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

[twochains]

Northman- we have some massive cotton wood here on river banks. I had a set of 'em once that was knocked down in a tornado...couldn't get rid of the timber. Now I have heard there is a foreign market opening up for cottonwood sold for caskets.

 

[bustedup]

Got a wonderful cotton wood yard tree job tomorrow... needs to be pulled off a house... I'm not looking forward to it. Mostly cause its cotton wood, but its also out on Camano island, which is yuppie central... and a long hike for low pay. I reality its probably a good thing since the landing is sorts of choked up with wood, gettin hard to turn the skidder around.

Just remember those dudes don't get up early lol.......and don't cuss to loud ya might offend em


Seriously tho yard jobs are a pain

 

[twochains]

Thats what I meant bro

I have been waiting for a couple days to drop it, it would have mangled the pine poles around it. Go figure...the entire top saved out...even dead!

 

[twochains]

Northman- you were saying something about corks not feeling like their stuck...try some Redwood spikes! I'm not liking them a whole lot.

 

[bustedup]

Northman- you were saying something about corks not feeling like their stuck...try some Redwood spikes! I'm not liking them a whole lot.

you just ain't used to em lol.......pick ya feet up lol

 

[northmanlogging]

There a tiny market for cotton wood here, it just pays like $180-230 some times a lot less, (I'm getting around 600 for hemlock...) its the kind of wood that if you have to cut it down you hope there is enough to make a load otherwise it just sits there, even with a full load your really only paying the truck and putting fuel in your equipment, not including the crummy...

 

[jrcat]

There a tiny market for cotton wood here, it just pays like $180-230 some times a lot less, (I'm getting around 600 for hemlock...) its the kind of wood that if you have to cut it down you hope there is enough to make a load otherwise it just sits there, even with a full load your really only paying the truck and putting fuel in your equipment, not including the crummy...

Dont feel bad man..... hemlock is the same here if not less. actually it is less $250 to $300. averages $1000 to $1200 a load. not worth the time to cut it really unless a guy could make about 3 loads in a day ..

 

[jrcat]

Hey we hit the 100 page mark ......

 

[treeslayer2003]

wish I could get that for pine :msp_razz:

 

[twochains]

you just ain't used to em lol.......pick ya feet up lol

Ohhhh....you "HAVE" to pick yer feet up with these jewels! :hmm3grin2orange: They are nearly twice as long as standard spikes.

 

[treeslayer2003]

that's what I getting for big pine 400ft avg. used ta get twice that it sucks

 

[jrcat]

Ohhhh....you "HAVE" to pick yer feet up with these jewels! :hmm3grin2orange: They are nearly twice as long as standard spikes.

spongebob tries to kill the strangler - YouTube

 

[northmanlogging]

there's a fair bit of cotton woods on the current job, I hate cutting em, cause they stink, but should get one load out of one tree... and another load out of the rest of em... should pay for moving the missus in and out but thats about it.


I think your guy's hemlock is different then the western hemlock, western is stronger then most pine, and very frickin heavy, although not as good as Doug Fir... it comes close though, some one told me once the way you can tell western hemlock from doug fir is that the top of the hemlock leans over because it tried and it tried to be as tall and straight as the mighty fir but in the end was just too weak...

 

[treeslayer2003]

There a tiny market for cotton wood here, it just pays like $180-230 some times a lot less, (I'm getting around 600 for hemlock...) its the kind of wood that if you have to cut it down you hope there is enough to make a load otherwise it just sits there, even with a full load your really only paying the truck and putting fuel in your equipment, not including the crummy...

nm, ya sell the cottonwood fer pulp?

 

[jrcat]

Yeah this hemlock is probably different. It is heavy though and when it starts getting in the 20" to 30" range it most likely has shake

 

[northmanlogging]

nm, ya sell the cottonwood fer pulp?

Oddly no, mostly goes to pallet mills, there is a pulp mill near here, but they pay less then the pallet guys. Used to be a big paper mill in Ever-rot, they closed down... you know the rest of the story.

 

[twochains]

wish I could get that for pine :msp_razz:

Pine poles are bringing same as pine saw logs here! $41 a ton

 

[northmanlogging]

Yeah this hemlock is probably different. It is heavy though and when it starts getting in the 20" to 30" range it most likely has shake

The hemlocks out here can get huge, and quick like too. Many years ago it was all passed over in favor or spruce and doug fir until one day when someone figured out that by gods it makes decent lumber, right about the time that gypo logging was starting catch on, many a gypo made his first fortune on hemlock salvage... unfortunately them days are long gone, along with the big company outfits. Makes me wonder if we're all just gypos now?

 

[bustedup]

The hemlocks out here can get huge, and quick like too. Many years ago it was all passed over in favor or spruce and doug fir until one day when someone figured out that by gods it makes decent lumber, right about the time that gypo logging was starting catch on, many a gypo made his first fortune on hemlock salvage... unfortunately them days are long gone, along with the big company outfits. Makes me wonder if we're all just gypos now?

Sign of the ever changing times

 

[jrcat]

The hemlock here has a distinctive smell to it as well. A person can tell hemlock from any of the other evergreens. And it doesnt have needles like the pines and spruces do. We also have larch here in abundance. but not much of a market for it.