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May/June 2019 Vol. 44 No. 05-06

Persistence Pays Off

Overheated? Maintain Your Cool

Emergent Technologies Column

Southwest Oregon Operator of the Year

Tips for properly maintaining and monitoring cooling systems A look at a homegrown drone

Denali Logging wins for diligent planning and harvesting

From Logging to Restoration

New Products and New Products from Slash

JT Timber Falling’s unique operation at Trinchera Blanca Ranch

The new Carbonator provides new options for landowners and contractors

Persistence Pays Off

DaPaul Chip credits adaptability and great people to its success

Overheated? Maintain Your Cool

Olympic Logging Conference Review

6 Southwest Oregon Operator of the Year

A look at the 74th annual conference in Victoria, B.C.

Tech Review

New Ownership

A review of portable chippers and grinders Changes in ownership at TimberWest and Logging and Sawmilling Journal

DEPARTMENTS

From Logging to Restoration

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Stimson Lumber to Pull Timber Jobs out of Oregon

Boot Camp in Oregon Aims to Bring More Women to Wildland Firefighting

Portland, Oregon-based Stimson Lumber announced that it will lay off at least 60 people at its Forest Grove mill — 40 percent of the workforce there — and move some of its operations to Idaho and Montana. Stimson CEO Andrew Miller said layoffs were a direct response to three environmental and tax policies championed by Oregon Gov. Kate Brown. He cited a $1-billion-a-year increase to fund schools; a 2015 Clean Fuels Program requiring reduced carbon emissions, and a cap and trade package under consideration. “Oregon’s leaders have communicated that they don’t value natural resource employers like Stimson, and we have been forced to respond by shifting our workforce to states like Idaho and Montana where the environment is more hospitable,” said Miller.

The Boise AP reported that there is a special boot camp in eastern Oregon that aims to bring more women into wildland firefighting careers. Cassandra Fleckenstein with the Vale District for the Bureau of Land Management sought out the grant funding to start the wildland fire boot camp, which is now in its second year. A popular program, it drew applications from women as far away as Great Britain and Hawaii. Twenty women participated in 2018, and half of them have gone on to acquire jobs in the industry for the 2019 fire season. If you know of a woman who may be interested, the BLM’s Vale District is now taking applications for this year’s 3-day boot camp, which will be held in October.

One Billion Acres at Risk of Catastrophic Wildfires

Freeman, Wyden rally for Secure Rural Schools Payments in Idaho

NPR reported that U.S. Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen is warning that one billion acres of land across America are at risk of catastrophic wildfires. Christiansen said wildfires are now a year-round phenomenon. “When you look nationwide, there’s not any place that we’re really at a fire season. Fire season is not an appropriate term anymore.” Christiansen’s agency is trying to prioritize treatments such as thinning, brush clearing, and prescribed burning on 80 million acres of its own land, mostly in the West. “We are certainly focused on the timber outputs, but that is only one of the critical measures,” she says. “We are tracking with laser focus our hazardous fuels reduction and our watershed health and restoration as well.” Even with a focus on mitigation, this fire season looks bleak. The Forest Service predicts spending upward of $2.5 billion just fighting fires this year, and 1.7 billion is budgeted.

Utah National Forest to Clear 30K of Dead Timber

Twenty years ago, a beetle epidemic killed 90 percent of a spruce species growing in two districts of the Manti-La Sal National Forest in central Utah. KSL.com reported that now forest authorities will commence an extensive, 15year forest restoration project to remove over 30,000 acres of those dense and dead spruce trees. Dubbed “The Canyons Project,” the undertaking is an effort to both improve the forest’s condition and prepare for the wildfire seasons ahead. 4

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, and Douglas County Commissioner Tim Freeman were among the leaders of a rally on the steps of the Idaho Statehouse in late May to announce the reintroduction of federal legislation to permanently restore the Secure Rural Schools program that has helped fund services in Douglas County and other forested rural counties across the country. Wyden said the permanent endowment would end the financial whipsaw counties have faced as they’ve worked out their budgets each year, uncertain whether they would have sufficient funding for police and roads. “Long-term quality of life in rural America requires a new long-term roadmap. That is what we are laying out here today,” said Wyden.

Montana Governor Appoints Forest Action Advisory Council

On May 20, Montana Governor Steve Bullock announced the formation of a 21person Forest Action Advisory Council to examine the state’s forested lands and plan for their future, including identifying areas that are at high risk of wildfire, reported the AFRC. The Governor’s executive order lists 14 duties for the Council, most of them focused on crafting a broad long-term strategy for managing the state’s forest land and building on collaborative partnerships that have supported several timber projects. The driving force for the Council’s creation was the 2017 wildfire year — the most expensive fire season on record for Montana. TW TimberWest Magazine — May/June 2019 — www.forestnet.com

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Persistence Pays Off DaPaul Chip, Tumwater, Washington By Allison Grettenberg

or nearly 200 years, the log-

ging industry has played a vital role in Washington. Approximately half of the state is covered in forests, with 21 million acres of forested land available, according to the Washington State Department of Commerce. That’s what keeps local chippers like John Glacken, owner of DaPaul Chip LLC in Tumwater, Washington, staying busy.

“The logging industry has certainly changed over the years, but the amount of production our company has seen is steadily increasing,” John says. “On average, we are processing 50 to 60 loads of timber each day. We are one of the smaller chipping companies in the area, but we have some great customers who keep us in business.”

Getting Started

While chipping has certainly paid off for John, he had no interest in the business

DaPaul Chip is a full-service mill that specializes in chipping as well as sorting and loading

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when he graduated from high school. “It’s funny to think how I got my start in the chipping industry,” John says. “I had grown up around the industry, but I wasn’t interested in being a logger. But a friend of mine called me up in 1987 and mentioned DaPaul Chip had a job opening. He said if I wasn’t there the next day that I wasn’t going to get the job. So I applied and was shoveling bark the next day. I ended up really enjoying what I was doing.” A few years later, John made the transition

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Pictured are: Scott Barker, Terry Depo, Roy Comstock, Jake Conley, Shane Crawford, Ray Willis, Duane Bell, John Glacken, Eric Hammers, Jerry Naumann, Nicole Christensen, Laura Barrett, Jodi Guenther from shoveling bark to running equipment. Then in 1996, John became general manager. Eight years later, when the previous owner decided he wanted to retire, he offered the company to John. “I quickly jumped at the opportunity to buy the company,” John says. “I ended up loving what I did — it just felt like home to me. I still love to show up for work every day.” John believes the company’s success can be boiled down to two things: key people and adaptability. Additionally, good customers have been loyal to DaPaul Chip. “I can’t imagine having better customers,” John says. “They’re real people, working to make a living, wanting us to make a living, and being fair. They treat us unbelievably well. I’ve been lucky to have that group of customers.”

Chipping Away to Meet Demand

DaPaul Chip was founded in 1985. It is a full-service mill that specializes in chipping as well as sorting and loading for a variety of local customers, including Nippon Paper, Millwood Timber, Defiance Forest Products, and Green Diamond Resources. “Each of our customers harvests their own timber and then delivers the logs to us,” John says. “We scale the logs, debark them, (continued on page 8) TimberWest Magazine — May/June 2019 — www.forestnet.com

ChipMill (continued from page 7) and then sort them by species, size, and end use based on our customers’ specifications. They decide if they want the wood to be chipped or cut to a specified length.” To keep up with the influx of businesses and customization, John decided to grow his heavy equipment fleet. “Shortly after I bought the company, a sales specialist at Cascade Trader stopped by the mill and introduced the Doosan equipment brand to me,” John says. “I thought there was no way I was going to purchase a machine from a brand I had never heard of.” After calling a few local Doosan equipment owners, John changed his mind. “Each person I called said they had good luck with the brand,” John says. “I trusted their opinion, so I decided to demo a DX300LL log loader and a DL400 wheel loader. Within a week, I had bought the two machines.” Today, John has four Doosan machines that he uses year-round paired with Nicholson debarkers and Morbark chippers. Three of his machines operate 10 hours a day at the Tumwater mill. A DX300LL log loader

Doosan DL400 wheel loader cleans up wood chips.

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ChipMill (continued from page 8) sorts and loads logs, while a DL400 wheel loader cleans up wood chips around the yard. John’s newest machine, a DL420-5 wheel loader, primarily loads trucks with processed wood chips. His fourth machine, a DX225LL log loader, unloads timber at the company’s satellite yard in Dayton, Washington. “The reliability, ease of use, and fuel savings are like no other,” John says. “My crew is able to get wood processed and trucks loaded in very little time, which our customers really appreciate. The machines have really boosted our business.” John says each operator is responsible for his own machine. “At the end of each day, they fuel up their machine and complete a walk-around to make sure it’s in good shape. When I need parts, I call up Jim Wark at Cascade Trader. There have been times a part needed to be rebuilt, and my dealership has brought a loaner to me. They’ve made life easy for us.”

Overcoming Obstacles

DaPaul Chip has succeeded over the years, but not without its fair share of challenges — including overcoming the burning of its primary mill in 2016.

“On average, we are processing 50 to 60 loads of timber each day. And we are one of the smaller logging companies in the area, but we have some great customers who keep us in business.” John Glacken DaPaul Chip

“I showed up on the jobsite the morning of the fire and saw my crew standing shoulder to shoulder with tears in their eyes,” John says. “The entire south end of our mill was burnt to the ground. It was an unfortunate accident — luckily no one was hurt — but it was a big blow to us.” John’s team didn’t stand around for long. Everyone got to work cleaning up and tearing the remaining mill down once the insurance company had filed its claim. “Something as

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devastating as this really made me look at everything we were doing as a company and our processes,” John says. “It was a big learning curve, but we hung in there.” The entire rebuild took six months; however, that didn’t stop DaPaul Chip from continuing to serve its customers. “Instead of closing up shop for six months, we did what we could maintenancewise while taking care of our customers,” John says. “It really shows how we came together as a company. I don’t have family that works here, but the individuals who work at Dapaul Chip are my family. “We do things together, and we look out for one another. It’s not a punch-in, punchout kind of place. My guys are here an hour early hanging out and drinking coffee, and most of them stay an hour later talking about what they did during the day. It’s really a family.” John knows that life doesn’t always go according to plan. But over the years, he has found out that even the slightest change can lead to a profitable and rewarding career. “When I was younger, I swore I’d never be a logger,” John says. “I learned to really enjoy logging. It’s not easy, but I can’t imagine doing anything else.” TW

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A Drone in the Right Direction By Lindsay R. Mohlere

ver the past few years, I have followed the evolution of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), commonly known as drones, and the significance of the technology relative to forestry and wildfire fighting. One of my first columns railed about drones being a dangerous element thrown into a wildfire scenario by some halfwit looking to grab a few happy snaps with his Kodak strapped to the belly of the bird. In several documented events, these drone sightings over active fires shut down firefighting air assets and further endangered the lives of fire crews on the ground. Unfortunately, it is still happening. Subsequent columns occasionally talked

about drones utilized in infrared realtime mapping operations or their use with LIDAR technology in surveying. Recently, I checked out DroneSeed’s use of UAV swarm technology designed to plant tree seeds in precision areas to boost survival rates. Most of the drone applications for forestry, aside from wildfires, have to do with analytics and other heady stuff. However, I did run across one drone company that is aimed at providing a practical solution to the difficult and time-consuming logging task that every hook tender in the Northwest performs on a daily basis.

The Homegrown Drone

Pacific UAV Technology of McMinnville, Oregon, has developed a drone and

Pacific UAV Technology founder Mark Standley and son, Mark Standley Jr., V.P. Big Horn Logging, pose with UAV “Hexter T” at a job site in NW Oregon. 12

operational techniques for cable logging outfits to string haywire from landings to tailholds and back without having the crew beat the brush up, down, and over rough terrain for a whole day or more. Pacific UAV is the brainchild of Mark Standley, president of Log-Safe Inc., which was founded in 1987 and develops and implements safety and health programs for contract logging companies throughout the Northwest. Over the past few years, Mark has been developing and building drones to alleviate some of the difficulties faced by loggers. “A couple of years ago, I was trying to think about lightening these rigging guys’ loads a little bit and so I was going to try to build a drone that would carry a coil,” says

UAV pilot Ram Flores stands with his favorite bird.

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EmergentTechnologies Mark. “It was just too much. Too expensive, didn’t do it; technology wasn’t there. So I backed off a little bit, started working on a little smaller scale and with a drone pulling a string, and it’s been working out really well.” According to Mark, the drones are limited by the FAA to a total weight of 55 pounds (including bird and payload). The two Pacific UAV models (Hexter and Hexter T) are five-prop rigs built from scratch. Each unit features a flight time of up to 27 minutes, 40 mph speed in Sport mode, dual satellite systems, live HD FPV video from 4.3 miles, and much more. The drone isn’t for picking things up, it is designed to pull. It can pull 700 feet of firehose off the end of a truck, carry a 300-foot firehose roll, medical equipment, chainsaws, fire tools, and more. At present, the most used application is pulling haywire rigging across canyons at yarder sides. So far, Pacific UAV has sold 12 drones to several multi-side logging contractors, whose motivation, according to Mark, is not necessarily increased production. “The guys that are stepping up are guys that have been in the business a long time, and they want to take care of their crew. It’s not about production, because they know it’s going to lead into that. It’s about their hook tenders. Say you got a 30-year-old, he’s doing a great job; am I going to beat him to death for 10 more years, or can I do this and maybe get 20 years out of him?” To show off the technology and what his drone is capable of doing, Mark has traveled the Northwest and Canada hitting the logging shows and conferences, but admits that at $50,000, it’s a tough sell. “Getting the technology; getting people to believe in the technology. I mean, you can watch all the videos, and people have been following this, but until I take it out there on the job, and they see this seven-minute road change with nobody leaving their position, then they’re going, ‘Okay, I think I can use that.’” If you’ve ever been in the brush, it’s easy to see there’s no doubt that Pacific UAV has hit the ball into the deep center field bleachers. If you want to learn more about Pacific UAV Technology, check out their website at www.pacificuavtech.com.

More Good Drone News

Eastside Fire & Rescue in Issaquah, Washington, has joined the drone crowd just in time for summer and fire season. Through a generous donation, three drones will be added to the fire department’s toolbox to help with water rescues, wildfires, and search operations. The drones may also be used to determine how many resources are needed during wildfire, search, and rescue operations, firefighters said.

The largest drone on the department’s roster is a DJI Matrice 210-RTK. It has the capacity to carry and drop a life ring, a small automated external defibrillator (AED), or a cell phone down to someone who needs help. The drone program is managed and operated by the Eastside Fire Corps volunteers under the direction of Eastside Fire & Rescue. Other fire departments and agencies throughout the region can request to use the drones on operations as long as pilots are available.

Drones are also on the Ashland, Oregon, city council agenda. Seems they’re considering using thermal imaging drones to detect fires and illegal camping and as an aid in search and rescue efforts. At present, the city doesn’t have a UAV policy, but I’m sure that will change with whatever direction the council takes. Stay safe out there. Talk back at twfirecolumn @gmail.com. TW

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OVERHEATED? MAINTAIN YOUR COOL! By Jack Petree

t is possible that no aspect of forestry equipment’s contribution to profitability is more underappreciated than a diesel engine’s cooling system. A well maintained cooling system plays a critical role in assuring machine efficiency and longevity. Like the wheels on the bus, the water in your engine goes “round and round,” and everything’s cool, right? Machine owners should be well aware of the need to properly monitor and maintain cooling systems associated with diesel-powered equipment so it’s surprising that experts in the care and feeding of diesel engines concur that the need is often overlooked in practice. A large percentage of engine breakdowns, catastrophic or otherwise, are traceable to improperly maintained cooling systems. Harlan Smith, Cooling System Design 14

Engineer for John Deere’s Construction and Forestry division, comments, “While I can’t confirm the specific percentage, it is true that cooling system maintenance is key to keeping machines running and limiting downtime. By failing to properly maintain equipment, you are increasing the likelihood of preventable machine breakdowns.” In operation, a diesel engine generates a huge amount of heat. The burning gases in the engine’s cylinder reach temperatures that can exceed the melting point of the materials used to manufacture the body and head of the engine. Dissipating all that heat in order to preserve the integrity of the engine is the job of the cooling system. Modern diesel engines are expected to perform at levels never expected of their predecessors. If the system is not working efficiently, the results can range from catastrophic engine failure at worst to inefficient operation and TimberWest Magazine — May/June 2019 — www.forestnet.com

the potential of expensive downtime at best. Regarding the challenges modern engine designers must address, Smith says, “The incorporation of the Final Tier 4 (FT4) engine system on the John Deere machines has increased the complexity and stress on the cooling system. John Deere has incorporated proven engine technology and redesigned the cooling system to specifically accommodate these changes, changes required to meet emission regulations.” Because of the increased complexity and stress on the cooling system, Smith emphasizes, “It is critical to properly maintain your machine, as a lack of maintenance can lead to expensive fixes.” Maintenance issues Smith points to include the mechanical portions of the system and the all-important coolant the mechanical system is designed (continued on page 16)

EducationSpotlight (continued from page 14) to circulate through the engine. Maintenance of the physical system can be as simple as regular visual inspections of the cooling system and its components. “A common issue we see is a result of failing to clean out debris; a failing often leading to overheating and unexpected downtime,” Smith reports. On the coolant side, Smith puts forward, “Another common thing we see is owners trying to save a few dollars by using the wrong type of coolant, or failing to follow the right coolant maintenance schedule. One of the more serious issues caused by neglecting coolant is cylinder liner pitting and failing, resulting in the mixing of oil and coolant, which will damage the engine system. It is important to read and follow the manufacturer’s recommendations and use the right coolant for the machine. With equipment maintenance, you get what you pay for, and it is critical to use the right type of coolant.” In concert with the reengineering of their engines to meet the increased demands placed on them in today’s forest-based operations, companies like John Deere have brought new electronic technologies like telematics into play to help equipment owners reduce downtime and expenses.

“Telematics play a key role in simplifying maintenance and increasing the owner/ operator’s visibility to their machine,” Smith says. “Technology solutions can provide real-time monitoring of the machine status, including temperature and machine load. Additionally, machines provide an alert when maintenance is needed.” “In addition,” Smith continues, “Our customers have added support with John Deere Connected Support. With Connected Support, the dealer is able to proactively support customers by remotely monitoring machines to diagnosis and repair problems before downtime occurs. The support of the dealer offers an extra level of protection for the customer.” In summary, Smith puts forward, coolant

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systems play a much larger role than is commonly realized in assuring the efficiency and longevity of the machines that owners depend on to carry out their business. “Coolant systems are important and play a huge role in the overall health of the machine and engine, making it critical to follow the right maintenance plan,” he concludes. “It’s important to reference the manufacturer’s guidelines to make sure the system doesn’t fail or get damaged, and to use the right type of coolant.” Last, Smith advises machine owners, “There are opportunities to leverage technology to help simplify maintenance, and manufacturers are rolling out more solutions so owners and operators are better connected with their machines.” TW

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Southwest Oregon Operator of the Year Denali Logging, Coos Bay, Oregon

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Gary Worthen and Dick Clarkson of Denali Logging LLC at the company’s shop in Coos Bay, Oregon.

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n December 2012,

Gary Worthen, Jason Smith, Jim Lyons, and Dick Clarkson purchased Smith and Wirth Logging in Coos Bay, Oregon. Smith and Wirth was a highly respected and successful company that had been in the logging business for many years. Soon after the purchase, which included the equipment and ten employees, the company became Denali Logging Co. LLC. “We started with ten guys, one yarder, and one shovel side that ran three months a year, and in five years we’ve got five sides and 32 guys. We’ve done very good,” says Dick Clarkson, Denali managing partner, who credits the work ethic and core values to the company’s success. “Denali is the Native American word for “Great One,” he adds. “I liked it because, with Gary and the other eight guys, they were the best of the best. The crew are the great ones. They’re a dying breed. They don’t make them like the bunch I got. You can’t train them. That value of work and commitment, loyalty, it’s not out there anymore. Those nine guys, 40 to 60 years old, they know how to work. They want the company to succeed. That’s why they’re the great ones, and that’s why I chose the name Denali.” (continued on page 20)

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Southwest Oregon 2018 Operator of the Year

Earlier this year, ODF announced that Denali Logging had won the Oregon Southwest Operator of the Year award for its diligent planning and harvest. ODF noted that Denali protected streams, stream buffers, and fish habitat. According to Denali partner Worthen, the logging crews went out of their way to accommodate the neighbors. “It was two sales,” Worthen says, “One on the Benson Ranch of Lake Side, and then one up the North Fork of the Coquille. One was a downhill, high-fire danger, nasty logging side. The other one had a lot of obstacles, including power lines. There were a lot of wetland areas, and trying to find tail holds and operate was difficult.” Clarkson explains that the Denali crews made sure the road was free of debris and litter by hand-clearing it every morning. It was an important gesture not lost on a resident of the area who appreciated having a clear road for her sports car. “Everything went smoothly. Nobody complained. We were in their backyard,” adds Clarkson. “Gary and I have strong values. We take care of our employees, and they take care of us. Same way with the landowner. You treat people the way you want to be treated yourself. It’s pretty simple.”

A Solid Crew

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loads a month and over 25 MMBF annually, both Clarkson and Worthen emphasized how important their crews are to the company’s success. “Sure, the market has been good for the last five years, but our crews know how to work. They want the company to succeed so their benefits and wages keep growing. The company comes first,” Clarkson says, adding, “I’m blessed to have that same mentality. We preach it, we hire it, and reward them for it. You take care of your crew, and it has paid off for us. We got 32 guys and they’ll work all day and all night if needed. You don’t have to ask them. They know if it has to be done, they won’t hesitate.” Clarkson notes, however, that Denali has also experienced what nearly all logging outfits encounter when it comes to finding new employees. He blames the situation on the shifts in society and on his generation. “We babied our kids too much, and we did everything for them. If they fell down, we picked them up and brushed them off. We wanted our kids to have it better than we did. At least, I did. I think we’ve created a weak workforce that doesn’t know how to fix problems or deal with them. It’s easier to walk away and move on.” Clarkson also pointed out that while the timber industry has not really kept up with wages like many other industries, there is a certain amount of pride that comes from working in the woods. At Denali, he says, you can be a choker setter and get the same respect as an operator who has been there 30 TimberWest Magazine — May/June 2019 — www.forestnet.com

years. Respect means a lot to the employees. “Our industry is really tough compared to flipping burgers or something. You’re out in the weather, and there’s nothing easy about what we do. It’s work.” Other aspects, such as good equipment, training, and medical benefits are also important factors in attracting and keeping crews. In addition to a good living wage, Denali offers its employees medical and dental insurance with the company picking up the tab for the employee and a reduced rate for the family. In addition, Denali has a company-paid retirement program, vacations, and other perks and benefits.

Cat Preferred

Cat equipment is the preferred iron at Denali, Clarkson said; however, they are open to trying out other brands while seeking the right combination of power, strength, and fuel economy. “Ninety-eight percent of our equipment’s Caterpillar,” he said, “Two percent is LinkBelt. We like Link-Belt. We ran into [fuel economy] issues with the Cat motor the last few years because of the Tier 4 engine. LinkBelt with that Isuzu engine is 25, 30 gallons less a day. That’s huge when you’ve got as much stuff as we do.” To keep five sides operating at peak performance, Denali’s equipment roster includes eight shovels, two Waratah dangle heads, and three Pierce 3348 stroke delimbers. (continued on page 22)

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ContractorProfile (continued from page 48) Denali also uses two Madill 172 towers and a 1240 Thunderbird yoder on the cable sides. In addition, the company also has an excavator, dump truck, and grader that they use for building the occasional road. “We build our own haul roads. If we’re on a piece of property and the landlord says, ‘You mind putting in a road?’ as long as they don’t want it shot in at 14.5 percent with a 3 percent slope, we’ll put in a nice road and rock it for them and stuff,” Clarkson says. Denali runs three log trucks of its own and contracts with two others that Clarkson regards as part of the Denali family. Cutting is farmed out, but the company is looking at buying a feller buncher if they can find the right guy to operate the machine. “If there was a man out there that we could trust, we’d probably go buy one,” Clarkson says. “It goes back to not enough qualified people.” When all is said and done, the company is proud of its work and the honor of Southwest Oregon Operator of the Year. Clarkson believes it comes down to hard work and strong values. “Gary Worthen’s work ethics and values are priceless and were embedded in the original employees and is the key to the success of Denali Logging.” TW

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From Logging to Restoration JT Timber Falling Inc., Blanca, Colorado

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ContractorProfile By Diane Mettler Photos by Lanny Tremble

olorado-based JT Timber

Falling Inc. is a traditional logging company, working primarily in forest restoration, forest health, fuels reduction, and wildlife habitat improvement. But what makes JT Timber Falling unique is that they do all this and are the sole harvesting operation for a private ranch. “We started as a timber falling contractor in seventy-eight,” said Jim Trumble, co-owner of JT Timber Falling. “I was a timber feller for the company I was working for in Flagstaff, Arizona. As they grew, they contracted that out, and I took it. The mill closed in Flagstaff. In fact, a lot of mills closed in Arizona, and that’s how we ended up in Colorado.” Once JT Timber landed in Blanca, Colorado, the company primarily did forest restoration work on private land. “After the big mill closed here, in 1999, we decided to switch from following sawmills around to doing the forest restoration work,” Trumble says. “In 2004, we did a small job for Tercio Ranch, which is owned by the same owner as the Trinchera Blanca Ranch, and have been working for them ever since.”

Operating on Trinchera Ranch

Trinchera Blanca Ranch sits on the east side of the San Luis Valley, near La Veta Pass. It was purchased by conservation philanthropist Louis Bacon and is one of the largest ranches in Colorado. In 2015, JT Timber Falling became the only loggers to work on the property. “Right now, we’re running three sides,” Trumble says. “All operators working for JT Timber Falling are compensated well, have

JT Timber Falling operates four TimberPro 725s — two C’s, two B’s. They are set up to run 360-degree disc saws or Quadco brush mowers. benefits, and are able to be home nightly. It’s a great place to work. I guess it could be compared to a stewardship contract, only it’s on private ground. They have an in-house forester, James Fischer, who is here every day.” Jim’s work is focused less on harvesting, more on stand improvement, fire mitigation, fuel reduction, and wildlife habitat improvement. “The main species here is Engelmann Spruce, and we’re trying to get ahead of the beetle infestation. We also cut Doug Fir, White Fir, Aspen, and small amounts of other species.” Cut logs are taken to the newly completed Blanca Forestry Products mill, also owned by Mr. Bacon, where they’re made into 2x4 or 2x6 boards.

Adding Ponsse to the Iron

Much of the harvesting is on steep

ground. Trumble was searching for different ways to log it and had considered either line logging, or possibly a winch-assisted system, when in August 2018, Trinchera Blanca Ranch Manager Ty Ryland suggested Trumble take a look at Ponsse’s new winch assisted cut-to-length system. “We went to Montana to a demo,” says Trumble. “I still wasn’t really convinced that it would work for us. So Ponsse offered to bring two new machines to Colorado and demo them on the ranch. They brought some guys out to run them, and they put them on some seventy to eighty percent slopes on frozen ground with snow on it. I was impressed.” Trumble soon acquired the Bear Harvester with a Synchrowinch and the Elephant King (continued on page 28)

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ContractorProfile (continued from page 27) Forwarder with a Synchrowinch. “Ponsse spent a few days training. We took our two best operators and asked if they were interested, and they were. These two operators pick things up fast. They’ve both been logging all their lives and were up for trying something new,” adds Trumble. After some training, the operators worked for a few weeks on flatter terrain to get used to the machines. By the middle of January, they were ready for steep slopes and have been working them ever since. Trumble says the equipment is working out beautifully, with a much lighter footprint than other options he had considered. The Bear Harvester and the Elephant King Forwarder were the perfect alternative to starting a line logging side, which would have involved a lot of people on the ground and a larger footprint. “This was a better way to handle things — just two guys,” says Trumble. “A lighter footprint is part of the reason the ranch manager wanted [Ponsse]. On the steep ground you put the brush on the trail in front of you and run on it.” JT Timber does its own equipment maintenance. “If there’s a warranty issue, we will either get parts shipped to us from Ponsse in Coburg or Rhinelander, and we install them. But for the 250-hour services, Ponsse sent two people out, and they serviced on-site.” Lanny, Jim’s wife and co-owner of JT Timber, tracks costs, enabling the company

One of the company's four TimberPros. to keep its rates low and wages high. “If you don’t know what your costs are, that’s hard to do,” says Trumble. “And even though we don’t have to bid it, it still needs to be competitive.”

Maintaining a Fleet

With a fleet of various equipment, maintenance and safety are priorities. “We have four Caterpillar 517 track skidders,” said Trumble. “We use anywhere from one to all four of those, depending on where they’re needed on the ground. We also have three Caterpillar rubber-tired skidders and

an older Prentice 490. We cut and masticate with TimberPros. We have four TimberPro 725s — two C’s, two B’s. The TimberPros all came from DDI Equipment, our local supplier. They’re set up to run 360-degree disc saws or Quadco brush mowers.” For processors, JT Timber uses one Doosan with a Waratah 622c, and a John Deere 2154 with a Waratah 622b. The company also uses two Timberline stroke delimbers as needed. “We try to run newer machinery,” says

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(continued on page 30)

ContractorProfile (continued from page 28) Trumble. “The 517s, they quit making those in 2012, so that’s the latest we have of them. I think the rest of the equipment ranges from 2006 to 2019.” JT Timber also owns and operates six log trucks — a 2005 Peterbilt , a 2008 Kenworth T800, and four Kenworth T880s. “The Kenworth T880s are 2016, 2017, and 2019,” he says. “We have good drivers, and we keep newer, well maintained trucks. Some of the drivers also have logging experience and help out in the woods when needed.

Trumble tries to run mostly new equipment. Pictured here is a Caterpillar 525C.

Top Notch, Full-Time Crew

As for his crew, Trumble had nothing but praise. “We have some awesome guys. All but a couple have been logging all their lives, so ten or more years. And then with us, 10 to almost 20 years.” The crew works nearly all year long. The frozen ground in the winter is advantageous for logging, and a lot can be accomplished. “We have breakup, usually in March and April, when we bring everything in for maintenance. We keep whoever wants to work doing maintenance busy during breakup. The last few years we lost maybe five or six weeks in the woods.”

“Our type of work is not really based on production,” says Trumble. “It’s not the same as logging. The ranch forester provides a detailed prescription for each unit for the logging crew to follow. Most loggers probably wouldn’t want to do this. It takes a more meticulous operator. The forester comes out

frequently to monitor our progress, and a lot of days we don’t cut anything that’ll make a log. However, material that won’t make logs, we make into firewood or masticate. This situation is pretty unique, and it works for us.” TW

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or decades the lack of an economically viable technology for treating the hundreds of millions of tons of wood fiber left in the forest after harvest, after treatment for catastrophic fire reductions, and as the result of the devastations of insect and weather, has been seen in the forest products industry as an almost insurmountable impediment to achieving the highest and best use of the entirety of our world’s forest resource,” says Anders Ragnarsson, founder of Continental Biomass Industries (and owner until its sale to Terex in 2015). “That technological gap has stifled efforts to optimize the forest’s ability to sequester greenhouse gasses, reduced our ability to accomplish effective forest health and catastrophic wildfire reductions, and harmed the economic wellbeing of our communities for far too long.” 32

The Potential

Ragnarsson points out the U.S. Forest Service has long been aware of the significant potential carbonized wood fiber (biochar) has in resolving the environmental, economic, and social problems presented by an excess of wood fiber remaining after a harvest or other forest treatment. Ragnarsson explains, “The challenges, as put forward nearly ten years ago in a presentation by forest service professionals [Can Portable Pyrolysis Units Make Biomass Utilization Affordable While Using BioChar to Enhance Soil Productivity and Sequester Carbon?] and in numerous forest service studies since have been seen as revolving around the low value of fiber remaining after harvest or other treatments, combined with the high costs involved in transporting that fiber from the woods.” He adds, “As a backdrop to all that, many inside and outside the forest service have concerns about removing too many nutrients TimberWest Magazine — May/June 2019 — www.forestnet.com

from the forest. Forest service studies demonstrate the likely value biochar has both as a salable product and as a soil amendment capable of significantly enhancing forest health after fiber has been removed from that forest.” Mobile Biochar Manufacturing System After the sale of Continental Biomass Industries, Ragnarsson set out to find solutions to the long-standing issues presented by an overwhelming volume of post-harvest wood fiber that is largely underutilized or simply wasted due to lack of an appropriate technology. The result, he says, was the creation of the first truly mobile biochar manufacturing system capable of producing commercial quantities of biochar at the site of a harvest or forest treatment operation. According to Matt O’Connor, director of Sales and Marketing at ROI, the company Ragnarsson founded to market his system, “Small-scale biochar manufacture has been (continued on page 34)

EquipmentProfile (continued from page 32) practiced, with great results reported and demonstrated, in the forests and on the farms of America for years as farmers and woodlot owners have used the char to enhance forest and farm soils as well as to reduce the environmental impacts associated with farming. The roadblocks to full use of potentially valuable forest residues have always been scale and transportability.” Ragnarsson’s answer to this problem is the Carbonator, a mobile technology that can convert 15-20 tons of fiber per hour into biochar on-site because it is easily transportable. It can be delivered on a lowboy in the same way any other piece of heavy machinery would be moved to a location. O’Connor continues, “Once on-site, the machine is capable of independently moving from slash pile to slash pile even on moderately sloped ground. For the first time, to our knowledge, commercially viable quantities of an increasingly valuable wood product can be manufactured at the site of the raw material to the benefit of both the environment and the future forest.” Biochar is created utilizing air curtain technology, a long-proven industry standard.

A forced air ‘curtain’ traps particulates. Inside, smoke in an open burn recirculates and continuously reburns those particulates, nearly eliminating visible evidence of emissions from the combustion process.

Additional Advantages

In addition to the ability to create a product with considerable value, the Carbonator provides a number of advantages with important economic benefits to landowners and harvesting contractors. “The Carbonator is designed to accept trees, brush, stumps, and other wood debris without grinding or chipping,” says O’Connor. “Throughput rates do depend a bit on the overall size of the feedstock, so with larger diameter materials like stumps or logs it’s best to split or crack the debris to increase the surface area.” Carbonization can begin almost immediately after a harvest, a potentially significant savings in the cost of transport as the same machines used to accomplish the harvest can be turned to feed the Carbonator. “Freshly fallen or piled for an extended period of time to dry; the species of tree; soft or hard wood; all of this has very little if any bearing on the machine’s performance,”

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O’Connor says. “Folks who’ve seen the machine convert construction and demolition debris to biochar make comments like, ‘Wow, this thing goes through pallets faster than I can feed it.’ They often think it’s the very dry material. Moisture content does indeed make a bit of a difference, but the real contributor to the speed of the conversion from feedstock to biochar is the surface area of the feedstock.”

Twenty tons per hour are converted to a ton of valuable soil enhancement.

Another potential economic benefit O’Connor points out comes from the fact that the Carbonator can generally be operated during fire season, allowing a contractor unable to harvest to keep employees and equipment busy when they might otherwise be idle. “A clear area free from combustible materials is suggested and required. Having a water truck on-site for wetting the surrounding area periodically is also advised

and may be required. Like any piece of equipment, processing locations and situational awareness must play a role.”

Positive Response

According to O’Connor, response to the potential of a truly mobile biochar system has been swift and enthusiastic. The company’s recent demonstration tour in the west drew hundreds of interested legislators,

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EquipmentProfile government officials, waste disposal experts, and interested citizen activists. “The level of interest far exceeded expectations,” says O’Connor. “Mobile biochar production systems have the potential to revolutionize the forest products industry from the forest floor to the secondary wood products sector,” O’Connor continues. “A burgeoning marketplace for biochar means a whole new profit center for the industry is opening up.” He adds, “The ability to convert a largely wasted fiber source into commercial volumes of a valued product with hugely positive, proven implications for the environment promises to provide immense social and economic benefits to the industry.” There is still much to learn about biochar and its potential uses; however, sufficient knowledge already exists in the form of significant research and interest in the product on the part of potential users to assure the biochar industry is one the forest products that professionals who wish to stay on the cutting edge of profitability must track into the future. TW

FHS Library, Archives, and Headquarters Opens

On May 3rd, more than 160 attendees from across the United States and Canada joined to celebrate the opening of the Forest History Society library. After touring the building, everyone gathered outside with FHS staff and others to watch FHS president Steve Anderson cut the ribbon and officially open the new facility. FHS is already off to an impressive start, exploring new programs and educational outreach opportunities, possible oral history projects, creating new digital

exhibits, and receiving new archival collections. Thanks to Ed Kamholz, the FHS has welcomed its newest archival collection, the records of the Oregon-American Lumber Company, which operated out of Vernonia, Oregon, from 1922 to 1957. Comprised of maps, photos, moving footage, and 20,000 documents on the company’s history, the

Doosan Holds Ribbon-cutting Ceremony at New Parts Distribution Center Doosan Infracore North America held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its new parts distribution center in Lacey, Washington, on May 28, 2019. Doosan executives and equipment dealers from the region were present to celebrate the occasion. The event included a guided tour of the new 57,000-squarefoot parts distribution center — which became operational April 1, 2019. Following remarks from Doosan leadership, a ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the opening of the second Doosan parts

distribution center in North America. The center currently stocks approximately 9,000 stock keeping units (SKUs) that can be shipped to service Doosan equipment throughout the Western United States and Canada, with room to expand parts inventory. DHL’s Transportation Brokerage Service manages the Doosan less-than-load (LTL) outbound transportation to Doosan equipment dealers located in the Western United States and Canada.

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collection traces lumbering in the Pacific Northwest region from horse logging to steam engines to truck logging. President Anderson thanks everyone for helping preserve forest and conservation history. He invites everyone to join or renew memberships and “come by for a personal tour anytime you are in the area and, as always, please let us know how we can support your research and work.” (www.foresthistory.org)

Seneca Plants 40 Millionth Tree

Family-owned Seneca, just planted its 40 millionth tree. The occasion was celebrated on their tree farm where two of the three owners, sisters Becky and Kathy, planted seedlings with their grandchildren, grandnieces, and grandnephews. “I’m so excited about the planting of the 40 millionth tree! This is a huge milestone for our family,” said co-owner Becky Jones. “That soil is the native soil of the Douglas fir, but as the fourth generation of our family plants trees in it, it feels like the native soil of our family as well.” The family used the experience to pass on knowledge and values about nurturing and sustaining the land. Co-owner Kathy JonesMcCann said, “Healthy trees are important to us, but so is healthy soil, cool clean water, and thriving wildlife. On the tree farm, we plan on a 50-year horizon. We plan for generations of trees and generations of family.” To help the kids understand the magnitude of 40 million trees, they calculated that if those little seedlings were laid end-to-end they would cross America five and a half times. Seneca manages its 167,000 acres of timberlands sustainably, meaning they grow more than they harvest every year. They currently have 92 percent more timber on their lands than they had on those same acres 25 years ago. TW

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of $14,500 will be distributed to recipients for 2019. What stands out to anyone who attends the yearly event is the number of devoted sponsors. With 40 platinum sponsors, 19 gold sponsors, 15 silver, and six bronze, there is no way to list them all here. However, OLC President Hillery sums it up well, “Appreciation of our sponsors cannot be expressed enough. Our sponsors’ financial support is the foundation of the event.”

spirits were high as President Jamie Hillery and wife Jody welcomed everyone to the 74th Olympic Logging Conference held at the Empress Hotel in Victoria, British Columbia. Attendance was high this year, as people came across the region to take in top industry speakers, network with industry friends, and raise money for the organization’s scholarships.

Speakers, Events, and Sponsors

This year’s conference included twenty speakers covering everything from options in new technology and tips for auctioning equipment to communicating with millennials. As in past years, silent and live auctions were held to raise money for scholarships. This year over $24,766 was raised, and a total

Interviews

Some may have noticed that during the event, interviews were being taken of past key OLC members. Those interviews are going to be part of a video documenting the OLC history to celebrate its 75th anniversary next year. Make sure to mark your calendar for April 29–May 1, 2020. It’s shaping up to be a special event. TW

Keynote Speaker, Mike Burnett educates everyone on speaking to millennials.

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With a travel speed of 45 mph, the Albach Diamant 2000 can be driven on local and state highways from job to job, even hundreds of miles apart. At the tree stand, its full-time, four-wheel drive allows it to navigate even rough terrain. Upon arrival, the operator pushes one button and the Diamant 2000 converts from transportation mode

material is sized in the initial cut, so material exits the large screening area quicker. The wide variety of tooth options that are available for the other Beast recyclers are available on the 2460XP, ensuring that you can produce the perfect product for your markets. It excels at processing larger diameter material, stumps, and chunk wood. Caterpillar steel track undercarriage can be added to the 2460XP. This feature allows it to travel over rough terrain not accessible by towable units. It also eliminates the need to forward or skid material to the 2460XP — the operator can take the chipper to the trees. The Model 2460XP is maintenance-friendly with simple hydraulic and electrical systems and easy access to wear items. Screens are simple to change using the standard screen changing arm, and ladders, steps, and handrails help operators feel secure while climbing and working on the machine. There is easy access to the mill for changing teeth and cutterbodies. www.banditchippers.com

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to chipping mode automatically in 30 seconds. With its aggressive infeed, it can immediately be put to work handling and processing timber. The Diamant 2000 standard rotor offers a choice of six or 12 knives. With six knives it is possible to produce wood chips between 0.39” and 1.57” in size. The Diamant 2000 is equipped with its own 33 ft. crane to accommodate independent use or offer added efficiency. The Albach chipper provides a safe 360° view at 15’9” eyelevel that allows the operator to keep the surroundings under control. The chipper’s comfort seat swivels 180° for optimum operating efficiency and to reduce body strain. The Albach operating terminal (touch screen) offers easy accessibility to real-time information and controls. Other features include two vertical side-infeed rollers to make whole tree chipping easy; advanced safety features against foreign objects to avoid rotor damage; a pivoting counterknife with angle sensor that will automatically turn off infeed and rotor-drive if activated by no more than 3% of its rest position; and a 16.1 liter Volvo engine that offers high power and excellent torque output. www.albach.us

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The Beast Model 2460XP is equipped with a 60” wide by 30” diameter cuttermill, and a 60” wide by 24” mill opening. This machine uses a 30-tooth cuttermill running Bandit’s patented saw-tooth style cutterbodies that regulate the size of the tooth’s bite. Most of the

Continental Biomass Industries (CBI) offers both the ChipMax 484 and the 754 Disc Chipper. Compact, yet enormously productive, the CBI ChipMax 484 whole tree chipper focuses on productivity and customer flexibility. The rotor, chipper box, and feed system are the strongest in its class, says the company. Featuring two rotor options, the CBI ChipMax

can make high-quality fuel chips custom sized from 12–25mm or “micro-chips” from 2–12mm from logs up to 24” in diameter. These wood microchips produce a consistent fiber length that dramatically reduces the overall cost of producing pellets as well as improving the function of small boilers. If you’re looking for a drum chipper solution for your application, the ChipMax is an extreme-duty biomass production workhorse. It’s equipped with a Cat C18 755 HP engine, 500 mm triple grouser tracks on tracked models, and rotating discharge chute for top loading of trailers and 290° rotation for broadcast chip spreading to minimize truck relocation during loading. Available in straight, flexible, or vertical configurations. The Magnum Force Disc Chipper 754 is a portable unit that provides the pulp and paper industry with a highly productive disc wood chipper. Capable of producing up to 150 tons per hour of uniform wood chips, this disc chipper features a 75” diameter, 4-knife chipper disc to produce wood chips from 5/8” to 1”. www.terex.com (continued on page 44)

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WHAT WILL YOU GRIND? New from Peterson, the 1700D Horizontal Grinder. Small, and mobile, but packed with the features that make Peterson grinders the most productive machines on the market—producing materials at the lowest cost per ton.

1700D Specifications Operating Length 44’ 1” Operating Width 9’ 6” Operating Height 14’ 0” Machine Weight 41,000 lbs 1700D Specifications Engine Caterpillar C9.3B Tier IV, 455 hp Rotor pinned or drum rotor available Feed Opening (width x height) 54” x 27” Wheeled, Tracked, and Stationary Electric Options Available

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Diamond Z Grinders

As a pioneer in the wood grinding industry, Diamond Z has established a global reputation for manufacturing one of the highest quality, most productive, and most durable industrial grinders available.

Diamond Z manufactures both tub and horizontal grinders ranging in size from 30,000 to over 160,000 lbs with horsepower from 440 HP to well beyond 2000 HP. All tub and horizontal Diamond Z grinders are offered with Tier 4 Final emission-rated engines (either diesel or electric) as well as track, wheel, and stationary. www.diamondz.com

Doppstadt

Doppstadt’s newest grinder, the AK 310 EcoPower (310 HP) may be the smallest, but it easily handles many grinding tasks. This compact mobile machine allows for a great variety of applications and ensures the highest flexibility. With its upgraded electrical system, hydraulic belt-tightener, more powerful main drive, and modular design, this machine is highly customizable to fit your operation. Shredders are equipped with fluid coupling power transfer to eliminate clutch failures, a breakaway shredding comb to pass unshreddable material, and a heavy-duty solid-steel shaft with bolt-on teeth for maximum performance. The grinders are equipped with a heavy-duty scraper floor and load-sensing feed system for consistent material flow, fluid-coupling power transfer to eliminate clutch failures, and easy-change sizing screens for flexible, efficient production.

The quick-change drum and star screen insert mean that finished product can be changed in less than fifteen minutes by simply backing out of the feeder module, lifting the drum off the urethane wheels, and replacing it with a different drum or the optional star screen insert. www.ecoverse.net

DuraTech Industries

The DuraTech Model 3010 Industrial Tub Grinder is a midsized tub grinder that can handle logs up to 32” in diameter. This machine is a step above the company’s 2009. It is among the most efficient and productive grinders on the market and features a 30” wide oscillating stacking conveyor and self-cleaning radiator screen. It is powered by either a CAT C15 475 horsepoweror 540 horsepower 44

Tier III Diesel Engine, with a PT Tech Fluid Clutch system that drives a heavy-duty hammermill. The 44,620 lb. unit has 20” tracks that will climb a 50 percent incline. The tub is 10 feet wide and 46 inches deep, with a diameter of 8 feet at its base. It features a stacking conveyor 10’6” in length and 30” in width. The 44” rotor is mounted on a 6” rotor shaft with 4” oil bath bearings. In addition, the enclosed engine compartment quiets and protects the engine from dust and debris buildup. An optional hydraulic tub cover is available to control flying debris. www. duratechindustries.net

Morbark

Morbark LLC, a leading manufacturer of forestry, biomass, tree care, sawmill, and wood recycling equipment, listened closely to its customers when developing the 6400XT Wood Hog.

The 6400XT includes many feature improvements first introduced in the smaller 3400XT. The infeed bed has sloped sides and is 24 inches longer than previous Morbark grinders in the 1,000-plus horsepower range. This configuration improves operator sight lines for more efficient loading of material. The standard removable infeed chain return floor allows excess material to fall away to minimize the wear on the floor, bed chain, and inserts, which is particularly useful in land clearing or other applications with dirty material. The 6400XT weighs in at less than 96,500 lbs. and measures 11’5” wide with the standard Caterpillar 325L undercarriage with 600mm double grousers, allowing the unit to be transported to nearly all domestic and international markets. The 6400XT has several operator-friendly features focusing on accessibility for daily maintenance, including an extended 31.5” wide (25 percent increase) platform between the hood and engine for ease of changing grates and access to diesel engine; a fixed work platform for better access and safety during common grate and hammermill maintenance; and larger feedwheel 40” diameter (more than 15% increase), which raises higher to allow better access to the hammermill during insert inspection. www.morbark.com

Peterson

The Peterson 6310B Drum Chipper is suited for high-volume biomass producers who have a wide variety of feed material, from logs up to 36” in diameter, to brush and small feedstock. The 6310B is designed for operations requiring high production and frequent moves between jobs, is track-mounted, and weighs 86,000

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Rayco Manufacturing pounds. The 6310B Drum Chipper is powered by a 1050 HP C27 Caterpillar engine and has an optional Tier IV engine available. The 6310B drum chipper has two drum configurations, an 8-pocket drum to make standard biomass chips, or a 16pocket drum to make microchips. An optional grate system has been redesigned to allow for adjustment from a microchip to a 1¼” chip with the same grates. Traditional Babbitt-type knife systems are standard equipment, or an optional Key Knife system is available. The chipper utilizes a 50” diameter by 60” wide drum. Other key features include a sloped feed deck for the ease of feeding and wear-resistant AR400 surfaces on the drum pockets and shell. The feed chain has been upgraded to WDH120 for improved strength and long life. The chip accelerator system adds load density and throws chips well away from the machine for land clearing operations. www. petersoncorp.com

Precision Huskey

Rayco offers both the RH1754-160 (160 HP) and RF1754-240 (240 HP) Track Horizontal Grinders with a 17”hx54”w infeed. Designed to be productive horizontal grinders, they are priced within the reach

of the small contractor. With low operating costs and versatility to process a wide range of materials, Rayco’s RH1754 is the economical solution for reducing green waste, pallets, lumber scraps, etc. and making highquality mulch. Various tooth and screen options allow operators to tailor the end product to achieve the desired result. Despite its compact size, the RH1754 is outfitted with the same features found on larger grinders. A wide infeed opening (continued on page 46)

NEW ALLIANCE 643 & 644 THE PERFECT FIT FOR CTL LOGGING

Introducing two new Forestar III forestry tires from Alliance, engineered specifically for CTL rigs: the 643 and 644. Both feature Alliance’s unbeatable chunk-and-chip-resistant compound and shoulderto-shoulder steel belts for extra durability. And both the 643 and 644 introduce Alliance’s new hexagonal bead to eliminate tire slip. The Alliance 643 tread is designed to work seamlessly with tracks and chains, or to deliver great grip without them. And the dual-angle bar lug pattern of the Alliance 644 is reinforced by an undertread stabilizer bar for better traction and longer service life. Learn more from your Alliance Tire Group (ATG) dealer.

Precision Huskey offers a variety of mobile chippers and grinders including its whole tree chipper models — 1858, 2366, 2675, and 3086. All four sizes have rugged frame construction, oversized stabilizers, air compressors, trash separators, and more powerful fans that pack more chips per van. Power options range from 400 to 1050 HP. The Precision chipper design allows 25% more anvil contact, preventing wood from slapping and turning. This produces a smoother slicing action, ensuring uniformly sized chips while using less horsepower. Knives are positioned in the disc to allow 10% to 15% more roundwood capacity than others of the same size, says the company. Discs are made from high-quality steel and are stress-relieved prior to machining, and all bearings are heavy-duty double spherical rollers.

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TechReview (continued from page 45) accepts pallets and bulky material. Easily removable debris screens and reversing fans keep the radiator clear and extend service intervals. A magnetic head pulley on the discharge conveyor sorts out nails and light metals. And the screens can be changed in minutes to minimize setup time. The towable version is light enough to be easily transported from one job to the next. For those who want the ultima te in mobility, the RH1754 is available on a heavy-duty steel track undercarriage. www.raycomfg.com

Rotochopper

Rotochopper offers five diesel grinders, including the B-66L (1050 HP), B-66 (1050 HP), FP-66 (755 HP), MC-266 (535 HP), and MP-2 (350 HP), to meet a range of needs. The largest of the line, the B-66L, features a steel slat infeed conveyor, funnel infeed hopper sides, patented screen installation system, aggressive concentric lift powerfeed, and replaceable mount rotor. Options include RotoLink remote monitoring system, Generation II Colorizer System, and Generation II Transport system. The unit weighs in at 93,000 to 100,000 pounds and has a 66’W x 38’H infeed clearance, as well as a 38” throat opening.

The smallest grinder is the MP-2, which is compact enough to tow with a two-ton truck, but sophisticated enough to simultaneously grind and color mulch with “Perfect in One Pass” Rotochopper technology. It weighs only 26,500 to 32,000 pounds, but still has a 56”x18” infeed clearance and boasts many of the features of the larger models. With the company’s patented colorizer, Rotochopper grinders can transform virtually any clean wood fiber to premium landscape mulch with the size, texture, and colors that consumers demand. And the company’s grinders have a range of mechanisms to protect your machine from detrimental downtime including its StopWatch monitoring system and ferrous metal removal devices. www.rotochopper. com

Trelan Manufacturing

The Trelan 646-WRC Extreme (35,000 lbs.) has a 5”-thick, full mass extreme cutter wheel, plus a heavy 1”-thick replaceable face plate attached to the front, making it an impressive 6” thick overall. 46

The wheel allows this unit to slice its way through high volumes of wood with ease. It comes standard with three full 21” Babbittstyle knives and counter knives held in with heavy-duty clamps and holders and features a diesel engine ranging from 440 HP to 600 HP. It is equipped with a replaceable belly-band, reversible bottom anvil, and hydraulically driven feed wheels designed with internal hydraulic torque hubs. The Model 686-WRC Extreme (55,000 lbs.) is an ideal whole tree chipper in combination with stand-alone flail debarkers. It’s easily repositioned at the job site, using a skidder. The 800-1,000 HP unit comes standard with a wireless radio remote control. It can be equipped with a curved discharge chute that will discharge the chips toward the towing end of the chipper. The Model 786-WRC Extreme (55,000 lbs.) is the ultimate whole tree chipper. When it comes to extremely large capacities, high production rates, high quality chips, low maintenance, and long knife life, the 786-WRC Extreme has it all combined in one compact heavy-duty rugged machine. It comes with a 3-knife full mass cutter wheel with optional 4-knife or 6-knife cutter wheel, as well as a radio remote control and a hydraulic hand-operated hood opener. It can be equipped with a curved discharge chute. www. trelan.com

Vermeer Manufacturing Co.

The 755 HP HG6800TX horizontal grinder is designed for large-scale land-clearing contractors to help maximize productivity and efficiency. Its series III duplex drum is built off the proven cutting performance of previous Vermeer duplex drum designs and makes maintenance more convenient with enhancements such as an independently secured wedge system and enhanced drum balancing. The optional chip drum produces a consistently chipped end product, rather than traditional shredded material, for uses such as biofuel. The patented SmartFeed system monitors engine rpm and adjusts grinding speed to increase productivity. And the openended wind infeed table makes material loading easy and efficient.

The track-drier grinder offers onsite mobility, with a remote control for easy maneuverability. The DT6 optional integrated dolly transport system eliminates the need for a dedicated trailer to move between sites. The feed roller is fully enclosed for protection from debris and offers a tighter clearance between the feed roller and mill housing, helping reduce material blockage and draft on the feed roller circuit. www.vermeer.com TW

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Pacific Forest Foundation’s Adopt a High School Program in Action

R L Smith Logging Inc. and their Pacific Forest Foundation Adopt a High School (AAHS) program took another step forward this spring when Triad Machinery sponsored a field trip for students from Wishkah High School in Aberdeen, Washington. Roger Smith, owner of RL Smith Logging, had successfully presented the AAHS program to seventy Wishkah 7–12th graders in November and saw another opportunity when his company would be logging a job in the spring on Rayonier land, near their school. The school chose to include only those students in the top two grades who were truly interested in forestry, mechanics, and logging, to participate in the field trip so they would not be distracted by those less interested. The students were lucky enough to see tower logging, processing, loading, feller bunching, shovel logging, skidder logging, winch assist cutting, grapple logging, and log truck driving. The variety of equipment rivaled that of the Pacific Logging Congress Live In-Woods show, which also focuses on educating youth. The students also learned about different paths into the industry, as well as information about forest management. Roger talked to the kids about the logger’s side of the industry, explaining equipment costs, the kind of employees people are looking to hire, communication between operators, safety, and expectations of the industry. “The days of brute strength are gone,” said Roger. He emphasized, “We need to do it smart and use technology.” The students left enthused about the industry.

2019 AFRC Annual Meeting – Fired up for Change

AFRC held their Annual Meeting over three busy days at Skamania Lodge in Stevenson, Washington, April 23-25. More than 130 individuals from the forest products industry, Forest Service, BLM, State land management agencies, elected officials, practitioners, community organizers, and regional leaders attended the meeting. Highlights included hearing from Senator Steve Daines (MT), a champion of active forest management in the U.S. Senate and member of the powerful Appropriations and Finance committees, as well as the important Energy and Natural Resources and Indian Affairs committees. Daines discussed his efforts to find a long-term solution to the adverse Cottonwood decision; his push for litigation relief such as binding arbitration; and his leadership to clarify and expand the Good Neighbor Authority (GNA) — one of the most effective management tools to pass Congress. AFRC President Travis Joseph kicked off Wednesday with the

“State of the Association,” highlighting policy, legal, grassroots, and monitoring program successes. And Chris French, the acting deputy chief of the Forest Service, provided an update on the ongoing efforts by Forest Service headquarters to modernize the agency; improve internal efficiencies and processes that will lead to more work on the ground; and address cultural and communication issues to maximize all available tools and financial resources. French noted the Forest Service sold more than three billion board feet (bbf ) of timber in 2018, the first time the agency exceeded three bbf in over 20 years. Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05) also spoke about forest management reforms in a divided United States Congress. The Congressman reaffirmed how the economic, ecological, and health impacts of catastrophic fires and smoke are opening the eyes of Democratic and urban leaders who are typically unengaged on forest management issues.

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Loftness Introduces Hydraulic Oil Cooler Attachment

The Cool Flow hydraulic oil cooler from Loftness Specialized Equipment greatly reduces the risk of overheating in skid steers and hydraulically powered attachments when operating in demanding applications and hot work environments. The automatic thermostat-controlled fan provides adequate cooling to the system whenever needed to boost machine efficiency, even when an attachment is not being used. The Cool Flow attaches to the roof of a skid steer cab where it is less susceptible to vibration, back pressure, debris, and potential

impact damage. It is specially engineered to allow full hydraulic flow to the attachment in either direction without risk of damage to

the cooler. This unique feature allows operators to run the attachment in reverse when needed, and it also protects the unit in case hydraulic hoses are accidentally reversed. A self-cleaning design helps the Cool Flow run efficiently. To further simplify maintenance, the bottom screen slides out for easy cleaning, and the hinged fan assembly can be raised to access the cooling core. The Cool Flow has up to 40-GPM flow capacity and is compatible with all brands of skid steers. Operators can keep the unit continuously mounted to provide cooling for multiple attachments used on one skid steer. www.loftness.com

Indexator’s New Technology in Tomorrow’s Harvester Rotators

Indexator’s new generation of harvest rotators is based on a new principal adapted specifically for use on applications in tough environments and demanding jobs.

“We are using a patented torque transfer solution, meaning that external forces acting on the bearings do not affect the motor inside the HX rotator. This extends the rotator’s service life significantly,” says sales manager Johnny Karlsson. This technology has already been successfully applied to Indexator’s largest compact rotators, the XR-series, and a similar solution is now being transferred to the upcoming new generation of harvest rotators. www.indexator.com

John Deere Announces JDLink Ultimate Subscription Price Reduction

John Deere Construction and Forestry is decreasing its prices for annual JDLink Ultimate subscriptions, providing customers with an affordable, streamlined data solution that boosts productivity and maximizes uptime. Additionally, the division is consolidating JDLink Ultimate Forestry with the larger JDLink offering. Beginning in April, the annual subscription for JDLink Ultimate was reduced to $200, and the JDLink Ultimate Dual subscription is now $630. Tier pricing has been eliminated, and customers can purchase up to three years of a subscription. Additionally, the Forestry Ultimate TimberWest Magazine — May/June 2019 — www.forestnet.com

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and Forestry Ultimate Dual subscriptions will be eliminated and consolidated with JDLink Ultimate and JDLink Ultimate Dual. Moving forward, the WirelessData-Transfer and Limited Internet features offered in the Forestry Ultimate subscription will be included with all Ultimate and Ultimate Dual subscriptions. www.JohnDeere.com

Doosan Introduces Three New Mini Excavators

Doosan Infracore North America now offers its U.S. and Canadian customers a wider range of excavators — from 3.5 to 50 tons. The updated line now includes the popular 3.5-, 4-, and 5-ton size classes, complementing the existing DX63-3 and DX85R-3 models. All three models will be manufactured in the United States for fast delivery to our U.S. and Canadian dealers and customers.

Doosan DX35-5, DX42-5, and DX50-5 mini excavators will each be available with an enclosed cab (with heat and air conditioning) or an open canopy configuration. Both configurations allow for excellent all-around visibility, especially to the excavator’s attachment. A standard suspension seat provides allday comfort for operators, while a strategically positioned deluxe instrument panel provides valuable machine information for operators. A standard keyless start system helps to reduce unauthorized machine use and theft.

June 29-July 4 Annual Logger Rodeo, Sedro-Woolley, WA 360-770-8452, www.loggerodeo.org July 4 Estecada Timber Festival, Esecada, OR 800-630-7858 www.estacadatimberfestival.com July 19-20 Darby Logger Days, Darby MT 406-369-1316 www.darbyloggerdays.com July 20-21 South Fork Loggers Day Festival, South Fork, CO 719-873-5512, www.southfork.org July 21-23 Pacific Logging Congress Summer Meeting, Victoria, BC 360-832-1745 www.pacificloggingcongress.org

Customers can choose between a standard arm or a long-arm option. The long-arm option gives operators more dig depth and reach and reduces the amount of machine repositioning for enhanced productivity. A blade comes standard with all three new models, and an angle blade is available as a factory option. www.DoosanEquipment.com TW

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Forest to Frame Anthony S. Davis Interim Dean, OSU College of Forestry

Edited from his Oregon Logging Conference 2019 keynote address.

feel like I owe everything I have in this world to the timber industry. My grandpa and both my parents worked in the industry. My high school mascot was the Timber Jacks and my college mascot was the Lumber Jacks. From my education, to every car or home I have owned, this business has help me pay for everything. This business has touched every part of my life. I share this about myself, not because I think I’m unique, but because I think we all share similar backgrounds. Most of us come from rural communities where the timber industry is the life blood of the community. Many of us have witnessed firsthand what the failures of the federal government’s timber management policies have done to the communities we love. During the course of my career, I have seen the listing of the Spotted Owl and Marbled Murrelet as well as the signing of the Northwest Forest Plan. In Northern California, where I grew up, these decisions led to the loss of over 80 sawmills and plywood plants between 1992 and 2000. Most of these closures were a deathblow to the community they were located in. The pattern was similar after each mill closure; first the working-age people left with their kids, and then the schools dropped in enrollment or just closed, then the old people left because there were no services left. It has been a slow, painful process to watch. What’s left of the industry now is concentrated around areas with large tracts of private timberland, and the mills that were surrounded by national forests are all gone. The number of acres that burn each year in forest fires far exceed the acres logged. I truly believe it doesn’t have to be this way. Watching people literally running for their lives trying to escape flames that are burning entire communities can’t help but tug at the heartstrings of even our staunchest critics. If there is anything positive that comes from these tragedies it’s that we are showing the world that a lack of management does have

Anthony A. Davis a consequence. Humans have been a part of managing our forests since the beginning of mankind, and we can’t just walk away. I have no illusion of turning back time to the good old days but we can do way better than this. The good news is that some of the very politicians that voted to put us all out of work are now starting to backpedal when it comes to active management. As an industry, we need to resist pointing the finger and telling them to choke on the smoke. Saying “I told you so,” is not who we are. We have the moral high ground on this issue. We didn’t do anything wrong. I believe we need to embrace our critics’ newfound enlightenment and let them know we are here to help. We all win with more people working in the woods. If we care about our rural communities, we have to have a place for our young people to work. Some of our elected officials would have us believe Ecotourism is supposed to save us all. Well tourism is not the answer; it is merely a byproduct of having healthy vibrant communities that people want to come visit. We have a great story to tell, and it is my hope that instead of vilifying us, people will begin to see us as the good guys that we are. We turn air pollution into shelter by growing trees and cutting lumber. What’s more TimberWest Magazine — May/June 2019 — www.forestnet.com

green than that? Our forests do not have to be protected from loggers, they need to be logged to be protected. The wise and sustainable use of our natural resources is what made this the most powerful nation in the world As loggers, mill owners, and timberland managers we must all stick together and present a united front. We cannot allow politicians and special interest groups to divide and conquer us (cap and trade). If we allow the government to pick the winners, we all lose. Instead, we need to leverage all the positive things we do for the environment and continue to grow, to innovate, and to educate. AOL has begun an ambitious webbased program called Planning the 2020 Workforce. They are highlighting the issues facing all of us today and bringing decision makers together to plan a path forward for our industry. We hope to re-introduce ourselves, and more importantly, our industry to kids all over the state. It is our hope that a few of them discover a passion for working in our industry. I would encourage each and every one of you to invest some of your time reaching out to the young people in your communities and share your passion for the business. The problem is too many people have lost track of where their stuff comes from. They think hamburgers come from McDonald’s and 2x4’s come from Home Depot. They have completely lost touch with the outdoors and how things are made. These people are not evil; they just don’t understand how the natural world works. This is what causes the misguided good intentions. We all need to do our part to connect people to the woods. When you put one of the uninformed on a mountain top, and all they can see is trees for miles, you change their opinion of us forever. The fact is we all do really great things for this state and this country and for the world. We were green before green was cool. It’s been my experience that people who take the time to get to know us and what we do can’t help but fall in love, and that’s why we need to keep telling our story. Thank you. TW

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