Owning a Log Truck?

The middle one is the one I was talking about.
Edit: guess it’s called used log truck not “my new used log truck”

 

This and a lot of the timber is smaller then way back when so you need more of it.
Then if the market crashes and you haven’t put back a good percentage of what you made it can get rough. I had no desire to go broke because of the market and got out.

 

Its like the complete opposite up here. Logging trucks are probably the best maintained on the roads. Its the box haulers that drive the junk lol.

 

Yup, I go through the scales every load on most of the hauls I do hauling logs. We might run 30 miles or more in on a single lane road, where there are just some pullouts to be able to pass even a 4 wheeler, so a break down, doesn't just shut you down, but every truck and maybe even a couple of logging crews, they do not take to kindly to that. lol

 

I do log hauling in the winter when they need extra trucks before the spring thaw.

I use a regular b-train with bunks and drive into farmers fields and bushes.

 

The OP is 28 now.

 

LoL

Well lets hope he's a little wiser by now!

 

I know this thread is old, but I quit hauling logs over a year ago and started hauling wood chips. MUCH better idea. Hauling logs is so hard on equipment I constantly had stuff tore up and I ran my own truck so tried to be careful. Clutches, transmissions, differentials, drive shafts and U-joints are under severe pressure when pulling 85,000 pounds out of the mud and ruts after being loaded. You have to keep a close eye on air filters, if they fall off in the extreme dust of summer your engine will be toast almost immediately. Suspension is constantly wearing out from bouncing over rough roads. The loggers think its fine because the skidder can make it.

The interior rattles apart and is always full of dust or mud depending on the season. As mentioned, if a DOT sees you he leaps in the air and clicks his heels together before frantically hitting the blue lights. The thought of finding an old man to run it is a total joke. Ever seen an old logger man? He doesn't care about his own personal hygiene enough to brush his teeth even once a year and for sure not about your truck. If it breaks down he's happily on vacation.

If I ever haul logs again it will be with an old Mack or Kenworth T800. The only reason i'd ever consider it is because its local. Preferably i'd find a decent outfit and run one of their trucks.