Posted: 3/29/2016 11:57:01 PM EDT
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Wife and I looked at a place yesterday. I liked it, she didn't hate it.
But, it's got lot's of doug fir. It's a house on a five acre lot, and the property has a forest deferral for property taxes. A few really large trees but most are in the 10" - 15" range (estimated diameter, didn't bring a tape). Anyone know how to find a good small logging outfit that might want to buy the timber? |
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No but good luck. My BIL bought two acres on the Tualitin River out of Willamette last year. At first, the companies were going to pay for his timber, now, they want to charge him. He's coming down next week from Alaska and has a company liked up to cut down for his home site. I'll get some info and pass it on.
Sounds like you have a bigger plot with much more trees. |
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Well...after living in Carlton for 21 years they finally decided to pave all the little streets. Kinda makes showing the house difficult because it means I might have to put in a sidewalk. Two actually because corner lot. Longer term, it's going to make it easier to sell, but nobody wants to move in and build a sidewalk right away.
Guess I won't need the timber info 
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Well...after living in Carlton for 21 years they finally decided to pave all the little streets. Kinda makes showing the house difficult because it means I might have to put in a sidewalk. Two actually because corner lot. Longer term, it's going to make it easier to sell, but nobody wants to move in and build a sidewalk right away. Guess I won't need the timber info It's the wine industry driving growth there. We have family in Yamhill but they won't be paving anytime soon. 5 miles of gravel suits us all just fine. 
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It's the wine industry driving growth there. We have family in Yamhill but they won't be paving anytime soon. 5 miles of gravel suits us all just fine. Quoted:
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Well...after living in Carlton for 21 years they finally decided to pave all the little streets. Kinda makes showing the house difficult because it means I might have to put in a sidewalk. Two actually because corner lot. Longer term, it's going to make it easier to sell, but nobody wants to move in and build a sidewalk right away. Guess I won't need the timber info It's the wine industry driving growth there. We have family in Yamhill but they won't be paving anytime soon. 5 miles of gravel suits us all just fine. On the other hand, if we stay-stay  , there's a couple projects that never launched we might finally do. Dunno, but if we could afford a couple of the places we looked at in Polk county, we should be able to do these
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1/2 the trees fell yesterday, today they are moving them out so they can reach the other ones... Interesting method for bringing them down...excavator digs around the base of the tree with a claw, then, they push them over. <a href="http://s85.photobucket.com/user/outdoorgb/media/20160404_182557_zpsws481daj.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k50/outdoorgb/20160404_182557_zpsws481daj.jpg</a> <a href="http://s85.photobucket.com/user/outdoorgb/media/20160404_182531_zpshyjeayqo.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k50/outdoorgb/20160404_182531_zpshyjeayqo.jpg</a> <a href="http://s85.photobucket.com/user/outdoorgb/media/20160404_182618_zps2bpayfid.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k50/outdoorgb/20160404_182618_zps2bpayfid.jpg</a> <a href="http://s85.photobucket.com/user/outdoorgb/media/20160404_182527_zpsijlm9inq.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k50/outdoorgb/20160404_182527_zpsijlm9inq.jpg</a> That's...actually a neat idea. |
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OK...some updates
They don't push down big firs, they are cut and felled by bad ass 63 year old loggers. Really impressive work. You do use the excavator to help push or put if you can't get behind them... Logger guy is named Steve...he didn't talk much, didn't need to... Jim Smith Excavation did the pulling, pushing, log stacking, and lot grooming...Jim and his wife are awesome folks, they came over to the property last night night and had a few drinks with our group of rowdies....he was going to let us run the excavator but fortunately, his sober wife said, no
Mills do not want residential logs due to nail concerns...my BIL is still searching for buyers for the fir and cedar logs...Jim is assisting. Trees this big make the ground move when they hit. 63 year old loggers are bad ass... 
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Well, that's pretty good info 
Had to abandon the listing. I'd heard that about residential timber but had hoped it was just a nasty rumor. Sure, I can understand why, but it definitely changes the shape of what I would consider in the future. Thanks, and good luck to your family on the homestead 
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