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No sir lol, and im not a bot
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I think his post is fair in the sense he doesn’t know much about the industry. So, let’s help him out with things to consider.
I see the industry as necessary and a way to make a good living if I’m smart while I have fun entertaining myself.
Some things to consider, IMO:
1: Load/ Timber?
2: Who is selling/ buying for how much?
3: Cost of CDL, Truck, Insurance, Taxes, fuel consumption vs. Distance?
4: Logging locations: Will I damage my truck?
5: Maintenance and Repairs.
6: Time on the road? I like to drive and see the different scenery.
7: What do you consider a reasonable income after all these things are considered.
My first log truck, 1942 Federal 6x6, with full air, 5 spd, and 855 cu in flathead Hercules motor.
This was summer of '71. No CDLs back then. I was 18, had just graduated high school that spring.
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This was summer of '71. No CDLs back then. I was 18, had just graduated high school that spring.
Back-in-the-day
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What did it take to pull that out of the mud?My first log truck, 1942 Federal 6x6, with full air, 5 spd, and 855 cu in flathead Hercules motor.
This was summer of '71. No CDLs back then. I was 18, had just graduated high school that spring.
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Actually only got stuck once. Delivering a load to an old homesteader (13 kids!) in Soldotna, got a little bit too close to the left edge the driveway, and down she went. Once the left front wheel went in it just sucked the whole truck over. By the time she stopped moving she was listing HARD to port. Come to find out that road never had a gravel base under it. Like a lot of early access roads it was cribbed with small logs laid cross-ways, and then dirt on top of that. And it does makes a half-decent road, BUT if you let that front tire get too close to the edge of the log crib a heavy vehicle will auger in. Lesson learned the hard way
Can one of you regulars please show me how to post pictures so they show up in the post as an actual picture rather than a link? I've been using copy-paste, and that just puts a link there instead of the actual picture. I like the way Mark Heimannm posts full-size pictures, good close ups, and lots of them. Way more fun that way
What are you posting from? From on my Mac, I click on the attach files box in green down below here and follow the prompts. See what happens .Can one of you regulars please show me how to post pictures so they show up in the post as an actual picture rather than a link? I've been using copy-paste, and that just puts a link there instead of the actual picture. I like the way Mark Heimannm posts full-size pictures, good close ups, and lots of them. Way more fun that way
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Ok gotcha, I plan on opening a business like this partially but as of now, I'm trying to get a sponsorship from a company and start from that.
I'm on a desk top PC running Windows. I'll ty it right now
So looks like the same thing. I see two attachments there, but HOW to post so the actual picture is in the body of the post? Copy/Paste works good in my e-mail, but when I do that here on the forum it only puts a link
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