The "Not So Pro" discussion thread...of course Pros are welcome!

[treeslayer2003]

I did look at some white cedar once, thought it was bald cypress at first.

 

[jrcat]

The NY DEC puts some tracts out to bid but its mostly pine and spruce... The spruce does ok but the pine market here sucks. Most of the state land stuff is red pine ....chipper food.... If I had a penny for every ton of that crap I stuffed into the waiting maw of a chipper.. I would be doin good lol ...

 

[treeslayer2003]

cat, ya know I like the n 14. ih good trucks n get parts easy. they rust that only thing but cheaper than a pete or kw.

 

[bustedup]

I did look at some white cedar once, thought it was bald cypress at first.

that cause it is a cypress lol as is western red cedar lol neither are true cedars lol

 

[bustedup]

The NY DEC puts some tracts out to bid but its mostly pine and spruce... The spruce does ok but the pine market here sucks. Most of the state land stuff is red pine ....chipper food.... If I had a penny for every ton of that crap I stuffed into the waiting maw of a chipper.. I would be doin good lol ...

ya really don't like pine do ya lol

 

[bustedup]

TC what your pine going for??? saw logs or pulp

 

[treeslayer2003]

Yeh, it's real fine, kinda like dental floss and really strong!

Not a whole lot of competition that I know of. I remember my old boss from my ERC days said there were boundary lines on where he would and wouldn't buy timber. He would not go into other buyers territory and expected the same. My current boss bids alot of gubment jobs and generally gets some good tracts.

wish it was that way here. I used to try be that way, no one else extended me the same curtesy.

 

[twochains]

that's right cat. man we got lots of red cedar but it little. maybe diff. spes. atlantic maybe?

ERC runs in a vein and does very well in Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Indiana and I think Tennessee maybe. Our cedar is good sized, still see plenty of 20+ little ends at 8'6. ERC is the best money a solo logger can make. The smaller yer operation the more money. I used to make quite a bit of money with my 1 ton, my 044, and my shoulder.

 

[treeslayer2003]

that cause it is a cypress lol as is western red cedar lol neither are true cedars lol

but not bald cypress right?
that is they are not the same tree

 

[twochains]

TC what your pine going for??? saw logs or pulp

41

 

[bustedup]

but not bald cypress right?

eh depends lol some bald cypress is called white cypress ......but white ceder is a cypress but not the same species lol......I think .......

 

[bustedup]

41

41 ??? ya lost me lol

 

[twochains]

saw logs is paying the same as pine poles! LOL! Highest pine poles have been in years! I have made some quick money cutting those jewels! Very little limbing and they don't want a whole lot of 8in little ends. Lots of trips back an forth to the truck though. But compared to ERC bringing $70 a ton...waaay better than pine poles.

 

[twochains]

41 ??? ya lost me lol

$41 a ton LOL!

 

[treeslayer2003]

ain't hardly worth cutting any more. I can get jus a little more for 10 count loads. shame

 

[treeslayer2003]

any of ya remember the pileing boom? never see that again

 

[jrcat]

cat, ya know I like the n 14. ih good trucks n get parts easy. they rust that only thing but cheaper than a pete or kw.

These ones have aluminum cabs TS..They are both 2000's

 

[bustedup]

ain't hardly worth cutting any more. I can get jus a little more for 10 count loads. shame

prolly get more for it as firewood lol.......I know lol not great but biz is biz lol

 

[twochains]

Telephone pole pine does real good here. Problem is there is only one guy who can come out and mark them. They are a pain in the butt also, the number code depicting the designated lengths were hard to remember at first. Be all hot and tired, see an (8) and yer like ummm....42' er 37'

 

[treeslayer2003]

didn't know ih made aluminum cabs, I stuck in the past. won't buy pine fire wood busted. pine market really went in the crapper last few years.