart of the Louisiana timber industry for decades, 39 years our forest festival has been around and of something isn’t...
  8. CaliforniaWalnut

    Teach me everything you know about logging and forestry!

    Hey folks! I'm writing a screenplay about logging & I need to know everything there is to know! I'd really appreciate any help :) I've been reading about some of the equipment used such as rubber tire skidders, but I just want to have a good handle on how the whole process goes--also the danger...
  9. R

    Looking for logs in Minneapolis/St. Paul and surrounding areas

    im a small bussines owner looking for logs for firewood,or a company or a individual that can supply me with wood to turn into firewood.ill pick up same day or next day.theres a high demand for firewood in central minnesota theres acres and acres of wood down lying around all over trouble isim...
  10. C

    How do you start a logging company?

    I am considering a career in forestry after attending Oregon State, and I was wondering what it takes to start your own logging company. What is the process of getting contracts, and what is an approximate start up cost. Also, how many guys do you need to employ in order to make a decent and...
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