Looking for advice on dealing with Logging companies to buy hardwood

[Jess Horton]

Hey all! I am new here. I have read a lot of great and interesting posts throughout the forum. I am looking to start buying truckloads of hardwood in Texas or surrounding states for our company. We are expanding and have had a tough time finding through the normal traffic of landscape and tree companies. Any advise, or does anyone know of who i can talk to out here in this area?

THANKS!!

 

[hammerlogging]

Well if you find out where hardwood pulp is being sold the you can go there, intercept some trucks, pay more and make the loggers life easier, and you might build a supply.

 

[bitzer]

I think you missed the bus on this guy Joe. You cuttin any timber lately?

 

[northmanlogging]

Hey all! I am new here. I have read a lot of great and interesting posts throughout the forum. I am looking to start buying truckloads of hardwood in Texas or surrounding states for our company. We are expanding and have had a tough time finding through the normal traffic of landscape and tree companies. Any advise, or does anyone know of who i can talk to out here in this area?

THANKS!!

yellowpages.com search for loggers, timber buyers, timber contracts etc, then show up pay better and pay on time or immediately, cash talks.

Also a good Idea to have a little truck you can haul a few logs with, short of a full log load your probably not going to see much else.

For the record there are a few reputable folks out this way doing just that, they are picky but the checks are good the prices better then fair, and they don't whine much.

 

[hammerlogging]

I think you missed the bus on this guy Joe. You cuttin any timber lately?

of course. full time all the time

 

[bitzer]

of course. full time all the time

Yeah that was a little tounge in cheek. Not real funny I know. Anything to write home about?

 

[hammerlogging]

Well, rolling through a poplar patch on one job that's in the 20 mbf/acre range. and, its a whole tree job. no topping. so that's worth the ink.

 

[bitzer]

That sounds like it adds up pretty quick. How does the whole tree thing work?

 

[treeslayer2003]

no topping??????

 

[hammerlogging]

No just dumping them. they skid whole tree to the landing to a loader/slasher/delimber. its a big tigercat trailer mounted loader. I top oversize oaks, poplar with unruly limbs, and hard maple doesn't seem to shear the limbs too well so I try and top those. They like pulpwood and probably get an extra stick out of most every tree than what I would run out. Its a mostly poplar job too, and not incredible timber size wise, but this cove is running strong. So the system is well suited to the timber. grapple skidder takes the little remaining slash somewhere out into the unit. like the closest possible spot. its not unsteep, so they'll grab the top (even if its setting chokers) and set out where it can be turned and skidded out.
Yes, its a good gig.

 

[treeslayer2003]

oh so your just falling them.............i have done that as more or less a favor for guys that umm.....are scared of biguns lol.