Yeah sometimes they allow the smaller logs to be cut up and taken away if the permission is given but logging companies dont make a lotta money off the diameters of those. At least 14-16 inches is desired around here. Anything else is a waste of milling time. But seeing how these are cut, the growth shows how rapid the turn around is now. Fast growth and efficient. At least Washington has the room and the climate to do this. By the time Im your age, loggers will cut in the same spot as this and likely the cycle begins again unless that is all bought up for real estate....
I often wonder why so much wood is left in some places. Even if they're no good for lumber, theyre worth money as pulp or even firewood.
Yes, over the weekend on our travels we saw some tree trimmers working and it appeared everything was going into the chipper. Not good.
It's a shame, they should just leave it on the side of the road sokmeone would be happy to take them especially the FHC family
Not gonna haul it out due to waste of resources.... plus if you recall how national and state parks want to keep the ecosystem alive they strongly frown on removal of resources. Not that this was a park or anything but remove enough and stuff gets pretty barren.
It's not a park, the trees were allowed to be cut down, and they let other people take it for firewood later. That pile was gone yesterday. The resources have been removed. I heard rumors that the timber in that unit was left because it was twisted and full of knots. Don't know how true that is. I didn't notice that more than usual, but I'm always cutting what's been left by the loggers. The standing trees left there do have more branches down low than most tree farm firs.
This is what I figured as well. If its not viable for lumber in situations. Its better off used for heat.
I live in oregon also and often wonder why so much wood from usfs timber sales gets left behind. Alot of times they will post them with "No firewood cutting" signs, but the deck will be all shorts so no bunk logs or alot of it is small diameter pizz fir. I have heard that if the contract period is over and its in a woodcutting area that its yours if you want it.
I guess there's only one way to find out. But i always see those chain gates up and its a pain in the a $$ to just lug a bunch of wood to a parked truck or trailer that probably took a lot of work to get it parked in the first place.
From a retired loader operators as to why you will find piles like these. They will be found near the beginning of a setting where the logging road leaves the setting. One - There is not enough logs to make up half off a logging truck load so the truck would lose money hauling the load. Two - Second growth logs like these often go for export so they are sorted by grade or size so again have to be full loads as they are made into bundles and loaded into Log Ships in bundles. One bundle being a logging truck load. Three - Again these are small piles of logs that you find where the logging road leaves the setting. It happens at the end of a shift and the small amount of logs left behind which thought of in logging truck loads, is not worth it to keep the loader for another shift so the loader is moved between shifts. This way a full days production can be had in a new location. Self in action .
