Nice sticks buddy, have you thought about putting some 2" minus down at your landing to keep Fred happy 😄 lol? & I find that keeping my log scale stuck in the truck is easier that paper & doesn't hurt it in the elements 🙂 Anyways thanks for the video keep up the great work 👍🧡💪
Thanks for watching and commenting. Yes the wood is worth quite a bit, but often times the loggers will split the value with the land owner, then all their costs, fuel, maintenance, wages, trucking to the mill, etc. Most loggers do pretty good, but I just cant get over all the equipment they need to get started! It costs a fortune to get into the biz if you're going to do it professionally.
Great Vid Jason! I know you said you get 5 to 550 per 1000 bf for spruce, what is the price on cedar per 1000? Also any other species on you property you plan on harvesting?
Right now cedar is about $1500 per thousand so its worth quite a bit more than the spruce. I have some hemlock and Doug fir that I will take this summer, but I'm mostly in replanting mode. I have also had some trees blow over this last winter so I will do few salvage loads this spring. It will be a mix of hemlock, fir, cedar, and spruce. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Yes the growth rings are nice in most of my logs. In some of my cedar they are over 40 rings per inch! Most of the bigger diameter spruce and fir are more like 4-10 rings per inch. Thanks for watching!
I saw elsewhere that mentioned the price per board feet for a given species is not constant vs the length of the log. If the mill you work with pay the same board feet price for 32 ft log vs 40 ft log, isn't that against common trade practice?
Scaling logs is kinda crazy and every mill does it different. Here is a link to the sawmill I send my logs to and you can see how they pay out: www.fritchmill.com/current-log-price-sheet.aspx
How do you decide where to cut on the trunk I mean how low or how high. Is it based on the size of the tree? New growth trees produce more oxygen than old growth so it helps in many ways. Great video.
I always try to put my undercut in as low as possible just so I can get a little bit longer log. You would think it doesn't make a difference, but there have been a few trees where 6-12 extra inches would have made the difference between a few $100 per thousand on my bucked logs. I always get mad when my logs are a just a few inches short!
Can you direct me to a resource for log market pricing? Starting to buy a few logs as a hobbyist, but not sure what to pay. Thank you, enough your videos!
Here is a link to the mill I use and their log prices: www.fritchmill.com/current-log-price-sheet.aspx Where are you located? If you are buying logs make sure to factor in getting the log to your place, because that can be expensive. Also I have found people think their logs are worth much more than they really are, especially if they only have one or two. Good luck and thanks for watching!
@@SJForestProducts Thank you I am in Eastern Nebraska near Omaha, Nebraska. So I would guess pricing is quite different here. And I am probably looking more into hardwoods and Nebraska trees. Walnut, Oaks, Cherry, Ash etc.
Good eye! I was wondering if someone was going to catch the dull chain. I had just bucked a bunch of dirty firewood logs and didn't want to take the time to give the chain a quick sharpen. It always seems like a good idea at the time, but the 2-3 mins it takes to put a sharp on probably would have saved 3-4 mins just on those cuts. Being impatient never works out!
You answered many questions that i had. Thanks for the awesome video.
Thanks for showing your scaling procedure.
No problem 👍 Thanks for watching!
Congratulations on hitting 1000 subscribers on your second channel!
Thanks man! Thanks for watching both channels!
Nice sticks buddy, have you thought about putting some 2" minus down at your landing to keep Fred happy 😄 lol?
& I find that keeping my log scale stuck in the truck is easier that paper & doesn't hurt it in the elements 🙂
Anyways thanks for the video keep up the great work 👍🧡💪
Good to see someone know how to use a saw
Thanks for watching and commenting!
First time I've ever heard anyone discuss how logs are priced. Loggers making a good living the last few years.
Thanks for watching and commenting. Yes the wood is worth quite a bit, but often times the loggers will split the value with the land owner, then all their costs, fuel, maintenance, wages, trucking to the mill, etc. Most loggers do pretty good, but I just cant get over all the equipment they need to get started! It costs a fortune to get into the biz if you're going to do it professionally.
Roughly what does it cost to have a load trucked to the mill? Thanks
Yet another great video... :-)
Thank you! Cheers!
Great video!
Great Vid Jason! I know you said you get 5 to 550 per 1000 bf for spruce, what is the price on cedar per 1000? Also any other species on you property you plan on harvesting?
Right now cedar is about $1500 per thousand so its worth quite a bit more than the spruce. I have some hemlock and Doug fir that I will take this summer, but I'm mostly in replanting mode. I have also had some trees blow over this last winter so I will do few salvage loads this spring. It will be a mix of hemlock, fir, cedar, and spruce. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Some nice timber is the growth rings pretty tight in them?
Yes the growth rings are nice in most of my logs. In some of my cedar they are over 40 rings per inch! Most of the bigger diameter spruce and fir are more like 4-10 rings per inch. Thanks for watching!
I saw elsewhere that mentioned the price per board feet for a given species is not constant vs the length of the log. If the mill you work with pay the same board feet price for 32 ft log vs 40 ft log, isn't that against common trade practice?
Scaling logs is kinda crazy and every mill does it different. Here is a link to the sawmill I send my logs to and you can see how they pay out: www.fritchmill.com/current-log-price-sheet.aspx
Thanks for the Deets!
How do you decide where to cut on the trunk I mean how low or how high. Is it based on the size of the tree? New growth trees produce more oxygen than old growth so it helps in many ways. Great video.
I always try to put my undercut in as low as possible just so I can get a little bit longer log. You would think it doesn't make a difference, but there have been a few trees where 6-12 extra inches would have made the difference between a few $100 per thousand on my bucked logs. I always get mad when my logs are a just a few inches short!
how many years of growing to get that 506 bucks
Can you direct me to a resource for log market pricing? Starting to buy a few logs as a hobbyist, but not sure what to pay. Thank you, enough your videos!
Here is a link to the mill I use and their log prices: www.fritchmill.com/current-log-price-sheet.aspx
Where are you located? If you are buying logs make sure to factor in getting the log to your place, because that can be expensive. Also I have found people think their logs are worth much more than they really are, especially if they only have one or two. Good luck and thanks for watching!
@@SJForestProducts Thank you I am in Eastern Nebraska near Omaha, Nebraska. So I would guess pricing is quite different here. And I am probably looking more into hardwoods and Nebraska trees. Walnut, Oaks, Cherry, Ash etc.
Do Most loggers 'Measure' their women , "Across The Butt" to determine their 'Value' before making any further commitments ?
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@joe,
Men measure the butt, women look at the stump size.😔
where do u log? asking for a friend
Next time I hear some office worker say they had a tough day at work I’m going to show them this video so they know what hard work looks like.
One is hard one the body, good for the soul. One is hard on the body and soul.
@@davidwybyl
do you have problems with poachers?
Not yet
How soon before you’re back to the coal face? Awesome video btw
Thanks for watching! I'm assuming you mean back to mining? It will be about 3-4 months until the snow melts off and I can get back up there. Thanks!
@@SJForestProducts Yeah, I forgot that your mine is in the high country.
4:20 I see an awful lot of smoke. Better sharpen that chain.16:40 I was waiting for the front wheels to lift.
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Good eye! I was wondering if someone was going to catch the dull chain. I had just bucked a bunch of dirty firewood logs and didn't want to take the time to give the chain a quick sharpen. It always seems like a good idea at the time, but the 2-3 mins it takes to put a sharp on probably would have saved 3-4 mins just on those cuts. Being impatient never works out!
I hate when a tree does a 180 on the stump.😊