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Post by Jolly on Jan 3, 2024 17:28:20 GMT
Y'all, with our ongoing low rainfalls, I bet I lose a dozen decent pines. I'm talking 24"-30" at the butt.
And I'm just one of many folks around here. Gonna be some hardwood that's going to die, too.
Nobody will log these trees. Jobs are too small. The only thing to do, will be to mill them...
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Post by fordy on Jan 3, 2024 18:34:04 GMT
..............Maybe organize a Logging group of your church members and collectively share the cost of a new or used mill that can be moved from property to property to mill the tree's on each members property !
...............'This' would be a perfect project for the application of the "Amish" method of getting things done to solve a multitude of problems ! , fordy
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Post by Ozarks Tom on Jan 3, 2024 18:59:25 GMT
fordy, Good idea. I know of two sawmills that have gone out of business in my area due to lack of help. There are probably some good used mills on the market about now. Talking to one guy who shut down and he said "nobody wants to work this hard".
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Post by sunny225 on Jan 3, 2024 19:03:01 GMT
He is right about no one wanting to work that hard. That is some really HARD work! No younguns want to do that.  Jolly, we have dead trees here too. Way more than we thought originally. The drought has been so bad this past year. |
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Post by sawmilljim on Jan 3, 2024 19:59:04 GMT
Before I quit the sawmill business it was cheaper and easier to buy finished lumber than saw it. There’s more to using sawmill lumber than meets the eye. Most needs to be stacked with sticks between each layer to air dry. Pine tight stacked in summer won’t keep long at all. Sawing frozen logs isn’t any fun either.
Also unless you have someone that has run a mill before the learning curve can be not only dangerous but expensive. Hit one twenty penny nail from a yard tree and the fun begins ! Been there done it.
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