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Vol. 45, No. 9
(Founded in 1972—Our 528th Consecutive Issue)
F E AT U R E S
September 2016 A Hatton-Brown Publication
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Steitler Land & Timber Specializes In Merchandising
Mid South Recap Show In Pictures
Co-Publisher Co-Publisher Chief Operating Officer Executive Editor Editor-in-Chief Western Editor Managing Editor Associate Editor Associate Editor Art Director Ad Production Coordinator Circulation Director Marketing/Media
David H. Ramsey David (DK) Knight Dianne C. Sullivan David (DK) Knight Rich Donnell Dan Shell David Abbott Jessica Johnson Jay Donnell Cindy Segrest Patti Campbell Rhonda Thomas Jordan Anderson
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Foster Creek Historic Mill Series
Randy Maggard Full Family Affair
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out front: Young logger Adam Denton and his family moved from Oklahoma to Arkansas seeking better markets and terrain. The company has grown dramatically in the four years since, nearly doubling its output this year with the purchase of several newer Cat machines. Story begins on Page 8. (David Abbott photo)
Southern Stumpin’.................................6 Bulletin Board ......................................34 Industry News Roundup.....................42 At The Margins.....................................47 Safety Focus .........................................50 Machines-Supplies-Technology .........52 ForesTree Equipment Trader.............54 Coming Events/Ad Index ....................62
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SOUTHERN STUMPIN’ By David Abbott • Managing Editor • Ph. 334-834-1170 • Fax: 334-834-4525 • E-mail: david@hattonbrown.com
Stepping Up few months ago I wrote briefly in this column about a friend whose sister-in-law, Amber, had been diagnosed with leukemia. Sadly, Amber recently succumbed to the disease. She was only 29, and left behind a three-year-old son. Her story reminds me of the situation faced by Larry Boccarossa, the long-serving executive director of the Arkansas Timber Producers Assn. Larry, 67, and his wife Patti, 61, had three daughters together from 1983 to 1988. The couple and their now-grown children all live nearby. The oldest daughter, Jennifer, a single mom and music teacher, had just turned 30 exactly two months before she died suddenly from a stroke on November 11, 2013. She left behind a threeyear-old son, Wyatt. “In our case, it was the shock factor,” Larry recalls. “She was going to meet us for church that day and didn’t show up. Later, we found her, we found out what happened and…she was gone in 24 hours.” At first they thought she’d only be paralyzed from the brain hemorrhage—that would have been tragic enough—but then, she took a turn for the worse. Jennifer had learned she had high blood pressure a month earlier. She tried to keep a check on it, but life was busy and no one expected it to be life threatening at her young age. Even the doctor said he only saw such cases once every few years. The abrupt and completely unexpected loss was a tough pill to swallow. “It’s something you don’t get over and it’s with you every day,” her father admits. “She was at our house the night before, and the next night…she’s not.” Life, with all its responsibilities, has a way of moving unstoppably forward, leaving the family little time to grieve. There was a three-year-old boy to consider. Jennifer’s funeral was on a Friday; Larry and Patti were in court the following Wednesday regarding Wyatt’s custody arrangements. Larry has two other grandchildren from his oldest child, a son from a previous marriage, but they live near Dallas, so Wyatt has been the only child in the family’s hometown. He was already used to spending a lot of time with his grandparents, prior to his mother’s passing, because of her full schedule. It seemed the best thing for him would be to live with them full-time. So Larry and Patti stepped up to the plate. “This wasn’t a thing where we thought, oh no, we have to do this,” Larry reveals. “It’s not a burden. We wanted to do it. It would have been devastating if we hadn’t gotten guardianship.” So, now, 10 years after their youngest child graduated high school, Larry and Patti are back
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in the parenting life 24/7. Both continue to work full-time; Larry has his position at the ATPA, and Patti is an accountant. It’s been almost three years since Jennifer’s passing, and although it is bittersweet, having her son with them helps. “We were very fortunate he’s with us,” Larry says. They sought advice from professionals at the Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock about how to talk to him about his mother’s passing. Wyatt seems to be coping quite well. “I was very pleased that he’s
Larry Boccarossa, Patti and Wyatt
not in a corner,” his grandfather says. “Instead, he’s very outgoing and affectionate, and he never meets a stranger.” Wyatt is now 6; he finished kindergarten last spring and has started first grade this fall. “We are back in the same grade school our daughters went to,” Larry says. “It’s interesting to be back there when you’re around other parents who are old enough to be your own kids.” After having raised three daughters, Larry laughs, “Little boys are different. He has only one speed: go, constantly.” Wyatt is playing soccer this year, and he loves Lego Minecraft toys (so do my two boys). “It’s a good learning skill,” Larry says. “I used to help him put them together but now I just sit there and watch, because he just goes for it. I think its’ been good for him.” Also, he notes, and any parent whose children leave Lego pieces lying around the floor can sympathize: he can’t walk around the house barefoot anymore.
All in all, none of this would have been the first choice for any of them, but under the circumstances, there is no other way these two grandparents would want to spend their golden years. “We love him to death. We want to give him the home he deserves and needs and he knows he has a lot of loving family, including his aunts. He knows he has a home.”
A Friendly Voice If you’ve ever called in to our offices here at Hatton-Brown, chances are you’ve had the pleasure of speaking with our receptionist, Michele Grissett. Unfailingly sunny and upbeat, Michele always goes above and beyond to help answer questions for the people who call us—even when some of those calls can be downright bizarre. For example, many years back, we used to get calls every few months from someone who claimed he was about to buy Georgia-Pacific with investment from his business partner, Michael Jackson. Yes, that Michael Jackson. Regardless the nature of the call, or the caller, Michele treats them with respect, courtesy and good humor. We asked Michele to write a little something up for us a while back, and I felt like this month would be a good time to run it. Hello my name is Michele and I am the receptionist here at Southern Loggin’ Times. I have been here for 16 years and I get so much joy from my job. I talk with so many nice people as well as polite loggers and their families each day. I always say, “Loggers are some of the nicest people you will ever meet.” Some of my regular callers I know by voice. There is one particular caller that I have gotten to know well. For his privacy I will keep his name anonymous; let’s call him Mr. X. Mr. X is a long time subscriber and enjoys reading our magazines. He calls me a few times each month to see how I am and to keep me up to date with all of the adventures he gets himself into. He always has a funny joke or a story that will lift my spirits, and sometimes he will call just because he needs someone to listen to him. It’s always a pleasure regardless. Sometimes if we just take the time to be thoughtful and caring to others we find our lives to be a lot happier. Making others feel special is what it’s about. Even taking the time to talk with someone on the phone, to listen to them and make friendships in return. So if you call the office between 8am–3pm (central time), you will probably talk with me. So let me hear from you. It will be a pleasure talking with you. SLT Thanks, Michele!
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In With The New ■ Young transplant Adam Denton had a plan to grow his company, and it worked. By David Abbott HELENA, Ark. hange is both ★ constant and inevitable, and though we often fear and resist it, change is just as often exactly what we seek. To reflect the many changes it has undergone in recent years, Adam Denton, 27, recently changed the name of his company, formerly called 4D Timber, to Baron Creek Timber, LLC. An Oklahoma native, Denton and his brother Michael moved east to
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Arkansas in 2012, with just a skidder and loader without a cab. The loader had a cab, originally, but then the machine flipped over, smashing the cab. The brothers couldn’t see putting the money into replacing it, so they ran it sans cab for a while. Things have changed a lot in the four years since then. With an eye toward increasing production, Denton purchased several new Caterpillar machines in 2015. Now he has two loaders, and both of them have a cab. More production, he says, is “the only way to make it. That or go smaller.” For him, going smaller was
not in the plan. Adam and Michael had been operating 4D Timber in Oklahoma for four years already when they made the move—their father Kenny had raised them in logging, and this is all they’d ever known. They started 4D in 2008, not long after Adam turned 18 and finished high school. The location change came because the brothers bought a tract of timber from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. They moved to cut that tract and simply never went back. It was all part of the plan, though. In Oklahoma, where they worked
Denton added several new Caterpillar pieces in the last year, including this 559C loader.
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mostly in steep hills, Adam says 4D had been just a small operation, hauling only two or three loads a day. Now, with new equipment and friendlier conditions, they sometimes haul as many as 25 loads a day. The plan was to move here and get bigger, taking advantage of what the Denton brothers believed would be better opportunities with area mills, better quality timber and flatter ground. All of that added up to greater production, eventually allowing them to buy newer, bigger and better machines, in turn increasing production even more.
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Aside from his wife and kids, the rest of Adam’s family didn’t move with them until last year, at which point the company grew with more family members and more machines. Dad Kenny Denton, 50, is now part of the team, as is Adam’s other brother, Joseph, who just turned 18. Sadly, one more change to the old 4D came just a few months ago. Not long after the rest of the family arrived in Arkansas from Oklahoma, brother Michael departed, opting to head the other direction. He went back home to Oklahoma to drive a dump truck. Adam has no doubt the career change will prove temporary. “He’ll be back,” he predicts with confidence. “It’s in his blood.”
New Machines Equipment now includes two Caterpillar skidders (525D and 535D), Cat 573 feller-buncher, two loaders—Cat 559C and John Deere 437C, one with a CTR delimber and the other with a CSI unit, and a CSI slasher saw. A John Deere700K dozer for building roads and a Deere 648H spare skidder round out the
Two skidders were also among the recent purchases from Riggs Cat in Little Rock.
Kneeling, left to right: Toby Cox, Justin Bennefield; standing, left to right: truck drivers Bobby Miller and Cobow Otis, Corey Clemmons, Billy Chambers, Brandon Broussard, Gary Jackson, Joseph Denton, Kenny Denton, Adam Denton
Cat 573C handles most of the felling duties, but a Stihl chain saw might have to tackle the occasional larger hardwood tree.
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Adam Denton coordinates trucks at the landing—six company-owned rigs and four contractors—from the cab of his Deere loader.
iron lineup. Riggs Cat and Stribling Equipment in Little Rock are the dealers. In all, Baron Creek’s equipment investment is $2.3 million, Denton figures. That estimate includes trucks. The company runs six of its own trucks, five Peterbilts and a Freightliner, with six Pitts trailers. Denton supplements hauling capacity by keeping four contract truckers in regular service. If he
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needs additional trucks, Denton knows he can call on fellow logger Jason Fly for help, an arrangement that works both ways. Greasing is performed twice every week, with oil and filter changes scheduled every 500 hours. Denton personally handles routine maintenance and most repairs, keeping track of service hours in a logbook. He also handles all truck
maintenance at his 40x60 shop in Lexa, Ark. The exception is warranty work; indeed, reducing the maintenance load was one of his primary motives to buy new machines. The young logger shops for parts at Don’s Hydraulics Equipment in Sheridan. He turns to his dealers Riggs and Stribling for OEM parts from Cat and Deere. He buys Goodyear tires, size 30.5, from
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Bobby Henard Tire Services in Brinkley. The crew never puts dual tires on machines, though he allows, “We probably should sometimes, but we choose not to because of the expense.” Though he hasn’t had a full year yet since adding the new machines, Denton knows that the upgrades nearly doubled his operating cost along with nearly doubling produc-
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tion. With equipment payments, insurance, fuel, parts and other expenses, he went from spending $5,000 a week to $10,000 a week this year. He estimates his total cost of doing business at more than a half million dollars annually now.
Markets Denton works strictly in hardwood, barring a small volume of pine in the winter, and hauls to just two mills. His hardwood pulpwood goes to Evergreen Packaging, Inc. in Pine Bluff, while he sends saw logs to T&S Sawmill, Inc. in Clarendon. Larry Newsom, a procurement forester for T&S, buys the tracts for the Baron Creek crew to cut. “Hardwood pulpwood is good for us because we have a contract, so we are full blast with no quota,” Denton says. “We would be on quota if not for that.” The saw log market is likewise healthy, he reports, with no slowdown. “We are wide open, moving all we can.” He and Jason Fly are the only two loggers working for T&S right now, Denton says. That’s also a change. “There were nine loggers working for the mill when I moved here,” he recalls. Since they are both on the T&S team, Denton and
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Fly cooperate, such as sharing trucks when needed. The Baron Creek crew was working near Brinkley when Southern Loggin’ Times caught up with them in early July. On average, Denton says his crew hauls 75-80 loads a week since he added the new machines last year. When weather permits, when they are running wide open on their best week when everything goes right, he says, they can haul as many as 100 loads. Before, they could only haul around 50 loads max. The crew has a 12-hour day, working from 6-6, five days a week, and sometimes on Saturday if need be. The grueling schedule is offset somewhat by the inevitable reality of rain. “It’s because we have to get it while it’s dry in the summer because this is bottomland,” Denton explains. “When it gets wet with a lot of rain we may be off a week.” Last year, he says, they lost a total of four months to weather.
Manpower Denton makes sure the crew wears hardhats, saw chaps, steel toed boots and other safety gear when they have to be on the ground or working with chain saws. He keeps a first aid kit in the service trucks, and has one person
on the crew, his brother Joe, CPR trained and certified. Insurance is through Progressive Insurance, and, on the newer equipment, through Caterpillar insurance. He conducts morning safety meeting in the woods and another one once a week for truck drivers. Denton says most of his people know what they are doing, but the meetings are important “just to make sure everybody is on the same page and to give reminders about staying out of each other’s way.” They use CBs to communicate where everyone is and Denton stays at the ramp to make sure everyone is coordinated. Denton has strongly considered buying more equipment and expanding into a second crew, but for now he ultimately decided it is too hard to find reliable employees and truck drivers. “We have a good advantage with contract drivers,” he says. “We have no problem finding them.” The crew includes Gary Jackson operating the Cat loader, while Adam splits his time between running the Deere loader and building roads with the dozer. Kenny Denton mans the cutter while Joseph Denton and Toby Cox drive the skidders (Denton on the 535 and Cox on the 525). Justin Bennefield, Brandon Broussard, Billy Chambers and Corey Clemmons all
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use Stihl chain saws and pole saws to trim limbs, keep loads clean and remove knots from the pulpwood. Evergreen, Denton says, is very particular about knots. Logging is full of challenges, but Denton has no trouble zeroing in on what he perceives as his current top annoyance. “Our biggest issue is the DOT,” he says without hesitation. “It just seems like every day we work, we get stopped by the DOT. It’s getting to the point that they’re sitting outside our job waiting for us, trying to catch us overweight.” Strangely, Denton says, his trucks rarely are overweight, but despite the small number of tickets, the DOT officers persist in stopping and checking. He says he has weighed his options with purchasing scales, but for now decided that, since he doesn’t actually get many overweight tickets, he’d rather focus his investments on keeping production rolling. On that rare occasion when he’s not working, Denton likes to go for a ride on his Harley Davidson soft tail, or take his Rangers out mud riding with the kids. He and wife Nikayla have three children: son Griffin, 7, daughter Adlynn, 5, and SLT son Brentley, 4. Email Adam Denton at 4dtimber@ yahoo.com
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Staying Focused ■ Steitler Land & Timber uses one crew to merchandise tracts to their full potential.
By Jessica Johnson TEXARKANA, Tex. aleb Dudley, ★ stepson to Steitler Land & Timber owner Ronnie Steitler and company forester, says above all Steitler Timber is a family. He can’t remember a time when he wasn’t knocking around the woods with Steitler, learning the family business. Though Dudley chose to major in biology while at Louisiana Tech and put everything he had into playing baseball, he says he always felt comfortable cruising timber and watching over a logging crew. So when a career in the majors didn’t pan out for him, coming to the family business was a natural fit. “Like most baseball players, I wasn’t too worried about the future,” he says. “I was going to play ball. But I love being outside. I love hunting and fishing, and coming out here every day. I’ve been coming out here with Ronnie since I was 12 years old,” he adds, gesturing to a 230-acre hardwood stand in the middle of an expansive regeneration harvest. Dudley, along with one other forester and two contract foresters, purchases timber for Steitler’s har-
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vesting crew. Steitler Timber has one five-man crew with four trucks. “We’ve had contract crews in the past; we just feel it’s a lot easier for us to not have a contract crew. We pride ourselves on merchandising,” Dudley explains. He adds that the merchandising element of the harvest is the most important part, and Steitler’s crew is just as dedicated to getting the most out of trees as the foresters
are. Not all contractors operate with such a focus, he points out. “You’re not out there every day with them; we know what our crew is doing because we’ve worked with them for so long. But if you hire on a crew, and when we cruise, we estimate the value, we go out there and say this tract has 2,000 tons of logs. But then they only cut 1,000 because they don’t merchandise like we do— that’s where we lose a lot of money,” Twin Deere loaders, top, keep timber merchandised and loaded after Deere skidders, below, do their job. Inset, Caleb Dudley, left, with stepdad/company owner Ronald Steitler
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The crew, squatting from left, Tyler Burks, Nathan Lummus, Frank Allday, Caleb Dudley; standing row, Britt McDonald, Steven Leek, Dale Lummus and David Allday
Dudley explains. And the ability to merchandise, and get the landowner more money, is what gives Steitler Timber a competitive edge. It puts great importance on the crew and foresters being in agreement and trusting each other. “We
have to be in sync, so they realize what we’ve called it in the woods. They measure out and don’t just call a tie log pulpwood, for example,” Dudley adds. This type of logging takes more time and lots more patience. It also comes with a great reward, and sometimes even a few surprises— which is why Steitler foresters don’t discount the opinion of crew foreman Britt McDonald. Oftentimes, Dudley will bring McDonald to a tract to help cruise. Since McDonald is in charge of the actual merchandising and coordinating the trucks, he has a keen insight into
what mills are accepting. Dudley says there’s been times when he’ll call something pulpwood, but McDonald will be able to work some magic on it and call it a log. “That’s what makes us different. I don’t think other crews really do that,” he says. Though McDonald enjoys the added challenge of up to eight different log piles at one time, it does take longer. Each stick that’s brought to the set is measured, slashed and trimmed. This also gives Steitler Timber the advantage to be able to haul to whatever mill is offering the best rate.
Deere Crew Each piece of equipment Steitler Timber runs is John Deere purchased from Stribling Equipment in Texarkana, Ark. All machines are relatively new, with one loader having been delivered in early July. Steitler Timber uses two 437D loaders, both outfitted with CSI delimbers and ground saws, 648H and 748H skidders, and a 843K fellerbuncher. One loader is dedicated to loading trucks; one is dedicated to delimbing, sorting and merchandising. McDonald says this helps the crew not only get the most wood
Trucking fleet consists of relatively new Kenworths, which work with both pole and frame trailers.
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out, but also not have to wait on one loader to do all the work, slowing everything down. Tires are Goodyear 30s and 32s. The 648H runs 30s, considering the lower horsepower and smaller grapple. McDonald says the crew has found the smaller tires work better on the smaller machine. Steitler Timber does not have a man on the ground except for truck drivers, who use a Stihl pole saw for trimming; and for occasional instances when a Stihl chain saw is pulled out to handle a log too big for the slasher. Oil is changed every 400 hours. McDonald says the newer equipment, with its many sensors, has made required maintenance much easier to carry out. “The computerized equipment makes it so easy, it tells you what to do. All you have to do is pay attention.” Thanks to the veteran crew, Steitler Timber is able to handle almost all maintenance internally, either in the woods or at the small shop in Texarkana. The crew can handle all welding, changing parts and cylinders, as well as rebuilding engines. For in-woods maintenance, the crew has a service truck outfitted with a diesel fuel tank, air compressor, tools, grease, and bar and chain oils.
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All of Steitler’s Deere machines were delivered through Stribling Equipment.
What McDonald and his crew aren’t able to handle—usually having something to do with a computer problem—is either outsourced to a local mechanic or Stribling Equipment.
Trucking Element Using a cell phone or CB radio, McDonald coordinates the four Steitler Timber trucks. Each piece of
equipment has a CB radio that is key to good communications and safety. Steitler’s main markets are International Paper and Anthony Forest Products. While on the tract that Southern Loggin’ Times visited, Steitler’s crew was only 10 miles from the mill—a big plus. “By the time you load the first truck in the morning, he’ll be unloaded and back, before you get the fourth one loaded,” McDonald reports.
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Thanks to such a close haul, the crew was able to push out up to 20 loads on good days, but on average the crew normally produces between 12 to 18 loads. Conditions at the mills are one of the obstacles McDonald faces when trying to coordinate Steitler Timber’s trucking fleet. To try to stay moving, he loads as many pine log loads as possible at the start of the day, since that mill closes at 5. With pulpwood
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Most of the company’s pulpwood ends up at the IP mill near Texarkana.
mills open 24/7, McDonald tries to make those the last runs of the day, so trucks are working in the dark. The fleet consists of four Kenworths purchased in 2015 and 2016. The trailers are a mix of pole and frame units and a mix of shop built and the Sun brand.
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Family Focus Steitler Timber feels like a family, as most on the crew have been together for many years. McDonald says safety is the most important aspect of the job, and the reality is he spends more time with these
guys than he does at home with his family. Because of that, he puts a strong emphasis on watching out for each other and keeping a safe environment. As to safety, all equipment is kept in good working order. McDonald also pays special atten-
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tion to power lines: “We talk about it before we get started. Typically, if we’re working near a power line, the sawhead operator will go and first cut the trees away from the power line, so skidders don’t run over saplings and run the risk of SLT hitting the power line.”
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raving oppressive heat and humidity and temporarily brushing aside concerns over a tight market, participants in the 15th biennial MidSouth Forestry Equipment Show, held August 26-27 on a Mississippi State University forest near Starkville, Miss., turned out in record numbers. The temperature and humidity, both in the high ’90s, may have also been a show record. According to Show Manager Misty Booth, the total two-day attendance—paid attendees, spouses, children, exhibitor personnel, show staff, students and other guests—surpassed 7,000, topping the previous record (2014) of 6,600. Attendees came from as far away as Virginia to size up the machines, products and services provided by 92 exhibitors. The previous show high for exhibitors, 86, dated to 2006. The family-friendly show generated $10,669 for Log-A-Load for Kids through the sale of merchandise by the Mississippi Loggers Assn., and through donations for food prepared on-site by Stribling Equipment, B&G Equipment, Thompson Machinery and Puckett Machinery. Sponsored by B&G Equipment, the loader contest was a strong draw. Top finishers were: Charles Garrett, Glen Henderson Logging, New Augusta, Miss., Lee Powers, Doug Powers, Inc., Carthage, Miss., and Clay Maxwell, Stott Wood Co., Olla, La. Top three in the skidder contest, sponsored by Stribling Equipment, were Thomas Mitchell, Waugh & Waugh, LLC, Duck Hill, Miss., Perry Lofton, Jr., Perry Lofton Logging, Mount Vernon, Ala., and Alex Johnson, Sojourner Timber, Crystal Springs, Miss. Mississippi loggers Billy Sanford, Mantee, and Tim Mahan, Golden, each won $1,000 cash giveaways, courtesy of the Mississippi Loggers Assn. The YETI cooler given away by ForesTree Equipment Trader was won by Brian Butler, Laurel, Miss. As is customary for the event, hundreds of loggers and foresters took advantage of continuing education classes conducted on-site. Despite tight delivery quotas felt by most loggers, a few machine purchase deals were reportedly made, and some vendors developed strong leads. “Yeah, we developed some leads, but mostly we just had a good time visiting with our customers,” said one vendor rep. The event is a joint undertaking of Mississippi State University, MissisSLT sippi Forestry Assn. and Mississippi Loggers Assn.
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On Friday, August 26, the Mississippi Loggers Assn. held its biennial awards banquet on-site and recognized James Sessums as its 2016 Logger of the Year. He does business as James W. Sessums Timber Co. of Lena, Miss.
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A popular highlight on Saturday is a hot meal—fried catfish and chicken and all the fixings—provided by Stribling Equipment, left, and B&G Equipment, right.
Mississippi State Forester Charlie Morgan, Jr., right, makes a point with state’s Attorney General Jim Hood, left, as MSU’s Dr. George Hopper looks on.
Loggers check out a Southstar processor.
Here, big Tom Hirt, in background, talks DelFab triwheeler, but he can talk about most anything.
The skidder contest was sponsored by Stribling Equipment and John Deere.
Registration went smoothly.
Some kids stop for chow.
“The Porta Potties are back that way.”
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Chippers Take Center Stage
Among the 19 machines demoed, whole tree chippers stole the show, highlighting improvements to everything from engines to capacity.
REMUS, Mich. uring the recent Bandit Industries dealer meeting and customer appreciation event, held August 10-11 at the company’s headquarters in Remus, Mich., new chipper models took center stage as the company rolled out the red carpet for over 300 attendees from 16 countries. According to Bandit, the 2016 edition of the dealer meeting was more of an R&D showcase, giving dealers and select customers the chance to preview five Beast grinders, four whole tree chippers, four stump grinders and six hand-fed chippers. Visitors also toured a newly streamlined parts area at the headquarters, making it easier (and faster) for customers to receive OEM parts. This was the first time Bandit opened its dealer meeting up to key customers, and overall, according to CEO John Mocny laid out CEO John his vision for the future Mocny, the during Bandit’s late sum- event was a mer dealer-only meeting. huge success. The meeting included plant tours of all manufacturing aspects of Bandit, a live equipment demo and lots of fun at the Sleepy Hollow Hideaway. SLT
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The event was the perfect backdrop for Bandit HQ to show off recent expansions.
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Historical Series…
Crosby Lbr. ■ L.O. Crosby purchased Mississippi’s Foster Creek Lbr.; town of Stephenson renamed for new owner.
PART 2 OF 2 PARTS ith the closing of the Foster Creek sawmill in March, 1931, many people in the Stephenson area were out of work and some locals were in the dark. The powerhouse at the mill that supplied the whole town with electricity was shut down, leaving the town without power. Several lumbermen came to Stephenson to look over the Foster Creek holdings. T.B. McCurley would give them the grand tour of the property, including the timber holdings. One day he hosted. L. O. Crosby, Sr., a prominent lumberman from Picayune, Miss. The two stopped to get a drink of water from the thermos, when they looked around and discovered that they were on top of a high hill in the most beautiful virgin timber around. Crosby turned to McCurley and said, “Well, well, Mr. McCurley, I think you have sold a town and some pine timber.”
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Crosby Lumber/Mfg. Co. Crosby purchased the former Foster Creek Lumber holdings on January 13, 1934. Included were the sawmill, railroad equipment, the town of Stephenson, and over 55,000 acres of timberland estimated to contain about 350MMBF of virgin shortleaf pine. Lucius Olen Crosby was born on February 22, 1869, in Lincoln County, Miss. After working in the sawmill business for several years, Crosby began organizing several sawmills in Mississippi. He operated mills under various names at Canton, Monroe, Hub, and Baxterville. In 1916 he joined forces with Lamont Rowlands and formed Goodyear Yellow Pine Co. at Picayune. They also purchased the Rosa Lumber Co. at Picayune the following year. Crosby later acquired 30
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Giant Clyde four-line steam-powered skidder and McGiffert loader, below, were mainstays in Foster/Crosby logging operations.
other mills at Cybur, Blodgett, and Piave. Later on, his three sons, Robert Howell, Hollis Hobson, and Lucius Osmond, joined him in the lumber business. By 1934, only the Goodyear and Rosa mills in Picayune were still operating. Crosby had a very good relationship with the International Har-
vester Co. of Chicago, and through their financial backing was able to purchase the Foster Creek property. To operate the new property at Stephenson, Crosby Lumber and Mfg. was organized in early 1934. Crosby served as president of the new company, while Hollis served as vice president, Howell as treasur-
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er, and L. O. Jr. as secretary. Hollis moved to Stephenson to run the company. He had served as plant superintendent of the Rosa mill and later as vice president of Goodyear Yellow Pine. On April 4, 1934, the town of Stephenson was officially renamed Crosby in honor of L. O. Crosby. The town was incorporated again and T. B. McCurley was appointed mayor, a position he served until his retirement in 1950 due to declining health. Crosby soon set out to completely renovate the mill and town. To superintend the mill renovation they brought in J. R. Clark. Crosby also built several new houses. Many people moved to Crosby from Picayune and from the recently closed Virgin Pine Lumber Co. at Piave, which cut out in November 1933. Much of the machinery was also moved from the Piave mill to Crosby. The band mills from Piave were brought
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over to Crosby and used for spare parts. The mill at Piave was an allelectric double band mill with two 9 ft. bands, the same as at Crosby. A 6 ft. horizontal resaw was brought over from Piave and installed at Crosby to supplement the band mills and Number One Wickes gang saw that was already in the mill. In addition to renovating the mill, the new owners also added a creosote plant and broom handle plant to the operation in 1934. Crosby had earlier operated a broom handle mill in Picayune, where E. L. Robbins worked. He moved up to Crosby to work in the broom handle plant, where he claimed they made over a million handles a month for several years. When Crosby took over the mill, he inherited all locomotives that were used by Foster Creek. Instead of rebuilding the logging railroad, however, he chose to convert to logging with trucks. He brought three Shay locomotives from Piave and Picayune to Crosby to switch the mill. He still had about a mile and a half of spurs throughout the mill property, creosote plant, and interchange tracks. The Foster Creek Heislers sat unused behind the mill for a year or so before Crosby cut them up for scrap. Crosby did use 65-ton Shay Number 8 to switch the mill for a while. Crosby sold 45-ton Shay Number Five to the Graham County Railroad in North Carolina in 1938. The Shays brought over from Piave and Picayune included 50ton 2-truck Number 1, 60-ton 3truck Number 11, and 50-ton 2truck Number 15. For several years after purchasing the Foster Creek properties, Crosby Lumber continued to add to its timber holdings. Tracts of timber were purchased as far away as Louisiana and Copiah and Warren Counties in Mississippi. Even though Crosby never operated the Foster Creek logging railroad, a log train was operated over the Illinois Central occasionally in the 1930s. A locomotive and crew was rented from the IC. Crosby’s contract loggers would haul logs to towns along the IC such as Roxie, Hamburg, and Harriston, where the logs were loaded on the log cars. Sometimes the train would run as far north as Vicksburg. After the mill at Crosby was renovated and restarted, it never shut down because of business conditions. One time the mill was forced to shut down for two or three days because the weather got so cold it froze the logs. The saws wouldn’t cut through them. During World War II, many men employed at the Crosby mill quit to join the armed forces or were
drafted. Labor was difficult to find. In order to supply the mill with logs, Crosby initiated a program to manage the land on a sustained yield theory of forest regeneration and cutting. He hired Jimmy Clark to be superintendent of logging and forestry. Clark hired a few forestry people to manage the Crosby timberlands. Crosby hired crews to do the logging, but hired contractors to deliver the logs to the mill. After operating for more than 28 years, the decision was made to
close Crosby Lumber in 1963 (November 12). In 1965 the Crosby timber holdings, totaling more than 152,000 acres, were sold to the St. Regis Paper Co., which later opened a paper mill at Ferguson, Miss., just northeast of Monticello. The sawmill was sold in 1965 to Hood Lumber Co., which reopened it for a short time. Hood purchased timber under lease from St. Regis. The Shay locomotives used by Crosby were replaced by a Plymouth diesel switcher in the late
1950s. The Shays were then stored near the mill for quite a while. Number 1 was scrapped at Crosby in 1954, while the others survived. Number 15 was eventually sold to a railfan in Birmingham. Number 11 sat in Crosby for several years before it was donated to the city of Natchez, where it was placed on display in a local park in 1965. SLT (Note: This article previously appeared on the web site of Mississippi Rails, which maintails a web site at msrails.com).
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LOGGING LIFE AT HOME
Aphorisms For The Year
I am Deborah Smith, a blessed wife of 34 years to Travis Smith, coowner and operator of Smith Brothers Logging, Rome, Ga., and now a contributor to SLT. Travis and Deborah Smith We gave birth to seven children, adopted three from Africa and have two of the cutest granddaughters in the world. I have home schooled all our children since 1991. I earned a teaching degree and an English degree from Shorter College because Travis wouldn’t let me quit. I love my family; I am passionate about encouraging others to keep the faith, to keep taking the next right step, no matter how hard life gets. Visit my blog: buttercups bloomhere.blogspot.com e were together, in his work truck, headed to a place about 40 miles away where a mom and pop tire business treats people with respect. His tool truck needed a set of “new feet,” as he calls them, and last week he asked me to save the morning for him, for us. So I did. We are learning this new thing, saving time for each other. We realized that the plans of our children can, not in any bad way, fill up the time we need to have together as a couple. The kids aren’t planning to sabotage their parents’ marriage—there’s just always lots to do and places for them to go. So, Travis and I have started making dates and keeping them. I feel like I’m 17 again when he asks me when we can we go out. This date was two-fold, but that was OK. The diesel motor roar and hydraulic oil smell comforted me. He stopped at his favorite fuel station and bought us a delicious breakfast, then we were on our way. We talked about small things and big things, important things and nothing. That simple morning was refreshing and the sweetest time we have had in long time. On the way home, I thought about how easy it would have been to have refused the offer; to say that I was busy. He would not have argued the point. He would have just walked away, accustomed to the refusal. I’m always busy. Now, as I look back and thank Holy God for holding us together, I realize how important time is. I take more pictures of the two of us than ever. I cherish his time. I have learned to stop at marriage stop signs: the weary look, the tired walk, the invitation, the effort to reach into my world and help, the need to be listened to. Whatever is swirling around in my head or in the kitchen can wait. Stopping to really see him and hear him is way more rewarding than finishing some never ending chore. Stopping gives our marriage the fuel it needs to carry on.
It’s not whether you win or lose, but how you place the blame. l We have enough “Youth.” How about a fountain of “Smart?” l A fool and his money can throw one heck of a party. l When blondes have more fun, do they know it? l Learn from your parents’ mistakes—use birth control. l Money isn’t everything, but it sure keeps the kids in touch. l If at first you don’t succeed, skydiving is not for you. l We are born naked, wet and hungry. Then things get worse. l Red meat is not bad for you, but fuzzy green meat is. l Ninety-nine percent of all lawyers give the rest a bad name. l Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity. l The latest survey shows that three out of four people make up 75% of the population. l Like NASCAR drivers, congressmen should wear uniforms so we can identify their corporate sponsors. l The reason politicians try so hard to get reelected is that they would have to try and make a living under the laws they’ve passed.
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A Homeless Man I was sitting on a bench next to a homeless man and felt compelled to ask him how he ended up in such a way. He said: “Up until last week, I still had it all. A cook prepared my meals, my clothes were washed and pressed, I had a roof over my head, I had TV, internet, went to the gym, the pool, the library; I could still go to school…” I asked him, “What happened? Drugs? Alcohol? Divorce?” “Oh no, nothing like that,” he said. “I got out of prison.”
Advice From Bill Gates Last spring billionaire Bill Gates reportedly gave a speech at a high school and dwelled on 11 things students did not and would not learn in school. He talked about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world. “Life is not fair. Get used to it! The world doesn’t care about your selfesteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something before you feel good about yourself. You will not make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won’t be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both. If you think your teacher is tough, wait till
The story goes that since SLT printed photos of LuLu Hood’s sister and brother—Hanna (Hambone) and D.W. Hood—years ago, their little sister has always wanted her share of the limelight. So, seeing that LuLu turned 10 on September 13, SLT editors felt obligated to LuLu and her family, which runs L.A. Hood & Sons Logging, of Moultrie, Ga. A belated Happy Birthday from mom, dad, Hambone, D.W., the rest of the Hood clan, and SLT.
you get a boss. Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your grandparents had a different word for burger flipping. They called it opportunity. If you mess up, it’s not your parents’ fault. Don’t whine about your mistakes, learn from them. Before you were born, your parents weren’t as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parents’ generation, try delousing the closet in your own room. Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life has not. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they’ll give you as many times as you want to get the right answer. This doesn’t bear the slightest resemblance to anything in real life. Life is not divided into semesters. You don’t get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself. Do that on your own time. Television is not real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs. Be nice to nerds. Chances are you’ll end up working for one.”
A Short Gun Story Waving his pistol, a guy walked into a crowded bar and yelled, “I have a .45 caliber Colt 1911 with a seven round clip plus one in the chamber and I want to know who’s been sleeping with my wife.” His question lingered for several long seconds. Then a male voice was heard from the back of the room: “You need more ammo!”
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Making Moves ■ Randy Maggard Logging navigates the hillsides in Kentucky and Tennessee.
From left, Donnie Maggard, Taylor Maggard, Lucas Terry Maggard, Devin Reed Maggard, Randy Maggard and Diane Maggard
By Jay Donnell LONDON, Ky. s a teenager and a ★ young man growing up in the southeastern part of the Bluegrass State, Randy Maggard worked in different sawmills in the London, Ky., area, all the while wondering if there was more out there for him. Like many in their youth, he couldn’t have known then what the future might hold for him. In 1990, Maggard left the sawmills to start a contract logging venture with his brother-in-law, Terry Don Arthur. They bought a John Deere 440C cable skidder and a chain saw, and began working around London. Unfortunately, a car accident claimed Arthur’s life just two months later. Knowing he had to persevere and keep pushing forward, he went in with his father-
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in-law, Don Arthur, to buy a John Deere 350C track loader. A year later, Maggard decided it was time for him to go on his own. He bought a track loader and started the company now known as Randy Maggard Logging. Today, Maggard, 52, runs two crews and cuts timber in eastern Kentucky and parts of Tennessee. He also operates a wood yard in Huntsville, Tenn., not far south of the state line. His son, Donnie, has been working with him for the last 13 years. He helps manage the day-to-day operations, which can be quite a handful considering the crews often work as far as 70 miles apart. While Maggard has difficulty pinpointing a single specific individual who helped him get where he is today, he attributes much of his success to a loving family, a group of dedicated employees and a strong will to work. “I just kept wanting to do better,” he says. “I kept getting
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bigger and I about got too big a time or two. I saw other guys with three or four trucks and that motivated me. I was just never content and kept wanting to do more.”
Forest Operations Randy Maggard Logging’s 14 employees and two crews combine to produce about 100 loads a week on rough, steep terrain and 98% of it is hardwood. They work on private land half the time and on state land the rest of the time. Maggard contract logs for Straight Fork Timber Co. and Begley Pine Mountain Lumber. All pulpwood goes to Evergreen Packaging Co., Waynesville, NC. Maggard enjoys working on state land. “The state will help you knock out a little landing, but most of the time you’ve got to make it a little bigger,” he says. “We don’t have to do any road building on any of the state sales, but I generally build the roads on private sales with a 65 Komatsu dozer and 930 Volvo road grader.” Crews often install water bars and use portable bridges, and will lay down mats on access roads when conditions become nasty. When leaving a tract, the employees make sure everything is cleaned up and looking good. “We try to leave a tract in better shape than we found it if we can,” Maggard says. Employees arrive on site at 6 a.m. and quit around 3 p.m. Many times, Maggard and Donnie will pick up members of the crews in service trucks and bring them to their respective jobs. This can mean waking up as early as 4 a.m., especially when they’re working more than an hour away from home. Workers are granted personal time for sickness and family emergencies. In 26 years of business, Maggard has never had to deal with a serious accident on the job. He understands that safety is always the number one priority. “We all look out for each other,” he stresses. Randy runs the feller-buncher, Donnie the loader. Other machine
The recently acquired Komatsu with Quadco head has been a real plus, the logger and his son agree.
From left, Donnie Maggard, Randy Maggard, Scotty Hicks and Stan Tapley
operators include Gilce White, loader; Joe Petrey, skidder; Alfred Craiger, dozer; John Soard, skidder; and Stan Tapley, skidder. Jake Massey is the main mechanic. Truck drivers are Bobby Blizzard, Scotty Hicks, Terry Massengale, Roy Boyatt and Todd Smith. Arvil Harness is the knuckleboom loader operator on the
Two crews combine for 100 loads hauled weekly.
log yard and Rodney Tucker is the wheel loader operator. Diane Maggard is the bookkeeper, Taylor Maggard is a runner and Crystal Anders is the secretary. Granville Chambers, who worked for the company for three years, passed away in 2014, but was an integral part of the company’s fami-
ly environment. “His wife, Shirley, would send us baked goods to the jobsite almost weekly,” Donnie says. “He and his wife were just extraordinary people.” While Maggard likes the group of employees he has now, his company does experience some turnover. “Most of the ones with me right
Maggard likes Barko loaders; a 2016 595B works with ’12 295ML.
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Donnie Maggard and Randy Maggard have a great working relationship.
A ’04 Husky Brute handles the big logs.
now have been here for two or three years and they’re all great employees, but some come and go,” Randy says. “It can be hard to find good people to work in this area.” The Tennessee wood yard handles logs for Straight Fork Timber Co., which taps the services of seven crews, including one owned by Maggard. Nearly 15 million feet of logs go through the yard each year.
had no problems whatsoever and it’s definitely helped us produce more. Hydraulics are a lot cooler on it and it just does a better job.” Buying the Komatsu fellerbuncher, which is rotated from crew to crew, evidently was an easy decision. “We’ve always had really good luck with Komatsu equipment,” Donnie says. “We’ve had several good Komatsu dozers.” Other gear includes a 2012 John Deere 648H skidder, ’05 Deere 648G-III skidder, three Deere wheel loaders, three Deere dozers, ’09 Caterpillar 527 grapple-equipped
Equipment Lineup Randy Maggard Logging operates a large fleet of equipment for log-
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ging, hauling and road building. Recently, Maggard added a 2016 John Deere 648L skidder and a 2016 Barko 595B loader to that fleet. A 2014 Komatsu XT445L tracked cutter fitted with a Quadco 2900 intermittent disc sawhead was purchased several months ago and has provided a nice boost for the business. The company previously owned a 2005 version of the cutter line acquired and manufactured by Komatsu for several years. It was fitted with a Quadco 2800 sawhead. “The new Komatsu has done a fine job for us,” Maggard says. “We’ve
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dozer, ’01 Komatsu 65 dozer, ’07 Volvo 210 excavator, ’09 Volvo 930 road grader, ’11 Barko 295ML loader, ’12 Barko 295ML loader and ’04 Husky Brute loader. Stihl chainsaws are on hand when conditions call for their use. Amerisafe Inc. provides insurance coverage on all Maggard’s equipment. Maggard owns six trucks, including three Peterbilts, two Western Stars and one Freightliner. He has one Savannah trailer and the rest are shop built. Maggard likes to take Cole trailer frames and make the trailers himself because conditions
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often call for short trailers. “I like short trailers because we get in a lot of tight places, which is why I make some of them myself,” he says. “It makes it easier for us to get them in and out.” The company purchases Barko loaders from Patterson Chip Co. in Lily, Ky.; John Deere equipment from Meade Tractor, London, Ky.; and Komatsu from Power Equipment Co., Knoxville, Tenn. While many logging companies prefer to stick with just one or two brands,
Maggard and company don’t play favorites. “There aren’t many brands that we don’t have somewhere,” Donnie explains. “A lot of guys are strictly one brand, but it doesn’t matter what the label is as long as it works well.” Jake Massey is the full-time mechanic at the shop. Donnie also does a lot of the mechanic work, along with Mike Richardson of Richardson’s Heavy Equipment. Machines are greased with Texas Red Grease at the end of the day,
twice a week, and oil is changed every 250-300 hours. Kendall 1540 motor oil is preferred. Primex tires help the company navigate through rough and hilly terrain. “The Primex tires seem to do better on hillsides,” Maggard explains. “They’ve got a different tread design that I prefer. It’s a more aggressive lug pattern and the tires are thicker and beefier made. They hold up longer.” Vandalism has been a bit of an issue for the business over the last
several years, which only adds to the headaches that can come with running two crews. “People like to steal batteries, radios and other things they can grab really quick,” Maggard says. “We haven’t had trouble in the state parks we’ve been in because they keep a fairly decent eye on it, but when we’re on private land we usually have to hire a night watchman.”
Business Practices Maggard feels his after tax business profit was on par with his investment in 2015. He attributes the company’s success to good planning and a little luck. “We’ve been very fortunate and a lot of it has to do with the fact that our crews are spread so far apart,” he explains. “If conditions are bad on one tract, they’re often not as bad on the other tract because they’re usually about 60 miles or more away from each other. We’ve probably gotten to work more than most loggers in the area on account of the two crews.” Recent low fuel prices have been a big help to the company’s bottom line. “These low fuel prices have really helped everything,” Maggard says with a smile. “Diesel fuel was four to five dollars a gallon not too long ago.” Finding employees has been a challenge for the business, but Maggard has had good luck over the past few years—a big plus to the two-crew setup. Maggard believes his company could continue to grow if the right pieces fall into place, but he remains a little hesitant. “If I could find the help I’d be willing to expand,” he says. “I’ve thought about running three crews, but we just haven’t been able to put together enough dependable guys to do it.” Donnie, 30, looks up to his father and hopes to take over the business one day. He could have gone to college, but chose to stay home and go to work full time for the family business. Maggard adds: “I told him if he wanted to go to college I’d help him, but if he was just going to waste my money then don’t do it.” “I graduated high school on a Saturday and started working full time the next Monday,” Donnie explains. “ I grew up with it, but I could’ve gone to college. Every decision has its consequences, but I don’t think I would change anything overall.” Randy Maggard Logging is a member of the Kentucky Forest SLT Industries Assn. NOTE: A version of this story previously ran in the January/February 2016 issue of Timber Harvesting.
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INDUSTRY NEWS ROUNDUP As We (ALC) See It: Loggers Working For Loggers By Richard Schwab As my time serving you as president of the American Loggers Council (ALC) is set to expire at the end of September, I want to reflect on the accomplishments of the ALC over the Schwab past 12 months, but more importantly, give you an idea as to where we are headed today and well into the future. First let me state that I have been humbled by the opportunity and the experience to serve and represent all of you. I have been afforded the opportunity to speak at several conventions and venues where I can share the message of unity and working together to get things done. I’ve literally gone from the East Coast to the West Coast doing my best to inspire professional timber harvesters to be proud of what we do for a living and to continue to work together to effect change. I am especially proud of all of the work that our volunteers have done to continue to promote and advocate for this profession, and the record number of visits that were paid to both House and Senate members as we continued the tradition of taking our issues to the Hill. But what excites me the most is the knowledge that the ALC will remain in good hands for years to come, primarily due to the class of professional loggers who are engaged in the organization, and willing to lead it into the next decade.
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We are fresh back from a strategic planning session in Dallas where we not only looked at where we have been, but where we are headed over the next five years and longer. There are great things in store for loggers who remain engaged in the dialogue. We are ramping up our activities in Washington, improving or communications and messaging, (not only to our peers, but to the general public), and we are going to leverage the tremendous partnerships that we have with all of our sponsors and look for opportunities to work together for the betterment of the industry. Each and every year we have strived to get better at what we do, and that job is working for you— “Loggers Working For Loggers.” Schwab is Procurement Manager for M.A. Rigoni, Inc., a full service timber harvesting and forest management company located in Perry, Fla.The American Loggers Council is a non-profit 501(c) (6) corporation representing professional timber harvesters in 30 states. Visit amloggers.com or phone 409-625-0206.
Tigercat Hosts ALC Board Meeting Tigercat Industries hosted the summer board meeting of the American Loggers Council (ALC) in Brantford, Ontario July 29–30. ALC members arrived on Thurs-
day afternoon and attended a welcome reception provided by the company. Welcoming the group were Tigercat Chairman and CEO Ken MacDonald, President Tony Iarocci, Sales Manager Kevin Selby and others. The guests toured several manufacturing facilities, including the 127,000 sq. ft. facility in Paris, Ontario. The group walked through the assembly lines with Tigercat officers and engineers who answered questions about the manufacturing processes and engineering of the machines. MacDonald led the
group through MacDonald Steel. Tigercat hosted a reception and dinner at the Brantford County Club on Friday evening and provided transportation and meeting rooms for the directors and other guests. On Saturday board members met to discuss business and issues of the council as well as the proposed strategic plan introduced by ALC President Ricard Schwab and the ALC Executive Committee. The board adopted the proposal with an action plan to be developed and rolled out during the ALC annual meeting on October 1 in Panama City, Fla. Other items on the agenda included reports from the Legislative
Black Gold Is OSB At Corrigan, Texas RoyOMartin’s new OSB (oriented strandboard) mill in Corrigan, Texas (Corrigan OSB) is on schedule for a fourth quarter 2017 startup. The company had announced in February 2015 the selection of Corrigan for the plant. Action shown here is of the first press pit wall in early July. Corrigan OSB, and its 700-750MMSF (3/8 in.) annual capacity, will complement Martco’s existing wood products manufacturing plants in Oakdale, La. (OSB), and Chopin, La. (plywood). Chairman and CEO Jonathan Martin commented earlier, “The timing is right for us to position ourselves to more effectively meet the increasing demand for building products into the foreseeable future.” The company hosted local information meetings in early August. The mill will employ 165. Based in Alexandria, La., RoyOMartin’s existing manufacturing facilities employ 1,000. The business owns 570,000 acres of timberland in Louisiana.
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Committee, Communications Committee, Membership Committee and the Nominations Committee. Schwab thanked Tigercat for not only hosting the meeting, but also for its hospitality throughout the event. “Tigercat was an excellent host and provided a great venue for our meeting. We not only appreciate their sponsorship and financial support for the American Loggers Council, but the opportunity to get to know them better and to build on our relationship with their organization.”
transition. He plans to stay involved with Morbark in a consulting capacity. In May, for his efforts, dedication and issue advocacy for the manu-
facturing industry, Shoemaker was presented with the 2016 John G. Thodis Michigan Manufacturer of the Year Award. “What I’ll miss most is the team
members here at Morbark,” Shoemaker says. “This is the most wholesome, hardworking, down-toearth group of employees, distributors and customers I’ve ever met.”
2017 Mid-Atlantic Expo Slated Sept. 15-16 Next year’s biennial MidAtlantic Logging & Biomass Expo, fourth in a series dating back to 2011, is scheduled September 15-16, according to Jack Swanner, executive director of the Carolina Loggers Assn., which sponsors the event with the NC Forestry Assn. and Hatton-Brown Publishers. Swanner indicates the show will again be held near SelmaSmithfield, NC. More details will be available in coming months.
SWPA Names Primex As Tire Of Choice Primex forestry tires, manufactured by Alliance Tire Group, have been named “Tire of Choice” by the Southeastern Wood Producers Assn. (SWPA) for the second year in a row. SWPA’s Tire of Choice is selected by the organization’s leaders on the basis of member confidence in the product, and commitment to the industry and association, according to Tommy Carroll, Executive Vice President of SWPA. SWPA members enjoy special pricing on the Primex tires through select dealers in Georgia and Florida; Alliance also donates money to the association for every tire sold.
Shoemaker Retires From Morbark James Shoemaker, Jr., is retiring as president of Morbark after 13 years. “My job is complete,” Shoemaker says. “When I became President, I had a mission—to regain market share and increase profitability for Morbark, and then to prepare the company for sale.” Morbark was acquired by Stellex Co. in March. Shoemaker has been working with new management of Stellex to assist in the Southern Loggin’ Times
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Chippers SE Joins Morbark Network Morbark announced that Chippers Southeast has become the exclusive Morbark tree care products dealer for western North Carolina and almost all of South Carolina. “Morbark shares our strong commitment to customer service and support, and together we make a great team,” says Steve Neal, president of Chippers Southeast.
Chippers Southeast is a division of Ditch Witch of the Carolinas, with headquarters in Charlotte and three full-service branches in South Carolina.
Kronospan Plans Major Investment In Alabama Kronospan announced plans for a $362 million expansion of its operations in Oxford, Ala. The expansion
will consist of four projects: two laminate flooring and decorative paper impregnation lines; a particleboard and thermally infused laminate line; an expansion of the KronoChem resin plant; and development of a furniture cluster. Kronospan plans to hire an additional 160 persons for its workforce. Startup for the expansion projects will roll out from late 2016 through 2018. Kronospan will utilize the services of the local Alabama Career Cen-
ter to recruit for the expansion. Hiring will be undertaken in phases and include a job fair in the near future. In 2008, Kronospan started up operations at Oxford where it currently manufactures MDF, HDF and resins.
Rayco Mfg. Adds AgPro To Dealer Base Rayco Manufacturing, Inc. has added AgPro to its dealer network. AgPro will service the northern Georgia and Florida areas. AgPro is a 36-location John Deere dealership with branch locations in Georgia, Florida, South Carolina and Texas. Construction Manager Nathan Gamble says, “AgPro is excited to expand our footprint in the mulching and forestry segment in north Florida and Georgia with the addition of the Rayco product line. We believe there is a huge demand for the type of products Rayco manufactures.”
Panel Producers Are At Odds Over Patents Two major markets for pulpwood logs, Huber Engineered Woods LLC and Georgia-Pacific Wood Products, are in a dispute. Huber has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against GeorgiaPacific Wood Products LLC, alleging that G-P’s ForceField Air and Water Barrier System infringes Huber’s patents for its ZIP System sheathing and tape products used with its oriented strandboard. Huber filed the lawsuit in the Unit-
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ed States District Court of the Western District of North Carolina. Since its introduction in 2006, ZIP System sheathing and tape has been used by many builders as a replacement for traditional sheathing and housewrap. The exterior wall and roof system consists of an enhanced moisture-resistant, engineered wood panel with a built-in, water-resistive, vapor permeable barrier that eliminates the need for housewrap or felt. It is then completed with taped panel seams using ZIP System flashing tape. Huber alleges that the ForceField products marketed by Georgia-Pacific infringe two patents when used to sheath the walls of homes during construction; that the use of multiple
ForceField panels to sheath the wall of a home, when sealed together with water-resistant tape such as GP’s ForceField Seam Tape, creates a panel system that infringes the two Huber patents. Georgia-Pacific offered the following statement in response: “Georgia-Pacific Wood Products is aware of the lawsuit filed by Huber Engineered Woods related to Georgia-Pacific’s recently-launched ForceField Air and Water Barrier System. As a company that respects intellectual property, Georgia-Pacific remains confident that ForceField does not violate the intellectual property rights of others, including those of Huber. Georgia-Pacific disagrees with Huber’s allegations, and
intends to vigorously defend itself in this matter.” Huber’s ZIP System sheathing was first sold in 2007. The lawsuit states that GP introduced its ForceField System in January 2016 as a competitior to Huber.
Texan James Jones Eulogized August 27 A memorial service for former forestry equipment dealer James Jones, 84, of Lufkin, Tex. was held August 27 in Lufkin. He died on August 23. A native of Huntington, Tex., Jones founded Piney Woods Tractor & Implement Co. in Lufkin in 1969
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AT THE MARGINS Tap Unique, Flexible Financing Solutions By Jamie Kane Product Marketing Manager John Deere Financial hen navigating the tricky waters of running a successful logging business, it is important for loggers to align themselves with partners that can help them manage all aspects of their business. While dealers are usually known as the one stop shop for equipment and service needs, many dealers can also assist with another part of the equipment acquisition process: financing. Maintaining cash flow is important to loggers, as they can face many unexpected costs and/or challenges when hiring employees, maintaining equipment, dealing with quotas, or perhaps expanding. The ability to finance equipment allows loggers to spread equipment payments, creating more available cash on a monthly basis. Your dealer can assist with the process, particularly if the manufacturer also offers financing, as most major manufacturers do. After selecting a new piece of equipment, there are a few tips that loggers can keep in mind as they consider financing options. By being prepared, loggers can help expedite the process and create a financing agreement that best fits their business needs. Create An Open Dialogue. Your dealer is dedicated to being a trusted partner before, during and after you purchase a new machine. Once you select a machine, work with your dealer to determine the best financing solution for your business. When you go to discuss your options, be prepared to analyze your business. Prior to the meeting, it is good idea to meet with your financial advisor or accountant. Review your financial history, looking for any seasonal fluctuations in cash flow that your business may experience throughout the year that you may be able to plan for in the future. Your financial advisor or accountant will be able to provide a preliminary recommendation based on your business history and planned work. When meeting with your dealer, bring the appropriate paperwork needed to create a financing plan. A good rule of thumb is to provide as much meaningful financial information up front as possible. Following are examples of the types of information needed for financing: l Your most recent and complete balance sheet and income statement, preferably prepared by an
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jections over the same period l A list of credit references, such as banks or other lenders, timber mills, landowners, or other folks you do business with on a credit basis Consider Your Financing Options. One of the key benefits of financing is that loggers can break out payments over an extended period, creating more cash flow. Examine all options and identify a
plan that fits your business. Financing plans can be structured differently, whether it is larger payments over a shorter period of time, or small payments over a long period. Also discuss other options to see what you may qualify for. Many captive finance companies offer unique payment plans that can be tailored to fit your specificneeds. For example, skip payments allow
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the customer to select one to three months to skip the payment. This is ideal for slow seasons where the logging operation may not be working and cash flow is limited. Some offers may include a no payment, no interest period in the beginning, which allows the logger to hold off on paying for a few months. There may be other options. Some dealers will work with customers to identify plans that allow them to rent equipment prior to purchasing, giving them a chance to determine if the model is the best fit for their operation. This typically occurs when a customer has worked with dealers for many years. However, the dealer may be able to work with you to find other options. Consider Items Beyond Equipment. Many customers do not realize financing can cover much more than equipment alone. Think about the other items you will need to pay for in the future. Are you going to need any attachments? Consider including those in your financing package. Some loggers may not remember that they can also include extended warranties, maintenance packages and insurance under financing packages. These offers allow them to extend the coverage of their machine, or pay for a package that covers regular maintenance needs like oil changes. Look for options that help you space out payments for other items, thus increasing your monthly cash flow. There may be packages that help you get more bang for your buck, and help to keep your busiSLT ness running.
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Mechanic Suffers Hydraulic Oil Injection Injury BACKGROUND: In late October in the Northeast, a mechanic for a logging and trucking contractor was working on an excavator at the contractor’s shop. The excavator was fitted with a brush grapple, which was used to feed logging slash into a chipper or grinder. The task at hand was to remove the hydraulic cylinder, which controlled the excavator’s stick boom. The work was being completed on a paved surface in front of the full-service maintenance facility. The weather was mild and not a factor in this incident. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: The mechanic was 46 years old and had worked with this contractor for 8 years. He routinely worked on this and similar heavy equipment and was considered fully trained for this repair. He was wearing Personal Protective Equipment, including eye protection and steeltoed work boots. UNSAFE ACT OR CONDITION: After the machine and boom had been placed in the proper service position, the hydraulic system pressure needed to be brought to zero. This was done by shutting the machine off, turning the key back to the run (but not start) position and cycling the hydraulic controls. It was thought that turning the key to recharge the electric system would allow the electric-over-hydraulic controls to dissipate any pressure still stored in the hydraulic system. Unfortunately this procedure did not eliminate pressure in the cylinder lines. ACCIDENT: When the mechanic began to disassemble the hydraulic lines (in this case, a four-bolt flange with rubber O-ring), a high-pressure oil jet shot from the fitting and struck the mechanic in the wrist. The high-pressure oil punctured his skin and injected hydraulic oil into the tissue at the puncture site. INJURY: Where the oil impacted the skin it left a bruise the size of a
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quarter and pierced a hole through the skin similar to a needle puncture. The mechanic immediately went to the office (in the garage)
and reported the injury to the shop foreman. The foreman took the mechanic to the local walk-in care facility within 30 minutes. After initial evaluation at this facility, the doctor recommended the mechanic be immediately taken to a specialist. The mechanic was taken directly to a hand surgeon in the same town who successfully treated the entry wound and contamination by the toxic fluid. The injury occurred mid-day on a Wednesday. The mechanic lost two and a half days of work, returning to work the following Monday, and was expected to be on light duty for a week or two. As the injury was treated promptly by a knowledgeable facility, the toxic effect of the hydraulic oil was expected to be minimal, and a full recovery was expected. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CORRECTION: At the time of the repair, the mechanic had not consulted the specific manual for this machine to determine the proper procedure to dissipate oil pressure throughout the system. During the accident investigation, the manual still could not be located. As increased technology has complicated shut-down procedures (the addition of hydraulic accumulators, for example), no assumptions can be made, and a generic shut-down procedure should not be trusted. Machine-specific owners’ manuals should be readily available and consulted prior to undertaking repairs. When searching for hydraulic leaks and servicing charged systems, heavy gloves will provide additional protection for the hands. Supplied by Forest Resources Assn.
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MACHINES-SUPPLIES-TECHNOLOGY Oregon Harvester Guide Bar Blount International offers the new Oregon SpeedMax XL .404 harvester guide bar. Engineered to keep operators in the cab and on the job longer, the SpeedMax XL offers improved chain retention and reduced flex with a wider design and highstrength chrome-moly steel alloy. The allnew 14-tooth replaceable sprocket nose has been designed to withstand the demanding cutting conditions of today’s high-output harvester machines. “We know time is money, and maintenance downtime can be frustrating for any operator,” says Derek Vlcko, Business Segment Director for Oregon forestry products. “A bent guide bar or thrown chain is all it takes to idle a very expensive piece of equipment. The SpeedMax XL is designed to address both issues with a wider, stronger bar body and a larger, more
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durable replaceable sprocket nose.” Compatible with the most popular harvesting equipment, SpeedMax XL features include: l An all-new 14-tooth replaceable sprocket nose makes 21% fewer rotations during use when compared to a traditional 11-tooth nose. Fewer rotations decrease the amount of wear accumulated on the teeth and bearings, and increase the life of the nose for more overall productivity. l A wider guide bar made from high-strength chrome-moly steel alloy is stiffer and stronger, providing increased chain retention in high-speed cutting applications. l Oregon’s patented four-rivet sprocket nose design creates a stronger attachment to the bar body, and the industrial-strength high-alloy bearings are 14% thicker when compared to some competitive products. l A longer nose design that is engineered to absorb more rail wear where it happens most. l LubriTec oiling system keeps the chain running smooth, for less friction and longer life. l Many sizes are available with Oregon’s patented Jet-Fit motor mount. Visit oregonproducts.com/Speedmax
Key Knife Chipper Package Rotochopper and Key Knife announce the launch of the Key Knife chipper knife package,
which allows horizontal grinder owners to chip and grind with a single machine. The chipper knife package is a bolt-in option that works with the standard patented replaceable mount rotor for the Rotochopper B-66 and B-66 E. This chipper knife system makes it simple to diversify into chipping applications without a complex conversion kit or a second machine. To switch from grinding to chipping, the operator does not need to swap the whole rotor drum or assemble a complex overlay onto the grinding rotor—the operator simply swaps the grinder tooth mounts with chipper knife mounts. A single operator can switch from grinder teeth to chipper knives quickly and easily. No rod puller or other specialized tools are required (just a torque wrench); no need to swap rotors, re-align sheaves or re-tension drive belts; just two bolts per knife and two bolts per knife clamp. This system utilizes patented Key Knife technology to minimize knife replacement costs. Key Knife chipping inserts are indexable (reversible). By simply loosening the knife clamp bolts, the operator can flip the knife to utilize a second chipping edge. A Key Knife insert uses significantly less steel, making handling and replacement easier. The chipper blade on each mount is much narrower, helping to minimize the maintenance costs that can result from rocks, metal and other contaminants. Visit rotochopper.com.
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2012 Tigercat 234 Log Loader – 8,000 hours, Mounted on hydraulic leg trailer with Riley delimber, Cab with air, Cummins engine. Ready to work! .....................................$119,500
2004 Timberjack 460D / John Deere 648G-III dual arch skidder – 30.5 x 32 tires, Cab with air, John Deere winch, John Deere grapple , Ready to work! .......................................$59,500
800-983-1971 Office : 903-238-8700 Shane Fuller : 903-235-1147 Jason Bruner: 903-452-5290
2012 John Deere 748H dual arch skidder – 7,900 hours, Good 30.5 x 32 tires, Cab with air, John Deere winch, John Deere grapple, Ready to work! ..................................$129,500
2010 Prentice 2570 Feller Buncher– 6,130 hours, 2,931 engine hours, 28L tires, Waratah FD22 saw head, 6.7 Cummins engine, Cab with air, Ready to work! ..........$115,000
2005 Hydro – Ax 721E Mulcher - 3,400 hours, Fecon BH250 Mulching Head, Good 28L tires, Cab with air, John Deere engine .............$139,500
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2013 Deere 843K Feller Buncher STK# LU653837; 4,026 hrs $139,000
2011 Deere 843K Feller Buncher STK# LU649699; 6,361 hrs $98,000
2014 Deere 753J Track Feller Buncher STK# LU264530; 3,143 hrs $269,000
Call for availability (O) 252-946-9264 (C) 252-945-0942 ‘07 Woodsman 334 Drum Chipper Cummins 400 w/2570 hours ’90 Bell 3-Wheel w/ Dangle head
2010 Morbark 3800 Tub Grinder STK# LU891108; 3,659 hrs $275,000
2013 Deere 748H Skidder STK# LU652927; 5,410 hrs $135,000
2015 Deere 650K Dozer STK# LU273552; 946 hrs $120,000
‘06 JD 848G D/A Grapple, winch
2007 Prentice 2470 with Mulcher STK# LUVB1971; 3,992 hrs $155,000
2012 Deere 643K Feller Buncher STK# LU645108; 4,798 hrs $108,000
Dual arch grapple, 30.5x32 Primex tires, a/c, new pins and bushings in arch and grapple, center tight, new glass .......$75,000
2011 Tigercat 724E Fellerbuncher
New Cummins QSB 6.7L Tier IV with 462 hrs, Encompass eng warranty exp. 1/8/18, 18 tooth 5600 Tigercat saw head and 28L tires
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2012 Deere 843K Fellerbuncher 6,000 hours
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‘07 22RXL w/ Cummins 1000HP ‘02 Tigercat T250 Track Loader
2012 Deere 843K Feller Buncher STK# LU643969; 6,405 hrs $115,000
2011 Deere 648H
‘11 Tigercat 610C D/A, winch 5800 hours, 30.5x32 tires ‘06 Tigercat 720D w/5000 Saw, 1100 original hours
SOON TO 2012 Tigercat 234 ARRIVE ......................................$115,00 TED SMITH
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SKIDDERS, LOG LOADERS, BUNCHERS AND BUCK SAWS WILL PAY FAIR PRICE
USED FORESTRY EQUIPMENT ALSO AVAILABLE FOR SALE
FOR SALE 603 Valmet fellerbuncher, 18" saw head, good condition $15,000 obo
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04 Tigercat 822 track cutter with new tri-tracks. Recon engine with 2000hrs. New Saw pump and rebuilt main pump. Approx. 12000hrs on machine. HF201 Caterpillar head. Ready to work.
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USED EQUIPMENT FOR SALE • 2010 Woodsman 440 Drum Chipper, Everything rebuilt except engine, 765 HP C18 Cat, 4500 hrs. .......................$190,000 • 2010 Peterson 4800E Portable Flail Debarker, All rebuilt except engine, 7000 hrs. ..............................................$200,000 Darlington, SC - Call 843-395-8065
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WANTED TO BUY RECONDITIONED DELIMBINATORS!!
Cat 518 & Cat 518C skidders in TX, LA area Call Kent 936-699-4700 r_kentjones@yahoo.com
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1977 TMY 45 Thunderbird Skyline Yarder with two (2) mechanical slack-pulling carriages with good cable. Trailer mounted and ready to travel. Rebuilt Cummins 903 engine. Excellent hydraulics. Photos available...............$100,000 Eaglette Motorized Carriage and talkie tooter system also negotiable.
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3 Closed top Hi Q 40ft with half doors, 11.R.22.5 tires ...............................................$5,500 ea. 1 Rollover top, 40ft., 11.R.22.5 tires.....$5,500 CALL TERRY CARDIN 423-605-0671 Jasper, TN
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COMING EVENTS September 11-13—Alabama Forestry Assn. annual meeting, Perdido Beach Resort, Orange Beach, Ala. Call 334-265-8733; visit alaforestry.org. 29-October 1—American Loggers Council annual meeting, Bay Point Resort, Panama City Beach, Fla. Call 409-625-0206; visit amloggers.com.
October 4-6—Arkansas Forestry Assn. annual meeting, Chancellor Hotel, Fayetteville, Ark. Call 501-3742441; visit arkforests.org.
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November 2-4—South Carolina Forestry Assn. annual meeting, Wild Dunes, Isle of Palms, SC. Call 803-798-4170; visit scforestry.org.
January 2017 10—Missouri Forest Products Assn. 2016 winter meeting, Jefferson City, Mo. Call 573-634-3252; visit moforest.org.
February 2017
5-7—North Carolina Forestry Assn. annual meeting, Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC. Call 800-231-7723; visit ncforestry.org.
23-26—Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers annual meeting, Boca Raton, Fla. Call 336-8858315; visit appalachianwood.org.
5-7—National Hardwood Lumber Assn. Annual Conv. & Exhibit Showcase, Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. Call 901-3771818; visit nhla.com.
April 2017
18-20—Mississippi Forestry Assn. annual meeting, Hilton, Jackson, Miss. Call 601-354-4936; visit msforestry.net. 19-21—Southern Forest Products Assn. annual meeting, Williamsburg, Va. Call 504-443-4464; visit sfpa.org. 26-28—Texas Forestry Assn. annual meeting, La Torretta Lake
4-6—Kentucky Forest Industries Association annual meeting, Embassy Suites, Lexington, Ky. Call 502-695-3979; visit kfia.org.
June 2017 14-16—Forest Products Machinery & Equipment Expo, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Ga. Call 504-443-4464; visit sfpaexpo.com.
August 2017 12-13—Southwest Forest Products Expo 2017, Hot Springs, Ark. Call 501-224-2232; visit arkloggers.com. Listings are submitted months in advance. Always verify dates and locations with contacts prior to making plans to attend.
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