Worst ever year for keeping logs dry

[R5log]

Back to normal then; and the next 10 days forecast the same. Totally and utterly sick of it and starting to have serious concerns for business now... A few log firms gone under down here this season, purely due to the warm and wet; but the wet more as it's ruined stock (like thousands of tons) with flooded yards. We have extracted about 2 lorry loads in 5 months! Killer.

 

 

I take it that you do other work as well then?

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

I take it that you do other work as well then?

 

Other than what? I don't do logs.

[TreeswingerPerth]

Back to normal then; and the next 10 days forecast the same. Totally and utterly sick of it and starting to have serious concerns for business now... A few log firms gone under down here this season, purely due to the warm and wet; but the wet more as it's ruined stock (like thousands of tons) with flooded yards. We have extracted about 2 lorry loads in 5 months! Killer.

 

 

I know how you feel TCD , weather here is brutal . It started raining at the end of October and a farmer mate of mine recons we haven't had a dry 24 hours since . Ground is sodden , can't get any kit into woods or fields .

 

If it wasn't for domestic work we would be in trouble , gonna take weeks to dry out the ground , even if it does change . Got up to snow this morning !!

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

I just tempted fate with that post this morning. At 8am the contract was stopped again (2nd time). Rich landowners seem to think we can afford to park the gear up and go off to france for 3 months

[R5log]

Other than what? I don't do logs.

 

 

Other than forestry?

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Other than forestry?

 

Nope, not at the moment. Until last autumn going into this winter there hasn't been the need to diversify to keep busy. I'm borderline emigrating let alone putting up with this weather. I've got another job to go to but it's another £1500 to shift the machines and £1500 back again...

[matelot]

Nope, not at the moment. Until last autumn going into this winter there hasn't been the need to diversify to keep busy. I'm borderline emigrating let alone putting up with this weather. I've got another job to go to but it's another £1500 to shift the machines and £1500 back again...

 

it must be a bummer

 

where are you considering emigrating too?

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

it must be a bummer

 

where are you considering emigrating too?

 

Arizona or the Atacama desert!!!

 

2 more warm and sodden ones and we're off. Prob be Oz tho as family there...

[Aunt Maud]

Well, we've had a fairly dry and breezy winter with little snow.

 

The drying has gone quite well despite a wet start and we're now burning Beech that was felled and split at the end of October 2015.

[R5log]

Nope, not at the moment. Until last autumn going into this winter there hasn't been the need to diversify to keep busy. I'm borderline emigrating let alone putting up with this weather. I've got another job to go to but it's another £1500 to shift the machines and £1500 back again...

 

 

2 lorry loads in 5 months must be a killer then