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Vol. 47, No. 12
(Founded in 1972—Our 555th Consecutive Issue)
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December 2018 A Hatton-Brown Publication
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Southern Stumpin’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Mississippi’s David Breazeale was thrust into the position of business owner long before he was ready, due to the untimely death of his father. It was an uphill battle after that, but he has finally come out on top. Story begins on Page 8. (David Abbott photo)
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SOUTHERN STUMPIN’ By David Abbott • Managing Editor • Ph. 334-834-1170 • Fax: 334-834-4525 • E-mail: david@hattonbrown.com
End Quotes ere they are: my annual selections of my favorite quotes from Southern Loggin’ Times stories from throughout 2018. Enjoy, and while you’re at it, have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! See you in 2019.
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“My wife Lynn and I were riding around once and saw a U-Haul pulling a hearse on the interstate, but I have never seen a hearse pulling a UHaul. You can’t take it with you when you go.”— Joe Frost, Monticello, Ark., page 8, January issue “I’m in the wood hauling business; I’m not in the oil changing business.”—John McGowin, Chapman, Ala., page 18, January issue “Nobody gets into logging these days unless it’s in your blood.”—Jason Fly, Clarendon, Ark., page 44, January issue “I think we need to go back to the logger’s dream, crosscut saw and a mule. Then maybe you could make some money.”—Jerrel Sullivan, Delhi, La., page 9, February issue “I had a guy tell me that certain groups of people don’t want black people in logging. My first instinct was to take it as an insult, but then I let it motivate me.”—Corwillieous “Toby” McDowell, Locust Grove, Ga., page 20, February issue “(Common sense) is a lot like deodorant: the people who need it the most never use it.”—Jimmie Locklear, TEAM Safe Trucking, page 26, March issue “Trial lawyers understand your business, sometimes better than you do.”—Rob Moseley, attorney, page 26, March issue “Remember, nobody looks after your business like you look after your business.”—DK Knight, Montgomery, Ala., page 31, March issue “We’ve had to reinvest or get out, and they (mills) just keep running the same old junk. We lose a lot of time due to the mills’ inability to keep their equipment running. We’ve put the pencil to the paper and gotten sick over how much 6
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money and production we lose because they can’t keep their stuff going.” –Tommy Barnes, Edgemoore, SC, page 9, April issue “If you can’t make it in five days, six won’t get you there. I like to spend time with my family on the weekends, and I want my men to be able to do that also.”—Nick Frost, Monticello, Ark., page 16, April issue “We could teach young drivers, but they get no chance. It’s a struggle to keep trucking alive because enough quality drivers are just not out there.”—Brian Smith, Brookhaven, Miss., page 24, April issue “Get some money in the bank before you start buying a new truck or buying your wife or girlfriend a new car. Maybe you have the capability of hauling 75 loads per week, but what’s going to happen when you can only take 20 to the mill?”—Jeff Powell, Wrightsville, Ga., page 42, April issue “The quality of the service provider is often more important than the quality of the product itself.”—Russ Yeomans, Swainsboro, Ga., page 12, May issue “There was no use of us going to college. Instead, we went to the college of logging.”—Terry Bowlin, Brookhaven, Miss., page 14, May issue “I call trucking a necessary evil.”—Todd Bowlin, Brookhaven, Miss., page 16, May issue “Don’t be stupid. Just work long, hard hours, but don’t stress. I don’t stress out about this business. I am concerned but I don’t stress. I don’t miss any sleep because of it, I can promise you that.”—Todd Bowlin, Brookhaven, Miss., page 19, May issue “They work just as good or better than men.”—Scott Lynn (on his female employees), Tellico Plains, Tenn., page 21, May issue
“Forestry in its entirety stops dead in its tracks without the trucks. Due to regulations, litigations, and societal factors, what was once an inexhaustible resource—truckers—has been very negatively impacted. I have read that insurance carriers are requiring two to three years’ experience before they will insure a driver. Most of the wood logistics people I know say their inventory is down 30% because they are not able to fill seats. But in this new regulatory environment, how do you even add drivers?”—Hunter Brown, Alabama forester, page 6, June issue “I can’t find enough suitable drivers to have all my own trucks, and I can’t find enough good contractors to eliminate my own trucks to move the amount of wood I need…There’s just not enough money in the trucking and that’s why the trucking is just not there.”—Brett McHenry, Wilson, NC, page 12, June issue “It has been a rough life. I work all the time, but I enjoy it.”—Tex Liles, Red Bay, Ala., page 16, June issue “Some weeks the truckers have really cost me. We were there; we had the wood; we had the quota…and a truck broke down for three days. So, I lost nine loads. When you’re on quota and every load counts, the man at the mill looks at you at the end of the week and says, ‘We gave you the loads; why didn’t you get them?’ It’s not like I have three more trucks sitting here with drivers to put in them. That’s the trouble with not having trucks of our own. It is what hurts me more than anything. Once you lose the loads, you can’t get them back.”—Chris Scott, Waverly, Va., page 24, June issue “Most guys’ premiums are up for renewal right now and insurance rates are doubling and quadrupling so it’s just not feasible. I was on the phone with a good friend the other day and his premium on two trucks is $40,000 a year.”— Aaron Jorden, Benton, La., page 9, July issue “Dad was a geologist by education… He was a self-taught forester. I have a master’s in ➤ 46
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Hard Start ■ David Breazeale hasn’t had it easy, but staying the course has gradually paid off.
By David Abbott
was the first Bell shop in Mississippi, according to his son. “When the Bell came out, it was the best cutter at the time,” he says. “Since, my father was a Bell salesman, I was asked to do a demo at the age 12.” Breazeale graduated high school in May ’94 on a Friday, and went to work for his dad full-time the following Monday. Less than a year later, when Breazeale was only 19, his dad was dead. The senior David Breazeale died on March 28, 1995; on April 1, the family had a meeting to decide what to do with the company. As a good son, the younger Breazeale decided he would keep his dad’s business going. “I thought I had to take over; I felt obligated. Knowing what I know now, I would have left that crap behind,” he halfjokes. “Hindsight is 2020.” Just that in itself, the act of taking over the business, when he was still little more than a kid himself and without sufficient training or experience in running the business, would
have been daunting enough. But the challenges for the young man didn’t end there. Without getting into too much detail, suffice it to say that his father had had some legal troubles and that there were other people in his life who thought they had a claim to the company as well. For his part, Breazeale just kept working, running the business as well as he knew how, but behind the scenes, he had to fight in court for the right to do so…and the fight stretched on for years. In fact, the issue wasn’t fully resolved, and his father’s estate finally and officially settled, until 2010, 15 years after the man’s death. Basically he was able to prove that at the time of his father’s passing, the company had more debt than assets, so there was nothing for the other party to claim. When he took over at 19, less than a year out of high school, Breazeale had plenty of experience in the woods but none in the office; he knew how to run machines, even how to run a crew, but not how to run a
business, and had no idea what he was getting himself into. “I was not prepared for it at all,” he admits readily. “Growing up, I only wanted to work for my dad. I never had any desire to be the boss. I knew nothing of the financial side, so it was a pretty steep learning curve.” That curve is ongoing, 23 years later; he says he is still learning. “There have been several times when I thought I might not make it and that I probably should have quit, but I was too hard headed. Instead, every time I got in bad shape, I worked my way out of it and tried to learn how not to get myself in that situation again.” From that experience, he has advice to any younger would-be loggers thinking of running their own company: “Get to know the financial side, the office work. I knew how to work and move wood but I didn’t know how to move the accounting part of it, and that is where you make the money. You have to manage the business.”
STARKVILLE, Miss. t first glance, the ★ story of David Breazeale, 42, might not look much different than any typical southern logger. Like many in the business, he inherited his company, David Breazeale Logging LLC, from his father (though unfortunately it wasn’t that simple or cut and dried). Like many, he grew up working in the woods, as his father had done before him, and his grandfather before that. Like most, he’s had his ups and downs. But look closer, and the view of Breazeale’s experience of the logging business becomes far less ordinary. Breazeale was born into a logging family. His great grandfather sawmilled; so did his grandfather, who started logging with Breazeale’s father (David, Sr.) in the late ’60s; it was called Breazeale Logging and Lumber then. Growing up, David Breazeale the second went to work in the woods with his dad every weekend and every summer, as do many loggers’ sons. “When I was learning to run equipment, my father and grandfather were cutting with saws and using cable skidders,” he remembers. That was around when Bell’s three-wheel cutters came out. Breazeale’s father worked for Bell Equipment for a while in the late ’80s after leaving the logging operation After surviving the downturn by keeping old equipment too long, Breazeale upgraded everything two with his grandfather; his shop years ago.
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Machine Upkeep “I’d rather run machines than run a business,” Breazeale says. “I tell everybody, I was bred to be a worker, not an owner. I seem to do a lot better when I am on equipment every day.” Breazeale’s equipment is mostly Tigercat (one John Deere piece) and mostly from 2016. A ’16 724G Tigercat feller-buncher with a 5702 head with Quadco teeth works ahead of a ’16 Tigercat 630E skidder. It drags to the landing, where a ’16
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Jennifer and David Breaseale
Buying a full set of brand new equipment all at once wasn't his preference, but it was necessary.
Tigercat 875 track machine fitted with a 624C Waratah processor head works side-by-side with a ’16 John Deere 2154D track loader. The processor handles all merchandizing and delimbing while the loader sorts and keeps trucks ready to roll. Along with five contract haulers, he puts two trucks of his own on the road: ’13 Kenworth W9 and a 2000 Freightliner, pulling Savanah and Magnolia trailers. For road work, Breazeale uses Caterpillar machines: ’06 Cat D6RXL dozer and ’96 Cat 12H motor grader. The logger puts Primex size 35.5 tires with rear dualing rings on his woods machines. Dealers are B&G Equipment in Philadelphia (Tigercat) and Stribling Equipment in Columbus (Deere).
Some loggers prefer keeping newer equipment, making payments instead of paying for frequent repairs. Others prefer to keep older machines running, trading high debt for high downtime. Breazeale has tried it both ways, though not always voluntarily. At one time he fielded multiple crews, and his philosophy had been a reasonable compromise: keeping a mix of older and newer machines. After a few years when he couldn’t afford the periodic upgrades, though, he ended up with all old, nothing new. The machines were still well maintained and in good condition, but nothing lasts forever. “We weren’t moving the wood we should have and were staying broke
down,” he reflects. “We couldn’t get rid of the wood so I had to start downsizing and around 2014 I had to lay off a crew; some of those guys had been with me for years.” It was a very tough decision for him, but a necessary one. “My wife, Jennifer, has been a great help; she keeps up with all expenses and lets me know if something costs more than it should. It got to where my shop bill was higher than what payments would be on new stuff.” At that point, two years ago, he decided it was time to say out with the old and in with the new. Now, if forced into a choice, he says, “I find it better to make payments than to have the breakdowns and shop bills…as long as you can have a steady job.”
Since getting a set of all new equipment, production has been up, but payments are steep. “It’s been a struggle for the last year and a half making those payments, but once some of it comes off, we’ll have some breathing room,” he expects. “It was not the best idea to buy it all at once; that’s not the ideal way to do it, but I had to. We will stagger it in future. We are making it work, but it’s tough. That’s the story of the logging business, though.” When he bought the processor and loader, Breazeale’s idea was to keep them 10-15 years, and to trade the skidder and cutter in every three years, reasoning that they take the most abuse. “I’ll look at the cutter in another year and decide, but the skid-
SLT SNAPSHOT David Breazeale Logging LLC Starkville, Miss. Email: davidbreazeale@rocketmail.com
Bottom/front row, left to right, Dexter Rush, David Breazeale, Nick Bigham, John David Higginbotham; back row, Dean Johnson and Michael Johnson
Founded: 1995 Owner: David Breazeale No. Crews: 1 Employees: 3 in woods, 2 truck drivers Equipment: 1 track loader, 1 tracked processor, 1 fellerbuncher and 1 skidder; 2 trucks Production: Avg. 75 loads/week Average Haul Distance: Avg. 50 miles Tidbit: Breazeale spends his weekends racing cars at dirt tracks across the country. In early November, Breazeale clinched the Rookie of the Year honors on the World of Outlaw Craftsman Super Late Model Series at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, NC and finished 9th overall in the national points standings. Southern Loggin’ Times
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Service truck helps the crew keep up with maintenance on site.
It helps with multiple separations that the track loader can move around the ramp.
der for sure will be replaced next year.” Breazeale keeps maintenance records on his equipment, taking care of all regular service and maintenance personally. That means changing engine oil every 300 hours, 500 hours on gearboxes and 1,000 hours on axles. Most of it he does in the woods, where he has a 2013 International Durastar service truck with a 10,000 lbs. crane, welding machine, air compressor, 250 gallon fuel tank, and anything else he might need to handle repairs in the woods. Periodically, when he can find a good opportunity, he brings everything into the shop for upkeep and cleaning. Breazeale’s shop is only a few miles from his job site, very near downtown Starkville, along Highway 82. Major jobs go to the dealers. “We are right at the point where some of it is starting to go out of warranty,” he notes. The processor is a first for Breazeale, though it was something he has wanted to try for a long time. In the late ’90s he still had men on the ground manually delimbing with chain saws before transitioning to a CTR delimber in 2000. “In 2005 I was trying to figure out a better way to do things, so I bought a used 4500 Denharco stroke delimber with 11,000 hours, so it was about worn out,” he says. “I ran it for a year or two alongside my delimbers.” He quit running the stroke in 2008, and wanted to try a processor then, but that was when things started getting tight. “About four years there were bad, but after the downturn everything started coming back.” His interest in the processor came from seeing one used by fellow Mississippians TDK Logging (the O’Bryant family) and Roger Cunningham. “They both bought processors in 2008, and I visited their jobs several times,” Breazeale recalls. “I knew then this was the way I wanted to go and finally pulled the trigger on it two years ago. It has been everything I thought it would be and more. I don’t like the payments but it will take the place of two pullthroughs.” On this job, a pine operation, the crew has seven sorts; in hardwood they have up to 11. Pullthrough delimbers, he says, slowed produc-
finding reliable or insurable drivers, he knows he would end up with a lot of trucks parked in the yard. “I like the idea of having trucks but the insurance is going up every year whether you have a claim or not, and if you do they will cancel it, so you can’t afford to have a claim,” he continues. “The trucks run the show and the cost of owning them is steadily increasing. I’m not sure what the solution is going forward.” In the last year, Breazeale says, he has learned that job location is critical for getting contract haulers in his area. “If you are a little off the road or hard to get to, they won’t come. They will just go to the next logger who is easier to get to. So I have to be careful on what jobs I accept now. We moved on a job last year that took twice as long as it should have
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With two trucks and a few contractors, Breazeale's crew hauls 75 loads weekly.
tion down because there just wasn’t enough room for all the separations. With both the processor and the loader on tracks, they can move around the landing.
Crew Breazeale spends his days in the processor. Dexter Rush, who runs the loader, has been with Breazeale for 10 years. Cutter man Nick Bigham, who started on the skidder, has been with the crew three years. Michael Johnson took over the skidder in February this year. Truck drivers are Dean Johnson and John David Higginbotham. Truck drivers are hard to come by, Breazeale admits. “These guys have been with me for several years, but I wouldn’t want a fleet of trucks unless I could find more drivers like what I currently have.” He says that, between the headaches of the insurance and the difficulty of
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because it was way off the road and we could not get it hauled. Wood was piled everywhere but we couldn’t get the trucks.” For insurance, he deals with agent Mark Keller at Davis Garvin Agency in Florence, with Bituminous as the carrier. The Breazeale crew holds monthly safety meetings with materials provided by the insurance carrier, and addresses other issues on the spot as they arise. Employees are required to wear hardhats, safety glasses, high visibility shirts and steel toed boots.
Markets The main sawmill outlet for him is Weyerhaeuser in Bruce, Miss., a pine lumber sawmill. Pine pulp goes to International Paper in Columbus, while small pine chip-n-saw heads to Millport, another Weyerhaeuser mill, and larger grade logs go to Winston Ply in Louisville. Hardwood pulp goes to Georgia Pacific in Louisville and hardwood grade goes to Dewberry Sawmill in Maben. The crew shoots for around 75 loads a week, with most haul distances between 40-65 miles. Weyerhaeuser has a lot of land in the area around his home turf, Breazeale points out. Thanks to that, when Southern Loggin’ Times visited in October, the crew was working just a few miles from the house. “Sometimes we get to cut near home like this, sometimes we don’t,” he notes. “It is just the luck of the draw.” When they are working closer to home, they don’t use it as an excuse
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to sleep in later; instead, he and his crew work longer hours and take the chance to get more wood out. “The closer we work to home, the longer we work, but this close to the house, we were way above average production on the last two tracts.” Breazeale also cuts timber for Good Hope Land and Timber, Inc. out of Natchez, Miss., whenever the opportunity arises. “Good Hope buys some timber up this way and when they do, I always try to cut it for them,” he says. “They have always been good to me when the markets
were tight and I try to repay them every chance I get. In 2009, when all the markets close to home were full, they were the only ones that had something for me to do, and I’ll never forget that.” Good Hope is also a sponsor of Breazeale’s hobby: dirt track racing.
Racing Hobby “All we do is work and race,” Breazeale says. He didn’t grow up around racing, but it became a source of comfort for him after his father’s
death. “I started going to the local dirt track in Kosciusko with a couple of buddies and we decided it looked like fun. So we built a car and started racing. I did it back then because it took my mind off dad dying. Then I won the first race I entered.” After that he was hooked. Back then he drove a’79 Camaro, street stock class, but in 2000 moved up to super late model class, in which he still races today. “It is the top class in dirt racing.” This year he started his race circuit competing in Arizona in January, and finished in North Car-
olina on November 3. Throughout the year he’s competed in 51 races, traveling the country from South Dakota to New York for a total of 24,669 miles. “There were a lot of Saturday nights when I got behind the wheel of the race rig after the races and it was a 1,000-plus miles back home, and was at work bright and early Monday morning,” he says. “Once the race season starts, we are usually loading up when I get in on Thursday evening. Sometimes we are only gone for the weekend, but there are times we are gone for two weeks.” While he is gone, Dexter does double duty on the loader and the processor; when it is extremely busy and Dexter needs help, Dean Johnson will park the truck and jump on the loader. “There’s no one here that is the boss, though,” Breazeale says of his crew during his absences. “They do what they need to do while I am gone and they make it work.”
When he's not logging, Breazeale is racing; in November he was named Rookie of the Year in his class.
At a race in early November, Breazeale won the Rookie of the Year on the World of Outlaw Craftsman late model series and finished 9th overall in the points standings. Still, he says his racing days may be winding down. “I don’t know how long I will continue to race; I just can’t keep up with work and racing obligations.” His wife Jennifer has never missed a race, and she takes a big role in the business, not just with paper work but in running errands. “When we are on the road racing, work doesn’t stop for her,” her husband acknowledges. “She still manages to do payroll and all the financial duties of the logging.” She also has her own career, running a convenience store in Maben. Breazeale proudly admit,“If it wasn’t for her I wouldn’t be where I am now.” SLT 12
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Good To Be Small ■ Richard Vines has reduced the scope of his operation and says it makes his life better.
Since he started growing smaller, Vines consolidated his operations into a single crew, with two loaders working together at the landing to merchandize, sort and keep trucks rolling.
By David Abbott GLENWOOD, Ark. maller is better, ★ according to Richard Vines, 54. At one time he had 40 employees, including those at both his logging crew, R&B Logging, Inc., and his wood yard, Vines Pulpwood, Inc. Over the last few years, though, he has been downsizing. This wasn’t a business decision forced by market constraints, but a personal one, aimed at improving his quality of life. “I guess you could say it’s good to be small again,” Vines says. “We had three crews, the wood yard and 13 trucks of my own, plus 12 contractors, and that is a lot logistically to keep up with. Getting small where you can manage is a blessing. And you can sleep at night,” he laughs. The reduced scope obviously offers considerably less headache, and in some ways the money actually comes out better. “Financially it is the same or better because you can get some stuff paid for,” he says. He only owes on one piece of equipment now, a 2018 model John Deere loader. “I used to trade in every three years. We were high production and had no time for
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downtime.” Now, he says, he likes to have things paid off. “Logging’s been good to me, real good,” he says. “But I might have been better off to have kept it smaller all those years.” The down side to downsizing is having to let good people go, but it seems most of those Vines lost have landed on their feet one way or another. In fact, at least five of his former employees, that he knows of, have started their own logging crews.
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In the woods, Vines runs two John Deere loaders—a ’14 437D with CSI 264 delimber, used for loading trucks, and ’18 437E with another 264 delimber and a CSI 4400 ground saw, for merchandizing and sorting. Pulling to the ramp are two Deere 848H skidders, ’15 and ’13 models, from a ’13 Tigercat 726E fellerbuncher. He buys Tigercat machines from salesman Eddie Herring at MidSouth Forestry Equipment in
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Arkadelphia (Caddo Valley), and his Deere iron from salesman Brad Atkins at Stribling Equipment in Texarkana. The crew hauls its production on seven Peterbilt trucks, ’13-’15 models, and seven trailers—six Pitts, ’14’15 models, and a 2018 McLendon. Vines buys the Pitts trailers from Dean Crouse at Crouse Truck Parts & Equipment in Sheridan, while he got the McLendon from Timberline International, Inc. in Glenwood. The trucks all came from Peterbilt Truck Center in Little Rock and East Texas Truck Center in Nacogdoches, Tex. The logger estimates his total equipment investment at a $1.5 million. The crew runs size 35.5 Firestone tires on skidders and Quadco teeth on the cutter. Richard’s brother Mike handles all truck maintenance, while in the woods, a Dodge 5500 service truck helps the crew tackle routine maintenance and minor repairs on machines on the job site. That includes greasing at least three times weekly and changing oil every 400500 hours. “It used to be every month but now it is about every quarter, thanks to better oil and better filters,” he believes. Bigger repair jobs go back to the dealers.
After 30,000 working hours, this Tigercat 240B is mobile on the Vines Pulpwood yard.
Logging is going well, he says. The crew takes on a lot of clear-cut jobs and they are still seeing a good deal of damage from an ice storm that happened 18 years ago. “It was in 2000, and it tore up lots of trees in plantations that are now 28-30 years old, so the damage is around
30 ft. up,” he explains. “It slows things down when there is a big crook in the trees.” Mill demand has remained healthy and steady. R&B Logging spends much of its time on old International Paper land, now owned by Broad Arrow Timber Co.,
the company for which Vines contracts. “They own part of that land and they have agreements to deliver so much wood to Georgia-Pacific in Gurdon and IP in Domino, Tex.,” he shares. At Broad Arrow, Vines deals with Joe House, wood flow coordinator, and J-Bo, wood flow manag-
SLT SNAPSHOT R&B Logging, Inc./Vines Pulpwood, Inc. Glenwood, Ark. Email: Richardvines2@gmail.com
The crew cuts mostly on old IP land, now owned by Broad Arrow Timber.
Crew, left to right: Larry Mack, Kennie Cogburn, Richard Vines, Bruce Francis
Founded: 1985 Owner: Richard Vines No. Crews: 1 Employees: 3 Equipment: 1 cutter, 2 skidders, 2 loaders, 7 trucks and 7 trailers Average Production: 75 loads/week Average Haul Distance: 70 miles Tidbit: Along with his logging crew, Vines also runs a wood yard (Vines Pulpwood, Inc.) and, with his son, a cattle farm.
Even after downsizing, Vines still has a fleet of some seven trucks of his own, plus a couple of contract haulers.
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er. Vines has worked with House for 28 years. “They keep us going,” he says. “I don’t think I missed three days last winter.” Mill markets include GeorgiaPacific in Gurdon, Weyerhaeuser in Dierks and International Paper in Domino, Tex. Haul distances average 70 miles, but the crew has been located in the same spot for the last year or so. “We stayed close to home for 20 years, and now the last few years we have been working two hours from home.” The crew logs within a 100-mile radius, all within the boundaries of Arkansas.
Wood Yard Richard’s father, Leon Vines, started a pulpwood yard in 1974 in Amity, which he ran till 2002, when paper mills shifted to treelength pulp and shortwood billets went out of style. A few years later, in 2005, Richard picked up the wood yard, dubbing it Vines Pulpwood, Inc., and started sending treelength hardwood to International Paper’s mill in Domino, Tex. That relationship has continued, and today the yard also sends wood to West Fraser in Russellville and Mansfield. Kyle Reynolds is the IP procurement manager with whom Vines Pulpwood deals.
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The crew has been working about two hours from home for the last year or so.
The yard takes material from R&B Logging and other local loggers, and buys from other mills and yards, to fill its orders from IP and West Fraser, about 70 loads weekly (50 to Domino and 20 to West Fraser). In the summer, Vines says, Vines Pulpwood ships wood out as fast as it gets it in, but starting in the early fall, they start building inventory on the wet yard for the winter. “We have just a small storage yard so we try to haul daily,” he
says. “But if they (the mills) get in a bind, we store wood for them in wet times.” Machines on the yard include a ’04 Tigercat 240B track loader that has racked up 30,000 hours and, according to its owner, is still in daily use and running fine; a 230B Tigercat loader, this one with 20,000 hours, mounted on a trailer; a ’12 Tigercat 234 track loader and a ’12 John Deere 650 dozer, used to push bark out of the way and keep the roads clear.
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Crew The veteran woods crew includes Larry Mack on the loader (10 years with Vines), Bruce Francis, cutter (22 years), and Kennie Cogburn, skidder (25 years). Company truck drivers are Leon Cogburn, Daniel Cogburn, Charles Cogburn, Randy Cogburn, Randy Bour, Jodie Bissell and Tommy Woodall. The drivers range from one to nine years with Vines. Dennis Collins, nine years
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with Vines, is a contract driver. Jeremy Pipkins mans the wood yard, and Sydney Pipkins is the secretary there; they have 13 years and 10 years with the company, respectively. Employees are eligible to earn production bonuses weekly. They got one bonus when they hit 50 loads, another at 75 and one more at 100 loads. Since the team averages 75 loads a week, the bonus is a regular occurrence. For monthly safety meetings, R&B uses material supplied by its insurance carriers. R&B Logging has its workers’ comp under Bitco, equipment covered by EPG Insurance and truck insurance with Glass Insurance, based in Prescott. Truck insurance is pretty high, Vines reports—to the tune of about $6,000-10,000 a truck. But he doesn’t mind the insurance requirements of prior experience for drivers. “Most of them with no experience you are better off leaving alone anyway,” he laments. “It’s always a sad story on the tucking side. But, since I got small, it’s the best bunch of drivers I’ve had in 30 years of logging. There is no fussing or fighting and everyone does what they’re supposed to. That is just unheard of in trucking.” The boss man used to be out on the job every day, but that ended last year when he started a new business with his son (see below). He’s still on top of things in the woods, but he’s not on site every day. And he doesn’t have to be. His crew, Vines says, doesn’t need a foreman. “They all know what to do and they do it.”
ness. Now that he’s scaled back in the woods, he has more time to devote to this endeavor, and he has been thoroughly enjoying it. Vines owns 400 acres in one block, with another 200 acres down the road a piece and still another 860 acres leased, all for cattle. He also owns 140 acres of timberland that he’s thinned once or twice over the years, and he has hunted on it a little bit. Those are his hobbies, he says: “I like messing with cattle and SLT hunting deer.”
The pulpwood yard takes in about 50 loads daily.
Cowboy Way Vines and his wife Beth have been married 35 years. Beth is an active participant in the business, handling all the office work. Their children are Brandon Vines, 34, and Nicole Burton, 30. They have six grandchildren, five from Brandon and one from Nicole. Brandon and his wife Candice have four daughters—Kaylee, 15, Blakely, 10, Leighton, 9, and Aniston, 6— and one boy, Asher, 1. Nicole and her husband Jon have a son, Ian, 3. Brandon tried working on the logging crew in 2008. “I thought he might like it and he thought he might try it, but it just wasn’t for him,” his dad says. Since then, the father and son have partnered up in a different venture: beef cattle. Richard and Brandon have 450 momma cows and 500 feeders. It’s something Vines dabbled in with his own father, but he was always so busy with the logging crew and the wood yard that he had to get out of the cattle busiSouthern Loggin’ Times
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Bigger In Texas ■ Logger Tim Rodrigues proves the old saying true.
By Jessica Johnson NACOGDOCHES, Tex. here is a place in Texas named the King Ranch— often called the birthplace of Texas ranching—that spans 825,000 acres. This single spot in the Lone Star State is bigger than the entire state of Rhode Island. A quick Google search will yield all kinds of factoids like this. Everything truly is bigger in Texas. (Like, the estimated 109 million pounds of catfish consumed per year.) While the massive King Ranch is about 378 miles from Nacogdoches, the east Texas town that is home turf for Tim Rodrigues, 61, the native Texan logger certainly embodies the “everything’s bigger” reputation. His set-up for Rodrigues Sons Logging
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is both simple and complex: two crews, with enough equipment to call it three crews, work as one, with three loaders working stair stepped on a given tract of timber. To keep the large crew working, Rodrigues contracts with Red River Forest Management (the management arm in Texas for Hancock Forest Products), which keeps him in large blocks upwards of 100 acres. Tracts are mainly those ★ that come from the ownership line of International Paper, Temple-Inland, Campbell Global and Hancock. When SLT visited Rodrigues, the tract he was cutting on was part of 27,000 acres Red River was managing for Hancock. Like the land he harvests, Rodrigues has a long history. Starting when he was 8 years old as the “water boy,” and watching the third generation logger’s family work the land he’s currently harvesting has been special, Rodrigues says. He stepped out on his own as a foreman and eventual owner in 1997, when International Paper sold its landholdings and one of their company crews folded for lack of work.
“I only had a loader, a skidder and feller-buncher,” he remembers. “I was a three-man crew; I ran saw hands instead of CTRs.” A lot has changed since ’97 for Rodrigues. The single loader, skidder and feller-buncher have morphed into six loaders (three running full-time), two full-time skidders and one feller-buncher. The equipment list grew in size mainly thanks to trade-in values—or lack thereof. “If it is in good shape, I go ahead and keep it,” he says with a shrug. “We take care of our stuff anyway.” Every piece in the fleet is Tigercat. “I guess they are kind of proud of me,” Rodrigues says with a booming laugh.
Iron Lineup Working on the crew full-time are two Tigercat 630E skidders (year models 2009, ’11 and ’15) and three Tigercat loaders (’14 234 and two ’16 234Bs with CTR delimbers). These three loaders are outfitted with Tigercat grapples. One 2014 Tigercat 720E feller-buncher with a Tigercat sawhead and Quadco teeth
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keeps it all busy. Because everything bigger is better in Texas, Rodrigues also has a ’06 Tigercat 250 loader with a Rotobec grapple and saw combination leftover from the days when the crew was hauling big hardwood in 2008 and cutting natural growth with Temple-Inland. Laughing, Rodrigues says his brother just plain likes to run big pieces of equipment, and since it works well he doesn’t see a reason for not keeping it in service. The decision to run an all-Tigercat fleet, Rodrigues says, wasn’t sudden but gradual. The crew had used Caterpillar and Hydro-Ax machines in the past, but when he first saw how Tigercat was able to overcome some machining and design issues common on other machines at the time, he was sold. “Their stuff is built well,” he explains. “The center section where the machine swivels was always everyone’s weak point. Tigercat fixed that on their first machine. That was a big plus to start with.” The longevity of Tigercat has kept Rodrigues going back: he’s got a loader at the shop that is 18 years old
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SLT SNAPSHOT Rodrigues Sons Logging Nacogdoches, Tex. Email: timrod369@hotmail.com Founded: 1997 Owner: Tim, John and Ricky Rodrigues No. Crews: 1 Employees: 18 Equipment: six loaders; four skidders; two feller-bunchers Trucks/Trailers: seven trucks; three pole trailers and four log trailers Average Production: 80-90 loads per week Average Haul Distance: pulpwood goes as far as 100 miles Tidbit: Now serving his fifth year as Chairman of the Texas Logging Council, and a board member of the American Logging Council, Rodrigues belives firmly in industry involvement with politics. He says, “A lot of guys in our field don’t realize how important it is.” He points to the bill passed a few years ago essentially by him and a few other loggers that now allows log trailers to have a higher weight tolerance— over 80,000 lbs., maximum of 84,000—which greatly helped all Texas log trucking revenue. “If I am not going to haul 80,000 I might as well
with 34,000 hours on it. It still runs any time the crew might need it. Weekly production is a consistent 80-90 loads per week. Rodrigues separates logs into five main sorts, plus pulpwood: 3 in. top for posts, 5 in. chip-n-saw, plus 6 in., 7 in. and 8 in. ply logs. The crew used to cut 8 in., 11 in. and 14 in., but the markets fell out, Rodrigues reports. Pulpwood (both pine and hardwood) is taken to IP at Mansfield, La. Log markets include GP’s Texas mills in Corrigan, Diboll, and Pineland, plus West Fraser in Henderson. Tejas Equipment, Lufkin, services the Tigercat equipment that Rodrigues’ two full-time company mechanics can’t handle, and also supplies all needed in-woods parts. Longview’s Western Market supplies grease; Sun Coast Resources in Lufkin handles diesel and oil needs. He selects only Firestone brand for skidder tires, saying they are the only ones he’s found to hold up in the terrain, though he admits it also has to do with the veteran operators treating the machines with care. All skidder tires are purchased from
The Rodrigues Sons Logging crew, from left, back row, Chris Taylor, John Rodrigues, Murray Smith, Tim Rodrigues, Jake Rodrigues; front row, Keith Duckett, Allen Kendall, Ricky Simmons, Terry Rodrigues and, inset, Tyrone Fields
Crew handles five separations for logs, plus pulpwood.
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One feller-buncher gets the job done for three skidders and three loaders.
Landing equipped with two sets of MaxiLoad scales, three loaders to keep trucks rolling
Center Tire Co. in Center. Rodrigues is loyal to the tire shop after they’ve proved reliable and quick compared to others he has worked with. “When they send someone out to change a skidder tire or fix a flat, they come out in 30 minutes, get it done and are gone. It’s unbelievable. It might take them 30 minutes longer to get here but they still
doesn’t really change the oil, he just changes the filters and puts additive into the mix. “It used to take a day and a half to get everything done, now it takes a half day. Plus I don’t use all the oil,” he says of the positive effects of the switch. Mechanics drive a work truck, and the crew has two service trucks as well, to handle anything minor that might arise.
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spend less time, because they get it done,” he remarks. Maintenance is done as needed. Five years ago, after a company from Dallas made a presentation to Rodrigues and another logger in the area on Kleen oil 1-milligram filters, he made the switch. With the Kleen oil filter of 1 milligram on all the in-woods equipment, when it’s time to change the oil, Rodrigues
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Two mechanics work in the 40x60 shop first built by Rodrigues’ father in ‘73, but will come out to the jobsite within 30 minutes or so. “Oh, times have changed,” Rodrigues says of the shop. “He built it when all we had was little bitty trucks. You could fit the whole truck and trailer in there! Now you can hardly get a pickup in.” Because of the size limitation, he
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added on to the side— while not closed in, it adds 20 feet of height. The mechanics like working in the addition because of the breeze. “You know, it is so hot here all the time,” he laughs.
Trucking Rodrigues uses seven company owned trucks, with some contractors thrown in. He is in the middle of switching out 680 Kenworths for 880 automatic Kenworths, saying he’s found the bigger truck is more suited
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for off-road hauling with a higher bumper while keeping the same suspension. Trucks ride with GPS, but not scales. Instead, two sets of MaxiLoad scales are on the landing. Kenworths pull one of three old Neighbors pole trailers the shop keeps rebuilding, as well as four Pitts ultralight possum belly log trailers. The switch to automatics is powered by the lack of reliable drivers in the area. “I have one man that drives for me, and that’s all they let him drive,” Rodrigues says. “That’s what he took his driving test on, so that’s
the restriction on his driver’s license. The last two drivers I’ve hired have never been in the woods.” Like with the Tigercat fleet, whatever the in-house mechanics can’t handle, the Kenworth dealer in Lufkin will step in and fix. Truck tires are purchased from Collier Tire in Nacogdoches; all needed truck parts and supply items are purchased from Kelly Truck Parts, also in Nacogdoches. Two secretaries, led by Kayle Dempsey in a Nacogdoches office, handle tickets and payroll on Fri-
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days. Dempsey, who’s been working for the family for over 15 years, used to work at the office connected to the shop, but wanted to move closer to town. As luck would have it, her mother had a one-bedroom house in the area Rodrigues was able to remodel slightly to serve as the Rodrigues Sons Logging office.
Labor Issues The crew of 18 employees includes a veteran woods crew (with three that are ProLogger certified) and the truck drivers, which sadly Rodrigues says rotate fairly regularly. He points to the oil field for “eating up” the good drivers who don’t mind being away from home in order to make the bigger money. Thanks to his involvement with the Texas Logging Council, now in his fifth year of a two-year term as chairman, Rodrigues knows the entire state is struggling for truck drivers and doesn’t know the real solution to fix it—well, aside from paying them more. “We only pay so much. Even though lumber prices have gone up, we’re always two years behind on getting a raise. They are here a while and gone a while. I’ve got one truck that doesn’t have a driver right now. And that’s pretty normal. There’s at least one or two that’s sitting,” he explains And while his woods crew is solid, Rodrigues admits they are getting older and slightly infirmed. He’s not uncertain of the future as he’s got two brothers working on the crew, Ricky and John, and knows one of them could take over, if needed. Rodrigues’ youngest son drives a skidder—just not for the family job. He works on an oil field doing clearing work, and was recently promoted to foreman. “He makes three times as much money. I can’t compete with that. Plus, he’s a foreman. He’s getting ready to take my place,” Rodrigues says with his booming laugh. In seriousness, he says, labor problems give him more than what he wants to do, all mainly surrounding truck drivers and waits at various mills. Nearly all the mills he hauls to have ramped up their production inside the mill, but have struggled with managing the lines to get across one set of scales. “Most of our truck drivers used to hate to haul to the paper mill, but now they’ve got to where they can get the trucks in and out. So everyone is going over there. You aren’t making any money sitting still. They all get paid on a percentage,” he explains, adding, “I am burning diesel just sitting there idling, because you’re not going to kill SLT your truck in the 100° heat.”
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Dentures & Pain Two old guys were golfing when one mentioned that he was going to go see Dr. Steinberg for a new set of dentures the next morning. His buddy remarked that he, too, had gone to the very same dentist two years before. “Is that so?” asked his friend. “Did he do a good job?” The second oldster replied, “Well, I was on the golf course yesterday when a guy on the next fairway hooked a shot. The ball must have been going at least 180 miles per hour when it slammed me right in the testicles.” Confused, his companion asked, “What the hell does that have to do with your dentures?” The reply: “It was the first time in two years my teeth didn’t hurt.”
while she was driving, and she turned into a telephone pole.” —More about Lot… A father was reading Bible stories to his young son. He read, “The man named Lot was warned to take his wife and flee out of the city, but his wife looked back and was turned into a pillar of salt.” His son asked, “What happened to the flea?” —A Sunday School teacher said to the children, “We have been learning about how powerful the kings and queens were in Biblical times. But there is a higher power. Who can tell me what it is?” Tommy blurted out, “I know, Aces.” —After explaining the commandment to honor your father and mother, a Sunday School teacher asked her class if there was a commandment that teaches us how to treat our brothers and sisters. One boy, the oldest in his family, immediately answered, “Thou shalt not kill.”
Bad News, Good News, Great News!
The Perfect Man
The day after his wife disappeared in a kayaking accident, a Claddaghduff, A man walks out to the street and hails a taxi that had just dropped off its Ireland man answered his door to find two grim-faced constables. “We’re passengers. He gets into the taxi and the cabbie says, “Perfect timing. You’re sorry, Mr. O’ Flynn, but we have some information about your dear wife, just like Frank.” Maureen,” said one of the officers. Passenger: “Who?” “Tell me! Did you find her?” Michael Patrick O’Flynn asked. Cabbie: “Frank Feldman. He’s a guy who did everything right all the time. The constables looked at each other and one said, “We have some bad Like my coming along when you needed a cab. Things happened like that to news, some good news, and some really great news. Which would you like to Frank Feldman all the time.” hear first?” Passenger: “There are always a few clouds over everybody.” Fearing the worst, O’Flynn said, “Give me the bad news first.” Cabbie: “Not Frank Feldman. He was a terrific athlete. He could have won The constable said, “I’m sorry to tell you, sir, but early this morning we the Grand Slam at tennis. He could golf with the pros. He sang like an opera found your poor wife’s body in the bay.” baritone and danced like a Broadway star and you should have heard him “Oh no!” exclaimed O’Flynn, feeling himself grow play the piano. He was an amazing guy.” weak. Swallowing hard, he asked, “What could possibly Passenger: “Sounds like he was really something be the good news?” special.” The constable continued, “When we pulled her body Cabbie: “There’s more. He had a memory like a A Safer You is a Safer Me up she had 12 of the best-looking Atlantic lobsters that computer. He remembered everybody’s birthday. He you have ever seen clinging to her. Haven’t seen lobsters Better to Lock Out Than to Luck Out knew all about wine, which foods to order and which Chance Takers Are Accident Makers like that since the 1960s, and we feel you are entitled to fork to eat them with. He could fix anything. Not like Don’t Be Hasty When It Comes to Safety a share of the catch.” me. I change a fuse, and the whole street blacks out. Eyes Are Priceless; Eye Protection Is Stunned, O’Flynn demanded, “Glory be to God, if But Frank Feldman could do everything right.” Cheap that’s the good news, then what’s the really great news?” Passenger: “Wow, what a guy!” Fail Safety and It Will Fail You The constable replied, “We’re gonna pull her up Cabbie: “He always knew the quickest way to go in Get in High-Speed Pursuit of Safety again tomorrow.” traffic and avoid traffic jams. Not like me, I always Hand in, Hamburger Out seem to get stuck in them. But Frank, he never made a If You Think Safety Is Expensive, Try mistake, and he really knew how to treat a woman and Ignorance make her feel good. He would never answer her back l Some people should use a glue stick instead of Just Do the Safety Thing even if she was in the wrong; and his clothing was Chapstick. Know Safety, No Injury—No Safety, always immaculate, shoes highly polished too. He was l I hate it when I’m singing along and the artist gets Know Injury the perfect man! He never made a mistake. No one the words wrong. Leave Horseplay to Horses could ever measure up to Frank Feldman.” l I haven’t lost my mind. Half of it just wandered off Make Safety First, and Make It Last Passenger: “How did you meet him?” and the other half went looking for it. Never Give Safety a Day Off Cabbie: “I never actually met Frank. He died and I l Sometimes the first step towards forgiveness is realOnly Fools Break Safety Rules married his wife.” izing the other person was born an idiot. Prepare and Prevent Beat Repair and l I thought growing old would take longer. Repent l I got tasered while picking up my friend at the airQuench the Thirst, Safety First Lawn services: Mow For Your Money; We Cover port. Apparently, security takes a dim view of the greet- Risk: Is It Worth It? The Whole Nine Yards ing “Hi Jack.” Safety—Always in Season l My bed is a magical place where I can suddenly Nail salon: If You Break It We Can Fake It The Chance Taker Is the Accident Maker remember everything I was supposed to do. Beauty salon: If You Don’t Look Good, We Don’t Unsafe Acts Will Keep You in Stitches Either Volunteers Do It for Free Spa: It’s Great To Be Kneaded! When Safety Is First, You Last Electric service: We Are Shockingly Good At Watt Your Safety Gears Are Between Your —The Sunday School teacher was describing that We Do! Ears when Lot’s wife looked back at Sodom she turned into a Zero Tolerance on Safety Country of Israel: Size Doesn’t Matter pillar of salt. Country of Egypt: Where It All Begins (Source: intelivert.com) Bobby interrupted. “My mommy looked back once Fargo, ND: Always Warm
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ALC Annual Meeting Features Good Weather, Tour, Events, Awards By Dan Shell oggers from across the country who are members of the American Loggers Council (ALC) and made the trip West enjoyed the group’s annual meeting in Seaside, Ore., where great weather and compelling events included a logging tour, awards, board meeting and much more. Those in attendance were treated to a TEAM Safe Trucking fall meet-
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Members Meet During the official business portion of the meeting, the ALC received a report from Jim Geisinger of Oregon, executive
Outgoing ALC President Mark Turner, center, congratulates President’s Award winners Ken Swanstrom, left, of Skookum Logging in Montana and Crad Jaynes, Executive Dir. of the South Carolina Timber Producers Assn., for their support of the ALC and logger professionalism over the years.
ALC auction raised more than $15,000 for the ALC budget and also $1,200 for Log A Load For Kids.
The ALC board meeting included committee reports, support for Master Logger Certification resolution.
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director of Associated Oregon Loggers and head of the ALC Legislative Committee, on the group’s first-ever lobbyist hired to represent loggers interests. ● Geisinger noted that Capitol Hill Consulting Group (CHCG)’s Steve Southerland is ALC’s primary contact. A former Florida congressman, Southerland was a joint owner of K&B Land and Timber with his brother. Geisinger said that experience gives CHCG the capabilities to understand the world of logging and how Congress can better support logger interests. The move to hire CHCG will “allow us to be more proactive in advancing our issues in a timelier manner when the political landscape changes,” Geisinger said. The ALC has identified legislative priorities that the lobbying group will look to support, including defining timber harvesting as more of an agricultural activity; woody biomass should be considered a carbon neutral source of energy; supporting the “Right to Haul Act” and legislation to allow 16-year-old family members to work on mechanized crews; support for new wood markets and products; and supporting responsible and sustained timber management on federal forest lands. ● One major topic of discussion during the membership meeting was the ALC Master Logger Certification (MLC) program promoted by some associations and ALC members across the country. The MLC program includes performance audits that go beyond the continuing education models that many states and associations have developed to maintain trained logger status. However, MLC supporters believe the program is a stronger way to promote logger professionalism and point to reports that MLC loggers were getting additional benefits for having the MLC credentials in some areas. Florida’s Richard Schwab says he believes there MLC provides an opportunity to “bridge the gap between certified timberland and certified wood.” After lively discussion about the Master Logger Certification Program and the ALC’s role in supporting it, the ALC board voted to renew the organization’s support for the program for one year at a slightly reduced budget amount. ● The ALC board received a report on the future of the Wood
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Supply Research Institute, which ALC has supported over the years but lately more members are questioning WSRI’s effectiveness. The 20-year-old WSRI has done some good work, but many claim that currently, fewer top mill executives are working closely with it, and the information WSRI develops isn’t making differences on the ground or to the supply chain due to a lack of implementation of those studies as in the past. “It’s been a good tool, but looking to the future of the group, we need to define a new direction with new administration,” said South Carolina’s Crad Jaynes. (Update: Following a conference call after the ALC meeting, many now believe WSRI is going to become part of the Forest Resource Assn.—details to follow.) ● ALC Communications Specialist Nick Smith reported that ALC has 70,000 followers on its Facebook page, and added 13,000 new followers in 2018 (through September). He added that the news release announcing the hiring of CHCG was picked up by 202 news outlets. The ALC exhibited and solicited new members at the Sierra Cascade Logging Conference in California, Mid-South Forestry Equipment Show in Mississippi and the Oregon Logging Conference in 2018. Smith reported 375 newsletter subscribers.
Logging Tour One of the biggest chores the ALC president has each year is arranging the annual meeting’s logging tour to highlight local woods work. Outgoing President Mark Turner of Banks, Ore. treated visitors to a tour of his company’s operations in the Tillamook State Forest east of Seaside. The tour site was a timber sale purchased by Cascade McFarland that held some truly nice coastal Oregon timber—including more than a few 70-80 ft. pole logs 2+ ft. in diameter. “That big timber was truly awesome,” said one visitor from southeast Virginia after watching a six-log load leave the landing. The logging job included tongthrowing action by Turner’s brother Greg from the cab of a Hitachi excavator, plus a swing yarder crew bringing logs to the landing. Those on the tour were also treated to lunch at the legendary Camp 18 restaurant in Elsie, Ore., built, owned and operated by logger Gordon Smith
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and his family. The restaurant includes a 25 ton, 85 ft. main room ridge pole containing 5,600 board feet and believed to be the largest such structural member in the U.S. Outside is an old equipment logging museum and logging memorial for the area’s loggers. The museum includes a 161 ft. spar tree and cable supports, plus many pieces of old and older equipment and logging tools.
New FS Chief Keynote speaker during the Awards Luncheon was recentlynamed U.S. Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen. ALC was the first organization that Christiansen addressed after being appointed Chief on October 10. Speaking to ALC attendees three days later, she discussed her vision for the U.S. Forest Service, her efforts to improve management on National Forest Service lands, and the recognition of loggers as the “boots on the ground” to help ensure better outcomes for public lands. Christiansen cited four major issues facing the FS going forward: providing a safe work environment; deliver excellent customer service for national forest stakeholders across a wide range of interests; promoting shared stewardship with other landowners to improve forest health; and improving recreation access and infrastructure. However, gaining control of fire issues is a huge priotity for the FS, Christiansen said. She noted the last 20 years have seen 180 fires of more than 150,000 acres, and 13 states have set new largest fire records during that time. Seeking more funding and some bureaucratic changes including $20 billion over eight years for forest health, Christiansen noted 17 million acres have been identified as able to benefit from mechanical treatments including thinning. She said timber sale volume has doubled since 2001 and will reach 3 billion BF in 2018. Christiansen also noted FS support of new markets and new technologies for forest products, including cross-laminated timber and other mass timber products and building design. The agency is also supporting research and incentives to expand wood energy markets to utilize more low-cost wood. “We’re looking for better ways to accomplish our mission,” Christiansen said, citing a need to be more accountable and flexible. She’d like to improve the FS consultation process with EPA and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and also see some reforms at the environmental analysis level to be “less risk-averse” while producing “qual-
South Carolina Firm Honored WithTH Logging Business Award During the ALC meeting in Oregon, the final evening banquet was marked by the presentation of the Timber Harvesting Logging Business of the Year ward for 2018, which went to Log Creek Timber of Johnston, SC and the Williams family that owns and operates several timber-related ventures including a timber dealership and trucking company that encompasses more than a half-dozen in-house logging crews, more than two dozen subcontractors and 40 log trucks. Reg and Martha Williams accepted the award from Timber Harvesting Managing Editor Dan Shell and Associate Editor Jessica Johnson of Timber Harvesting magazine, and they were joined on the ALC stage with multiple Williams family members. Featured in Southern Loggin’ Times in July 2007, the company led by siblings Tim, Reg and Martha Williams has grown from the logging business their father Theo founded to a major regional log- and fiber-producing operation that has managed major growth in its inhouse crews and trucking operations in the past decade. While regretting that brother Tim wasn’t able to make the trip to Oregon, both Reg and Martha cited the contributions and support of their employees who make the company’s success possible.
Mark Turner leads visitors on tour of his pole tree timber sale job in Tillamook State Forest.
Logging tour included lunch at legendary Camp 18 restaurant and museum.
ity policies supported by science.” The President’s Dinner & Auction raised some $25,000 for the ALC and more than $1,200 for the Log A Load for Kids program, now
in its 30th year and pushing $50 million in overall donations. The auction was spurred along by Basco Logging co-owner and auctioneer Jaime Yraguen, who repeatedly
coaxed more dollars for kids out of ALC members in attendance. Loggers and activists were honored during the Awards luncheon. The ALC President’s Award was given to Ken Swanstrom of Skookum Logging in Montana and Crad Jaynes of the South Carolina Timber Producers Assn. for their support and leadership for the council and the logging industry over their careers. The National Logger Activist Award was awarded to Vance Wright, owner of Charles A. Wright Logging Inc. in Virginia for his advocacy on behalf of fellow loggers.
TEAM Safe Trucking TEAM Safe Trucking (TST) held its fall meeting at Seaside as well, co-locating at the Shiloh Inn hotel also used by the ALC meeting the day before ALC events began. Miranda Gowell, TST Special Projects Coordinator, reported that the first two TST training modules have been completed, with 26 more expected to be complete by December. ● Jeff DeRoss, Northwest Oregon Harvesting Manager for Hancock Forest Management, noted a “troubling trend” in his area, including a number of serious truck accidents in the last five years, including four fatalities. “We need to understand why accidents happen and control what we can control,” DeRoss said, noting that Hancock investigates the root causes of serious accidents and near misses, including in-house investigations of tree farm incidents and lawn enforcement reports on public roads. Investing in safe infrastructure and equipment, requiring and incentivizing safe behavior and communication and training workers are key components of improving safety, he added, noting that Hancock contracts for hauling require headlights, speed limits, seatbelts, hardhats-hi vis clothing and being in a safe area during loading. ● Mike Macedo of International Paper noted that trucking capacity issues are constraining fiber production, and that lack of qualified divers is the most significant. He noted the efforts IP has made to develop a Log Truck Driver Certification program in Georgia working with Georgia Technical College, Bitco Insurance, Georgia Forest Products and Interfor. The goal is to build a program that would safely enhance the driving experience time requirements needed for insurance. Set to kick off in January 2019, the program is administered by the Technical College System of Georgia, and already four in-state insurance providers have recognized the program in lieu SLT of driving experience.
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As We See It: Legislation, Issues, Important 2019 Events By Chris Potts The 24th annual meeting of the ALC held October 11-13 in Seaside, Ore. was a tremendous success
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thanks to outgoing ALC President Mark Turner and ALC Executive Director Danny Dructor. I consider it an honor to serve as your new president and invite you to contact me if I can help you in any way. I look forward to continuing
work in getting the Future Logging Careers Act and the Right to Haul Act through Congress. In the spring of 2019 the ALC board will be going to DC for our spring meeting and visits to the hill. We’re looking forward to that meet-
ing and the opportunity to speak with our Congressional delegations about these two bills as well as other logging issues. Safety and trucking issues are impacting all of us. Recruiting qualified drivers is one of the most pressing problems loggers have today. There are only a few insurance companies that will insure log trucks, and some require a minimum of three years of log truck driving experience. With this policy in place, inexperienced drivers will not be able to get the experience they need to be insured. This could eventually cause us to be unable to hire drivers. Then it will become a mill problem as well. I know of one logging company that has hired someone to teach driver training and has an agreement with an insurance company to allow an inexperienced driver to be insured after a six-month training period. This might be one partial, albeit expensive, solution to the problem. Along with finding and keeping truck drivers, hiring and retaining trained equipment operators is also an issue. Alabama is addressing the latter with the help of the Alabama Forestry Assn. and the Alabama Loggers Council. They have started an ongoing five-week training program for skidder drivers, and two groups have already gone through the course. As we move into our 25th year, the American Loggers Council will be conducting a five-year strategic planning meeting in Washington, DC next June at the office of Capitol Hill Consultants, the consulting firm that the ALC has retained to assist us with our efforts in Washington. If you would like to share some of your thoughts and ideas, please contact me or other board members. Please mark your calendar for ALC’s 25th annual meeting next September 26-28 in Orange Beach, Ala. at the beachside Perdido Beach Resort. Check our web site for information about this meeting and other logger events that will be taking place around the SLT country. Chris Potts is the owner of Potts Logging, Lafayette, Ala. The American Loggers Council is a 501(c)(6) not for profit trade association representing professional timber harvesters throughout the U.S. For more information please contact the American Loggers Council at 409-6250206, email americanlogger@ aol.com, web amloggers.com.
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Life Of Jennarae Goodbar Celebrated In Virginia Hundreds of friends joined the family of Jennarae Nicole Goodbar in Rockbridge County, Va. November 3 to celebrate her short but affectionate life. The 12-year-old child, along with her beloved hunting dog, Cash (Cashiemomo), died in an accidental automobile tragedy that occurred near her home on October 27. The granddaughter of well-known logger Tim Goodbar, Sr., Jennarae was a sixth-grade student at Maury River Middle School. Her family described her as a warm, loving outgoing person who had many friends and an ever-present smile. Her obituary included the follow-
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Logging community and others gathered at burial services for 12-year-old girl who touched many.
ing: “Jennarae should be remembered as a country girl who was always smiling, never negative, and could go from wearing cowboy boots and pants to a dress with Converses in a split second. She loved her family, friends, dogs, cats, guinea pig and bear hunting and softball families. She loved to dance, loved her music, and she loved hunting—bear hunting was her favorite—and she loved to play softball. She killed her first bear on youth day in 2017. She had two hunting dogs, Cash (Cashiemomo) and Lucky. Jennarae was loved by so many. She never met a stranger and she loved everyone so dearly.” The motorcade from the funeral home to the cemetery at Kerr’s Creek Baptist Church included 82 trucks, most of which had hunting dogs on board. Fittingly, the dogs could be heard barking during the graveside service. Survivors include her mother, father, step-mother, grandparents, great-grandmother, one brother, one uncle and several cousins.
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A memorial fund has been set up at CornerStone Bank, 54 S. Main St., Lexington, VA 24450. Proceeds will go to The Well Pet Group in Lexington to help bear hunters with emergency vet costs.
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Information about the 2019 MidAtlantic Logging & Biomass Expo was delivered to prospective exhibitors in early November and exhibitors quickly began confirming space. All available live sites have been claimed by CBI, Barko/John Woodie Enterprises, Caterpillar/Gregory Poole/ Carolina CAT, John Deere/James River Equipment, and Tigercat. Ditch Witch of the Carolinas signed up for a chipper site, and ATG Tire and CSI claimed static sites. Sponsors have moved the date for the event, heretofore held in September, to Friday and Saturday, May 3-4. It will take place near Laurinburg, NC on the site prepared for the 2017 event, which was cancelled due to a hurricane. “We expect most exhibitors who had signed up for the 2017 show to sign up for this one, and we also anticipate that several new exhibitors will come on board,” says Jack Swanner, Expo Coordinator. “The sandy site, located in Scotland County between Laurinburg and Laurel Hill, is the best one yet for the show. It has plenty of mature timber, great access and is well-drained.” Established in 2011, the first three Mid-Atlantic Expos, held near Smithfield, NC, drew an average of 4,000. Visit malbexpo.com, phone Swanner at 828-421-8444, or email jguill@ncloggers.com.
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Waratah Celebrates 45th Anniversary Waratah Forestry Equipment is celebrating 45 years of innovation and serving customers in the forestry industry. Established in Tokoroa, New Zealand in 1973, the company transitioned to meet local loggers’ heavyduty delimbing needs creating a delimber-feller-buncher featuring a four-roller fixed head. Following that innovation, a red grapple processor for the Canadian markets marked the beginning of the 600 Series. Today, Waratah heads are found
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in all logging applications from felling on steep slopes, to cut-tolength hardwood harvesting at the stump, to processing on a landing or debarking on endless plantations. “We’re dedicated to serving loggers across the globe,” says Heather Robinson, general manager of worldwide distribution. “As an industry leader and the manufacturer of the original red head, we’re in a unique position to offer customers experience, expertise and innovation. We’re excited to celebrate the past 45 years and look forward to the next 45.” Since its inception, Waratah, which has factories in New Zealand
and Finland, has grown to support a global market. Waratah has continued to innovate by finding new ways to increase productivity and provide customer solutions including reliability and durability. For example, the Waratah HTH622C 4x4 and HTH624C 4x4 help minimize waste and maximize profits as powerful four-wheel drive heads that offer multi-stemming, independent log shuffling, 360° rotation and more. TimberRite H-16, Waratah’s measuring and control system, is another recent innovation. This system provides versatility with configurable settings for improved head
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performance, productivity and measuring accuracy. In addition to the TimberRite H16 system, Waratah also developed WaratahMate—a phone app that works with TimberRite to wirelessly share the machine’s production data in real-time. Developed exclusively for Waratah customers, the new app makes it faster and more reliable to send measuring system data back to the company. “We’ve got a huge legacy in this business,” Alemann adds. “We are looking forward to developing and providing opportunities that will keep our customers ahead of the competition.”
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Canfor Purchasing Elliott Sawmilling The pace of Canadian-based lumber corporations purchasing independent southern yellow pine sawmill operations had slowed, but Canfor Corp. has stepped up again with an agreement to buy Elliott Sawmilling Co., Inc. in Estill, South Carolina for $100 million (U.S.) Elliott has a production capacity
in excess of 210MMBF annually and the sawmill consists of large and small log lines. “We are thrilled to welcome the employees of Elliott to the Canfor team,” says Don Kayne, president and CEO of Canfor. “Elliott has an excellent management team and produces high quality products that will align well with Canfor’s highvalue product mix. Nash Elliott will continue as the General Manager after the transaction is completed.”
The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2019. Richard Elliott founded Elliott Sawmilling with a series of ground mills in South Carolina. In 1950, the ground mills were moved to Groton Plantation just outside of Estill. The mills remained there until 1958, when one ground mill was moved to the present location just south of Estill, where the sawmill has operated since. Canfor went on a SYP mill pur-
chasing binge during 2013-2015, including the acquisitions of Anthony Forest Products, Southern Lumber, Beadles Lumber, Balfour Lumber and Scotch Gulf Lumber— seven sawmills in all. Canfor came into the U.S. South in 2006 when it purchased New South and its four sawmills and in 2007 when it purchased Chesterfield Lumber.
Pitts Trailers Forms Lowboy Division Pitts Trailers named Barry Freifeld as Director of Sales for Pitts’ new dedicated lowboy division, Pitts Heavy Haul. Freifeld will oversee growth of the Pitts Heavy Haul product offering and dealer network. Pitts Heavy Haul manufactures hydraulic removable neck lowboys, fixed neck lowboys, hydraulic folding tail lowboys and construction grade tag-a-long lowboys. Freifeld served as director of sales for Trail King Industries and worked as a national sales manager for Hermes Abrasives and held sales roles at Henkel AG & Company and at Loctite Corp.
Tolko Industries Enters Second SYP Deal Tolko Industries (U.S.) Ltd. and Southeastern Timber Products (STP) announced a 50-50 jointventure partnership in a southern yellow pine lumber mill in Ackerman, Miss. The mill will now be known as Southeastern Timber Products LLC, an STP-Tolko Partnership. “We’re pleased to have found a
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partner like STP that we share the same family-owned business values with,” says Tolko CEO Brad Thorlakson. “We look forward to the opportunity to invest in this, our second asset in the U.S.” “We couldn’t be more excited to be partnering with Tolko,” adds STP Manager Billy VanDevender. “Tolko has a long family history in the lumber manufacturing business and a proven ability to excel in our industry.”
Earlier this year Tolko Industries announced a partnership with Louisiana-based Hunt Forest Products to build a state-of-the-art sawmill near Urania, La.
Dickerson Pulls Away In Loader Championship A Mississippi logger won the Loader Championship sponsored by Caterpillar Forest Products at the
Mid-South Forestry Equipment Show September 21-22 in Starkville, Miss. Jon Dickerson of Louisville, Miss. won first place with a winning time of 2 minutes and 30 seconds. The contest raised $2,300 for Log A Load For Kids through voluntary contestant donations, Caterpillar’s matching contributions, and merchandise sales. First, second and third place winners received cash prizes and trophies. Top winners also received Top three winners in the Loader Championship sponsored by Caterpillar Forest Products are shown with, at left, Matt McDonald, product specialist for Caterpillar Forest Products. Next to McDonald and from left to right are First Place-Jon Dickerson, Second Place-Chris Davis, Third Place-Ryan Taylor.
Loader Championship jackets monogrammed with their names. Everyone who competed in the contest—75 loggers participated— received a cap with the contest logo.
Westervelt Announces Alabama Sawmill The Westervelt Co., ending months of speculation, plans to build a sawmill in Thomasville, Ala. The facility, to be located in the North Clarke Industrial Park, will produce 250MMBF of southern yellow pine lumber annually and will take advantage of the Tuscaloosa-based company’s substantial timberland base and existing infrastructure. The new mill will complement Westervelt’s existing SYP sawmill in Moundville, Ala. Construction is expected to begin in mid-2019, with operations beginning in late 2020.
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FEBRUARY
Sullivan Legacy Delta Timber Cutting Co., Inc., Delhi, La. Odell and Eva Nell Sullivan started a family business that now stretches into its fourth generation. Page 8.
2018 Editorial Index JANUARY
Southern Stumpin’ Quite A Life—a retrospective on the life of Georgia logger J.O. Barber. Page 6. All About Family C&L Wood Co., Inc., Monticello, Ark. After a heart attack, Joe Frost has chilled out, refocusing priorities with help from nephew Nick Frost. Page 8. Deep Roots McGowin Logging Co., Chapman, Ala. John McGowin started his company 25 years ago, but his love of the forest started way before that. Page 14. New ‘Process’ For Sanders Logging Sanders Logging Co., Cochran, Ga. Page 20.
Beating The Odds C. McDowell Trucking, Locust Grove, Ga. Toby McDowell didn’t let the doubters stop him from building his own logging company. Page 16. Firm Foundation Bry Logging, LLC, Ft. Deposit, Ala. Young logger Bry Findley builds on his family’s half-century tradition of working in the woods. Page 22. Ride On Manufacturers present information on tires, tracks and chains. Page 30.
MARCH
Southern Stumpin’ SLC Success—a look at the Southern Loggers Cooperative. Page 6. Cool Customer Thompson Logging, Troy, NC Jessie Thompson hasn’t let a harsh winter stop his growing logging business. Page 8.
Green Monster Jason Fly Logging, LLC, Clarendon, Ark. Jason Fly invests in heavyweight machine combo to move big Arkansas hardwood. Page 24.
Second Life Philibert Timber Co., Inc., Keithville, La. Multitasking logger Gary Philibert tries his first remanufactured skidder from John Deere. Page 14.
Collier Museum Worth The Looooong Road Trip Collier Memorial State Park Logging Museum, (north of) Klamath Falls, Ore. Southern Oregon offers remarkably well-preserved antique logging equipment. Page 32.
Growth Trajectory Hanneman Forest Products, Glen Allen, Va. The Hanneman family hopes to expand its business selling mulch and firewood in eastern Virginia. Page 20. Trucking Focus Collective call to action: common sense, diligence, driver training, better fleet management. Page 26.
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Southern Stumpin’ Let There Be (Bright) Light—a look at FlexFlare LED lights. Page 6. Over Three Decades Ideal Logging, Inc., Edgemoor, SC South Carolina’s Ideal Logging finds the ideal way to do business for over 30 years. Page 8. Good Choice F&F Trucking & Timber, LLC, Monticello, Ark. Nick Frost tried other careers, but in the end the logging life is the only one for him. Page 14. Looking Up Brian Smith Logging, Inc., Brookhaven, Miss. Young logger Brian Smith follows in the footsteps of his father and grandfather before him. Page 22.
A Man’s Wages Scott Lynn Logging, Tellico Plains, Tenn. Scott Lynn’s operation might just be in the thick of a modern movement. Page 20. Equipment Linc LLC Hosts Open House. Page 34.
JUNE
Southern Stumpin’ A Fresh View—a look from the perspective of a young forestry consultant. Page 6. Not Stopping Brett McHenry Logging, LLC, Wilson, NC Since Brett McHenry got started he’s been full steam ahead, with no intention of slowing down. Page 8.
Where Are They Now? 25 Years Later, Lasiter Brothers Remain Involved With The Industry They Love. Page 34.
Triple Play Liles Logging, Red Bay, Ala. Tex Liles is happy to have found a new threewheeled cutter on the market in DelFab’s Phoenix 703. Page 14.
Running Wide Open Jeff Powell Trucking, Wrightsville, Ga. Jeff Powell Trucking continues to invest in new logging equipment. Page 38
What It Takes Chris C. Scott Logging LLC, Waverly, Va. Despite hard times, Chris Scott’s two crews get it done for timber dealer Pinecrest. Page 22.
MAY
Southern Stumpin’ Safety First—a look at safety consultants. Page 6. Yeomans Work Yeomans Wood and Timber, Swainsboro, Ga. Georgia operation touches all the bases, continues to upgrade. Page 8. Double Play Bowlin Logging, LLC, Brookhaven, Miss. Brothers Terry and Todd Bowlin prefer to keep newer equipment, saving on downtime and repair bills. Page 14.
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Showtime East Coast Logging and Equipment Exposition, Richmond, Va. Historic record-breaking rainfall couldn’t stop a healthy turnout at Expo Richmond 2018. Page 28. Continuous Devotion Tigercat relies on proven leadership to support the goal of additional growth. Page 34. Not Used Up Veteran specialist offers valuable insight and tips to those in the market for used equipment. Page 36. Pellets, Sustainability Take Stage Wood Bioenergy Conference & Expo, Atlanta, Ga. Page 38.
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JULY
Southern Stumpin’ Two Meetings—a look at the Phloem app and TEAM Safe Trucking. Page 6. Coming Through Aaron Jorden Logging, Benton, La. Last year’s Outstanding Louisiana logger had to step up early on. Page 8. Full Circle Old Dominion Timber, LLC, Miller’s Tavern, Va. The Deaton brothers work hard to honor the legacy their parents left them. Page 14. Rolling On Southern logging and trucking business owners weigh in on how they approach transportation. Page 20. Spotlight: Hauling SLT invited manufacturers and dealers of products and services related to the transportation sector of the forest products industry to submit information about their offerings. Page 24.
AUGUST
Southern Stumpin’ Plugged In—a look at logger activity on social media. Page 6. Positive Outlook Clay Blizzard Trucking, LLC, Freeport, Fla. Florida’s Clay Blizzard is optimistic and has a growth-oriented mindset. Page 8. Building Blocks Stott Wood Co., Olla, La. Randy and Ricky Stott have been growing Stott Wood Co. since 2000. Page 16. From Logging To Lumber Two Rivers Lumber Co., Demopolis, Ala. Logging and trucking concerns join forces to build a sawmill. Page 24.
Turbo Tips Tigercat engineer offers insight and suggestions about turbochargers. Page 30. Gone Viral TDK Logging/cotontop3, Columbus, Miss. Mississippi’s Tim O’Bryant brings logging into the public eye on YouTube. Page 34. Mutual Benefits Caribou Software/Plains Logging, White Plains, Ga. Symbiotic relationships abound in and out of the forest. Page 42
SEPTEMBER
Southern Stumpin’ Hatfields, McCoys, Timber—a look at the Hatfield/McCoy feud and its timber connections. Page 6. Renewed Energy Todd Gray Logging, Philadelphia, Miss. Todd and Stella Gray look to keep building their business in Mississippi. Page 8. Their Own Way Southern Style Logging, LLC/Bayou Country Trucking, LLC, Star City, Ark. Delton Hoover and Kelly Smith were outsiders to logging, but soon learned how to do it Southern Style. Page 16. Export Success Almond Brothers Lumber Co., Coushatta, La. In one of the smallest footprints, Almond Bros. Lumber packs a big punch. Page 24. Slow, Steady RS Bottoms Logging, Brodnax, Va. Virginia’s Scotty Bottoms believes the key to success is staying consistent. Page 34.
Appealing Blend Mid-South Forestry Equipment Show (preview), Starkville, Miss. It’s what makes the Mid-South Forestry Equipment Show a ‘must see’ event. Page 40.
OCTOBER
Southern Stumpin’ Small World—a look at the Mid-South show. Page 6. Blues Man Jerry Whittmore Timber, Inc., Huntsville, Ark. Jerry Whittmore keeps his eyes on the horizon and never looks back in the northwest Arkansas woods. Page 8. City Meets Country Jimmy Williams Logging, Apex, NC Jimmy Williams works in the bustling Research Triangle area of North Carolina—and gets it done. Page 16. Big Crowd Marks 35 For Bandit Bandit Industries 35th anniversary event, Remus, Mich. Page 24. Deere Stays Focused On Logging. John Deere L-II series launch, Moline, Ill. Page 26. Hot Time Mid-South Forestry Equipment Show, Starkville, Miss. Summer in Mississippi went out with a bang at the Mid-South Show. Page 32. Pat Crawford Left Deep, Wide Imprint. Page 36.
NOVEMBER
Southern Stumpin' Undriven—a look at log trucking. Page 6.
Still Building McDonald Timber Co., Range, Ala. Johnny McDonald looks to keep growing his business in Alabama. Page 8. Up And Down Easterling Wood Products, Huntsville, Ark. Gary Easterling has found a niche with landscape mulching in northwest Arkansas. Page 14. Men Of Honor M.A. Rigoni's Rodney Schwab and Gary Brett, Perry, Fla. Faith, Marines and missions top the list for M.A. Rigoni's Rodney Schwab and Gary Brett. Page 20. Historical Series: Recalling SLC, EM Sumter Lumber Co.'s Mississippi operations and its companion town were set apart. Page 30.
DECEMBER
Southern Stumpin’ End Quotes—an end-of-the-year look back at quotes from 2018. Page 6. Hard Start David Breazeale Logging LLC, Starkville, Miss. David Breazeale hasn’t had it easy, but staying the course has gradually paid off. Page 8. Good To Be Small R&B Logging, Inc., Glenwood, Ark. Richard Vines has reduced the scope of his operation and says it makes his life better. Page 14. Bigger In Texas Rodrigues Sons Logging, Nacogdoches, Tex. Logger Tim Rodrigues proves the old saying true. Page 20. ALC Annual Meeting Features Good Weather, Tour, Events, Awards Page 30.
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MACHINES-SUPPLIES-TECHNOLOGY Nokian Tractor King Tires
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Nokian Tractor King is a new tractor tire for the heaviest machinery and the most difficult terrain in forestry, earthmoving and road construction, featuring a design with all-new tread pattern to fortified carcass. With supreme durability and traction of this tire the horsepower of tractors can be transferred to the ground like never before, pushing the boundaries of what can be done with a tractor. It essentially has the carcass of a heavy-duty earthmoving tire, complete with steel belts, extra cord layers and Aramid-reinforced sidewalls. This combined with strong rubber compound makes it extremely resistant against cuts and punctures. Main features include: 50% more tractive edges, high speed and high load capacity with core and sidewall design for top-class punctureresistance. Visit nokiantyres.com/tractorking.
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acclaimed features from the original product launch. Each E-Series machine is equipped with a powerful and proven Final Tier 4 engine. Additionally, the E-Series models offer increased swing torque and boom lift compared to the previous series. Other features improve serviceability, including a ground-level oil drain and filter change, optional electric refill pump and a smaller, 35 gal. hydraulic oil reservoir. Visit johndeere.com.
Kesla Loaders On Bandit Chipper
To better meet customer needs, John Deere has updated its E-Series knuckleboom loaders. Already known for superior torque and durability, the updated 2019 337E and 437E models feature up to an 8% boost in fuel economy, ensuring output is maximized and power is not sacrificed. The updated loaders retain all of the
Bandit now offers extending Kesla loaders with radio remote controls on its Intimidator 21XP hand-fed chippers, giving professionals a powerful all-in-one tool to dispose of limbs and even whole trees. Rated as a 21 capacity chipper, the 21XP is the largest hand-fed chipper in Bandit’s fleet, so
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MACHINES-SUPPLIES-TECHNOLOGY it’s built to chip heavy, large-diameter trees. Those can be difficult to quickly get to the chipper, even with a winch. The Kesla loader option increases the productivity of this machine in virtually any application. The Kesla loader can extend to 21 feet and grab large bundles. Using intuitive controls, the operator can guide the material quickly into the chipper to be processed in a fraction of the time it would take operators to winch. When not in use, the Kelsa loader folds up on the front of the chipper where it’s out of the way, never impeding the discharge chute, or limiting access to common maintenance items. Visit banditchippers.com.
Morbark 23X Chiparvestor
In designing its new 23X Chiparvestor whole tree disc chipper, Morbark followed the same thought process and ideals as it always does, taking previous proven design technology and focusing on minimizing downtime, increasing production and making improvements that will help contribute to customer success. Like the previous Model 23 Chiparvestors, the 23X uses a 75" (190.5 cm) diameter x 5" (12.7 cm) thick chipper disc to chip large volumes of wood, while the built-in dirt separator with deflector keeps the end product clean. Key improvements of the 23X over the previous models include: increased ground clearance with four super single flotation tires for mobilization on uneven logging jobs; 8'6" (2.59 m)
width for legal transport worldwide; simplified feed system that includes a two-wheel hydraulic feed system consisting of a 35" x 56" (88.9 cm x 142.2 cm) top feed wheel and 13" x 56" (33.2 cm x 142.2 cm) bottom feed wheel; and integrated skidder bar as standard to allow for easier staging and repositioning of chipping on the landing. Visit morbark.com.
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