My dad was a logger in Oregon. His dad, too. My father-in-law was a sawmill foreman. Logging big industry in Oregon. Used to be. Environmental agencies crushed it.
This was very helpful information. My property is due for a harvest by the guidelines of my MFL, & It's a bit overwhelming. I do think I was directed to contact an individual like yourself, but I have not contacted him yet. When you set up a harvest for a landowner, how do you make a living from all that? Are you paid a percentage of the harvest, flat rate fee, something else, or a combination of the two?
Yes most consulting foresters including myself get paid a commission on the sale. A common fee is 10%. I myself was a logger and bought my own timber in the past and time and time again I’d see the guys who sold through a consultant got significant more for their timber which is why I ultimately do what I do now.
Is it ever advantageous for a land owner to do his own logging and buy a sawmill? Recently bought 70 acres of hardwood and been eyeing a LT40 and kiln to process my own lumber and sell.
Depends. First off it’s a crazy amount of work but if you’re fine with that the only other thing that may be an issue is how tight of an industry it is, meaning actually selling your lumber may prove to be more difficult than it’s worth.
I currently am under contract with a buyer that has bought our standing trees. The contract states that the trees must be harvested within 1 1/2 years. If they don't harvest within that time frame, what is the common rule of thumb? I am not considering burning the buyer but feel as though I've lost time on my regeneration of new growth since this project was just a thinning for a major harvest 10 years down the road.
Typically they will try to get an extension but that is something they need to pay for. Hopefully they put a deposit down when they signed the contract, in which case they do not get their deposit back if the contract runs out and you decide you don’t want to extend.
Another great video. Love your stuff. I'm in North Ohio too. But have a place in WV with over 100 acres of big old trees. I would like to thin it out a bit and am not comfortable having someone else dropping the trees and making a mess. Question: If I drop the trees and drag to the road.. Who is best to call to just load the logs onto their trailer and haul to the lumber yard? I think the closest sawmills are in Southern Ohio (around Marietta).
My dad was a logger in Oregon. His dad, too. My father-in-law was a sawmill foreman. Logging big industry in Oregon. Used to be. Environmental agencies crushed it.
How do I find a consultant forester?
This was very helpful information. My property is due for a harvest by the guidelines of my MFL, & It's a bit overwhelming. I do think I was directed to contact an individual like yourself, but I have not contacted him yet. When you set up a harvest for a landowner, how do you make a living from all that? Are you paid a percentage of the harvest, flat rate fee, something else, or a combination of the two?
Yes most consulting foresters including myself get paid a commission on the sale. A common fee is 10%. I myself was a logger and bought my own timber in the past and time and time again I’d see the guys who sold through a consultant got significant more for their timber which is why I ultimately do what I do now.
Good video! Keep up the good work....
Taxation differs between selling timber standing and selling on a % split. Although I’ve seen a lot of buyers not even provide a 1099… weird stuff :)
Good stuff very interesting.
Is it ever advantageous for a land owner to do his own logging and buy a sawmill?
Recently bought 70 acres of hardwood and been eyeing a LT40 and kiln to process my own lumber and sell.
Depends. First off it’s a crazy amount of work but if you’re fine with that the only other thing that may be an issue is how tight of an industry it is, meaning actually selling your lumber may prove to be more difficult than it’s worth.
@@treestandforestry Not too mention if you DRY IT WRONG you could Lose much income
Since most people live in the city or suburbs they are misinformed and clueless to the vital industry of forestry.
I currently am under contract with a buyer that has bought our standing trees. The contract states that the trees must be harvested within 1 1/2 years. If they don't harvest within that time frame, what is the common rule of thumb? I am not considering burning the buyer but feel as though I've lost time on my regeneration of new growth since this project was just a thinning for a major harvest 10 years down the road.
Typically they will try to get an extension but that is something they need to pay for. Hopefully they put a deposit down when they signed the contract, in which case they do not get their deposit back if the contract runs out and you decide you don’t want to extend.
@@treestandforestry Thank you for your help!
Another great video. Love your stuff. I'm in North Ohio too. But have a place in WV with over 100 acres of big old trees. I would like to thin it out a bit and am not comfortable having someone else dropping the trees and making a mess. Question: If I drop the trees and drag to the road.. Who is best to call to just load the logs onto their trailer and haul to the lumber yard? I think the closest sawmills are in Southern Ohio (around Marietta).
I appreciate you watching my stuff! If you fill out the contact me form on my website, I will reach out to you and give you some information.
Where u located @bolockhart
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This a problem to the way these jobs get bid to pretty much always take or chisle money from the logger
I feel like logging has alot of nepotism