My Take
Straight from the print magazine, the editors use this column to provide deeper insights into features, provide editorial comments on current events, and maybe even ramble just a little bit. My Takes is your chance to peek into their minds.
$48 Million Haul: Log A Load Turns 30
Fundraising comes in all shapes and sizes, but there’s no doubt it’s a long, long way from a 1988 conversation around a South Carolina dinner table to almost $50 million in 30 years raised for children’s hospitals across America….
Crawford Left Distinctive Footprint
For decades, loggers and manufacturers rooted in the Lake States region have made far-reaching contributions to the mechanization of timber harvesting. Consider the hydraulic loader, hydrostatic feller-buncher…
Winch-Assist Systems Here To Stay But Many Issues Remain In Play
Safety is the primary driver of the increased implementation of winch-assist logging systems, and the main reason the technology will be part of the steep slope landscape going forward. Jobs like manual falling and choker setting in steep conditions are two big reasons logging is one of the most dangerous professions in the U.S., and doing more cutting from the safety of a cab and choker setting in cleaner conditions are a definite step in the right direction…
Southern Softwood Lumber Explosion
Output of Southern softwood lumber has increased for several years now and it appears production will advance to record levels this year and next, and probably beyond, provided there are no serious economic, political…
Log Truck Owner’s Responsibilities: Examining The Why, What, What If
As a former log truck driver in another era, and in more recent years one who has made a living in the insurance industry, I am keenly aware of the many issues confronting the log-chip-residue transportation segment. I have worked in the…
Despite Irritating Tradeoffs, High-Tech Iron Is Here To Stay
Timber Harvesting’s 2018 National Logging Equipment Survey, completed last November, was an interesting project that generated lots of information about loggers’ equipment satisfaction level, buying practices, attitudes, expectations, apprehensions, and frustrations. Special thanks to the 360 logging business owners who completed the study…
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