dozeron wrote:Hi Robert,
Interesting to read about the log grading etc. Back in the early 90s I was a mill engineer and my son was the apprentice saw-doctor. This was in NZ. Our method of excepting a load of logs was, if there were more than about 16 to a load then they were too small for cutting and only suitable for chipping, hence not really worth the work. This is the only shot I have of a logging truck. My son took it when he was working at a mill in the taupo area of NZ back in 1992. The T&T were carrying shorts to the mill via a private road. Truck was a Mack. Cheers, dozeron.
Curiously, most of the mills here have retooled for small logs and it is increasingly difficult to find a mill capable of handling logs over 27", and they buy logs down to 5" for lumber. Most of these smaller logs are not tagged unless they are destined for the export market to Japan and china, but they will be still scaled and graded usually.
Wood for the papermills (pulp) will be sold by the ton.