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

[Skeans]

Big business man's often times have lots of money but it goes out as quick as it comes in....... That's why I'm glad to be a peasant that's poor with a good life. As long as I don't make the old lady mad that is. ......

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Happy wife happy life. Lots of guys out here run on credit and rely on the companies too keep them busy.

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[coltont]

And when the big companies take a dump all the ma and pop loggers and buy timber again at a reasonable rate........ Not the price that's inflated because a forester put it out for bids and the big companies pay crazy money cause they need wood to keep guys busy.......

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[Skeans]

And when the big companies take a dump all the ma and pop loggers and buy timber again at a reasonable rate........ Not the price that's inflated because a forester put it out for bids and the big companies pay crazy money cause they need wood to keep guys busy.......

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There's only a few companies left Weyerhaeuser is the big one near me you either work for them or you don't really work, unless you're doing the little bit of government work. There's still private work but they are making it harder to do here but it's part of the life here.

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[coltont]

I'm glad we aren't cutting under the thumb of any corporate crap

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[Skeans]

I'm glad we aren't cutting under the thumb of any corporate crap

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We use to thin for one of the companies that is now Weyerhaeuser and the money was actually better.

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[coltont]

The mill we are cutting for pays by the ton. Kinda nice not to have to be tied down to by the timber prices.

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[Skeans]

I cut for both and they will adjust both because they still tie it to the 1000 of a board foot.

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[HuskStihl]

Hey Mike, you missed this being gone, but about 2 months I hit the far corner for the first time in my life!

 

[Metals406]

Hey Mike, you missed this being gone, but about 2 months I hit the far corner for the first time in my life!View attachment 455731

You need a shirt that says, "On August __ 2015, I matched cuts on the far side."

Wear it proudly, it'll also generate a lot of questions. lol

 

[Trx250r180]

Some big boy toys ,the yellow shovel to the left used to be my step dads .

 

[Skeans]

792 or 892?

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[Trx250r180]

Really do not know ,only time i ever used it myself was for setting some glue lam beams in my house ,it worked good ,here is only close up i can find

 

[catbuster]

I'm guessing 792.

 

[Skeans]

Really do not know ,only time i ever used it myself was for setting some glue lam beams in my house ,it worked good ,here is only close up i can find
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Either way they are good old shovels, only thing is they don't have the swing and travel power of a factory built up machine.

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[Skeans]

Our old Sk200 Mark 3 Kobelco Jewell modified boom to run a heel and grapple, bucket, and then a bar saw head. In 15,000 hours we haven't replaced anything but a water pump and a few joystick buttons.

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[Trx250r180]

Cat dealer gave one of my customers a brand new shovel to demo ,was not a scratch on it when i saw it going out west on the lowboy ,was a lot bigger than the jd one in the pic .I was afraid to ask what they wanted for it .

 

[Skeans]

Cat dealer gave one of my customers a brand new shovel to demo ,was not a scratch on it when i saw it going out west on the lowboy ,was a lot bigger than the jd one in the pic .

Probably a 568, I know C&C down here has a prototype big Doosan that's a little larger they really like so far.

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[Skeans]

Another thing that amazes me is the wood is getting smaller and the equipment keeps getting bigger that makes no sense.

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[Metals406]

Really do not know ,only time i ever used it myself was for setting some glue lam beams in my house ,it worked good ,here is only close up i can find
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Mmmm, me wanty.

 

[catbuster]

Another thing that amazes me is the wood is getting smaller and the equipment keeps getting bigger that makes no sense.

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With smaller wood they're grabbing more low quality product and moving more per unit of time to make the same amount of money.

I had a 568 roadbuilder from March to a few weeks ago. The swing torque is unreal compared to the 330s & 336s we had before. I love that machine