Finishing the First Load of RailRoad Ties of the Year! #3 

Thank you sir!!

Born and raised sawyer

How much sloppier since you made the comment?😂

@@Helmsburgsawmill its so sloppy that🤣 well never mind, it actually stopped raining and now waiting for the freeze.

The freeze came and so did the logs🤦‍♂️ 200,000’ came in, in the last 2 days

I started to learn the controls to the saw when I was 18. I’ve been developing that skill and many many others, ever since. I can run a good spread of other equipment as well. After running the saw like that, running other heavy equipment, is easier than breathing

@@Helmsburgsawmill yeap nice job fella.

Yes carbide is correct! So those teeth aren’t really a cutting tooth, but they do get wore down over time. Yes the head will hit the bull wheels. You have to avoid that. But they typically just get replaced about once a year. It’s kind of hard to put my thumb in that time frame

Yes haha. It’s a good analogy you made! Not the main course but definitely an additive. We like to see it all go out

Do you sell the ties directly to a railroad or to a broker who would then have the ties treated and then sold to a railroad?@@Helmsburgsawmill

We sell them to a broker who treats them! Sorry for the delayed response

So me and my father have actually talked about those! And you’re correct, we need the bucket attachment. And this may sound silly, but the pivot point being in the middle of the machine is what makes it good for us. Those other loaders steer from the tires, and it can make swinging long bundles around corners a pain.

@@HelmsburgsawmillOur telehandler lifts 10,000 lbs, reaches 45 ft high or 35 feet straight out, has two wheel steer, four wheel steer, and crab steer. It is actually very maneuverable for a large machine. We are building contractors, and the ability to put skids of lumber three deep makes organizing our lumber quite easy. No better forklift in my opinion.

So you’re correct😂 hardwood markets suck right now. Walnut and white oak are the only two that are high right now. But we’re not taking any loss on any of the logs we mill🤷 when lumber prices go down, log prices go down. It does get more difficult to move lumber though. Thankfully we have good relationships

A lot of mills are shut down in Indiana as well. Not us. We have so much work lined up

@@Helmsburgsawmill we lost our paper mill and it's been going down hill ever since.

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