Is this a big whack of logs, or a whack of big logs???

[scsmith42]

This past Saturday one of our fellow FF members really made my day.  Ivey Pridgen called me and told me that he had picked up some rather large oak logs from a local loggers deck, and figured that I'd be interested in them.

You bet I'm interested!  It's always great to find some nice, large clear logs.

Sunday I headed over to the coast to pick them up, and when I got there, holy cow!  This is what I saw when I pulled in:





(ignore the date - the camera time was not set correctly)

These were some of the nicest white oak logs that I've seen.  38" or thereabouts on the small end, and nice tight growth rings with no sign of metal.  A single tree produced almost 40' of nice, clear logs.

And to top it off, Ivey gave me a large cypress to boot!

FF members (and Ivey in particular) are great folks.  Thanks Ivey!!!

Scott

ps:  Hey REID - do you recognize anything in this photo that used to belong to you???

[customdave]

Yep thats a wack of logs alright!!!!, nice ones @ that. That should give ya some chewin for a day or two, have fun & play safe....



                         Dave

[Ironwood]

Must be grapple. ?

Ironwood

[scsmith42]

Must be grapple. ?

Ironwood

Yup!  Next time sell him one that doesn't leak so much fluid, ok?  :D  :D

[WDH]

Holy white oak!!!!!  That is a big whack of big logs  :D.  There will be some beautiful q-sawn white oak lumber by the q-sawn white oak whisperer (Scott)  ;D.

[DanG]

Yup, big whack of big logs!  Congrats on the aquisition, and good on Ivey for getting them to someone who can deal with them! 8) 8)

[Ironwood]

I will offer a full refund, I NEED it now!


Ironwood

[sigidi]

HOLY SHivers!!! that is sweet 8)

I'd like a truck of those everyweek please ;D

[scsmith42]

I will offer a full refund, I NEED it now!


Ironwood

Isn't that funny how things work out?  It seems like we sit on a piece of equipment for years, finally figure that we'll sell it cause it's not being used, and then we need it....

[scsmith42]

I'd like a truck of those everyweek please ;D

You and me both! (well, I'd settle for a truck of those every month instead of every week, but you can have the leftovers!  :D)

[DR Buck]

Must be grapple. ?

Ironwood

Yup!  Next time sell him one that doesn't leak so much fluid, ok?  :D  :D

Maybe if you wouldn't strain it on such a BIG WHACK of logs it wouldn't leak so much?    :D :D :D :D :D

[Meadows Miller]

Gday

Thats a nice whack of big logs Mate  ;) ;D ;D 8) 8) 8) Theres still room for another two or three ontop there tho  ;) or is that just the way i load my trucks  ;) :D :D :D Ill have to track down a pic of a load dad cut when i was a kid 2x 16' by 7to8' dia and post it for you blokes  ;)

I'd like a truck of those everyweek please ;D

You and me both! (well, I'd settle for a truck of those every month instead of every week, but you can have the leftovers!  :D)

I'll say Id love aload a day like that Id be Happy Man  ;) ;D ;D 8) 8) 8) Ive just got onto a block of ringbarked Grey/red & Yellow Box 2' to 4' dia which will come in at about 500 to 750 ton of sawable logs most of them are solid as its in pretty good country for em down here pluss the blocks only 10 mi away looks lke ill be on Hardwood Posts & Beams for a while  ;) ;D ;D ;D 8) 8) 8)

Regards Chris

[Norm]

Even though they are a pain to deal with there's just something about a nice big log that makes us all drool. :D

[Magicman]

I love Big Logs.  If they are not mine, I love seeing someone else's  Big Logs..... ;D

[brdmkr]

Scott,

You're making me want to fire my mill up again.  It has been at least 6 months!  Big logs make me want to service the mill and get to sawin'!

[scsmith42]

Must be grapple. ?

Ironwood

Yup!  Next time sell him one that doesn't leak so much fluid, ok?  :D  :D

Maybe if you wouldn't strain it on such a BIG WHACK of logs it wouldn't leak so much?    :D :D :D :D :D

:D

[pineywoods]

Be carefull, a load just about like that on my trailer sunk the wheels down to the axles in this Louisiana clay. 

[Chuck White]

Them's some beauties Scott!  ;)

And free to-boot!  8)

[OneWithWood]

Lookin' good.  Forumites come together one more time  8)

[scsmith42]

Them's some beauties Scott!  ;)

And free to-boot!  8)

Oh, they weren't free (well, the cypress was... ) but I was happy to pay for them.

[donny hochstetler]

nice load of fatso"s theres a sale this sat. about 15 miles from here that have a truck very similar to that one in the pic.that will be sold would be nice for my tree service but I have other plans .congradulations on the big logs should keep you swingin for awhile. 8) 8)

[Kelvin]

Those sure look good.  I'm curious what do logs of that caliber run?  Do they charge more or less for over size logs?  I've seen some blogs for what mills pay for logs, but local loggers quote me about 200-300% more than what the blogs say mills are paying.  I assume some of it is volume, but mostly i think they may be looking for a sucker.  Are those considered veneer logs or saw logs... No. 1 sawlogs, No. 2?  All butt logs?
I appreciate the info.
Thanks
kelvin

[submarinesailor]

Scott,

I wish my schedule for the next couple of months wasn't so crazy.  I would offer to come down to help you saw them up.  Always wanted to see a swinger, swing mill that is, in action for a full day.  But, my work load, both at work and home, is just so CRAZY.  I didn't even get a chance to go deer hunting this year.............   :( :( :(  Remember to be real careful while handling those big ones.  About 5 years ago we had haft of a big one get away from us and still scars me to this day.

Bruce

[LOGDOG]

Dang!!! Definitely a whack of BIG LOGS! 

I see some quatersawn white oak in your future.  ;)

LOGDOG

[Ivey]

Sorry it's taken so long to chime in.
Scott, and I had a great time Sunday loading and straping those sticks down, it was a good visit.
Reid, that grapple works just fine, yes a few leaks, but that keeps everything greased up. The whole rig works better than
I expected it to when I was putting it together. It has no problem w/ an 8,000# log as long as I can grab holt to it. ;D