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Vol. 46, No. 11

(Founded in 1972—Our 542nd Consecutive Issue)

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After working 25 years with other family members, Wayne Bandy (center) and his sons Scott (left) and Jason (right) broke off to form their own company in 2009. Story begins on Page 10.

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SOUTHERN STUMPIN’

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

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ake a step back about 50 years: August canopy on the cab and a dozer blade on the front 1967. The Beatles had just released Sgt. and two hydraulic booms on the back with grapPepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Adam ples. You might say it was one of the first grapple West was Batman on TV. LBJ was in the White skidders to come along. It really increased producHouse. The Vietnam War was in full swing, as tion in the woods.” were protests against it. Lurleen Wallace was Smith developed prototypes at the Red River governor in the state of Alabama and a gentleshop, and he and his boss, Jack Bain, began to man by the name of Paul Bryant was the head look for ways to bring the machine to market. coach at the University of.

“He had a lot of enthusiasm,” C.L. says of Bain.

Elsewhere in Alabama, a 23-year-old “He was eager.” Smith says two others, Larry Huntsville Times newspaper journalist named Shoesmith and Dick Davis, were instrumental in From left, C.L. Smith, Ted Dunham and Leslie Peoples, an David Knight (not yet known as DK) was still a refining the design. Smith's daughter Debbie accountant for Dunham Mfg. few months away from starting to work at a little actually came up with the name “Log Hog.” company in Montgomery called Hatton-Brown After testing and proving that the idea worked cept: mechanical choking, as it was called in that Publishers. Meanwhile, in Arkansas, a young in the field, Smith and Bain sought out someone Pulpwood Production article. The Log Hog couple named Bill and Sherry Abbott (who are of allowed operators to pick up and drop off logs to finance and produce it. Enter Ted Dunham of some personal significance to Dunham Mfg. “Dunham was known around via two or three hydraulically me) tied the knot that June. town,” C.L.’s son Danny says. “He had land and operated “grabs,” or grapple Loggers reading their copy he hung out at his ranch.” After they showed him booms attached to the rear of of the August 1967 issue of the Log Hog, Dunham agreed to manufacture it the tractor.

Pulpwood Production magaat his Minden, La. plant. He paid them royalties zine would have seen a cover and helped get the patent. Kyle recalls that some Man Behind The Machine story about a machine called of the models were painted orange and dubbed One of the key figures instru- the “Red River Log Hog.” the Dunham Log Hog. Pulpmental in developing the Log wood Production was, like the Bain and Smith both became sales reps for Hog is still kicking today: C.L. magazine you’re reading now, Dunham, covering territory in several states.

Smith of Valliant, Okla., about Danny recalls going on a business trip to Louisiana a Hatton-Brown publication, 20 miles west of Idabel. “I get and the predecessor to today’s with his father around this time. “It was the only around pretty good for an 82 Timber Harvesting. In that time I saw a segregated restroom,” he recalls. “It year-old,” he told me by phone article, veteran logger Henry wasn’t near the same in Oklahoma as it was in on a day in mid-September. I Franklin of Saline, La., Mississippi and Louisiana.” had called him earlier in the explained that he had borThere is one key thing to remember about the day, but he was on the road to rowed a Log Hog while his Log Hog, Danny believes. “It was the first machine Texas taking care of several tractor was in the shop for I know of that you could go to where a tree was cut Log Hog was on the cover of August '67 things. He made sure to call me down and carry it to the landing and release it withrepairs at Winnfield Truck & Pulpwood Production, a magazine that was back later that evening. His Tractor. After just one day out ever getting out of the tractor cab,” he says. eventually renamed to Timber Harvesting. voice was strong and energetic, “That was significant.” with the Log Hog, Franklin called up his salesman, Charlie Cagle, and traded his mind and memory clearly sharp.

Dunham manufactured several thousand Log Smith’s family already had a long background in his still-new industrial tractor for the Dunham Hogs, as Smith recalls. “I think it was on the in the woods. His father, Roy Smith, had been a Log Hog. market for 15-16 years. It was a 17-year patent sawmiller, and Smith and his brothers grew up The Log Hog had entered the emerging skidder and I think it ran through most of those 17 market in 1963. This was only a few years after the logging that portable mill with mules and crossyears.” There are still a few people who have cuts. “Logging has been part of first wheel skidder prototypes had started appearone, Kyle says: “You can find the Smith family for I don’t ing, and by the early ’60s several manufacturers— videos online, but they are getTimberjack, Pettibone, Tree Farmer and Franklin— know how many generations,” ting harder and harder to find.” according to C.L.’s grandson were marketing small cable skidders.

Kyle. “As far back as I know, it’s Log Hog was a product of Dunham Mfg. Co., a Other Ventures all we’ve done.” division of Anderson-Dunham, Inc., which manuC.L. and his brothers Donald In 1962, Smith was selling factured farm equipment and truck bodies in Minand Ed formed Smith Equipment den, La. It was added to Ford 4000 and 5000 series Ford tractors at Red River TracCo. in 1969. They sold Tree tor in Idabel. He was trying to tractors and 2424 International Harvester tractors.

Farmer skidders and Dunham In 1967 you could buy one for between $6,800 and develop something they could loaders, later carrying Ranger and sell to loggers. “We were using $7,500. It was considered speedy at 22MPH. Barko as well.

The Hog was a modified industrial wheel trac- Ford tractors to skid logs, and that Located 30 miles from both was when the idea was conceived tor, adapted for skidding logs. Modifications Texas and Arkansas, in the southto mount grapples on the backs of intended to make the farm tractor suitable for east corner of Oklahoma, Smith the tractors,” C.L says, recalling work in the woods included a heavy-duty cab Equipment is also still kicking.

Log Hog’s origins. “We took a guard, belly pan and high flotation tires. Its A Log Hog ad from 1967 C.L. and Donald bought Ed out regular farm tractor and put a defining feature, however, was a then-new con-

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and ran it until 2004, when they sold it to employee Todd Harper. Harper had joined the parts department there in 1993. “They were in their 70s and were ready to retire,” Harper says. “Nobody in the family wanted it, but it was a good business and doing well.”

Since 2006 Smith Equipment has represented Tigercat and CSI, as well as farm and lawn equipment: Mahindra tractors, Stihl’s entire line and Big Dog and Worldlawn mowers. “This helps when forestry is slow,” Harper says. Smith is pleased with how his former parts man has run the business. “He’s done a great job.”

For his part, Harper remains grateful for the opportunity. “They were the ones who put me in business, and financed it for me, a 30-year-old kid.

They helped a lot of people over the years.”

The move to developing and selling equipment didn’t mean Smith was finished with logging.

Danny recalls that he and his brother-in-law started working in the woods on his father’s crew as soon as they were old enough. He says the logging really took off in the late ’70s, when they struck a supply deal with Great Northern Nekoosa (now Great Northern Paper Co.), which had a paper mill in Ashdown, Ark., what is now a Domtar mill. The family also had a chip mill in Antlers, Okla. from 1997 till 2007.

“I’m the only one left,” Kyle says. “Everyone else got out.” His dad Danny retired from logging in 2012 after 30 years running his own business. He still drives a truck part-time for his son’s contract hauling company, Kyle Smith Trucking.

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Idea Man

ley, so that it swings over like a bat wing bush hog. It works C.L’s inventiveness didn’t really well.” You can look up begin or end with the Log videos of it on YouTube.

Hog. His family says he In Danny’s opinion, the always had a knack for innoWeed Wolf is one of the best vation. “All the time that was things his dad has come up my forte, that was what drove with, and he has a theory as to me,” he explains. For inwhy. “He was always distractstance, in the ’70s he develed trying to help take care of oped a mini grapple design- A Log Hog at work family,” the son says. “Now ed for small stems on plantathat he’s home and retired, I tion thinning jobs. He sold feel like he’s done his best that to Dunham too. He also work. He has more time to took one idea to various manfocus on his inventiveness.” ufacturers 20 years ago.

Smith’s three children— “After I retired I decided Danny and daughters Julie nobody would do it, so I took Condon and Debbie Fena Clark skidder and put a nell—have rallied around fully revolving turntable their father after he lost his inside the cab. It was crude, brother Don in 2015 and his but it was a step ahead.” It wife, their mother Alta, in was an attempt to compensate C.L. was in the operator's cab here, with his March this year. “They would partner Jack Bain standing behind him. for what old skidder drivers have been married 65 years use to call “skidderneck,” according to Danny. “He on September 11,” Condon points out through got the ball rolling and then John Deere and Tigerteary eyes and a strained throat. cat followed suit. I was proud of that.”

“We’ve always been real proud of him, but he He’s still developing ideas. “I have a new project never has been one to boast,” Kyle says. His aunt I started working on with my son a couple of years Julie agrees that her father has never been one to ago,” C.L. says. He and Danny have spent much of brag, but she says he should take pride in all he’s their time developing a trimmer attachment for accomplished. “He did it through hard work and zero turn mowers. They call it the Weed Wolf. “A faith in God. He’s come up with so many fantastic mower deck has three sets of blades,” Danny ideas with just a high school education, and providSLT explains. “On the left hand side we stacked a puled jobs for so many.”

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Branching Out ■ Wayne Bandy and his sons split from another family company to forge their own path.

By David Abbott UNION CHURCH, Miss. ogging is often a multi-generational affair, with many of today’s loggers having ★ grown up cutting timber, like their fathers and grandfathers and sometimes even their great grandfathers before them. That’s not always the case, though. The Bandy family, for example, didn’t start out in the woods. Wayne, 65, and his sons Scott, 41, and Jason, 37, are today the owners of Bandy Logging, Inc. When the boys were little, however, Wayne was in farming. He worked with his wifes’ family, the McCormicks. In fact, he says, at one time

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Operator chose a Tigercat 620E as the crew’s primary skidder: note that it pre-limbs with a delimbing gate prior to dropping drags off at the landing.

The crew has two company trucks (plus a spare) and two regular contract haulers.

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SLT SNAPSHOT Bandy Logging Inc. Union Church, Miss.

Email: bandylogging@gmail.com Founded: 2009 Owner(s): Wayne, Scott, and Jason Bandy No. Crews: 1 Employees: 3, plus 3 contract drivers Equipment: 1 cutter, 2 skidders, 1 loader, 3 trucks, 4 trailers, 1 dozer Average Haul Distance: 60 miles Tidbit: Wayne Bandy worked in farming until the early 1980s, when low prices forced the family to sell out of that business and start a new one, in logging. After almost 25 years of logging together, Wayne Bandy and his wife’s cousin split their company into separate entities.

Younger son Jason Bandy operates the loader.

the family was one of the biggest row crop farmers in their part of the state. “We were big on soybeans, cotton and cattle,” he says. Back then the family farmed about 17,000 acres.

Then, in the early 1980s, he says, prices got low, really low. “We made some bad business choices that caught up with us,” Wayne admits. “And when it got bad, we jumped out of the pot and into the frying pan, into this logging.” The McCormick family sold their part in the farm to other parts of the family, and he says they still farm just as big as before. “It was a good living. I really enjoyed it, but if you can’t put food on the table and keep the lights on, then you’ve got to do something.”

Wayne’s wife’s double first cousin, Ed McCormick, had quit farming the year before and gone into logging. “I came in at night and helped him,” Wayne says. “He needed help and I needed something to do.

He hired me and then made me a part of the business.

We rocked along here for a good while.” That was 1983, and their company was called M&B Logging.

Wayne’s older son Scott came out to the woods in the summers throughout high school, and then joined

the team full time after graduating in ’94. Younger son Jason helped out as a mechanic during his two years of community college for air conditioner/heater repair at Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson, the same school his father attended (he played football there also). Soon, though, he went full time in logging as well. Wayne says, “I tried to make them go back to school but it didn’t work.”

Eventually, M&B Logging expanded to two crews.

Wayne, Scott and Jason ran one crew, and their cousins ran the other. In 2009, they decided to completely split the two crews into two separate companies. Wayne and his sons formed Bandy Logging, Inc. that year, but there was no bad blood between the two

Loader teams with CSI package including bucking…

…and 264 Ultra delimber.

Kneeling: Wayne Bandy; standing, left to right: Jimmy Wilson, Jimmy Williams, Willie Norris, Scott Bandy, Jason Bandy; inset, truck drivers Jerry Thompson, Jr., left, and Joey Craig Smith

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Stribling Equipment branches in Natchez and Brookhaven offer service and support.

Backup Deere skidder helps out on long skids.

sides of the family. “We just outgrew it,” Scott says. “We still help each other when we can.”

ders more often, every four years, after 8,000 hours or so,” Scott says.

“Cutters and loaders we stretch a little longer, because they stay in better condition longer.” They also keep an eye out for good deals, and when one is available, they sometimes trade even earlier. “We traded the last three at 5,500 hours, because it was a good deal and the right time,” Wayne says.

They use John Deere financing for Deere machines, while turning to United Mississippi Bank in Meadville and Wells Fargo for other financed purchases. They say they have no problems getting financed.

Wayne says, “That is one thing I told both these boys when we first went into business: two things in life that are hard to get and quick to lose are your good name and your good credit.”

Wayne keeps a notebook in his

Machinery The main skidder on the Bandy crew is a 2016 Tigercat 620E, rolling on 35.5 Firestone tires. The Bandys use John Deere primarily, but the Tigercat skidder was a matter of operator preference. Skidder driver Jimmy Wilson has been with them a long time, so they let him try several brands and make the choice.

A ’13 John Deere 648H on 30.5 Primex tires serves as a backup, especially on tracts with long skids.

The Deere often brings drags halfway so the Tigercat can make shorter skids to a Deere 437D loader with Rotobec grapple, paired with a CSI 264 Ultra delimber/slasher pack-

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age. The skidders also back through a delimbing gate so there’s less strain on the pullthrough. A ’15 John Deere 843K handles felling duties, using Quadco saw teeth. A Deere 650K dozer, used for building and maintaining roads, is the newest piece in the lineup, just added in late summer.

Bandy Logging buys its Deere machines from Stribling Equipment in Natchez, dealing with salesman Reagan White. They also look to the Brookhaven location for service, since they often work between there and Natchez. “We go to whatever branch is closer or less full and can get us in the fastest,” Scott says. Shelby Enfinger and Todd Smith are the service managers. B&G Equipment in Magnolia is their Tigercat dealer.

They prefer to buy newer machines rather than keep older machines running. “We trade skid-

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truck to track hours on machines for maintenance. Jason says they handle most routine maintenance and minor repairs on woods equipment in the woods and on trucks at the shop. The 60x60 shop includes a 30x60 work area and another 30x60 space for a storage room. They have no full-time mechanics, so the crew handles all shop work themselves. Any jobs beyond their abilities, especially on trucks, they send to a local mechanic, Dean Weeks in Brookhaven. Newer machines still under warranty go back to the dealers for repairs.

Two company trucks, ’12 and ’15 model Freightliners with Detroit 500HP DD15 engines, run the roads, supplemented by two contract haulers and a ’06 Mack used as a spare. Trailers are all 40 ft. four bolsters: a Viking, a Pitts and two Magnolias.

They have Vulcan onboard scales on

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one truck. “We have to bite the bullet and put it on the others, too,” Wayne says. Scott sees the value of the scales less in preventing overweight tickets than in avoiding light loads.

“We bought our first scales in 1996,” Wayne says. “We hauled to Wiggins and we figured out that if we hauled light by just one ton a day, the scale paid for itself in a year. Also, the mills have a weight limit, so if you go over, they turn the truck around. To haul wood 50 miles and get turned around is very costly.”

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Wayne’s dozer is the newest machine in the bunch.

Along with buying its own timber, Bandy Logging works closely with J.M. Jones Lumber Co., Inc. in Natchez. The Bandys say they enjoy a healthy working relationship with owners Lee and Howard Jones and forester Wyatt Brown. They also work with a consultant, Mike Mikell in Port Gibson. They are already booked up for the rest of this year and part of next year. “We have clients of ours that we deal with and we just have to work jobs in as we can, but we know in advance where we’re headed,” Scott says.

They work in Mississippi mostly, but also some in Louisiana. When Southern Loggin’ Times visited in late September, they were working a 600-acre tract just across the Louisiana side of the state line. It was a final harvest cut for wildlife management, on a tract where J.M. Jones manages the timber. “We won’t finish it this year,” Scott says.

“We will have to leave and come back.” They have also worked tracts as small as 15 acres, if the job is close, and if it is for one of their regular clients.

The Bandys enjoy short hauls to several markets in close proximity.

In Natchez, J.M. Jones Lumber takes the grade logs, while Bandy sends its tie logs to Monticello Tie & Timber. Mat logs go to Jones Lumber in Gloster, while pulpwood goes to International Paper in Redwood, near Vicksburg, GeorgiaPacific in Monticello and Hood Container in Gloster.

The lack of pine mills in southwest Mississippi has really hurt the market and private landowners, Wayne says. “The few chip-n-saw mills stay full. We need a plywood mill in southwest Mississippi.”

Jason adds, “Very few plantations are going to make grade logs, but a plywood log can be a little rougher.”

Turnaround times at mills, they say, haven’t been a problem this year. “But we haven’t hauled to the mills where other loggers tell us they have a problem,” Wayne admits. “Everybody was full because of a dry summer and winter last year, so coming into the first of 2017 was already tough and then the rain hit and the quotas started.

But now things have panned out. I was very pessimistic for a while but it seems like things are trying to turn around. J.M. Jones pays very fair rates, and I hope it stays good enough for the boys to be in it as long as I have.”

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the cutter. Skidder driver Jimmy Wilson can also run the loader or cutter if he needs to. The crew has two dedicated truck drivers: Jerry Thompson, Jr., who has been with the family for 24 years and also serves as a mechanic, welder and loader operator; and Joey Smith, who has also helped with dozer work during his seven years on the crew. Lee Payne has been a contract hauler for the Bandy crew for over a decade, and they say he is very dedicated. Another contractor is Lee Felton, who has worked with Bandy

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A nice looking load heads to the mill.

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Logging for a few months.

They hold informal safety meetings at the tailgate. “Nothing out here is worth anybody getting hurt over,” Wayne reminds everyone each morning before getting started. “We watch out for each other and get onto each other if any of us do anything unsafe,” Scott adds. Everybody on the crew wears safety vests, hard hats and other protective gear. All three Bandy men are first aid and CPR certified and they keep first aid kits in trucks. They also take part in a random selection drug screening program once a quarter.

Insurance is through Insurance Risk Managers of Brookhaven Miss., agent Ben Burns. Rates have gone up on trucking, Jason says. “Most of our guys have been with us for years, but it is tough finding somebody safe to put in a truck. We would park it before we even thought about hiring anyone unsafe, though. There is too much risk.”

Wayne and his wife Barbara have been married 44 years. They have three kids and five grandkids, so far. Their daughter Melissa, 33, and her husband Tyler Bier have two children, John and Katherine.

They live in Louisiana, near New Orleans. Jason and his wife Shelby have a three-month-old baby girl, Mary Michael. Scott and his wife Erin have two sons: Sam, 11, and Seth, 23. Erin teaches in Natchez but also takes care of paying the bills for Bandy Logging.

The guys like to hunt and fish when they have time, which isn’t too often. “We work a lot of Saturdays, if not logging then looking at timber or doing repairs,” Jason says. “We always have reasons to be here, so you just have to take time off sometimes to do something.”

They used to be more active with the Mississippi Loggers Assn., Wayne says, and have considered doing so again. “Ken Martin has been after me to get back in and we need to do it.” Wayne and Jason both sit on the Jefferson County Board of Farm Bureau; Barbara’s brother, Mike McCormick, is the President of Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation.

“It is something different every day,” Jason says as to why he likes to log. Wayne adds, “It is a challenge. I like that you know week to week how much money you made or lost. In farming you wait a year to know.” Scott says, “We are fortunate to have family and men who have been here a long time so you don’t have to wake up and wonder if they are going to be here. We can all multitask and don’t have to stop if someone has to take off. We can keep it going SLT and be productive at it.”

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(Micro) Chipping Pays Off ■ Holmes Logging takes advantage of a new opportunity.

By Jay Donnell WALLACE, NC fter 40 years of ★ logging it was about time for a celebration for Robey Holmes. At least that’s what his wife Kim was thinking when she started planning a 40th anniversary party to commemorate Robey Holmes and Holmes Logging.

Approximately 100 people showed up for the catered meal and festivities held June 17. The event included several speakers, one of which was Kim, who offered some high praise for her husband. “Robey Holmes is a natural-born leader who constantly strives to bring out the best in his employees,” she said. “He is not one to shy away from a challenge and is always looking at ways to make the company better. He along with his brothers credit their success to God and to their parents as they continue to carry on their family heritage.”

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Holmes Logging Co. was established in 1977 and at the time the business was owned by Robey’s father, Elbert Holmes. The company also included Elbert’s four sons, Robey, Ray, Gene and Ben. When Elbert died in 1989, Robey became the sole owner. Through the years the brothers continued to work Robey and Kim Holmes together. In 2013, Ray Holmes and his son, Josh Holmes, first skidder in the mid-’80s, to buystarted their own business, Backing a knuckleboom loader and then woods Logging Co. adding a second skidder.

Today, Gene and Ben continue to “When my dad passed away we work alongside Robey, and they really struggled,” Robey recalls. “But continue to work with timber buyer we wouldn’t quit.”

360 Forest Products, also based in They purchased their first new Wallace. skidder in the early ’90s and things During the special night, many picked up. That’s how they ran for a people reflected on the growth of number of years.

Holmes Logging through the years, But as sawtimber markets weakfrom starting out with a short pulpened, Robey began looking for other wood truck and a farm tractor, to ways to generate revenue. Fuel chiploading a 10 wheeler with a forklift, ping started coming on strong in the to bringing in an 18 wheeler and their area. In 2007, Holmes Logging start-

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ed fuel chipping and continued to do so, running several brands of chippers through the years. Then two years ago, Holmes ventured into micro chipping.

Equipment Lineup Today the company has eight employees and a solid lineup of equipment, supported by a strong trucking arm. The newest equipment includes a 2017 John Deere 853M tracked feller-buncher, 2017 John Deere 848L skidder, and a 2017 Cat 555D grapple skidder. The chipper is a 2016 Morbark 40/36 whole tree chipper with Morbark’s enhanced Advantage 3 high performance chipping drum and knives configuration. Holmes also runs a Prentice 2384C knuckleboom loader, John Deere 437D loader, Cat feller-buncher, Cat 545 skidder and CTR and CSI pull-thru delimber and buck saw. The new Deere skidder runs on 35.5

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Holmes Logging Wallace, NC Email: Kholmes874@gmail.com

It’s a close knit group: front row, left to right, Abraham Montes, Kim Holmes, Robey Holmes, Gene Holmes; back row, left to right, Ben Holmes, Marty Hall, Ricky Kelly, Ruben Morales, Billy Albertson. Not pictured: J.W. Holmes

Founded: 1977 Owner: Robey Holmes No. Crews: 1 Employees: 8 Equipment: Three skidders, one tracked fellerbuncher, two loaders and a chipper Trucks: Eight trucks through Holmes Trucking Production: Up to 50 loads of micro chips per week, 60 loads of logs Average Haul Distance: 60 miles Tidbit: Robey and Kim Holmes are finishing up building a brand new shop and office next to their home in Wallace.

Newest skidder on the job is a Cat 555D, one of three skidders called upon.

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Holmes Trucking operates eight trucks with experienced drivers.

duals, preferably Firestone.

Holmes Trucking operates eight trucks, with Ben owning six and Robey and Sammy Mathis owning the other two. Trucks are mostly LoneStar/International, five of which are 2017 models. Trailers are Pitts as well as Evans and Big John, along with ITI chip vans. “We have good drivers,” Holmes says. “We lose one every now and then, but we probably have six drivers that have been here the whole time.”

Enviva Involvement In late 2015, the world’s largest producer of industrial wood pellets, Enviva, opened up a new plant in Faison, NC, only 35 miles due north of Holmes’ shop. Holmes became the first contractor to haul a load of chips to the wood pellet giant’s newest location.

Holmes produces for 360 Forest Products, which has quite a few logging companies, but many of them did not want to get into chipping. The timing was excellent. Holmes had started to see some traditional fuel

chip markets getting weaker. He had heard that Enviva was getting into micro chipping and that’s when he knew it was time to make a change.

The first year of micro chipping was somewhat of a struggle as Enviva was still in the process of getting all the bugs worked out at its plant.

Holmes switched back to regular fuel chips at one point. “It was just a matter of them getting some things worked out and now they’re back on track,” Holmes says. “Several months ago they really started going strong so now we’re back into the micro chipping.”

Holmes says they still move some fuel chips, but adds, “We mostly do micro chipping now because it pays the landowners more and you make a little more money yourself.” Pellet mills prefer micro chips because they dry and grind faster than standard chips.

When Holmes Logging first began hauling to Enviva they were sending about 10-12 loads of micro chips per week as the mill ramped up, but now Holmes hauls up to 50 loads a week. Holmes says his crew

New machinery, like this Deere track f-b, keeps operators happy.

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is one of a half dozen primary producers for the Enviva mill and that Enviva doesn’t want to take on too many loggers and run everybody too thin.

Micro chippers require close attention so maintaining one can be quite the challenge if you’ve never done it before. Oil is changed every 250 hours and air filters get blown out once a week. Every 500 hours Holmes Logging performs a complete service on it and other machines.

Operations Holmes Logging hasn’t abandoned the sawtimber market. “360 Forest Products knows what the market’s going to do before we do,” Holmes says. “If they know Enviva’s getting full of wood, they’ll put us on sawtimber tracts. They do a great job of finding tracts to fit our needs.”

360 Forest Products also keeps a close eye on storms coming into the area and makes sure the company is strategically placed on a tract where it can work around bad conditions.

Holmes Logging will run about 60-70 loads of roundwood per week and move sawlogs to several sawmills in the region. They harvest about 70% pine and 30% hardwood.

They mostly clear-cut and prefer 100-200 acre tracts, but at least 60 acres. “We can move quick,” Holmes says, noting they use two lowboys.

“At the time we’re finishing one tract we can have the deck cut out on the other tract and be ready to go.”

Workers are on site at 6:15 a.m. and equipment is moving by 7.

They receive a week of vacation every year and take off for holidays.

“I guess we’re doing something right to keep our same employees,”

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Holmes Logging has been chipping about 10 years and is now a key supplier to Enviva.

Holmes likes the bigger duals on the new Deere 848L skidder.

Holmes says. “We really appreciate what they do.”

They hold safety meetings once or twice a month, and haven’t experienced an accident on the job in a long time, and no fire losses in more than 25 years. Holmes credits this record

to keeping their equipment clean and doing the little things.

Holmes is able to stay on top of the job site, since he runs the John Deere loader himself.

Holmes feels he has a big advantage with newer equipment. One

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reason is less downtime and another is newer equipment attracts and keeps better employees because they’re in nicer equipment. Holmes also adds, “If you can keep your equipment up, you can get better tracts of timber and do a cleaner job. When environmental people come out to the jobsite you don’t have oil leaks on the ground, which is a big thing.”

Newer equipment also brings a better appearance to the people in the surrounding neighborhoods.

Holmes tries to change out most of his equipment every three to three and a half years. Holmes says Gregory Poole Equipment in Wilmington, NC looks after them, as does Deere and Morbark dealer James River Equipment in Castle Hayne, NC. Holmes believes the future of the chip markets is bright in North Carolina. Enviva is building another pellet plant in Hamlet, NC. “There are definitely a lot of loggers getting into chipping and it seems like the industry as a whole is really picking up,” he says.

Only time will tell if the chip markets stay strong, but for now things are running quite smoothly for Holmes Logging in the Tar SLT Heel state.

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Morbark Demo Packs Them In ■ Chipper manufacturer uses the occasion to celebrate 60 years in business.

By May Donnell WINN, Mich. he pancakes, the drones, the chips and the optimism. All ★ were flying on a pretty September weekend at Morbark corporate headquarters and the woods beyond as the company celebrated with nearly 300 guests from 15 countries its 60th anniversary at the machine festival called Demo Days. Some refer to the annual event as Winn, Michigan’s super bowl.

The gathering, which included dealers, potential and long-time customers, vendors, friends and state officials, kicked off with information sessions on Tier 4 Final mandates and equipment financing, followed by equipment walkarounds and a roll out demo of the electric-powered 3200 Wood Hog grinder. The day’s activities concluded at a lively “Morbark Lounge/Game Night” reception.

Kevin Martin, owner of Martin Animal Bedding in Goshen, Ind., came with his two sons and an employee. “I’m considering adding some new equipment next year and we wanted to see it in action,” said Martin, who operates a Morbark tub

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grinder. Ditto from a number of other customers, including those in the forestry, biomass, recycling and tree care industries.

The Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers, a group dedicated to improving U.S. manufacturing policies, was one of the sponsors of the event with its “I Make America” program, of which Morbark has been a major supporter for several years.

The second day began with an early breakfast where the chef flipped pancakes through the air onto the plates of the guests and the day continued with guided tours of Morbark’s more than one million sq. ft. manufacturing facility.

As this was the anniversary of the founding of the company by the late Norval Morey, long-time employee and field service rep Larry Burkholder, who was Morey’s right-hand man, recalled when Morey worked from a 10x20 metal shed in his backyard.

“Then later, we enlarged to about 4,000 sq. ft.,” Burkholder added with a smile.

CEO David Herr told a tour group they were about to see the beginning of major changes to the manufacturing process. “We’re going through the process of upgrading the flow and process of building our products.

Next year, you’ll see a whole new plant,” he said.

At left, former Morbark owner, Lon Morey, chats with current CEO David Herr.

Senior Vice President John Foote commented, “We are always working to reduce cycle times. We’ve focused on product design for efficient manufacturing, standardized packages and material flows to the production lines. The results have been amazing.” Foote said in two of the three lines, they were able to double production throughput, while only adding one employee on each of those lines. The third line has seen a 14% improvement in throughput with a 64% improvement in lead time.

In addition to new approaches to the process, the plant has upgraded some of its manufacturing equipment.

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Morbark Warranty Administrator John Gotteleber said communication continues to improve throughout the company and workers on the floor are better able to notify management of problems with parts or procedures and get them solved quickly.

Morbark’s production changes come at a critical time for the company. Demand for its products is at an all time high, Herr said.

Herr celebrated one year as Morbark CEO in October. He came on board after Stellex Capital Management purchased the company from Lon Morey.

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New 3400XT Wood Hog horizontal grinder

Larry Burkholder, left, was on hand to celebrate Morbark’s 60th.

Foote. “I think Lon did a fantastic has a standard width of 8 ft. 4 in., job of choosing the right fit and making it within the legal transport what was best for the employees.” width in any country, regardless of Mike Brink of Brink Wood Prod- engine size. This model accommoucts in Grand Rapids, Mich. said he dates engines from 540 to 800 HP. is always interested in seeing what’s Other key features are the longer new and so made the trip. Tier 4 infeed bed with sloped sides for mandates may lead Brink and othimproved operator sight lines and ers to consider electric power to more efficient loading of material, as replace diesel. well as an extended platform between Vendor Jesse Wezensky, whose the hood and the engine for better company, Robotic Welded Parts, access to components for general supplies teeth for Morbark chippers, was one vendor on hand. “We wanted to come and see our product in action and talk to the people who use it,” he said.

Guests were taken on an extensive tour through 25 different work stations, including the robotic weld cell, 1,000-ton press brake, chipper, tree care and sawmill lines, trainNearly 300 guests enjoyed the festivities. ing center and warehouse.

Line workers and supervisors maintenance or to change screens. stopped what they were doing to It and the Pronar MPB 20.55 answer questions from visitors. trommel screen were launched this Brenda Haskill, a forest specialist year. The mobile trommel screens, with the Michigan Dept. of Natural available in four sizes, are suited to Resources, was among those observ- work with a wide variety of materiing the lines. “My job is to help keep track of Michigan’s timber supply and where it ends up,” she said.

Morbark chippers are used extensively in Michigan’s state parks.

“The thing about our products is they last a long time, and that’s because we use a top quality grade of steel,” said government sales rep Wayne Watt, who led one of the tours. “People know they will get top dollar if they sell them down the line somewhere.” In fact, a refurbished 1980 model Eeger Beever brush chipper was on display at the gathering.

Following the plant tours, buses carried the contingent to the demonstration area a short distance away.

Morbark employees started with the Beever line of chippers and worked their way through the lineup of tub grinders, microchippers and drum chippers, Pronar trommel screen, flail debarker and Chiparvestor.

They introduced the new 3400XT Track Wood Hog horizontal grinder with musical fanfare. The 3400XT

als, including soil, compost, municipal waste, coal, aggregate and biomass. Easy-to-use electronic controls allow the operator to tailor the operation parameters to the materials to be separated. A variety of drums are available to meet the customer’s specific needs, with round or square holes and of any mesh size.

Meanwhile, everyone was invited to “test drive” the Boxer, a compact tract utility loader recently added to the Morbark product line.

Equipment showcased included: l Beever M12RX brush chipper l Beever M15R brush chipper l Beever M20R chipper with loader l Boxer 600HD compact utility loader l Boxer 700HDX compact utility loader l 223 flail l 23 NCL Chiparvestor l Beever M20R forestry chipper l 40/36 MicroChipper l 50/48 NCL drum chipper l 3400XT Wood Hog horizontal grinder l Pronar MPB 20.55 trommel screen l 4600XL Track Wood Hog horizontal grinder

6600 Wood Hog horizontal grinder l 1300 tub grinder A visitor from Northern Ireland was not only impressed with the show, but with the local transportation. “I’m amazed at all the eightcylinder engines everyone drives here,” said Chris Maassen, sales director for the environmental group, Linton and Robinson.

Following the demonstrations, dealer Michigan Cat, on hand to show off its latest engines, treated everyone to a Texas-style barbecue lunch and the party came to a close.

Financier Robert Charles, who joined the Morbark Board of Directors after Stellex purchased the company, enjoyed his time in Winn.

“I really like the people I’ve met at Morbark,” he said. “They are like a big, happy family.”

“In all my 27 years at Morbark,” Foote said, “I’ve never been so excited about the future of our company. I just think we’re going in a great direction.”

Morbark was formed as the Morbark Portable Debarker Company in 1957 upon the invention of a pulpwood peeler by Norval Morey and SLT machinist Bob Baker. l

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Big Event ■ J.M. Wood Auction Co. held its 44th Annual Fall Forestry Auction September 19-21.

By Jordan Anderson MONTGOMERY, Ala. ★

J.M. Wood employees stay vigilant for the next high bid.

Over 3,500 items filled the 60-acre auction yard in Montgomery, Ala.

Online sales accounted for $6,106,695 of the sales total.

Skidders wait in line for their turn on the auction block.

Feller-bunchers of all makes lined up for hundreds of yards.

The fall auction generated $29,607,080 in total sales.

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Registered bidders participated in the auction from 43 states and eight countries.

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All In For ALC ■ American Loggers Council holds its annual meeting, welcomes new President.

By David Abbott NATCHEZ, Miss. he American Loggers Council hosted its 23rd Annual Meeting on September 28-30 at the ★ Natchez Convention Center in Natchez, Miss. There were 205 in attendance, representing 27 states, with proxies attending from another three states. As it does every fall, the ALC meets in the home state of the outgoing President, in this case Mississippi logger Ken Martin. ALC Presidents serve single year terms.

Along with voting on many issues of great significance to the industry, attendees at the event have the opportunity to network with their peers from throughout the country.

Forest industry consultant Wendy Farrand kicked off Friday’s educational seminars, delivering a message about rebranding the industry. Loggers never branded their industry in the first place, she said; it was done for them by environmentalists. She advocated a proactive approach to presenting a more environmentally responsible image to the public.

Forestry Mutual Insurance Co.’s Jimmy Locklear followed Farrand with a discussion of upheaval in the log truck insurance market, of which he warned there is “no end in sight.” Locklear explained that there are two aspects to risk assessment: frequency and severity. The problem with log trucking has been not the frequency but the severity of accidents, causing insurance profits to sink—2016 was the worst year in the last 15 years for that industry, he said. Locklear tag-teamed the presentation with Jeremiah O’Donovan, President of TEAM Safe Trucking, Inc. (TST), the non-profit organiza-

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Idaho was well represented: Shawn Keough, far left, received President's Award for service; the Ikola family won the Logging Business of the Year award; and Tim Christopherson, far right, was named Logging Activist of the Year.

Jimmy Locklear warns of more trucking woes.

Several had questions during the fire suppression seminar.

Executive Director Danny Dructor, right, thanks President Martin, left, for his service.

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From left, future President (2018-19) Chris Potts, incoming President (2017-18) Mark Turner, outgoing President (2016-17) Ken Martin

Martin passes the gavel to Turner, right.

The auction was a hit.

Attendees checked out machines from several manufacturers during breaks.

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tion dedicated to educating log truck drivers. O’Donovan presented a sample demonstration of TST’s recently debuted online training modules for log truck drivers.

The audience was full of questions for Guy Perrier, a New Orleans attorney whose firm, Perrier & Lacoste, LLC, specializes in trucking issues.

The first and most important thing to do in case of a trucking accident, Perrier advised, is to always report it right away no matter what. Even if a truck is drivable, he said, call a tow truck, don’t put the keys in the ignition until the data from the truck’s ECM (electronic control module, the “black box”) has been downloaded.

He also advocated the use of dash cams and said that if a driver gets a ticket, never plead guilty, always plead no contest.

Ken Swanstrom, owner of Skookum Timber in Kalispell, Mt., presented a slideshow of pictures from his recent trip to Germany, giving the crowd a glimpse of how their European peers conduct the forest products business.

Forest2Market’s Joe Clark reported on U.S. population growth estimates for the next 30 years and how this will likely affect demand for softwood lumber. The pulp and paper industry is on an upward growth trend globally, if not domestically, Clark said, and North American housing demand continues to experience slow recovery on its return to historically normal levels.

John Deere engineers Gregory Miller and Matthew Flood examined the ongoing direction of mechanization in forestry technology.

While the focus in previous eras was to make machines bigger, stronger and faster, they said, as productivity increase has plateaued, the drive today is for technology to be easier, smarter and more precise.

Drawing parallels to developments in mining and automobiles, they predicted that autonomous forestry machines will eventually become a reality—but not quite yet.

The final seminar of the day came from Mike Beardsley, marketing and sales director for the American Loggers Insurance Program.

Beardsley offered a look at automatic fire suppression systems on logging equipment.

After the President’s dinner Friday night came the annual ALC auction. Attendees placed bids on several items in a silent auction during the dinner. After, auctioneer Roy Holder oversaw a live auction, taking bids on a number of donated items that ranged from hunting and fishing trips to custom carved wooden decorations and NASCAR tickets. In all the auction raised $28,585, half of which the ALC donated to relief efforts for hurricane victims in Louisiana and

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s usual, most of those who attended the ALC Annual Meeting elected to take in the optional logging tour, and this year it was most unusual—not in the actual logging sense, but in the location of the harvesting action and the history of the land involved.

Outgoing ALC President Ken Martin arranged a visit to Davis Island, a mostly timbered Mississippi River tract of roughly 30,000 acres, the actual size depending on the level of the river. He set it up through Conner House, a principal Visitors checked out BLC Logging’s landing on September 28. in Natchez-based Good Hope Land and Timber Management, a major player in the timber arriving at the BLC landing. There, Chip Sullivan’s business in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas.

Caterpillar and John Deere machines were handling Good Hope buys, markets and manages timber and various hardwood species, and most of the trees were deals with numerous logging contractors in getting it yielding random length logs at least 18 in. in diameter harvested and delivered to various markets. on the little end. He is reportedly the preferred logger Having one or more logging crews on the island, or of one of the island’s few landowners, has worked other ‘big muddy’ islands for that matter, is routine there off and on for several years, and expects to be for the company. In this instance, the contractor was there for many more.

Chip Sullivan, owner of BLC Logging, Tallulah, La. Davis Island has a history much more interesting Located some 45 air miles northeast of Natchez and than the hunting, fishing and timber activities that dis20 miles southwest of Vicksburg, the larger portion of tinguish it today. According to reports found on the the island is situated in Warren County, Miss., and Internet, a small portion of the former peninsula was west of the river, but a smaller chunk of it is located purchased in 1818 by Joseph Davis, who developed in Madison Parish, La. This part is separated from the Hurricane Plantation—named for then nearby Hurriparish by the larger Warren County piece. This oddity cane Island—and reportedly worked to create a differis not that odd along the river’s meandering course, ent type of slave community. One difference was that which over time has rerouted itself many times. Such he allowed slaves to retain some of any money they was the case back in 1867 when the river cut off what may have earned. In the 1830s he gave some adjoining was then known as Davis Bend, a peninsula that conproperty, called Brierfield Plantation, to his younger sisted of 11,000-acres of rich bottomland, from the brother, Jefferson Davis, who grew cotton on the land rest of Warren County. See satellite photo. and later become President of the Confederacy.

The main part of the river is located to the east and After the Civil War ended and while Jeff Davis was south of the island; a relatively narrow artery flows in prison, Joseph Davis turned both plantations over around the island to the west, south and east. The to former slave Benjamin Montgomery, who had route of this artery was formerly the main course of managed them for many years. Joe Davis held a the river. $300,000 mortgage on the property, which MontAfter arriving by bus from the Louisiana side, visigomery and other freedmen successfully worked for tors hopped on pickup-pulled trailers provided by several years. Montgomery and others went another Good Hope and crossed the artery via a tug and barge, $100,000 in debt to buy an adjoining plantation from which moves log trucks and other Good Hope and its bankrupt owner. But years of fighting threatening logging support vehicles. The procession traveled flood waters, along with hard economic times and a slowly through both open and heavily forested areas, depressed cotton market, took their toll, and the stirring up thick clouds of dust at times. Many of the younger former slaves and their descendants moved native pecan trees visible were big and tall and some away after Montgomery died in 1877. vines were almost large enough to be classified as A year later Jeff Davis regained possession of pulpwood. The caravan stopped a few times to take in Brierfield Plantation from his brother’s heirs but he two building ruins and a small lake or two before never lived there again. He and other family members leased the land to tenant farmers with marginal success, but this practice all but ended with the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, which inundated almost 30,000 square miles up and down the river. As a result of this flood, river levees were raised to a height of 60 ft., leaving Davis Island susceptible to even more frequent and more severe flooding. The Davis family sold the land in 1953.

There are no crop or cattle activities on the island today and it has basically become a hunting retreat for the well-to-do. Visits by outsiders are restricted. Only one person lives there year ‘round and most all structures are built some 10 ft. above the fertile SLT soil. Access is by water or air.

The island lies partially in Mississippi, partially in Louisiana.

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Alabama's Bill Jones speaks to the Board of Directors.

Oregon's Mark Turner delivers his first address as the new President.

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Texas. Another $2,000 was raised for Log A Load for Kids on Friday night.

The ALC Board of Directors met on Saturday morning, followed by the full membership meeting for all present. Each committee chair submitted their reports to the assembled body, and the Board voted on a number of issues, including selecting the new officers for 2017-2018. They are: President Mark Turner of Turner Logging, Oregon; 1st Vice President Chris Potts of Potts Logging, Alabama; 2nd Vice President Shannon Jarvis of Jarvis Timber, Missouri; Secretary/Treasurer Tim Christopherson of DABCO, Inc., Idaho.

The Board also selected regional delegates: Northeast Regional Delegate Roger Garland, Sr. of Garland Lumber, New Hampshire; Southern Regional Delegate David Cupp of Walsh Timber Co., Louisiana; Mid Western Regional Delegate Mike Nielsen of Nielsen Logging, Montana; Western Regional Delegate Bruce Zuber of Zuber & Son Logging, Oregon; and Individual Logger Member Representative Donnie Reaves of Reaves Timber, Virginia.

A luncheon followed the meeting, during which ALC recognized its sponsors and President Ken Martin and Executive Director Danny Dructor presented President’s Awards to several individuals for outstanding service to the timber harvesting industry. These included DK Knight, co-publisher and executive editor of HattonBrown Publishers, parent company of Southern Loggin’ Times and Timber Harvesting magazines, and Shawn Keough, Director for Associated Logging Contractors, Idaho.

Also, Tim Christopherson, coowner of Dabco, Inc., in Kamiah, Id., received the ALC 2017 Logger Activist of the Year Award.

Keough and Christopherson weren’t the only Idahoans to receive recognition. At the President’s farewell dinner on Saturday night, Knight presented the 2017 Timber Harvesting Logging Business of the Year award to the family behind G. Ikola, Inc. of McCall, Id. Company President Gerry Ikola accepted the award with most of his family, including his wife Capella and their sons Gerry, Jr. and Gabe, on the stage at his side. In a speech that expressed both graciousness and gratitude, Ikola noted that he had seen real Southern hospitality in Mississippi.

At the end, outgoing President Martin made his final speech before the ceremonial passing of the President’s gavel to his successor, Mark Turner. Turner will serve in this role until next year’s annual meeting, which will be held in his home state SLT of Oregon.

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As We See It: Making A Difference In The Lives Of Loggers

By Mark Turner I was born the son of a logger. When my dad started logging, back in the ’50s, things were a lot different than they are now. Logging was an easy

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business to get into and there was a lot of money to be made. As my dad used to say, “All you needed was an old, wore out Cat and a chain saw and you were a logger.” Back then, loggers were also some

of the best paid and most respected workers around.

My experience with logging started as a young boy watching my dad operate his logging business. I remember my brothers and I riding up to the job during the summers

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and on Saturdays. As our dad worked, we would explore the area and build forts. It was a great experience for a young boy. Unfortunately, it’s not something that many young people experience anymore.

As my brothers and I grew older, we started becoming integrated into the operation. I can still remember how proud I felt when my dad told me that I “would make someone a great worker someday.” I remember how hard my dad worked to keep the business going. He spent a lot of late nights either in the office or out in the shop. I think I would have been perfectly happy to have gone straight into logging after high school.

However, after a lot of encouragement from some teachers and my mom, I decided to go to college. After graduating, I started a promising career as an engineer in the aerospace industry. It was fulfilling work; however, thoughts of the woods were always on my mind. I have heard that you can take the logger out of the woods but you can’t take the woods out of the logger. I have found this to be very true. In fact, I missed the woods. I missed working with my dad and my brother. So, I came back. I worked hard and learned the business. I found that with hard work, I could make a comfortable living.

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can be very challenging, even in the best of times. In tough times, it can be brutal, and we’ve had our fair share of tough times. As loggers, we have always been very self-reliant.

When times get tough, we just work harder and find a way to make it through. In my opinion, loggers are some of the most innovative people this country has.

One of the things we have never been very good at, however, is blowing our own horns. Most of us figure that actions speak louder than words; that if we do a professional job, we will get the credit we are due. Unfortunately, in today’s world, that’s not always the case.

That’s where the American Loggers Council comes in. This coming year, I will do all I can to ensure that the voice of the American logger will be heard. It doesn’t matter if that logger has a multi-milliondollar company and employs a hundred people or is just a one-man operation. We will work to ensure that loggers are better appreciated by the public at large as well as the people we work for and sell to.

We will continue to work to advance the professionalism of the American logger, particularly through Master Logger certification.

We will continue to work to open more of our public lands for more active forest management. We will work to find new markets for our products. The American Loggers Council will continue to be the “go to” organization on national issues that affect the logging industry.

When I first got involved with the ALC, I was struck by how much I had in common with other loggers across the country. We all go about our business in a different way, but in the end, we are all loggers. Hon-

Corrigan OSB Welcomes First Log Loads RoyOMartin announced the first three loads of pine pulpwood were received in late September at the new Corrigan, Tex., oriented strandboard (OSB) manufacturing plant of its subsidiary, Corrigan OSB, LLC. Construction of the Corrigan facility began in 2015 and startup is expected later this year. The facility will employ 165. To mark its first log delivery, the plant held a celebratory gathering with employees and industry and community partners. The logs were delivered by J&J Logging under the supervision of Walsh Timber Co., LLC. “We are excited to receive and unload our first three loads of pulpwood at Corrigan OSB, LLC,” states Terry Secrest, Vice President of OSB and corporate safety director for RoyOMartin.

“This is the first of many milestones on the path to running a world-class OSB facility later this year. Thanks to everyone for making this happen safely.” RoyOMartin Vice President of Land and Timber Cade Young adds, “We appreciate the relationships formed with our raw material suppliers and vendors, the Texas Forestry Assn., and others throughout the region who have welcomed us to Deep East Texas.”

esty, dedication to family and a penchant for hard work are some of the traits we have in common. Whether we realize it or not, we loggers are the heart and soul of the timber industry. We produce the raw materials that every single person in this country uses every single day of the year. Without us, quite frankly, I don’t think the timber industry can survive.

So, as loggers, where do we go from here? We face a number of challenges and opportunities. In fact, I think our industry is at a critical juncture. Technology continues to advance at an even greater pace. How are we going to incorporate these new technologies into our businesses to make ourselves more efficient? Whether we like it or not, we are part of a global economy and that often means increased competition. At the same time, the average age of a logger

Barko Announces Loader Contest Winners

Five operators were awarded prizes at the Barko Strong-Arm Skill Challenge held during the Great Lakes Logging and Heavy Equipment Expo in Escanaba, Mich. Operators ran a Barko 295B trailer mount loader equipped with a new Barko 4850 StrongArm Grapple to race against the clock in a log stacking competition. The five top finishers and their times were: Bill Zellar, first, 1:59; Russell Meyers, second, 2:01; Eric Zellar, third, 2:02; Dillon Meyers, fourth, 2:10; Brian McCumber, fifth, 2:14.

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keeps climbing. And we struggle to find enough young people to work in our industry. How we address these issues now will have lasting effects on the future viability of our industry.

I believe the American Loggers Council, an organization by loggers and for loggers, can be a guiding force, helping to bring loggers together from all across this great country. We can do so much more together than apart. So it is with great humility that I accept the pres-

idency of the American Loggers Council. And I hope that you will join me to help make a difference in the lives of loggers.

Turner is President of the American Loggers Council. He and his brother Greg operate Turner Logging of Banks, Ore. Mark is an active leader with Associated Oregon Loggers. The American Loggers Council is a 501 (c)(6) not for profit trade association representing professional timber harvesters and log truckers in 32 states.

Visit amloggers.com or phone 409625-0206.

Tigercat Names New President Tigercat announced that Tony Iarocci has stepped away from his position as President, and is succeeded by Grant Somerville, a longserving executive at Tigercat.

Iarocci has held the position of President since Tigercat’s inception in 1992, steering the company through rapid growth both in terms of product development and geographic market expansion amidst an

often fierce competitive landscape and major economic downturns.

“I have immensely enjoyed my work at Tigercat—the ini- Iarocci tial research of potential business opportunities that was necessary to warrant the formulation of a new company, recruiting startup staff, product development Somerville and all the sales, marketing and customer service functions that went along with my role,” he says. “I wish to convey my deep appreciation to Ken MacDonald for having provided me this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I also want to thank everyone at Tigercat and all the Tigercat stakeholders for their much appreciated assistance, dedication and cooperation.”

Somerville got his start in the forestry industry in 1978 as a harvester operator. He worked with Iarocci at Koehring Waterous in the early ’80s on several development projects, including the design of the company’s first purpose-built track feller-buncher. An integral part of Tigercat, Somerville has led many important design initiatives since joining the team in 1992 and has held several positions with increasing degrees of responsibility, including product manager for track machines, advanced engineering, and most recently vice president, engineering.

“Opportunities to work with and learn from individuals like Tony and Ken are rare,” Somerville says. “I feel very fortunate to have been included in the creation and growth of Tigercat over the past 25 years, and to now assume more leadership responsibility.”

Iarocci now joins the board of directors and will continue to contribute to the company’s growth, focusing on the recruitment and development of design talent and working with fellow team members and suppliers on product and component improvement. He’ll also consult on special projects and new product development.

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organization. The timberland is located around Roanoke Rapids, largely within the coastal region of North Carolina and southeastern Virginia.

Roseburg owns and manages more than 630,000 acres of timberland in Oregon and California, largely composed of Douglas fir.

“This acquisition advances Roseburg’s planned expansion into the Southeastern U.S., where steady housing starts and healthy markets

create stable demand for high-quality timber,” Roseburg CEO Grady Mulbery says. “The region’s welcoming business environment and potential for growth also factored into our decision to add the property to our portfolio.”

Roseburg earlier announced it is constructing a laminated veneer lumber facility in Chester, SC. Groundbreaking is expected in early 2018, with anticipated operation startup in mid-2019.

Weyco Sells 100,000 Acres In Southeast Weyerhaeuser announced an agreement to sell 100,000 acres of timberlands to Twin Creeks Timber for $202.5 million. The sale includes 80,000 acres in Mississippi and 20,000 acres in Georgia.

Weyerhaeuser is terminating agreements under which it has managed the Twin Creeks timberlands.

Twin Creeks was formed as a joint

venture between Plum Creek Timber and several institutional investors. Following its purchase of Plum Creek in February 2016, Weyerhaeuser assumed Plum Creek’s investment in the joint venture and became the manager of the Twin Creeks timberlands.

CDL Program Starts Up At North Florida College After more than 18 months of planning, dedication, fundraising and networking, the initial CDLClass A program began in late September at North Florida Community College (NFCC) in Madison, Fla. Fittingly, NFCC administrators and faculty and its industry partners celebrated the opening of the commercial truck driver training program and recognized the community and business leaders who helped it become a reality.

“Many have been involved in getting this program started and we appreciate all your support,” said David Dunkle, Associate Dean of Economic Development & Technical Programs. “Industry partners have contributed over $24,000 and we want to recognize their efforts.”

Dunkle presented three business leaders with “Going the Extra Mile” Awards for providing outstanding leadership, guidance and funding in the effort. Recipients were Jerry Gray of Gray Logging, LLC, and Matt Webb of Genesis Timber Corp., both of Madison; and Gary Brett of M.A. Rigoni, Inc., of Perry, Fla. NFCC also honored T.W. Byrd Sons, Suwannee Lumber Co., C.F. Webb & Sons Logging, Packaging Corp. of America, John A Cruce

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Jr. Inc., Boland Timber Co., Private Forester Inc., Hood Industries, Stoutamire-Pavlik & Associates Inc., Certified Service Center, Suwannee Timber Management, and Johnson & Johnson Inc. for their support and contributions.

“The availability of qualified drivers is the problem,” Gray said.

“I’m so thankful to have companies in our industry that care enough about the future of logging that they have donated time, money and energy to be able to partner with NFCC to achieve this goal.”

The program’s connection to this area’s logging industry makes it unusual in that it has a log trailer among its fleet of three semis and three vans.

NFCC and its industry partners are committed to the long-term success of the program and helping students find jobs. Gray Logging is offering affordable maintenance on the college’s trucks and Johnson & Johnson is providing discounted fuel. Business leaders see this program as an investment in education, the expanded community and the trucking industry.

“We thank the college and everyone else who worked on this project,” Gray said. “We really

need this. There are jobs, good jobs, out there.”

CareerSource North Florida, which helped secure grant funding for the program, is again working with NFCC to enroll students in its

upcoming CDL class, which begins February 7. Those interested must attend an orientation session to determine eligibility for the program and possible tuition scholarships. Orientations are scheduled

December 6 and January 17.

For more information contact Daisy Garcia at 850-973-9442 or garciad@nfcc.edu. More information is also available on the NFCC web site: nfcc.edu.

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MACHINES-SUPPLIES-TECHNOLOGY Deere 1910G Forwarder The newest and largest model in the John Deere forwarder line, the 1910G, offers operators power and efficiency.

The 1910G machines are equipped with a Final Tier 4 200kW/268 HP engine. The maximum engine output has increased by 7.5% and torque by 21% com-

pared to previous models. Additionally, the drive hydraulics have been increased, with the transmission

boasting 4.5% more tractive force.

“With our 1910G machines, operators are able to handle even larger loads,” says Niko Solopuro, product marketing manager, WCTL Forwarders and Automation. “Additionally, we maintained the features of the G-Series lines that our customers appreciate, including the improved operator station and configurable joystick controls.”

A key feature on this model is the adaptive driveline control. This software-based control system improves the productivity and drivability and enables the operator to choose the desired RPM setting (Eco, Normal, Power) for the operating conditions.

The system automatically adjusts the engine’s RPMs to correspond with the engine load. In high-load situations, the driveline control ensures that the diesel engine runs smoothly and uses the maximum available tractive force efficiently.

Another key feature is the larger load capacity. The cross-sectional area of the wide load space is bigger and the new-generation headboard provides excellent visibility to the load space. Additionally, the CF8 boom on the 1910G moves seamlessly, increasing accuracy and efficiency.

The 1910G is available with two cab options, fixed or rotating and leveling. Visit johndeere.com.

Peterson Drum Chipper

Peterson Pacific Corp. offers the new 6310B drum chipper, which is suited for high volume biomass producers who have a wide variety of feed material, from logs up to 36" (91 cm) in diameter, to brush and small feedstock.

The 6310B drum chipper is powered by a 1050 HP (772 kW) C27 Caterpillar engine, and has an optional Tier IV engine available.

At 86,000 lbs. (39,010kg), the track mounted 6310B was designed for operations requiring high production and frequent moves between jobs.

The 6310B has two drum configurations, an 8-pocket drum to make standard biomass chips, or a 16pocket drum to make microchips. An optional grate system has been redesigned to allow for adjustment from a microchip to a 1¼” chip with the same grates. Traditional Babbitt type knife systems are standard, or Key Knife system is available.

The chipper utilizes a 50" (127 cm) diameter by 60" (152 cm) wide drum. Other key features include a sloped feed deck and wear resistant AR400 wear surfaces on the drum pockets and shell. The feed chain has been upgraded to WDH120 for improved strength and long life.

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MACHINES-SUPPLIES-TECHNOLOGY Peterson Electric WTC

Peterson Pacific Corp. offers the new 5050H stationary, electric delimber debarker disc chipper for

processing whole trees in one continuous operation.

Equipped with a large feed throat, the 5050H can accept up to a 23" (56 cm) diameter single tree or multiple smaller stems. It can be configured with a 3 or 4 pocket disc, with several optional sheave sizes to make precisely the chip you need.

The standard 3-pocket disc produces chips from 5⁄8 to 11/4" (16–

32 mm) long, while the optional 4pocket disc produces chips from ½ to 1" (13–25 mm) long. Chipping production rates up to 150 tons (136 tonnes) per hour can be achieved depending on chip size and wood characteristics.

Peterson’s heavy-duty 66" diameter, 4 ¾" thick (168 x12 cm) chipper disc has replaceable ½" (13 mm) wear plates.

Traditional babbitt-type knives or Key Knife components are available.

The stationary 5050H can be configured from 600 to 1000HP (447–745 kW) at the disc depending on the needs of your application. An additional 600 HP (447 kW) electric motor powers the needs of the hydraulic system.

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MULCHERS 2010 CAT 559B, 7292 hrs., Rotobec 2011 JD 648H S/A, 9800 hrs., 30.5 tires 4552 grapple......................... $80,000 ................................................. $60,000

2011 John Deere 648H Skidder – 10,600 hours, Good 30.5 x 32 tires, Cab with air, Winch, Ready to work! .................................. Reduced to $79,500

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2012 Cat 573C Mulcher – New FAE 200/U-225 Tx Smooth Drum, 2 Speed Mulching Head, New high pressure pump and hoses, 240 Hp Cat 7.1 Engine, Cab with air, Ready to work!

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2014 Cat 553C Mulcher - NEW FAE 200/U225 mulching head, NEW high pressure pump and hoses, CAT 6.6 TIER 3 engine ,Cab with air, Good 30.5 x 32 tires, ready to work! 0 hours since the conversion from a Feller Buncher.

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SATURDAY DECEMBER 2 SAWMILL - 25’ 5 Strand Log Deck w/ stop & load with motor & drive.

- 16’ Hourglass roll case 30” Rolls with motor & drive.

- Ren’s 30” metal detector with 14’ belt conveyor motor & drive -Model # LS345 SN 131897.

- 16’ Hourglass roll case 30” rolls with motor & drive.

- 16’ 3 strand log deck with stop & load with motor & drive.

- HMC 42” Rosser Head debarker H.D. bearing can & controls- S/N V106.

- 58’ Split Level Bark Conveyor with 120 Ladder back chain with motor & drive.

- 110’ Split Level Bark Conveyor 120 Ladder back chain with motor & drive.

- 29’ Endwise Log Conveyor with 3 arm kicker 110 Ladder Back chair with motor & drive.

- 21’ 4 Strand Log Deck with Stop & Load with motor & drive.

- Cleerman H.D. Bar Type Log Turner.

- Cleerman 42” 3 H.B. Carriage model 40 track & pantagraph-S/N A0749 R01 with Silvatech - computerized setworks - Cleerman 30HP Hydraulic unit with 8 (2) way valves.

- Tyrone Berry 280B Shotgun Feedworks 200HP motor.

- 6’ McDonnough Head Rig- S/N 72MA274.

- 200 HP motor.

- 10 HP Hydraulic unit.

- Cleerman 5’x12’ Saw Cab. - 18’ Slabelt conveyor 27” wide belt with motor & drive.

- 9’ slab drop belt conveyor 24” belt with motor & drive.

- 37’ Live Rollcase 33” Rolls with stop gate with motor & drive.

- 90’ Belt Conveyor 19” belt with motor & drive.

- 8’ 3 Strand Cant Deck with Lift Arms with motor & drive.

- 33’ Ligna Live Rollcase T6 Resaw 24” Rolls with motor & drive.

- 14’ Ligna 3 Strand Transfer Deck with motor & drive.

- Jocar model SH 1250 horizontal resaw with 16’ Infeed & 18’ outfeed rolls cab & controls.

- 22’ Ligna 3 Strand Deck with motor & drive.

- 21’ Ligna Live Rollcase 24” Rolls with motor & drive.

- 21’ Ligna Live Rollcase 24” Rolls with motor & drive.

- 19’ Ligna 3 Strand Deck with motor & drive.

- 8’ Ligna 4 Strand Transfer to Edger with motor & drive.

- Ligna 7”x30” Board Edger with 9’ Infeed Tailing Belt 75HP motor. 5 HP Hydraulic unit & laser lights - complete with control strand.

- 8’ 4 strand transfer to Edgar with motor & drive.

- 14’ Spiral Rollcase to Edgar 18” Rolls with motor & drive.

- 41’ Dust Conveyor on the floor with motor & drive.

- 14’ 8 Strand Transfer deck with 14-130 Rooftop chain with motor & drive.

- 20’ Bet conveyor to Edger 12” Belt with motor & drive.

- 16’ Live Rollcase 33” Rolls with motor & drive.

- 4 Arm Cant Lift 9’ wide hydraulic.

- 9’ 4 Strand Deck to Gang Saw with motor & drive.

- Ligna 8”x48” Gang Saw with Infeed & 20’ OutfeedS/N K19316 with Control Stand & Laser Light.

- 300 HP Motor.

- 15 HP Hydraulic unit.

- 1 Lot of Spare saw for gang.

- 22’ Belt conveyor 24” belt with motor & drive.

- Approximately 50’ Dust Conveyor from Edgar to gang saw 110 Ladder back chair with motor & drive.

- 24’ Belt conveyor 23” belt with motor & drive.

- 63’ Split Level Dust Conveyor under Head Rig 110 Ladder Back chain with motor & drive.

- 50’ Split Level Dust Conveyor 110 Ladder Back chain with motor & drive.

- 45’ Split Level Dust Conveyor 110 Ladder Back chain with motor & drive.

- 70’ Split Level Dust Conveyor 110 Ladder Back chain with motor & drive.

- A/B Soft Start for Edgar - Starter Box with (1) size 3, (1) size 2, (9) size 1 starters & breakers.

- Square D 480V main breaker.

- Siemens 480V breaker box.

- GE 30 KVA Transformer.

- Square D 2000 amps Switch Gear Volts 480V/277 60 HP- S/N BP03630EI - Weg 300 HP Soft Start.

- Cutler Hammer Starter Box. - Baldor Adjustable Speed Drive Box. - Siemens 300 HP Starter Box for Ligna Gang Saw. - 480 V Beaker Boxes.

- 30 KVA Transformers.

- Many Square D 200A Safety Switches.

- Many Small Starter Boxes.- To Trimmer - 16’ 4 Strand Lumber Deck with H-130 Rooftop chain with Pop Up Rollcase with motor & drive.

- 16’ 4 Strand Lumber Deck H-130 Rooftop chain with motor & drive.

- 5 Strand unscramble 10’ wide with motor & drive.

- 7’ 4 Strand Deck to Trimmer with 81X Roller Chain with motor & drive.

- 20’ Newman 5 Saw Trimmer Drop Saw could be 6 with motor & drive.

- 85’ 3 Strand Green chain with motor & drive (super nice) - 20 or more 4’x10’ All Steel Lumber Carts.

- 33’ Belt Conveyor 18” Belt with motor & drive.

- Fulghum 75” 8k chipper model 75 8k- HFBD- S/N FIFIL-1783 - 300HP motor for chipper.

- C/H 600 Amp HD Safety Switch.

- 64’ Edem Balance Vibrating Conveyor 24” bottom 12” sides with motor & drive.

- Progress 8x8 chip shaker screen with motor & drive.

- Stafford 6’ cyclone BIN. - 36’ Belt Conveyor 18’ Belt with motor & drive.

- 24’ Split Level Chip Conveyor 110 Ladder Back chain with motor & drive.

- 200’ Concave Belt Conveyor to chip BIN 36” Belt with motor & drive.

- Crown 6 Unit Chip BIN S/N LR3272.

- 44’ Belt Conveyor.

- 51’ Belt Conveyor.

- 30’ Belt Conveyor.

- 24’ Belt Conveyor.

- 98’ Belt Conveyor.

- 24’ Belt Conveyor.

- 98’ Belt Conveyor.

- 24’ Roof Top Conveyor.

- 55’ Rollcase - 32’ Belt Conveyor.

- 18’ Waste Deck.

- Cut Up System - 30’ Log deck 4 strand with 2 drives with stop & load.

- 60’ Log trough with motor & drive.

- 60” cut off saw with 125 HP motor.

- Cab with Air Silvatech setworks.

- 120’ Outfeed chain with 4 bay sorter with kicker with motor & drive.

- 64” Progress chipper- 200 HP motor- S/N 7-29-98821 - 48” Lily Pad grinder with 200 HP motor.

- Mello H 30’ Vibrating Conveyor 24” bottom with motor & drive.

- 50 HP Atlas Copco air compressor.

- 30’ Belt Conveyor.

- Stationary Barko Loader for cut up system.

- 35’ Double Ladder Back Chin Block Conveyor with motor & drive.

- Electrical Starter Panels Wire Conduit.

- 75 HP Hydraulic Unit for Barko K.B.L. - 1600 sq. ft. building.

- Electrical at Cut Up System - Square 800 Amp Breaker Box. - Westinghouse Starter Box. - Furnas Starter Box with size 6, size 5, size 3 starters.

- Square D Starter Box with size 5, (2) size 4 starters.

- Square D 480V Service Disconnect.

- Square D Starter Box with size 5, (2) size 4 starters.

- N.C. motors 300HP motor 514 RPM. - 16’ 4 Strand Log Deck HD. - 100’ Split Level Conveyor.

- 70’ of Ligna Rollease.

- Lots of spare electrical motors.

- Lots of spare Ladder Back chain.

- Lots of spare rolls of belting.

- Quincy model QGS-75 screw compressor 75HP. - 2 Air Reserve Tanks.

- Beko Drypoint model XC 400 Economy Air Dryer S/N 12995313 - Lincoln Ideal- Arc Welder R3R-44 S/N AC523578.

- Clausing Drill Press S/N 67F/ - Setco Grinder S/N 102654.

- Lilly Pad Knife Sharpener.

- Northern Tool Pipe Threader.

- 4’x14’ All Steel Work Table with 5” Vise.

- Guide Grinder.

- (New) Plastic Banding (many rolls) - 5 HP Tank mount Air Compressor.

- Storage Shed with parts & belts.

- Many bolt Bins with contents.

- Hanchett Size 109 Stretcher roll Type 14- S/N 746 - Many pallets of electric motor- All sizes- (New & Used) - Many Pallets of Ladder Back chain- All sizes (New & Used) - Many Pallets of Belting- All sizes (New & Used) - Many Pallets of Hourglass Rolls.

- Many Welder Tools.

- Lots of Spare Electric Motors.

- Lots of Spare Ladder Back Chains.

- Lots of Spare Rolls of Belting.

- Quincy model QGS-75 Screw Compressor 75HP. - BEKO Drypoint model XC400 Economy Air Dryer S/N 12995313 - Hanchett Stretch Roller S/N 4133.

- Armstrong Band Saw Grinder (Right-Hand) S/N 3546.

- Armstrong Band Saw Grinder (Left-Hand) S/N 3452.

- Armstrong Band Saw Grinder S/N 8870.

- McDonnough Guide Grinder S/N BD4-1138.

- 11 Spare Band Saw. - 10 Resaw Band Saw. - 160’ Bark Conveyor (Shop-Built).

- 400’ Saw Dust Conveyor.

- 40’ Ladder Back Chain Conveyor.

- Ingersol Rand SSR 50 HP Screw Compressor S/N 1023-454.

- Gardner- Denver 75HP Electra-Saver II Compressor S/N 1626-472.

- Ingersol Rand Air Dryer S/N 932HRD19 - 20’ Belt Conveyor.

- 32’ Outfeed Conveyor (in conjunction with Gang Saw) - 20’ Belt Conveyor.

- 150’ Belt Conveyor.

- Newman G-200 4 K Knife Sharpener.

- Many spare knifes for chipper.

- 6’x6’ All Steel Table with 6-1/2” Vice & Bench Grinder.

- Pumps for sprinkler system.

- Welding carts with torch & gauges.

- All wiring & conduit in sawmill.

- Babit Pots.

- Chipper knife guides.

FRIDAY DECEMBER 1 ROLLING STOCK - 2001 John Deere 648G11 Grapple Skidder S/N DW648GX581139 - 1999 John Deere 648H Grapple Skidder S/N DW648GX570946

- 2011 John Deere 648H Grapple Skidder S/N 1DWG48HXERD640186 - 2002 Timberjack 460D Grapple Skidder S/N DW460D580987 - 2004 John Deere 648G111 S/N DW648GX592092 - 2004 John Deere 648G111 S/N DW648GX593952 - 2001 John Deere 648G111 S/N DW648GX577668 - 2005 John Deere 648G111 S/N DW648GX596038 - 2005 John Deere 648G111 S/N DW648GX596246 - 2004 Timberjack 460D S/N DW460D589866 - John Deere 648G2 Grapple Skidder - John Deere 648H Grapple Skidder 1DW648HXVCD643648 - 2004 Timberjack 840 Fellerbuncher Cutter S/N WC0840X002131 - 2000 John Deere 843H Fellerbuncher Cutter S/N WC843H880150 - 2006 John Deere 843J Fellerbuncher Cutter S/N WC843JX770058 - 2006 John Deere 843J Fellerbuncher Cutter S/N WC843JX770001 - 1995 Prentice 410D KBL Self Propelled Cummins Engine S/N 52291 - Barko 160C KBL Self Propelled Cummins Engine S/N 21477 - 1998 Prentice 410E KBL Mounted on Trailer S/N 54381 - 1995 Prentice 410D KBL Mounted on Trailer - 1996 Prentice 410E KBL Mounted on Trailer S/N 54234 - 2001 Prentice 410E KBL Mounted on Trailer S/N 57410 - 2003 Timberjack 530B KBL Mounted on Trailer S/N WC530BX017034 - 2003 John Deere 535 KBL Mounted on Trailer S/N WC0535X017050 - 2005 John Deere 535 KBL Mounted on Trailer S/N WC0535X4904036 - 2004 John Deere 535 KBL Mounted on Trailer S/N WC0535X017022 - (8) CTR Buck Saws - 1999 Cat D7 Dozer S/N 65V08427 - 1995 Cat Dozer D6H Series 2 4279 hours Enclosed Cab S/N 4RC5861 - 1984 Cat Dozer D7 S/N 92V12537 - 1986 Cat Dozer D5 S/N 4KD000370 - 290LC-3 Hynudi with Pierce Delimber - Chambers Delimbinator Delimber with John Deere engine - Lay-Mor Road Sweeper - Atlas Copco XAS90 Portable Air Compressor - Volvo L70E Wheel Loader with quick coupling forks hours 10,268 S/N L70EV670374 - Bucket for Volvo - Toyota Forklift 4000 lbs S/N 40-4FG15 - 2009 Mack/CH Day Cab Tractor - 2000 Mack/CH Day Cab Tractor - 2004 Mack/CH Day Cab Tractor S/N 1M1AA18Y74N155798 - 2003 Mack/CH Day Cab Tractor S/N 1M1AA18Y83W152398 - 2000 Mack/CH Day Cab Tractor S/N 1M1AA18Y5YW125490 - 2008 Mack/CH Day Cab Tractor S/N 1M1AN07Y08N002590 - 2006 Peterbilt 379 S/N 1XP5DBOX76N648285 - 2006 Peterbilt 379 S/N 1XP5DBOX26N648288 - 2006 Peterbilt 379 S/N 1XP5DBOX06N648287 - 2006 Peterbilt 379 S/N 1XP5DBOX06N648286 - 2011 International/Pro Star 3HSCUAPR6BN340928 - 1986 Mack/R-688ST S/N 13945 - 1985 Mack/R- 686ST S/N 1M2N179C8FA097794 - 1987 Mack/R-685ST S/N 1M2N162Y7HA090483 - White 6 speed Mack/R-688ST S/N

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Equipment Listings Continued From Previous Page 2M2N179Y6HC006793 - 1989 Gray Mack Mack/R-688ST S/N 1M2N187Y6KW028734 - 1985 Tommy Mack/R- 686ST S/N 1M2N179YXFA099302 - 1987 Red Mack S/N 1M21V179Y7HA007436 - 1991 Mud Dawg Mack/CH- 613 S/N 1M2AA13YXMW009165 - 1985 New Red Mack/R-600 S/N 1M2N187Y4JW023823 - 1984 Mack/R686-ST S/N 1M1N179Y8FA093955 - 2006 GMC/Sierra S/N 2GTEK13Z261252765 - 2005 Ford/F550XL S/N 1FD1W57P85EA18089 - 2002 Chevy Silverado S/N 2GCEK19T221139105 - 2003 Chevy Silverado S/N 1GCGK13U13F155266 - 1999 Ford F350 S/N 1FDWW97S9WED43822 - 2006 Ford F150 S/N 1FTSW31L44EC51467 - 1997 Toyota Tacoma S/N 4TAWN72N6VZ286108 - 2004 Ford S/N 1FRTSW31L44EC51467 - 2000 Ford F350 S/N 1FTSX31F2YEE53348 - 1999 Ford F350 S/N 1FTWW3353XEA18075 - 1999 Ford F350 S/N 1FDSW35S5XEC58719 - 2004 Ford F350 S/N 1FTWW33524ED09615 - 2007 Chevy Silverado S/N 1GCEK14V67Z134349 - 2007 Ford F350 S/N 1FDWW36P87EA42424 - 2001 Ford F450 S/N 1FDXW46S46S41EB81679 - 2005 Chevy Silverado S/N 1GCEK19TX5Z187012 - 2015 GMC/Sierra 1500 S/N 3GTU2VEC3FG113859 - 2007 GMC/ Sierra 2500 S/N 1GTHK23D27F103421 - 2003 Chevy 2500 S/N 1GCHK29133E302247

- 2008 Ford F550 S/N 1FDAW57R78EA03346 - 2009 Ford F450 S/N 1FDAX47R59EA37021 - 2014 Dodge Ram 3500 S/N 3C63RRGL7EG176867 - 1996 Chevrolet Z71 S/N 1GCEK19M1TE246848 - 40 ‘ 2 Bunk Log Trailer TR6248R S/N 1V9B40203E1008010 - 40 ‘ 2 Bunk Log Trailer TR41L85 S/N 7339173 - 40 ‘ 2 Bunk Log Trailer S/N S79302 - 40 ‘ 2 Bunk Log Trailer S/N 12787 - 40 ‘ 2 Bunk Log Trailer TR6296R S/N L7440800 - 40 ‘ 2 Bunk Log Trailer TR41P67 S/N T363066 - 40 ‘ 2 Bunk Log Trailer TR6056B S/N T56851 - 40 ‘ 2 Bunk Log Trailer TR1N27 S/N 790264 - 40 ‘ 2 Bunk Log Trailer TL326E9 S/N RT80657 - 40 ‘ 2 Bunk Log Trailer TR6057B S/N L722733 - 40 ‘ 2 Bunk Log Trailer TR6058B S/N 78286 - 40 ‘ 2 Bunk Log Trailer TL9DJ14 S/N T534098 - 40 ‘ 2 Bunk Log Trailer TR41L86 S/N 16N3392A5PM000380 - 40 ‘ 2 Bunk Log Trailer TL8NU01 S/N 16N3392A6FM000381 ¬- 40 ‘ 2 Bunk Log Trailer T229581 - 40’ Pitts Log Trailer TR6054B S/N PE9LT40T3LP329130 - 40’ Pitts Log Trailer TR41L79 S/N PE9LT40T3LP332133 - 40’ Pitts Log Trailer TR41N26 S/N PE9LT40T3LP331132 - 40’ Pitts Log Trailer TL8LH37 S/N PE9LT40T3LP333134 - 40’ Pitts Log Trailer TR41N18 S/N PE9LT40T3LP330131 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TR41N18 S/N T444883 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TR41L78 S/N T263197 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer T229583

- 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TR6053B S/N T229582 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TR41N24 S/N T409110 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TR41L77S/N T229585 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TR80009 S/N T456080 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TR6052B S/N T309583 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer T542812 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TL3CP48 S/N T322809 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TR41L76 S/N T444996 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TR02X93 S/N T322854 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TL0DK45 S/N T322898 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TR6083B S/N T464809 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TR13551 S/N T456301 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TR41L71 S/N T464939 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer T377965 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TL765Y8 S/N T626343 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TR6081B S/N T322941 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer 56850 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TR6080B S/N T444995 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TR55149 S/N R322998 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TR41P71 S/N T456165 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TL6P483 S/N T554438 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TL8NU56 S/N T363053 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TR1270T S/N SMOO495 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TL71Y21 S/N T367936 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TR6084B S/N T367935 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TL4P108 S/N 598047 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TR9920U S/N T377966 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TR41L75 S/N T378025 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TR6087B S/N T534100 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TR6247R S/N T542811 - 40’ Log Trailer TR6297R S/N 1PELT4024YP000137 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TR6060B S/N T554436

- 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TL2U893 S/N T554437 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TL8NU06 S/N 572277 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer 85940AB S/N T599166 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TR491C4 S/N T599167 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TR6050B S/N CB032599 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TR1283T 7879 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TL507E6 S/N T636936 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TR6274R S/N T646342 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TR41L73 S/N T688941 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TL8NU08 S/N T646341 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TL0PC70 S/N LT40T3PP035003 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TR41P66 S/N T667999 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer S/N PE9LT40T3PP035003 - 40’ Log Trailer TR41P62 S/N 1PELT4021WP980245 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TL4P109 S/N T657271 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TR6189B S/N T657269 - 40’ MLC 2 Bunk Log Trailer TR41L72 S/N T679015 - 40’ Log Trailer TR1970S S/N 1PELT402XWP980244 - 2001 Talbert 50 Ton Detach Lowboy Trailer S/N 40F50513X11020151 - 1996 Lufkin 55 Ton Detach Lowboy Trailer S/N 1L0B452XL88684 - 1973 Utility Lowboy Trailer with ramps S/N FDT1ST0D1029 - (4) 6’x38’ Steel Bridges - 1 Lot of Culvert Concrete, metal & plastics - 70’ Fairbanks Digital Scales 120,000 lbs - 2015 Thor Challenger Model 37ND 38’ Long. Features 3 Slides, outside kitchen & outside T.V. Pass - through storage compartment. Ford V-10 Gas Engine with only 14,000 miles.

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2011 Tigercat 924E 6807 hrs, Tires50%, Excellent Condition........ $88,000

In addition to new machines, CHAMBERS DELIMBINATOR, INC. now has factory reconditioned DeLimbinators. These units have been inspected, repaired, and updated as needed. Call us and we will help you select a DeLimbinator for your need.

WE ALSO BUY USED DELIMBINATORS Call: 662-285-2777 day, 662-285-6832 eves Email: info@chambersdelimbinator.com

We now have Babac single ring chains in stock

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