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Vol. 50, No. 3

(Founded in 1972—Our 582nd Consecutive Issue)

F E AT U R E S

March 2021 A Hatton-Brown Publication

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www.southernloggintimes.com Publisher David H. Ramsey Chief Operating Officer Dianne C. Sullivan Editor-in-Chief Senior Editor Managing Editor Senior Associate Editor Associate Editor

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out front: Tennessee’s Dennis Wiseman, center, works on one crew with his sons Tyler, left, and Jake, right, while a second crew works in higher elevation. Wiseman recently added a Barko track cutter. Along with running his business, Wiseman has served as a pastor for the last decade. Story begins on Page 8. (Photo by David Abbott)

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SOUTHERN STUMPIN’ By David Abbott • Managing Editor • Ph. 334-834-1170 • Fax: 334-834-4525 • E-mail: david@hattonbrown.com

Optimistic Outlook orestry industry shows, association meetings and live demos have been a rarity for the last year, many replaced by virtual meetings. But in perhaps a sign of growing confidence that a return to normalcy could be in sight, Alabama logging machinery dealer Equipment Linc, Inc. hosted a live demo on Saturday, February 20. The Maplesville-based dealer is opening its second location near the demo site in Grove Hill in March, about 100 miles from Maplesville. This event served to introduce Equipment Linc to potential customers in the region. The demo attracted loggers and landowners from Alabama and Mississippi. “This was part of our open house,” owner Tommy Moore says. “The last time, we did its opportunities in the South. At least one logging it from Maplesville and we did live demos in the operation from Mississippi is reportedly planning morning then served lunch in the shop. But right to buy a Ponsse set after seeing it in action, and now, with Covid, we opted out from all that due to Moore reports several other promising connections social distancing.” They decided this year to keep it were made. outdoors, with a morning demo in the woods, servLaneville Mulching and Grading owner Dave ing on site grilled Conecuh dogs (a popular sausage Wenger sent a Barko carrier fitted with a Denis made in Conecuh County, Alabama). Cimaf mulching attachment for the event. Wenger Equipment Linc carries Barko, CSI, Delfab, is a friend and customer to Moore, and they’ve Rotobec, Big John trailers and Eco-Tracks, and known each other a long time. “He bought a 930 added Ponsse to the lineup a year ago. RepresentaBarko from us last year,” Moore says. With landtives from several of the manufacturers were on owners among those in attendance, this provided a hand to support their dealer and meet with cusgood opportunity to give exposure both to the Bartomers. A number of Ponsse people made the trip ko machine and to Wenger’s business. Micah Holfrom Wisconsin to answer questions about their cut loway, who supervises the mulching side of Laneto length system. David Sanders with Rotobec was ville’s business, operated the mulcher for the demo. there, as were Andy Weisel and Kevin Lee from Moore estimates about 100 folks showed up Barko. Tom Hirt of Delfab had planned to attend from Alabama and Mississippi, not counting dealer but couldn’t make it due to the recent winter and manufacturer employees. He was proud to weather crisis in Texas; weather also prevented have such strong attendance. “It was a wet week CSI’s Ralph Metcalf and Dennis Andrews from and we could have been limited on our crowd coming down. All of the support, even from those because people needed to work,” he says. “But who couldn’t make it in person, was much appreci- they still came out, so we were very thankful.” ated. “We had very good representation from our The new Equipment Linc location in Grove Hill manufacturers,” Moore says. “We were very has been in development for about a year but has pleased, they were very supportive.” been delayed by pandemic-related factors and Ponsse brought a Buffalo forwarder and Ergo weather. Moore expects to have the doors open by harvester, allowing attendees to take a ride with an middle of March. The Maplesville store opened in experienced operator and see firsthand what the April 2018. CTL machines can do. Ponsse is optimistic about Moore himself has a long background in the

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Tommy Moore, left, visited friends, vendors and customers.

business. In the ’80s and ’90s he worked with both Mike Guy at Barko (and later Tigercat) dealer G&S Equipment in Prattville, Ala. and Gene Taylor at Timberjack (and later John Deere) dealer Warrior Tractor. For five years he was in business with Clark Salie, the son of Bill Salie, who used to own timber dealer Bama Wood in Montgomery. Later he went to work with the Parnell family’s timber operation based in Maplesville. “Jimmy Parnell and I went to school together at Auburn, and when he became president of Alabama Farmers Federation, I kind of filled his role,” Moore says. He was a manager for Parnell, Inc., he says, with the vision of one day maybe getting back into the equipment end of it. An opportunity soon manifested. “Lo and behold, in April of 2017, the late Brad Massey from Barko came to me asking if I was interested in taking on the Barko line,” he recalls. Shortly thereafter, Moore received a cancer diagnosis. He says his service manager and the Parnells stepped up to carry the load while he was in treatment. With cancer now in his rear view mirror, he says, it afforded him time to reflect on and appreciate all the blessings in life. “Our industry is such a tight knit group,” he says. “The relationships you build is probably the most rewarding part of it, because it can be a tough business monetarily and a challenge more often than not, but that’s what SLT keeps you going.”

For many, it was a family affair.

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■ Pastor Dennis Wiseman juggles running two crews with his responsibilities as a minister of God.

By David Abbott NIOTA, Tenn. t may be a ★ few months past Christmas, but there’s room for Jesus stories all year. While Matthew’s Gospel may not explicitly identify them as “Three Kings of Orient” like the song says, it does tell of three wise men who went to Bethlehem seeking the newborn Savior, the baby Jesus. Wise men, it’s said, still seek Him. The Bible also says, in Proverbs 9:10, that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. On both counts, surely, Dennis Wiseman, 45, embodies his surname well. A lifelong logger, Wiseman is, first and foremost, a man of faith, raised in a Baptist church. But that didn’t keep him from going astray in his youth. “I was an alcoholic, and a bad one,” he’s strong enough to admit. “I got on drugs and about died, but God put me in my place and the Lord saved me one day.” He was around 30 then. “God changed me completely, changed my world all the way around,” he testifies. “I mean it has just been amazing.” Wiseman believes God called him to preach shortly after he experienced salvation. “I ran from it for a little while but finally answered the call,” he says. He’s been a pastor for a little over a decade, and now leads his third church, Victory Baptist

Wiseman loves his new Barko track cutter, which he says is perfect for the terrain in which he usually works.

Church in Madisonville, Tenn. Pulling double duty as pastor and logger is a challenge, he admits. “It’s a lot of long hours, but God has always given me the ability and the opportunity to do both.” Through the global pandemic of the past year, the church has been having just one service on Sunday morning—there are a lot of older people in his congregation, he explains, so it’s important to be responsible and considerate of their health. Normally, they also hold Wednesday and Sunday night services. Wiseman is a multitasker; he gets his sermons when he’s on one of his machines, wisely using his time to get two jobs done for the price of one. “That is just my time with the Lord, especially on Saturdays,” he says. “I can get on the cutter and spend all day by myself, just me and the Lord.”

Double Time

Three Wise Men: Dennis Wiseman, middle, flanked by his sons Tyler Wiseman, left, and Jacob Wiseman, right

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Wiseman Logging has two crews. Crew 2 often works in higher elevation tracts. “There is a lot on my shoulders but I have good men on the mountain helping me,” Wiseman asserts. In early January, when Southern Loggin’ Times stopped by, this crew was cutting near Jones Gap Road, up Flat Top Mountain in the Soddy-Daisy area. Temperatures were cool, and cooler still at that elevation; in fact they’d been working in snow just a week earlier.

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On Crew 1, Wiseman works with his sons to haul about 20 loads a week.

This crew uses a Barko 595 loader, John Deere 843L-II rubber-tired feller-buncher and Deere 748L-II skidder. They also have a second, older Deere skidder as a backup or to help out on long skids. John Jenkins mans the cutter. He and Wiseman went to school together. “We’ve known each other since diapers,” Wiseman says. Jenkins had his own logging business for years. “He decided he’d come to work for me, and I’m glad he did. He’s a good operator and a good supervisor.” Jenkins works closely with Dean Rollins, the loader operator, and skidder driver Ralph Cathey. “One thing I do try to do is take care of my men,” Wiseman says. “God told me one day, ‘If you take care of my men, I’ll take care of you.’ And for the most part I have had some good workers over the years.” Wiseman actually started Crew 1 last winter. He had a good operator running a track cutter who decided to move on to other things, forcing Wiseman to restructure his operation. “That left me holding the bag because I was running that crew,” he says. Rollins, at the time a contract truck driver, stepped up and said he’d rather run the loader than drive a truck. “I bought his truck from him and he’s been running the loader for that crew ever since,” Wiseman says. Around the same time, Jenkins joined Wiseman as well. That gave him a crew he could trust to run on their own, freeing him up to start a second crew with his sons. Wiseman’s older son, Tyler, had already been working with his dad for about three years; younger son Jake joined the family business more recently. Their dad’s intention is for them to learn how to run

John Deere machines on both crews come from Meade Tractor in Knoxville.

Contract truckers haul most Wiseman loads from both crews.

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every machine and eventually the financial side of the business as well. “Then dad will work for you,” he’s told them. When SLT visited, Crew 1 was working in Oak Ridge, about 40 miles from their home and about 75 miles from the other crew. On this job, Wiseman and sons use a Barko 240B tracked cutting machine, John Deere 437E loader, and Deere 648L skidder. All the primary machines on both crews are 2016-2017 or 2020 models; until a few years ago, Wiseman worked with ’60s model Franklin and Prentice machines. “God gave me the opportunity to be able to update like that,” he believes. Meade Tractor (John Deere) and Power Equipment (Barko), both in Knoxville, are Wiseman’s equipment dealers. Larry Prater is his salesman at Power Equipment. Insurance is with Forestry Mutual.

Barko loader on Crew 2 and cutter on Crew 1 come from Power Equipment in Knoxville.

Upgrades Wiseman has been in logging all his life. “We loaded it by hand when I was a kid,” he recalls. “I had my first pulpwood truck when I was 16 years old. My papaw logged, my mom’s dad, Ray Best. He was really special to me and taught me a lot. One thing he taught me was how to treat people and to always be on top of everything. In this business, you can lose $50,000 quick.” The first rubber tired skidder Wiseman owned, purchased in the early ’90s, set him back a whopping $2,500, not counting what it cost to get it running. He paid another $5,000 for an old G model Prentice loader. Set up as such, he stayed small, hauling about 10 tandem loads a week, for years. “And then one day, it just seemed like I couldn’t get it together,” he recalls. “I asked the Lord, ‘God what am I doing wrong? I’d like to have more.’ I knew the Bible teaches us not to covet. But the Lord spoke to me and said, ‘If you want more, you’ve got to put more into it.’” Following as he felt led by the Lord, Wiseman stepped out in faith…and it worked. “Where I am today is because of Him,” the logger insists, “I have not forgotten where I came from. That 1967 model stuff, I thank Him just as much for that as for what I have today.” Persistence, he says, is one thing he’s learned. “Stick with it, don’t give up, look up, God will pull you through,” he advises. “I have had some really rough times since I bought newer equipment but by the grace of God I have always been able to make the payments and God has blessed me beyond measure,” he says. “There have been people who said that I’d never pay the first piece off.” 10

Crew 2 is the high elevation and high production job.

By the grace of God, he says, he paid off his first new piece in midJanuary. “I have plenty more to go and I hope by the grace of God I am able to pay for every bit of it.” His goal now, after paying off the rest, is to start trading every three years. “It seems so much better to stay in warranty,” he explains. “It’s easier to pay the payment than it is to pay the very expensive breakdowns that come up along the way.”

Making Tracks His newest piece is the Barko track cutter, added in July, 2020. It had a few little issues at first, he says, but Power Equipment has it working in good condition now. “The more I run it the better I like it,” he says. “I prefer it over a wheel cutter, for average Tennessee terrain. A wheel cutter is great, they’re fast, and they work real good in pine plantations, but these ditches and crevices just work so much better with the track cutter.” Before this one, he had another track cutter, a John Deere 859M, but it was a lot bigger than what he typically needs for his normal logging applications. “The Deere was a great machine,” he stresses. “It performed great, it was stout and

From left: Dean Rollins, John Jenkins, Ralph Cathey

strong. It was just overkill.” Needing something more compact, he replaced it with the Barko.

On Tract Ironically, the Deere track cutter would have been perfectly sized for the tract he was working in January. “This tract here is just a way better than average tract,” he says. An exception to the norm for him, this privately-owned tract is 78-year-old white pine with some

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scattered natural hardwood growth mixed in. It is, he estimates, 70% pine. He is doing a 66-acre clearcut, and will come back later to complete another 33-acre select cut on a different section. “Most of the time I cut primarily pulpwood,” Wiseman says. “I don’t cut a whole lot of log timber.” Here, though, they are getting some good sized pine saw logs, some as much as 36 in. diameter. The average, Wiseman says, is two feet at the stump. Wiseman bought this tract on a

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sealed bid sale from IndusTree Timber of Wetumpka, Ala., a company for which he had done some work in the past. IndusTree had closed their local office near here. “They had a log yard and I sent some logs there and got acquainted with them,” Wiseman says. Usually he buys timber from two companies, Canal Wood and Valley Timber. His foresters are Jonathan Nelson at Valley and Scotty Guffie at Canal. The crews work about 75 miles apart.

Hauling On this tract, Crew 1 averages 15-20 loads a week, though they have done 40 loads some weeks. “It gives me more opportunity to train these boys when we are not so high production, and that was my goal,” Wiseman says. Most of the major production is on the mountain crew, which gets 40-60 loads a week. Wiseman has a Chevy tandem truck and the Peterbilt he bought from loader man Rollins. Contractors haul the balance. The tandem truck isn’t full time; he uses it mainly in the winter, when road conditions get tough. “I guess if I was going to say what is the most stressful, it is dealing with trucking,” Wiseman admits. “Now don’t get me wrong; I have got some good men helping me, and have had some real good men in the past. Where I have struggled is when quota has trucks backed up at the mills, and they have to sit and wait, sometimes for two or three hours. And I understand; it gets to the point that it is taking family time away from them. And they get paid by the ton so if they can’t deliver enough product, they don’t make money either. But I have had some good truckers, and really not any bad ones.” The market for pine saw timber has been slow, he admits, but happily reports it has picked up a lot stronger than it has been for the last several years. “This economy is tough,” he admits. “It’s been tough. I can’t explain it all other than God is in it. I guess that’s as simple as I can put it. People have come along the way and have told me, ‘Dennis you can’t pay for that stuff the way things are today.’ If you say it can’t be done, but it is getting done, then you ought to realize there is a higher power involved helping me.” Besides the two boys, Wiseman has a teenage daughter, Halie. He and his wife Samantha will have been married 29 years on July 6. “I’ll work till they throw dirt on me,” Wiseman predicts. “I guess that is the way I’ll be. I’m not SLT happy if I’m not working.”

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The Carters’ Hitachi forester is equipped with triple grouser pads for optimal traction.

Blood Line ■ Three generations of Carters tackle tough swamp terrain together. By Patrick Dunning FLORENCE, SC hen Southern ★ Loggin’ Times visited the T. Carter Logging crew, the clan’s patriarch and elder statesman, Thomas Carter, 83, had one question: “Are we almost finished? I’ve got to get back in the cab and get to work.” At an age when some men might have already been retired for nearly two decades, this one was itching to get back on the job. Like most loggers, he has pine sap coursing through his veins, and undoubt-

edly he’s passed it down to his son and partner, Tony Carter, Sr., 53, and grandson, Tony Carter, Jr., 31, both of whom share his innate passion for their life’s vocation. The latter, youngest of the three Carters, is better known as Bubba. The senior-most Carter founded his company, Thomas Carter & Sons Logging, in 1965. He rebranded the family enterprise to T. Carter Logging, Inc., in 1988 when he and Tony decided to go into business together. Under either name, the Carter family business has come a long way from two-man saws and mules

pulling log carts with 9 ft. wagon wheels, as Thomas saw in his younger days. “That’s all they had to cut timber with,” Tony says of the time in which his father came up in the woods. “An older man named Mr. Isaiah cut limbs with a dual bladed axe and Tillman Finners, who daddy worked for, would ride around cruising tracts of timber on a horse.” Thomas remembers when he worked for his own dad cutting crossties that were hauled to a railroad steam engine yard in Andrews, SC. He recollects commuting from Hemingway to Florence with his brother

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when the only roads to be travelled were those of the dirt variety. It was normal practice then for men to buy a tract of timber and set up a portable sawmill, sawing everything on the stand and loading it onto trucks. “We called them ground sawmills back then with the gas engine,” he reflects. “We’d load wood onto ’50s and ’60s model trucks, that nowhere near had the same brakes they do now, and hauled wood down to Charleston.” Throughout the family’s long history in logging, the Carters say they have been first in the state to try a couple of different things. In 1972,

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From left: Zach Norton, truck driver; Jackson Rogers, skidder operator; Tony Carter Jr., cutter operator, and his two sons, Colton and Brantley; Tony Carter Sr., owner; Thomas Carter, shovel operator; Chad Powell, loader operator; Daniel Carter, skidder operator

Tony Jr. approaches the swamp with their ‘17 Tigercat 855E track cutter, brushing stumps down and building roads between high stumps.

An average of 2,500 tons of wood are hauled a week with a large portion going to Edwards Wood Products mills in North and South Carolina.

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The ’16 Tigercat 635E bogie skidder performs half-mile drags on occasion.

Thomas says he was the first logger in South Carolina to buy a Kenworth diesel truck and haul logs with it. In 2000, Bubba says they purchased the first Tigercat clambunk skidder sold in South Carolina, from Tidewater Equipment in Conway.

Triple Play Three generations of loggers working side-by-side isn’t an overly

common sight. But then again, this family operation isn’t quite the common, typical, conventional crew. The Carters thrive in tough environments; they especially know their way around a swamp. It was 1996 when Thomas and Tony purchased a pair of brand new items, a ’97 Peterbilt and ’97 model Timberjack track cutter, enabling the family to start swamp logging. That’s been their bread and butter since.

When SLT caught up with them, T. Carter Logging, Inc. was working on a 170-acre tract in Marlboro County, thinning 15 acres of standing yellow pine and shovel logging the rest for Canal Wood LLC, in Conway, SC. “It’s 95% shoveling in swamps,” Bubba says. “It’s not necessarily hardwood we shovel, it’s whatever tracts the landowners can’t get someone to cut. We favor the swamps.”

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Equipment The Carters approach wet ground with a cutter and brush the stumps down, building their skid roads between high stumps to create a boundary within which to keep the logs. Their ’17 Tigercat 855E track cutter has triple grouser pads and Bubba says he’ll keep logs underneath him when he’s deep in a bottom. They also have a John Deere 843L rubber-tire cutter that features dual 30.5x30.5 tires. Their ’16 Tigercat 635E bogie skidder has dual tires with 35.5x32s on the inside front axles and 28x32s bolted on the outside. The rear of the bogie has 30.5x32s on the inside and 28s outside. “We stay dualed up,” Bubba says. “The flotation on the bogie tractor can go places you can’t walk. It’s unreal.” They set up two loaders, a ’14 559C Tigercat and 437E John Deere, both equipped with CSI delimber and CSI bucksaw. Their ’18 Hitachi 210 forester equipped with triple grouser pads completes their woods equipment lineup. At dealer Flint Equipment, Aynor, SC, salesman Mike Marter meets the Carters’ John Deere equipment needs. The Carters work with Jeremy Strickland at Tidewater Equipment in Conway for all things Tigercat. To help them handle routine maintenance and repair in the woods, the Carters converted an old loader trailer into their service trailer. In it they keep a 2,000-gallon offroad fuel tank, hoses and hose makers, air compressor, extra filters, and a chain sharpener for delimber and bucksaw chains. Oil

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To circumvent 2020’s downward market trends, wood was hauled farther, sometimes a 100-mile radius.

is changed every 500 hours on the Hitachi forester and in 250-hour cycles on all other woods equipment using Rotella 15W-40. Truck oil is changed every 15,000 miles and all machines are greased weekly. T. Carter Logging runs three log trucks (Peterbilt, Kenworth and Freightliner) pulling Pitts, Evans, and Big John trailers with an average of 2,500 tons of wood hauled to respective mills each week. They

target species including gum, hickory, cypress, ash and poplar.

Markets The family has a longstanding relationship with Edwards Wood Products, hauling various products to several different Edwards mills both north and south of the Carolina state border. Hardwood pulpwood and pallet material go to the Laurin-

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From left: Zach Norton, truck driver; Tony Carter Jr., cutter operator; Thomas Carter, shovel operator; Daniel Carter, skidder operator; Chad Powell, loader operator

burg, NC mill, gum logs to Peachland, NC. Carter Logging sends grade maple, oak, poplar and ash to the Edwards mill in Marshville, NC, and cypress to either Edwards in Alcolu, SC or Turn Bull Lumber Co. in Elizabethtown, NC. They haul some hardwood pulp to Domtar in Bennettsville, SC. Virgin pine logs go to Jerry G. Williams & Sons Lumber, Inc., Smithfield, NC. Tony says markets were decent in 2020, though he notes that his pine markets shuttered temporarily when Canfor shut down two of their mills in Darlington and Camden for several months. He says they experienced logging rates drop to $5-6 a ton when some mills weren’t honoring rates. “That’s hard when you’re paying for swamp equipment,” he says. “Swamp logging is more expensive. Logging rates got cut but we were still able to haul wood. Some loggers flooded the pine markets and got put on quotas.” To circumvent some of 2020’s market woes, the Carters simply drove a little farther for timber, sometimes 100 miles, and relied on other outlets: WestRock, Florence, SC; Domtar, Bennettsville, SC; Enviva, Hamlet, NC; Sonoco Products Company, Hartsville, SC, and Charles Ingram Lumber, Florence, SC. Tony says being able to haul to these mills has helped cash flow. “You have to have more than one place to haul,” he says. “Sometimes it may be a long way and you don’t want to but you have to.”

Manpower Moving forward, Bubba has been taking on a larger role in the business. Tony, Sr. and Bubba often split up their crew of seven and run separately and independently. T. Carter Logging’s crew includes truck driver Zach Norton, Daniel Carter and Jackson Rogers in skidders and Chad Powell on a loader. Bubba mans a cutter and Thomas Carter is the shovel machine operator. Tony, Sr. is the owner. ArborOne Farm Credit is a local farm credit system institution and covers the family logging operation’s insurance needs. The Carters conduct tailgate safety SLT meetings routinely.

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Rain Or Shine ■ Wet and low ground loggers know how to harvest wood in the Southeast’s hardwood bottoms. By Patrick Dunning

Dopson says sound access roads something nobody else is doing.” are vital for haul trucks to be able to Watkins says Dopson’s Tigercat here’s a small percentage of get from the woods to mills. His 860 track cutter equipped with a loggers equipped to harvest crew typically works backwards 5702 head will go places you can’t hardwood timber in wet when conducting clear-cut prescrip- walk. Tidewater’s standard Berco 36 ground bottomland. It requires tions and builds shovel roads from in. triple grouser pad is ideal for the specificed machinery to the back to the front. area and aggressive enough to avoid ruts that can “The way we do it is maneuver over submerged stumps. affect soil quality and find the high ground One uncanny trick often used by future growth, and an and access it with the swamp loggers is utilizing the emphasis on leaving a loader, then we start in machine’s boom to keep wood under smaller footprint while the back of the swamp the tracks for additional traction. remaining productive. with a shovel road and “You can flip the head around, The handful of men work our way toward take a tree and stick it underneath who have found a the landing,” Dopson the tracks and walk around out there niche in swamp logexplains. “That’s what with it while cutting wood,” ging are utilizing mats, we’re accustomed to Watkins explains. track machines, dual doing.” When it’s wet The wider the track shoes, the Timmy Dopson tires and in some cases they mat to stay above higher the pressure on the links track chains for extra grip in low the mud to avoid disturbing the between the pins and bushings. spots. Regardless of a machine’s ground. Track shoes have to be adjusted to capabilities, productivity depends The Dopsons’ family business the terrain the machine is working on the performance of the overall started 104 years ago cutting highin to minimize the wear process and traction system. ground hardwood pine and was inireduce the chance of chain breakTimmy Dopson, owner of Dopson tially exposed to track machines age, Watkins says. The wider the Timber LLC, Valdosta, Ga., has a and excavators doing construction track shoe, the lower the ground six-wheel Tigercat 632 skidder and land clearing projects. pressure which results in less soil geared up with dual Firestone tires, Sawmills were constructed in the disturbance. running 35x5x32s on the inside and area and along with those came Dopson previously ran double 24x5x32s on the outside. The threemore dealers and loggers. This grouser track shoes for extra holdaxle skidder has 23 sq. ft. of grapple forced Dopson to expand his reach ing power on hills but couldn’t capable of dragging close to half a and separate himself from the pack. avoid catching debris and stumps in load of wood in a single turn. DopHe runs three crews: a three-piece bottoms and repeatedly broke pins. son runs exclusively Tigercat equippine crew, roadside operation and Triple grouser pads give when necment including: two 860 track feller- his specialty swamp logging crew. essary, and Watkins says the cleats bunchers, two S860 shovel loggers, “It got so competitive, we decidare thick enough to tackle Georgia’s 250D track loader, 630E and 630C ed to do swamp logging because timber bottoms near the Ocmulgee grapple skidder. there wasn’t anyone doing it,” Dop- River where Dopson’s swamp crew Dopson’s Tidewater equipment son says. “You have to go hunt is currently doing a low-ground dealer, Jimmy Watkins, Hazlehurst, Ga., says the three-axle bogie skidder distributes weight better than the heavier two-axle and works well in wetter topography. “In a swamp the main thing a logger wants is something to bring out the most wood at a time. Every stem you leave behind could be another grapple full,” Watkins says. “Keep in mind the bogie wheels turn just like a two-wheel skidder but the bogie is like a motor grader moving up and down so not only is it pulling, it’s climbing with the terrain up and down. That’s how you get Dopson’s bogie skidder (since sold) is capable of dragging close to half a load in a single turn. extra force.”

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pressure harvest. Watkins oversees almost 150 customers at Tidewater’s Hazlehurst location and out of the 20 swamp loggers he assists, none of them run track chains on their woods equipment. “In the swamps you have stumps and places where if that chain grabs something it’s going to give, pop an axle, pop a drive shaft, so we don’t sell chains,” he says. The 860C model has a 75 in. tail swing and is the biggest machine Watkins’ Tidewater location offers. Each time the tail swing is increased the machine’s swing radius is reduced but it’s smoother to operate. Watkins says, “Timmy’s 860 is like riding in a car.” The 5702 Tigercat single-tower processing head on Dopson’s track feller-buncher has less accumulating capacity than the 5500 or 5600 model but its centered pocket is more stable which is pertinent to have in a swamp instead of transferring weight from one side to another. The 5702 model is best suited for larger diameter trees and intended for drive-to-tree track cutters with a single-cut capacity of 23 in. Tigercat’s smaller heads are designed to accumulate more trees with its pocket holding trees 20 in. and smaller to the side. But what loggers often find in bottoms is a 20 in. diameter tree at breast height with a 30 in. swelled butt, requiring a couple approaches to fell. “Everyone I know in the swamps uses the 5702 head because it can cut a bigger stump up to 23 in.,” Watkins says. “It’s remarkable how it performs.” Norman Ratzloff, partner in Ratzloff Logging Inc. with his brother Glenn, run Tigercat machines for their swamp crew as well and operate out of southwestern Louisiana in DeRidder. The brothers are outfitted with a six-wheel Tigercat 635 bogie skidder, 822 and 845 model track cutters with 5702 processing heads, H250D processor, and 234 and 250 Tigercat knuckleboom track loaders with 36 in. grouser pads.

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The 635 model runs with a dual Goodyear tire setup: 35x5s and 24 in. dimensions on the front tires and 30x24s in the back. When they first started mat logging, they were running 30.5s on the outside and continuously broke axles and wheels, Norman says. His equipment dealer at PatrickMiller Tractor Company, Inc., Many, La., Glenn Campbell, suggested he move his back, outside tires to 24 in. and they haven’t had any trouble since. “We aren’t having any issues since we switched to 24s,” Norman says. The 635 bogie pulls 95% of their wood and up to 7-8 MPH with a good access road. Norman says his crew spends most of its time doing mat logging for Louisiana Timber Procurement in the West Bay Wildlife Management Area, a nearly 60,000-acre tract of protected and sensitive land near Elizabeth in Allen Parish, La. While they do dabble in some natural stands, he prefers thick and wet parcels. “We have to be on a pretty decent plantation,” he says. “The company we work for takes care of our roads which makes it easier for us.” When the Ratzloffs move onto a tract, they’ll prepare a gravel road, sometimes to the corner of a tract and skid up to ¾ mile on mats. At ¾ mile, their bogie skidder can pull close to 20 loads a day. Norman says the last tract his crew was working on they skidded 140 acres to the backside of the property and constructed a road with their bogie skidder. Red Williamson, store manager at B&G Equipment, Magnolia, Miss., has been working with Olofsfors and outfitted a 635 Tigercat with Olofsfors’ new CoverX track for optimal flotation and traction for Randall Sibley, Sibley’s Logging Inc., Walker, La. Sibley’s 630E skidder features dual F2 Nokian 35x5s matched with 24x5s while the 635 bogie has 35x5s on the front and 780x50x28.5s in the back complemented by CoverX track chains. When Sibley originally made the deal with Williamson he went with the 26mm CoverX pads but they didn’t last 4,000 hours in the woods so Sibley switched to a wider 30mm. “It’s a taller tire setup and the ground was so abrasive to the pins,” Williamson says. “So, they bought another set that had ribs in the tires. That way they have traction and don’t have to run the tracks until it’s wet enough.” The F2’s tread pattern offers an increased straight section of the ribs and grooves on the center point. This newer pattern keeps the track crossbars straight on the surface of

the tire and reduces stress on the tires and bogies. Though still in an experimental phase, Williamson believes they’ll have success with their combo of Nokian tires and CoverX tracked traction systems. “We might see some chaffing on them but lower PSI on the bogie skidder’s weight is distributed a lot better than your regular skidder,” he says. “When it’s dry you’re fine, and when it gets wet just lay the tops or brush down to help get a

bite and any stumps that are there it will stick to.” Olofsfors’ track chains are installed on the bogie’s back tires when needed and help with flotation in wet spots with minimal ground disruption and steep inclines. “The top side of the tire rolls a little bit so your tracks follow it really good,” Williamson says. “This tread has a different design to it.” CoverXs and tracked systems are a fairly new market for Williamson. They’ve sold similar brands but

Williamson says CoverX offers a wider pad that hopefully leads to longer life. B&G has sold two Olofsfors track systems so far. Sibley’s Logging Inc. also uses a single grouser padded LX830D Tigercat feller-buncher with a 5702 Tigercat saw and a 340° wrist, 2156G John Deere track loader with a Waratah 623 processing head, and a SLT T2654 Tigercat track loader. Note: This article previously appeared in the November/December 2020 issue of Timber Harvesting.

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Pulpwood Markets Adapt To Product, Demand Changes By Chris Lyddan fter the COVID year and social/political turmoil that nobody predicted for 2020, picking market winners and losers for next year seems like calling the weather: pretty dicey. But that’s what analysts and others do this time of year. When asked again by Southern Loggin’ Times for a timber market review and outlook, I was happy to comply and represent RISI (what is now Fastmarkets RISI, or FMRISI). There’s one note, however: Due to short timing, data is shown in original sector units, not converted to standard tons. Currently, softwood log and lumber markets are hot and quite positive for loggers, sawmills and landowners, but pulpwood is a mixed bag and a complex story. Harvest Up. Overall U.S. timber harvest should rise about 2% in 2021, compared to this year, with softwood up 3% while hardwood declines about 2%. That would total just over 400 million cubic meters next year, according to FMRISI projections on UN and Wood Resources Intl. data. That’s about 400 million tons in U.S. terms. The harvest mix will likely run just under 25% hardwood and just over 75% softwood. Overall, nearly equal volumes of

sawlogs and pulpwood came out of the woods in 2019—but that’s where the similarities ended and much has changed. Looking ahead, and breaking it down, logs gain in overall loads delivered in 2020-21 while pulpwood is quite mixed: Expect shrinking deliveries to paper-grade mills (heavy to hardwood) yet rising deliveries to packaging mills (mostly softwood). Winner: Lumber. Softwood sawlogs and lumber, longtime timber value drivers, are already strong in second half 2020 and should step up another 5% in volume nationwide in 2021, to 38 billion board feet (BF) production, lumber basis, according to FMRISI forecasts (see harvest table). That gain equals an additional 1.8 billion BF for the U.S. next year. By region, the South remains clear leader in U.S. softwood production growth. Some mills will ramp up recent multi-million dollar capacity projects in the New Year, while others, led by Canadian operators now dominating the South, will simply run hard on strong orders and healthier crews next year, COVID willing. Specifically, the South should see a solid 6% volume gain in softwood log/lumber production in 2021, up about 1.2 billion BF to 21.3 billion BF. And the West rises an estimated 4%, up 500MMBF to about 14.2 bil-

lion BF for 2021. Loser: Pulpwood Grades. While softwood logs and lumber are quite positive, as mentioned, pulpwood is a mixed and complex story. And difficult to predict. What is clear: Expect falling quotas/lower demand from

Going into the new year, regional pulpwood markets are facing tough going depending on whether they are focused on paper or paperboard production.

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numerous machine and mill closures plus market-related outages occurred during 2020 and the last several years. Altogether, 2019-20 will mark a modern-day low for U.S. pulpwood consumption. Peak to trough, pulpwood usage is down fully 25% from the all-time high in 1999. That’s right, off one-quarter in 20 years. Two Bright Spots. Much smaller than everything pulp-related, but significant in some regions, higher wood use by OSB and pellet mills counters some of the widespread pulp mill losses. As the secondbiggest U.S. wood market OSB ran aggressively in 2020, consuming an estimated 28 million tons of roundwood, and should top that in 2021, up about 14%, or 4 million tons, to 32 million tons. The South holds more than 80% of the nation’s OSB capacity. Third-ranked pellet producers exported a preliminary 7.3 million metric tons of product this year, up 6.5% over the prior year and growing considerably. Led by Enviva and its greenfield mills in the Gulf South, exporters are on track to boost output a combined one million tons (2.2 million tons wood) in 2021.

Many in the timber business hold high hopes for continued pellet export expansion. The segment, Southern based, launched its first vessel load barely 10 years ago and now accounts for more than 16 million tons of wood demand, record setting growth. Paper Trends. Tumbling paper grades include the printing and writing group (so called free sheet and mechanical, both in coated and uncoated finish), which was down a combined 21% year to date through October 2020. Those losses follow years of gradual decline on shifts to internet advertising. Indeed, most printing and writing grades slumped further and faster this year on COVID school and office closings, many of which will extend into 2021. These grades are typically

heavy to hardwood. For evidence, recall multiple paper mill and machine closures over recent years at Luke, Kingsport, Port Hudson, Ashdown, Evadale, Crossett, Naheola, Catawba and Augusta, among others. Countless communities and businesses large and small have suffered mightily. Common to most was hardwood furnish, off fully 20% industry-wide the last several years. Outside of paperboard, only the tissue segment (softwood) grew this year, up 5% to October. Paperboard Strengths. In stark contrast, the industry’s largest segment by far, paperboard grew in 2020 as home-delivered shopping consumed millions of boxes. So far in 2020 to October, sub-categories linerboard and medium rose smartly, up 4% and 3%, respectively, and should match

that growth again next year. Just out, November 2020 paperboard production numbers remained quite strong as box shipments rose 5% versus the same month a year ago. Liner mills ran hard at 93% capacity in November, while corrugating medium was especially strong, running at 98%. That boosted pulpwood orders late in the year, when things normally slow just before Christmas. So, with many moving parts at year-end, a reliable grade-by-grade pulpwood forecast for 2021 is not yet complete. However, one broad prediction is clear: Paper grades should decline another 5-9% next year while paperboard should gain about 2%. That leaves the entire group down a combined 2% in 2021, continuing SLT that multi-year decline. Chris Lyddan with FastMarkets RISI is Executive Editor, North American Woodfiber & Biomass Markets, Timberland Market Reports. He co-founded International Woodfiber Report in 1995 and Timberland Market Reports in 2000. He holds a B.S. in Industrial Forestry from Virginia Tech. Note: This article previously appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of Timber Harvesting.

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be snow figure decorations. 8:28—I was being called a racist because the snow couple was white. 8:31—The Middle Eastern gent across the road demanded the snow woman be covered up. 8:40—The police arrived, saying someone had been offended. 8:42—The feminist neighbor complained again that the snow woman’s broomstick needed to be removed because it depicted women in a domestic role. 8:43—The City Council’s equality officer arrived and threatened me with eviction. 8:45—TV news crews showed up. I was asked if I knew the difference between snowmen and snow women? My reply of “snowballs” did not go over very well and I am now called a sexist. 9:00—I was on the news as a suspected terrorist, racist, and homophobe sensibility offender, bent on stirring up trouble during difficult weather. 9:10—I was asked if I had any accomplices. My children were taken by social services. 9:29—Far-left protesters offended by everything marched down the street, demanding my arrest. 12 noon—The snow had all melted. Moral—None. It is exactly what we have become…and it was all caused by snowflakes.

It’s Strange How Drinking 8 Glasses Of Water A Day Seems Impossible, But 8 Cups Of Coffee Go Down Like A Chubby Kid On A See-Saw

My son was flunking out of college, so I told him, “You will marry the woman I choose.” He said “no.” I told him, “She is Bill Gates’ daughter.” He said “yes.” I called Bill Gates and said, “I want your daughter to marry my son.” Bill Gates said “no.” I told Gates that my son is the CEO of the World Bank. Gates said “yes.” I called the president of the World Bank and asked him to make my son the CEO. He said “no.” I told him that my son is Bill Gates’ son-in-law. He said “yes.” And thus began the practice of hiring morons to work in influential positions of institutions and government. This practice remains in play to this day.

Automobile Q&A Q: What was the first official White House car? A: A 1909 White Steamer Q: What colors were available for the 1953 Corvette? A: Only one—Polo White Q: What was the first car fitted with an alternator? A: 1960 Plymouth Valiant Q: What car was the first to have its radio antenna embedded in the windshield? A: 1969 Pontiac Grand Prix Q: What car had the distinction of being GM’s 100 millionth built in the U.S.? A: 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado built at Lansing, Mich. Q: What autos were the first to come with a standard production key-start system? A: 1949 Chryslers Q: What car was the first to place the horn button in the center of the steering wheel? A: The 1915 Scripps-Booth Model C Q: What was the only car to appear simultaneously on the covers of Time and Newsweek? A: The Ford Mustang Q: What car was the first production V12, as well as the first production car with aluminum pistons? A: The 1915 Packard Twin-Six. Used during WWI in Italy, these motors inspired Enzi Ferrari to adopt the V12 himself in 1948. Q: What was the first car to use power seats? A: 1947 Packard Q: Which of the Chrysler ‘letter’ cars sold the least amount? A: Only 400 1963 300Js were sold. Q: How did the term ‘Pickup Truck’ originate? A: The story goes that it came from Ford Motor Co. The first pick-up trucks made in the U.S. reportedly were shipped to dealers in crates that the new owners themselves had to assemble, using the crates as the beds of the trucks. The new owners had to go to the dealers to get them; thus , they had to pick up the trucks.

John Kennedy Quotes

Southerners have a way with words, and few are better at expressing themselves than Louisiana Senator John Kennedy. He graduated Magna cum Laude from Vanderbilt University, has a law degree from the University of Virginia and a degree from England’s prestigious University of Oxford. Here are some examples of his insight and wit: It is like a frog calling you ugly. (On New York Gov. Cuomo’s lecturing) She can strut sitting down! (On Nancy Pelosi) This election in Georgia will be the most important in history. You have nothing to worry about unless you are a taxpayer, parent, gun owner, cop, person of faith, or an unborn baby! You can only be young once, but you can always be immature. Americans are thinking, ‘there are some good members of Congress but we can’t figure out what they are good for.’ Others are thinking, ‘how did these morons make it through the birth canal.’ Always follow your heart...but take your brains with you. The short answer is ‘No.’ The long answer is ‘Hell No.’ It must suck to be that dumb. When the Portland Mayor’s IQ gets to 75, he oughta sell. I keep trying to see Nancy Pelosi’s and Chuck Schumer’s point of view, but I can’t seem to get my head that far up my a—. Go sell your crazy somewhere else. We are all stocked up here. She has a billy goat brain and a mockingbird mouth! I trust Middle Eastern countries as much as gas station sushi, with the exception being Israel. You can get a goat to climb tree, but you’d be better off hiring a squirrel. 8:00 am—I made a snowman. This has been going on since Moby Dick was a minnow. 8:10—A feminist passed by and asked me why I didn’t make a snow Don’t stand between a dog and a fire hydrant. woman. Our country was founded by geniuses, but it’s being run by idiots. 8:15—So I made a snow woman. It appears that he might do the right thing, but only when supervised and 8:17—My feminist neighbor complained about the snow woman’s volupcornered like a rat. tuous chest, saying it objectified snow women everywhere. He’s dumb enough for twins. 8:20—The gay couple living nearby threw a hissy fit and This is why aliens won’t talk to us. complained that it could have been two snowmen instead. Democrats are running around like they found a hair in If My Memory 8:22—The transgender man, or woman, (person), asked their biscuit. Was Any Worse, why I didn’t just make one snow person with detachable Chuck Schumer just moos and follows Nancy Pelosi into I Could Plan My Own the cattle chute. parts? 8:25—The vegans at the end of the lane complained What planet did you parachute in from? Surprise Party. about the carrot nose, as veggies are food and not meant to Just because you CAN sing doesn’t mean tht you should.

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Spotlight On: Chippers, Grinders Southern Loggin’ Times invited manufacturers of chippers, grinders and related components to submit material for this section. The submissions of those who participated are presented below, edited only for style.

Bandit

Bandit continues to enhance the productivity of its already popular whole tree chipper line to now offer an optional Rotobec cab and loader on most models. Included with this option is a highly productive loader that has plenty of lifting and pulling power to easily pull material up and into the chipper. The operator’s cab is designed for maximum operator comfort and comes equipped with an air conditioning and heating system and the cab swivels with the loader for enhanced visibility. Ordering this configuration on a whole tree chipper eliminates the need for a separate loader to be onsite and saves room, making it easier to position material near the chipper, increasing productivity. You can view pictures or video of these models on Bandit’s YouTube channel or web site. Bandit offers a complete line of disc and drum style chippers ranging from 20 in. to 36 in. capacity with engine options available up to 1,200 HP. Each unit features Bandit’s patented slide box feed system providing unmatched pulling and compressing power, allowing each chipper to be highly productive and easy to feed. Each Bandit chipper will process material using less horsepower while consuming less fuel and packing chip trailers to their maximum capacity For more information or to locate your closest authorized Bandit dealer, please visit banditchippers.com or give us a call today at 800952-0178.

extremely hard wood. The system features two operating modes: grinding protection mode and service and maintenance mode. When coupled with Morbark’s Break-Away Torque Limiter, these devices provide customers with the best solution in the industry for hammermill protection. To use the VTECTION system, the operator sets an acceptable operating vibration level through the electronic controller. Since different feedstocks produce different vibration levels, the operator can quickly fine-tune the trip point to match the grinding application. Adjusting the trip point based on the feedstock can help avoid unnecessary stopping of the infeed from normal operating vibration. If an un-shreddable object enters the grinding chamber while in grinding protection mode, the VTECTION system will sense the spike in vibration or trip point and instantly stop and reverse the infeed conveyor. By reversing the infeed conveyor, the VTECTION system lowers the rotor’s chance of repeatedly striking the foreign object. Once the VTECTION system is triggered, Morbark’s Integrated Control System (MICS) initiates several actions to remove the tramp material out of the rotor area. The sequence of these actions includes: reversing and stopping the infeed, bringing the engine speed to idle, disengaging the clutch, and a warning message displayed on the MICS screen. At this time, the operator can inspect the grinder and remove the object that caused the trip point before resuming operation. During the service and maintenance protection mode, a user can hook up to the system software and monitor vibration levels during different engine loads (Low idle, High Idle, Clutch engage, No Clutch, etc.). Vibration specifications will vary based on the machine model. The system can be programmed to monitor and extract data. These signals can then be visually observed, and various readings can be recorded to verify that the machine is within acceptable vibration levels. Multiple programs can be used to evaluate the system data. This system cannot guarantee a machine is without defect. Please use caution after the system trips and service work begins, as other components may have experienced damage. Ship-out kits are available for in-field installations on preexisting 3000X, 3400X, and 6400X horizontal grinders. Please contact Morbark sales at 800.831.0042 or your local Morbark dealer (morbarkdealers.com) for additional information and pricing.

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Morbark recently introduced a new, patent-pending Vtection® System option for their 3000, 3400, and 6400 series Wood Hog Horizontal Grinders. The VTECTION system monitors rotor vibration to reduce damage from contact with un-shreddable objects or other causes of damaging vibration like an out-of-balance rotor, broken insert, defective bearing, or 28

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The 4300B Peterson Drum Chipper is for high volume biomass producers who have a wide variety of feed material from logs up to 26 in. (61cm) in diameters, to brush and other feedstock. The 4300B Drum Chipper has a C18 CAT 765 horsepower engine, weighs 52,000 lbs. and 8 ft. 4-3/4 in. width, making it a high production chipper with dimensions that do not require oversize permits for road transportation. The chipper utilizes a 36 in. diameter by 40 in. wide drum with wear resistant AR450 wear surfaces. The optional material sizing bars and chip accelerator minimize oversize twigs and branches in the chips, and help ensure tight chip packing and fully loaded chip vans. Traditional babbitt type knife systems are standard equipment. Chip length can be changed from 1⁄4 to 11⁄4 in. by adjusting knife extension and feed speed. ➤ 30

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The 4300B’s new generation of controls includes Peterson’s highproduction Adaptive Control System, which makes troubleshooting easy with self-diagnosis for faulty sensors and open circuits. The control panel features an LCD display and fault indicators providing the operator complete engine and system parameters to simplify setup and efficiently operate the machine. Visit petersoncorp.com for more.

Trelan Trelan Manufacturing is a family owned and operated company located in Central Michigan. At Trelan we are always thinking about ways to make our already superb whole tree chippers even better. In 2021, it is difficult to find a durable whole tree chipper for under $500,000 dollars, but we have created the solution to this problem. Trelan is rolling out new options for our already great 646WRC Extreme to help create an affordable whole tree chipper. How are we making it more affordable? We are offering a 2Knife 646-WRC Extreme, which essentially creates our 640-RC on steroids. This machine is equipped to handle the most rugged of material with its massive 6 in. thick cutter wheel, huge in-feed opening that measures over 1,000 sq. in. and not to mention a 456 HP CAT C9.3 diesel engine. Now you’re probably thinking, with all of these changes, there’s no way this chipper sells for less than $500,000. Well, it is actually on sale right now for under $400,000. If change worries you, we still offer the typical 3 or 4 knife 646-WRC Extreme along with all of our other models that are always “Built To Last.” We have something that fits the customer’s needs and we have the support system that helps ensure that our customers will remain in the best hands possible. In addition to our amazing support system, we have monthly promotions or parts specials that make spending money a little bit less painful. Basically, what we are trying to say is that you can’t go wrong by purchasing a Trelan Whole Tree Chipper. Contact by phone: (989) 5612280, toll-free: (877) 487-3526, or visit web site, trelan.com, for more.

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COVID-19 FAQ ■ CDC and OSHA release facts and guidelines about COVID-19 vaccines. NOTE: This information from late January, 2021, is courtesy of the Virginia Loggers Assn. and the Carolina Loggers Assn., and was originally provided by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and the U.S. Dept. of Labor. Can a COVID-19 vaccine make me sick with COVID-19? No. None of the authorized and recommended COVID-19 vaccines or COVID-19 vaccines currently in development in the United States contain the live virus that causes COVID-19. This means that a COVID-19 vaccine cannot make you sick with COVID-19. There are several different types of vaccines in development. All of them teach our immune systems how to recognize and fight the virus that causes COVID-19. Sometimes this process can cause symptoms, such as fever. These symptoms are normal and are a sign that the body is building protection against the virus that causes COVID-19. It typically takes a few weeks for the body to build immunity (protection against the virus that causes COVID-19) after vaccination. That means it’s possible a person could be infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 just before or just after vaccination and still get sick. This is because the vaccine has not had enough time to provide protection. After getting a COVID-19 vaccine, will I test positive for COVID-19 on a viral test? No. Neither the recently authorized and recommended vaccines nor the other COVID-19 vaccines currently in clinical trials in the United States can cause you to test positive on viral tests, which are used to see if you have a current infection. If your body develops an immune response—the goal of vaccination—there is a possibility you may test positive on some antibody tests. Antibody tests indicate you had a previous infection and that you may have some level of protection against the virus. Experts are currently looking at how COVID-19 vaccination may affect antibody testing results. If I have already had COVID32

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19 and recovered, do I still need to get vaccinated with a COVID19 vaccine? Yes. Due to the severe health risks associated with COVID-19 and the fact that re-infection with COVID-19 is possible, vaccine should be offered to you regardless of whether you already had COVID-19 infection. At this time, experts do not know how long someone is protected from getting sick again after recovering from COVID-19. The immunity someone gains from having an infection, called natural immunity, varies from person to person. Some early evidence suggests natural immunity may not last very long. We won’t know how long immunity produced by vaccination lasts until we have more data on how well the vaccines work. Both natural immunity and vaccine-induced immunity are important aspects of COVID-19 that experts are trying to learn more about, and CDC will keep the public informed as new evidence becomes available. Will a COVID-19 vaccination protect me from getting sick with COVID-19? Yes. COVID-19 vaccination works by teaching your immune system how to recognize and fight the virus that causes COVID-19, and this protects you from getting sick with COVID-19. Being protected from getting sick is important because even though many people with COVID-19 have only a mild illness, others may get a severe illness, have long-term health effects, or even die. There is no way to know how COVID-19 will affect you, even if you don’t have an increased risk of developing severe complications. Will a COVID-19 vaccine alter my DNA? No. COVID-19 mRNA vaccines do not change or interact with your DNA in any way. Messenger RNA vaccines—also called mRNA vaccines—are the first COVID-19 vaccines authorized for use in the United States. mRNA vaccines teach our cells how to make a protein that triggers an immune response. The mRNA from a COVID-19 vaccine

never enters the nucleus of the cell, which is where our DNA is kept. This means the mRNA cannot affect or interact with our DNA in any way. Instead, COVID-19 mRNA vaccines work with the body’s natural defenses to safely develop immunity to disease. At the end of the process, our bodies have learned how to protect against future infection. That immune response and making antibodies is what protects us from getting infected if the real virus enters our bodies. Is it safe for me to get a COVID19 vaccine if I would like to have a baby one day? Yes. People who want to get pregnant in the future may receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Based on current knowledge, experts believe that COVID-19 vaccines are unlikely to pose a risk to a person trying to become pregnant in the short or long term. Scientists study every vaccine carefully for side effects immediately and for years afterward. The COVID-19 vaccines are being studied carefully now and will continue to be studied for many years, similar to other vaccines. The COVID-19 vaccine, like other vaccines, works by training our bodies to develop antibodies to fight against the virus that causes COVID-19, to prevent future illness. There is currently no evidence that antibodies formed from COVID-19 vaccination cause any problems with pregnancy, including the development of the placenta. In addition, there is no evidence suggesting that fertility problems are a side effect of ANY vaccine. People who are trying to become pregnant now or who plan to try in the future may receive the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available to them. For more information about COVID 19 vaccinations, please visit the Virginia Department of Health website at https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/ covid-19-vaccine/Vaccinations:

COVID 19 vs Regular Flu The following information was provided by the office of Congressman Rob Wittman, who serves Virginia’s 1st Congressional District.

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What is the difference between the flu vaccine and the COVID-19 vaccine? Getting a flu shot is the best way to protect yourself from the flu. Flu can cause serious illness, especially in older adults and infants. While the flu vaccine won’t prevent COVID-19, it is one thing we all can do to stay healthy this winter. The flu vaccine is available at pharmacies and doctor’s offices and should be taken every year in the fall or winter. The COVID-19 vaccine will help prevent you from getting COVID-19. COVID-19 vaccines started coming to Virginia in December 2020, but it will take a while before they are easily available to the public. Does the flu vaccine protect me against COVID-19? No. Each of these diseases are caused by different viruses. While the flu vaccine won’t protect you from COVID-19, it will protect you from getting sick from the flu. Flu is a serious virus that causes deaths every year, especially among older adults and infants. Most people older than six months should get the flu vaccine every year. Is the flu shot important to get this year? It’s important to get a flu vaccine this year to make sure you don’t get the flu when doctors’ offices and hospitals are already crowded with COVID-19 patients. By getting a flu vaccine, you can help keep yourself healthy and give healthcare workers time to focus on COVID19. It is possible to get both the flu and COVID-19 at the same time. Can I get the flu vaccine if I have COVID-19 symptoms? If you think you have symptoms of COVID-19, get tested as soon as possible. You can check your symptoms online at www.vdh. virginia.gov/COVID check and find out where you can be tested. If you do have COVID-19 symptoms, wait 14 days from the time your symptoms end before getting a flu vaccine. There is no evidence that it’s dangerous to get a flu vaccine while you have COVID-19, but you could spread the coronavirus to

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healthcare workers and other patients, so stay home until you have not had symptoms for 14 days. Where can I get the flu shot? You can get a flu shot from your healthcare provider or just about any pharmacy. Some public providers offer the flu vaccine for free.

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place” provides updated guidance and recommendations, and outlines existing safety and health standards. OSHA is providing the recommendations to assist employers in providing a safe and healthful workplace. “More than 400,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 and millions of people are out of work as a result of this crisis. Employers and workers can help our nation fight and overcome this deadly pandemic by committing themselves to making

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their workplaces as safe as possible,” said Senior Counselor to the Secretary of Labor M. Patricia Smith. “The recommendations in OSHA’s updated guidance will help us defeat the virus, strengthen our economy and bring an end to the staggering human and economic toll that the coronavirus has taken on our nation.” Implementing a coronavirus prevention program is the most effective way to reduce the spread of the virus. The guidance announced today recommends several essential elements in a prevention program: Conduct a hazard assessment. Identify control measures to limit the spread of the virus. Adopt policies for employee absences that don’t punish workers as a way to encourage potentially infected workers to remain home. Ensure that coronavirus policies and procedures are communicated to both English and non-English speaking workers. Implement protections from retaliation for workers who raise coronavirus-related concerns. “OSHA is updating its guidance to reduce the risk of transmission of the coronavirus and improve worker protections so businesses can operate safely and employees can stay safe and working,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Jim Frederick. The guidance details key measures for limiting coronavirus’s spread, including ensuring infected or potentially infected people are not in the workplace, implementing and following physical distancing protocols and using surgical masks or cloth face coverings. It also provides guidance on use of personal protective equipment, improving ventilation, good hygiene and routine cleaning. OSHA will update today’s guidance as developments in science, best practices and standards warrant. This guidance is not a standard or regulation, and it creates no new legal obligations. It contains recommendations as well as descriptions of existing mandatory safety and health standards. The recommendations are advisory in nature, informational in content and are intended to assist employers in recognizing and abating hazards likely to cause death or serious physical harm as part of their obligation to provide a safe and healthful workplace. Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. OSHA’s role is to help ensure these conditions for America’s working men and women by setting and enforcing standards, and providing training, education SLT and assistance.

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FROM THE BACKWOODS PEW

Melody in B Over the years, I have found that I am growing older! I do not move through the woods with the same energy and coordination, which is a Antill fancy way of saying I get tired and stumble more now. But I remember a time, a particular day in fact, when the idea of the Olympics and world fame were not so far-fetched. Mercury with his winged feet would have had to put it in overdrive to have stayed with me that day. Deer dropped their heads in shame as I streaked past them. Rabbits screamed for my autograph as I left them in the dust of my dash. It was certainly a jawdropping, eyes-bugging-out display of athletic prowess. It was not the jolt of a soda or the sugar-high from breakfast, but a song that moved me that day. A song that began first as a distant hum: faint, an echo on the wind. Perhaps it was the wind. The sound was weak, scarcely able to hold my attention. Soon it began to amplify, to swell in both its splendor and its clarity. As that beautiful melody began to reverberate in my ear, it began to move me. Like any good piece of music, it took hold of my mind, making me want to become a part of the majestic anthem, and to add my voice to it.

Without hesitation, and with no formal training, mind you, I lifted up my voice and sang out for all to hear. Birds sitting in the trees that day have yet to sing so great, as was their embarrassment to have heard a voice like mine. Even today, so many years later, I can still remember the words to that song, that melodious sonnet that I sang from my very soul…actually it was because of my sole, the right one first, then the left one, as both soles had found themselves resting on top of a nest of ground bees! As the awakened ground bees poured out of their nest, covering my legs, my voice sang the most feared song in the swamp, “BEES!!!” It is not the cottonmouth that rules the swamp or strikes terror into the forester, it is the bee. A simple creature, but one that always comes to the party with friends, lots of friends. Running into a bees’ nest, either in a tree we are measuring or ground we are walking over, is never a good thing. Since it is usually a nest the forester steps on or bumps, the odds are the forester will get stung more than once. On that particular day in question, the number of stings neared triple digits. But what a dash. To see a forester motivated to run through the woods with a hive of bees in close pursuit is a sight to see. His first move is to run towards any partners in the woods with him, in hopes the bees will split off and attack his “former” friends. If that fails, he heads for water or the

truck. When he is nearing a major cardio-infarction, he removes his hat and makes his last stand there in the woods. Flailing away like an ancient knight of old, he desperately tries to knock back the mob of angry bees. Exhausted, hurting, swelling, the forester’s day is over. He must make it back to the truck for the Benadryl, or the ammonia, or whatever he carries in the glove compartment to deal with stings and bites. If he is allergic to bee stings, he opens his notebook to begin his last will and testament. Have you ever had a day like that? Exhausted, hurting, and eyes swelled with tears. You have been flailing at the air, fighting an unseen foe, striving to be strong but with every swing the pain of another hit, another sting. A friend has failed you; a job was lost; an addiction continues to control; what you thought was forever has ended. Time you thought was on your side has left the building. Maybe it was more than just a day; maybe it was a week or a year or maybe it’s the story of your life. One sting after another. With each hopeless swat, another cry comes from your lips. Life on the bee’s nest will make you run. The prophet Isaiah records this description of Jesus in his book, in chapter 42 and verse 3. It shows how he will respond to people who are hurting:“A bruised reed He will not break, and smoking flax He will not quench; He will bring forth justice for truth.”

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Don’t miss that. A bruised reed is one that has already been pushed over. It’s bent, it won’t straighten up. It is ready to be broken. It has no strength to stand up on its own any more. Picture the candle with no flame left to light the way, darkness is surrounding it, only a faint glow is left on the wick. Jesus comes to us, as we flail away at life. We are bruised and battered. He longs to hold us in his hands, and to caress us gently with a soft breath; he wants to give us the strength to stand and regain the glow of life and of light. Isaiah continues in verses 6 & 7: “I, the LORD, have called You in righteousness, and will hold Your hand; I will keep You and give You as a covenant to the people, as a light to the Gentiles, to open blind eyes, to bring out prisoners from the prison, those who sit in darkness from the prison house.” Nothing we face is greater than what Jesus can do for us. No surprise in our life is a surprise to him. He waits, longing for us to surrender to him, to give him our pain, to take the stings of this life for us. Stop singing about the bees; stop running through the woods; fall into the arms of Jesus, and “Sing to the LORD a new song, and His praise from the end of the earth…” (Isaiah 42: 10a). Excerpted from Faith, Fur, and Forestry, Brad Antill author Find it and more at www.onatree forestry.com

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INDUSTRY NEWS ROUNDUP addition to our exclusive memAs We See It: Strength In Numbers berInrebates, access to annual meetWe are pleased to report a surge in individual logger membership applications. ALC is the only national organization solely dedicated to representing the rights and interests of independent log- Smith gers and log truck contractors (members) on a national level. ALC

combines the power of its members with state and regional logging associations across the country to impact our industry positively and pro-actively by sharing the benefits of education, training, networking, research, promotion, and legislative advocacy.

ings, and being a part of the preservation of logging, log truck driver safety training is now included in your ALC membership. The description “safety training” is often a bit taboo for loggers, but the unfortunate reality is that most loggers are just one wreck and a billboard lawyer away from going out of business. That is why safety

training for log truck drivers has never been more important. Thus, ALC members now have access to 30+ online safety training courses that focus specifically on transportation of forest products. Members can access training courses at any time using a smartdevice or computer with internet access. A detailed record of completed courses, the training material used for the training, the date and time completed, and a training certificate is available for each course completed through the online training platform. This information can be made available to insurance companies, business owners and logger associations. The convenience of “on-demand” driver safety training will save time and money, allowing more time for productivity while complying with governmental and insurance carrier mandates. If you are already a member, please contact us and a link will be provided to you for access. Lastly, we have had several inquiries regarding the logger relief application process, but we still do not have any new information. The ALC along with state/regional associations are working together to ensure that all affected logging and log hauling businesses, both big and small, are included in the logger relief package. The moment we have more information, we will immediately email out an update. Kevin Smith represents ALC Communications. American Loggers Council is an 501(c)(6) not for profit trade association representing professional timber harvesters throughout the United States. For more information please contact the American Loggers Council at 409-625-0206, or americanlogger@aol.com, or visit our website at www.amloggers.com

Last Rites Held For Edward Spivey A graveside service for Edward H. Spivey, a key employee of logging company Jerry D. Rose, Inc., Courtland, Va., was held Spivey February 10 at Southampton Memorial Park near Courtland. Spivey, 58, died on February 7. He had undergone treatment for cancer for an extended time. Known for his work ethic, keen mechanical skills and many other attributes, he had worked for the Rose organization for 38 years and was considered crucial to the company’s logging and chipping oper38

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ations. Here is what the Rose family posted on FaceBook about Spivey: “We are all so blessed to have known him as a mentor, leader, teacher, and friend. Ed came to work with dad just six months after he

(dad) started chipping in 1983. They have been a force to be reckoned with from that day forward. They made up what I like to call the ‘dream team.’ “Ed was fiercely loyal and had a

work ethic second to none. He was rough and tough on the outside with an authentic lumberjack look, but underneath that beard, mustache, and black sunglasses was a very kind man. If he liked you and was on your

side, you were winning. If he didn’t, well, you knew. Ed was like a brother to Davis and I and we all are going to miss him so very much. We will continue to do what he taught us and keep giving it our all.” Retired logging equipment icon Jimmy Mitchell enjoyed Spivey’s close friendship, saying: “Ed was a very close friend, a smart guy, and had outstanding mechanical talent. He was some kind of worker too. After taking cancer treatment he’d go to the woods and do whatever needed to be done. On weekends during the fall and winter, he’d join some other friends of his and work up firewood, even helping deliver it at no cost to local folks who couldn’t afford to buy it.” Survivors include his widow, one daughter, one granddaughter, and a sister. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22478, Oklahoma City, OK 73123 or online at cancer.org.

Interfor Purchasing Summerville Sawmill Interfor is acquiring the WestRock sawmill in Summerville, SC

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for US$59 million. The Summerville mill produced 125MMBF in 2020. A new permit was received in 2020 that allows for the production of up to 200MMBF and Interfor has identified a number of operational and capital investment initiatives to optimize and increase production going forward. The Summerville mill is 65 miles southwest of Interfor’s Georgetown, SC mill and 115 miles northeast of Interfor’s Meldrim, Ga. mill. This strategic positioning will allow for log sort optimization and procurement synergies across these three mills, according to Interfor. As part of the transaction, Interfor will enter into a long-term chip and biomass supply agreement with

WestRock’s Charleston, SC paper mill. “This transaction is a logical tuck-in with our existing U.S. South platform and reiterates Interfor’s commitment to disciplined growth and investment in the U.S. South,” says Ian Fillinger, President and CEO of Interfor.

Big Transaction Alters Biomass Landscape Drax Group, the major United Kingdom-based electricity producer, which has converted much of its generation from coal-fired to wood pellet fuel, has entered into an agreement to purchase major Canadian-based industrial wood pellet

producer Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc. The all-cash transaction is valued at $657 million (U.S.) (C$831 million). Duncan Davies, Pinnacle CEO, comments, “The combination of Pinnacle and Drax will create a global leader in sustainable biomass with the vision, technical expertise and financial strength to help meet the growing demand for renewable energy products around the world.” The transaction is subject to governmental and regulatory approvals as well as the approval of the Supreme Court of British Columbia. The transaction is expected to close in the second or third quarter of 2021. Pinnacle is the second largest

producer of industrial wood pellets in the world. The company operates nine production facilities in Western Canada and one in Aliceville, Ala., with one additional facility nearing startup in Demopolis, Ala. The company also owns a port terminal in Prince Rupert, BC. Pinnacle has entered into long-term, take-or-pay contracts with utilities in the U.K., Europe and Asia that represent an average of 99% of its production capacity through 2026. Drax notes the transaction more than doubles its biomass production capacity, significantly reduces its cost of biomass production and adds a major biomass supply business. Specifically it adds 2.9 million tonnes of biomass production capacity. Pinnacle’s existing joint venture minority partnerships carry over to Drax in the transaction, including relationships with Westervelt and Two Rivers Lumber in Alabama, and Tolko Industries in Canada. Pinnacle’s U.S. sites are close to Drax’s existing operations in the Southeastern U.S. and will utilize river barges to access the Port of Mobile and barge-to-ship loading, reducing fixed port storage costs.

Bamboo Project Gains Steam Resource Fiber, a leader in efforts to manufacture commercial bamboo products, plans to establish its first full-scale production plant in Sulligent, Ala. Resource Fiber plans to invest $3.6 million in the Lamar County facility, where it will produce engineered bamboo products such as bamboo nail laminated timbers.

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MACHINES-SUPPLIES-TECHNOLOGY John Deere Swing Machine The G-Series Forestry Swing Machines, available in a log loader or forestry excavator configuration, are purpose-built with loggers’ needs in mind. The G-Series machines are equipped with redesigned cabs, which set a standard for operator comfort, safety and visibility. The cab entrance allows operators to enter or exit the machine easily and safely. With an additional three inches of legroom, the G-Series cab is both spacious and more comfortable. Available as an option on any model, an elevated rear-entry cab features floor-mounted windows, resulting in superb visibility to the tracks. Additionally, rear-entry cabs are available with a cab-forward riser option that expands views of the working area. Other features in the quiet, climate-controlled cabs include ergonomic controls, outstanding window clarity, isolation mounting, and LED lighting. Increasing stability, the 2656G and 2156G machines include a longer track option. Reducing downtime and maintenance life, the 2156G and 3156G are designed with larger lower rollers. The larger models feature a powerful 9.0-liter engine, while the smaller machines

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boast a 6.8-liter engine. The increased tractive effort on the 2156G and 2656G models helps with overcoming steep terrain and deep snowy conditions. Serviceability is also a key feature for the G-Series. Recent improvements include a pre-cleaner for engine air intake of the Final Tier 4 engines to enhance air filter life and a fuel shut-off valve to eliminate fuel leakage and spillage during fuel filter changes. The newly implemented hinged AC condenser increases access, making it easier to clean debris out between the radiator and AC condenser. Additionally, remote grease lines for the boom cylinder base pins improve ground-level serviceability. With an optional hydraulic oil level alarm, operators now have an audible and visible alarm when hydraulic oil level needs attention. All of the G-Series models are supported by the in-base JDLink telematics solution. Visit deere.com.

Helping loggers soften their footprint on fragile soils has inspired a bold, new flotation technology: the Alliance Forestar 344 ELIT. The Alliance ELIT operates at half the inflation pressure of conventional forestry tires—36 psi vs. the 73 psi typically needed for timber harvest and hauling. “The Alliance Forestar ELIT is the forestry tire of the future, available right now,” says Terry Goodwin, National Sales Manager–Forestry for Yokohama Off-Highway Tires America, Inc. To create a tire that operates with such low inflation pressure, the engineering team developed a special, steel-reinforced sidewall and dual-bead bundle that resists slip and maintains a tight grip on the rim without high air pressure. The bead bundle also allows loggers to mount the 710/45-26.5 ELIT on a standard AG 24.00 rim. The flexible sidewalls and sturdy undertread of the ELIT spread the load across a footprint that is up to 26% larger than a standard forestry tire. Goodwin says the effects are visible from the start. “Cutting compaction in half has a huge effect on the roots and microbes in the top foot of the soil,” he notes. “Plus, the ELIT features the Alliance 344 tread with the self-

cleaning bars, wide lug nose and center tie-bar to stabilize the tread, so you get great flotation and great traction at the same time—without tearing up the ground.” Visit yoko hama-oht.com

Prolenc Log Binders Prolenc’s innovative log load binders feature a longer, offset, forged handle for more leverage when closing and will not snap closed on the hand as straight handles are prone to do. When open, their geometry allows handle to stand upright when attaching to the chain on a log bundle wrapper. A 1" round ball on the end of the handle stops hands and wet gloves from slipping off when closing. The forged in chain hook enables easy, positive locking of the handle eliminating the traditional method of wrapping the chain around the handle or using a separate wire restraint. Visit prolenc.com.

Ponsse Full Simulator

Ponsse is responding to the need for enhanced training by modernizing its simulator product range. The new Ponsse Full Simulator is a fullrange training system. Its realistic forest environment and detailed graphics create a perfect platform for professional training. In addition, the product range consists of the Ponsse Basic and Compact simulators. All three offer a modern learning environment for harvester, forwarder and Opti information system training. A simulator is a cost-effective and safe environment for training new operators, 44

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MACHINES-SUPPLIES-TECHNOLOGY forest machine professionals and service mechanics. A simulator also acts as an excellent tool in the research and development of work because individual situations can be repeated, and different harvesting methods can be compared. The simulator’s harvester section allows harvesting tasks to be practiced, different thematic exercises to be performed, and the operation of a

machine’s control and measuring system to be studied. In the forwarder section, it is possible to practice how to operate and load a forwarder and control a crane in realistic conditions. Visit ponsse.com.

Vyking Slasher Bar The Blue Line slasher bar series from Iggesund Forest (Olofsfors)

continues to change the forest industry. Now it includes the company’s most powerful ¾” bar to thelineup—the Blue Line Vyking

Slasher Bar. Specially designed for ground saws, the Vyking Slasher Bar has proven to be a reliable and productive saw bar in all conditions. It encompasses proprietary advanced metal alloy and specific tempering technique. Vyking Slasher Bar can handle any tree species, length, diameter and operation. State-of-the-art endurance rails with 60° rail angle minimizes the chain wear on the bar. No more unscheduled stops to grind off ruffed up edges. This small but ingenious change in the rail cut angle ensures less maintenance and longer life span. Visit iggesundforest.com.

MAXAM Tire App MAXAM offers the next generation of the MAXAM Tire app. In continual efforts to improve customer experience, the optimized app has been developed to provide the industry with a revolutionary experience no matter where you are in the world. The optimized version MAXAM app was designed to be an easily accessible hub of information for users on the go. With updated features such as the product library, all the information you need on MAXAM products is available at your fingertips. “Our goal remains to be the best business solutions provider in the industry. By releasing this next generation of our app, we can continue to provide our customers the advancement they need from our team, no matter their location,” says Troy Kline, President of MAXAM Tire North America, Inc. Available for both iOS and Android, the optimized MAXAM app features more tools than ever along with an easy to navigate menu. Users now have access to both the TKPH/TMPH calculator for off-the-road applications and the all-new agricultural air pressure calculator along with these additional features: ● Direct contact with the MAXAM team through the new contact form ● The ability to email or print all results from the new agricultural air pressure calculator and the TKPH/TMPH calculator ● Direct access to all product data sheets ● The ability to zoom on all images and data tables ● Company information ● Manufacturing details Discover the many all-encompassing features of the new app in the iOS Apple Store or in Google Play. Visit maxamtirena.com 46

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Logger Struck by Jackstand Crank BACKGROUND: On a summer day in the Southeast, a logging company’s “setout man” was staging loaded trailers for drivers to pick up and return to the site after delivery. The set-out man’s work included coupling and decoupling log trailers to his assigned truck, a process that involved raising and lowering the jackstand (landing gear) via a hand-crank winch. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: This logging crew’s set-out man was in his early 20s and had only been a part of this logging crew for a few years. The individual consistently wore a hardhat and complied with his company’s safety standards. He was considered a safe, reliable, and hardworking employee. UNSAFE ACT: When the setout man went to drop a loaded trailer for pickup and lower the jack-

stand, he had one hand on the crank handle and used the other hand to remove the holding chain that would allow the jackstand to be lowered down into place. (When the chain is released from a hook or notch, the weight of the truck on the stand puts the hand crank under a lot of tension.) When lowering the jackstand, the set-out man lost his grip on the handle of the hand crank. ACCIDENT: The handle spun around several times, striking him once in the mouth and another time on the head. INJURY: Fortunately, he was wearing a hard hat and received no injury from the second blow that struck him on the top of the head. His fellow crew member assessed his injury and provided first aid. His upper lip had been lacerated and bleeding, but he did not seek

medical attention and was back on the job the next day, with no loss of ability to perform his usual work functions and no further injury issues. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CORRECTION: ● Give your full attention to the job at hand and eliminate distractions before starting. ● Wear the required PPE. ● Always perform jackstand lowering and raising on flat ground to avoid log trailer rollover. ● Make sure the winch and jackstand mechanisms are working properly. ● Always position yourself per-

pendicular to the hand crank and away from the jackstand so that if the crank slips from your grasp, the handle will spin without striking you, and the jackstand will fall freely without striking or crushing any part of your body. Do not grab the spinning handle! ● Be sure your hands are clean and free of dust, oil, or other lubricants to ensure the crank handle remains securely in your grasp. Wearing non-slip gloves will provide additional grip and protection. ● When in the raised position, always be sure the jackstand is securely fastened in place. Supplied by Forest Resources Assn.

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COMING EVENTS April 6-8—Kentucky Forest Industries Assn. annual meeting, Embassy Suites, Lexington, Ky. Call 502695-3979; visit kfia.org.

May 15-17—West Virginia Forestry Assn. annual meeting, Cannan Valley Resort & Conference Center, Davis, W.Va. Call 681-265-5019; visit wvfa.org. 17-19—Forest Resources Assn. Virtual annual meeting. Call 202-2963937; visit forestresources.org. 21-22—Expo Richmond 2021, Richmond Raceway Complex, Richmond, Va. Call 804-737-5625; visit exporichmond.com.

August 1-3—Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers Summer Conference, The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, WV. Call 336-885-8315; visit appalachianhardwood.org. 5-8—Virginia Loggers Assn. annual meeting, Hotel Roanoke, Roanoke, Va. Call 804-677-4290; visit valoggers.org. 11-13—Forest Products Machinery & Equipment Expo, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Ga. Call 504-443-4464; visit sfpaexpo.com.

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13-14—Southwest Forest Products Expo, Hot Springs Convention Center, Hot Springs, Ark. Call 501-2242232; visit arkloggers.com. 24-26—Louisiana Forestry Assn. annual meeting, Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino Resort, Lake Charles, La. Call 318-443-2558; visit laforestry.com. 31-September 2—Florida Forestry Assn. Annual Meeting & Trade Show, Sheraton Panama City Beach Golf & Spa Resort, Panama City Beach, Fla. Call 850-222-5646; visit floridaforest.org.

September 8-10—Tennessee Forestry Assn. annual meeting, Westin Hotel, Chattanooga, Tenn. Call 615-883-3832; visit tnforestry.com. 9-11—Great Lakes Logging & Heavy Equipment Expo, UP State Fairgrounds, Escanaba, Mich. Call 715-282-5828; visit gltpa.org. 17-18—Mid-South Forestry Equipment Show, Starkville, Miss. Call 800-669-5613; visit midsouth forestry.org. 17-18—Kentucky Wood Expo, Masterson Station Park, Lexington, Ky. Call 502-695-3979; visit kfia.org. 29-October 1, 2021—North Carolina Forestry Assn. annual meeting, Grandover Resort & Conference Center, Greensboro, NC. Call 800231-7723; visit ncforestry.org.

October 5-7—Arkansas Forestry Assn. annual meeting, Embassy Suites, Rogers, Ark. Call 501-374-2441; visit arkforests.org. 6—TEAM Safe Trucking annual meeting, The Coeur d' Alene Resort, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Call 207-8410250; visit teamsafetrucking.com. 7-8—American Loggers Council annual meeting, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Call 409-625-0206; visit amloggers.com.

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