EDIT: Disregard this, I found out that, yes, they did used to dump logs but it is now illegal for a log truck to unload by dropping its rails, as too many people were getting killed. If the source is correct, the receiving end must have a way to raise the logs off. = If you could find a supplier logger and bought a load of logs, how would they unload it if you don't have a tractor or skidsteer and they don't have a grapple gizmo on their trailer? They can't just dump it, can they? LOL, pull a pin and the logs roll off. They might exist but I don't think I've ever seen around here a logger with a grapple on his trailer. But, why would he? He takes logs to the mill and the mill unloads them. Speaking of that, how do they, typically, unload them at the mill these days? I saw a video one time of a crane that picked up the entire load from a semi. That's big!
I guess it’s the difference between a Logger and a Trucker and the scale of the operation. A logger will have a grapple or other equipment to load a truck. If the logger is also the trucker, that grapple will probably be on his truck which is quite common in the northeast. If a trucker just moves the logs to the mill then it’s probably what you are talking about. The logger loads, the trucker hauls and the mill unloads. When we did some logging on our land the logger had the grapple on his truck. Some of the logs went to Canada. That was loaded by the logger onto the 18 wheeler.
How it’s done here. I get 10 foot logs from a guy that has an f350 with a dump body he just puts the bed up then drives out from under the logs
Yeah, when you're loading and unloading in different areas you have to be equipped to do it all yourself. But I also see a lot of transport trucks full of logs without any means to load and unload.
I've had logs delivered by dump truck. Kinda limits your length and quantity per load. You still need a knuckleloader or excavator with a claw to load the dump truck.
