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I wanna be a logger
Posted on 9/23/14 at 3:21 pm
Posted on 9/23/14 at 3:21 pm
anybody know how to get a job running a skidder or chainsaw, or dozer?
I dont have any heavy equipment experience but would give it a try
I dont have any heavy equipment experience but would give it a try
Posted on 9/23/14 at 3:22 pm to FelicianaTigerfan
Go to a logging job and tell them you can pass a drug test. Boom you're hired.
Posted on 9/23/14 at 3:23 pm to FelicianaTigerfan
Hammertime was a forester till he realized there was no money and bailed... He can give you info...
Posted on 9/23/14 at 3:24 pm to FelicianaTigerfan
I'm sure they'll hire no questions asked.
Posted on 9/23/14 at 3:24 pm to FelicianaTigerfan
You just need to get you a used bucket truck and trim trees for people.
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Posted on 9/23/14 at 3:25 pm to FelicianaTigerfan
quote:
I wanna be a logger
anybody know how to get a job running a skidder or chainsaw, or dozer?
I dont have any heavy equipment experience but would give it a try
One of the best ways to still really seriously hurt yourself in America.
Posted on 9/23/14 at 3:34 pm to Dylan
Right now id drive T-post all day if it would pay the bills
Posted on 9/23/14 at 3:35 pm to FelicianaTigerfan
I think you're better off being an owner-operator hotshot
This post was edited on 9/23/14 at 3:35 pm
Posted on 9/23/14 at 3:36 pm to PapaPogey
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I think you're better off being an owner-operator hotshot
Id just hate spending the money to get started
Posted on 9/23/14 at 3:40 pm to FelicianaTigerfan
But there is money to be made in hotshot driving. I doubt there are many loggers living it up. That seems like more of a paycheck to paycheck life.
This post was edited on 9/23/14 at 3:41 pm
Posted on 9/23/14 at 3:41 pm to FelicianaTigerfan
You will barely make enough money to pay your bills unless you own the company or are the cutter. Every cutter I've ever met had been running equipment for at least 10 years and was also the go-to guy for problem solving, and was poetically a mechanic at some point or has a very good grasp of all things mechanical. The cutter is typically smarter than the company owner, and is normally in charge of everything going on. They also have a pretty solid grasp on most forestry practices and why they are done. They are the guys on site who are not allowed to say, "I don't know". It is really impressive once you meet a few good ones.
You won't be a cutter because someone won't trust you to:
1) run a machine worth $250k
2) be in charge of cutting hundreds of thousands of dollars of wood
3) run a crew of knuckle draggers driving a million dollars worth of equipment
4) make sure all equipment is maintained and running
5) make sure every single foot of every single log of every single type goes to the correct mill
6) a whole bunch of other shite
Running a skidder is much less responsibility, but you still need either a few years seat time, or be smart enough to handle it and figure it out quickly. I've done it 4 or 5 times, and it is too much for someone who hasn't ever been around equipment to handle. It was overwhelming at first.
Running a dozer isn't hard, but the companies we used were always just one guy or one guy and his son.
If you like being legitimately broke, waking up at 3-4am, and getting home at 6 or 7pm, then consider it. It is too much of a hassle. My suggestion is to go buy an axe at Home Depot and just start cutting down trees around your house.
*Most of the loggers I knew could barely read, write, and didn't know how to use a computer.
You won't be a cutter because someone won't trust you to:
1) run a machine worth $250k
2) be in charge of cutting hundreds of thousands of dollars of wood
3) run a crew of knuckle draggers driving a million dollars worth of equipment
4) make sure all equipment is maintained and running
5) make sure every single foot of every single log of every single type goes to the correct mill
6) a whole bunch of other shite
Running a skidder is much less responsibility, but you still need either a few years seat time, or be smart enough to handle it and figure it out quickly. I've done it 4 or 5 times, and it is too much for someone who hasn't ever been around equipment to handle. It was overwhelming at first.
Running a dozer isn't hard, but the companies we used were always just one guy or one guy and his son.
If you like being legitimately broke, waking up at 3-4am, and getting home at 6 or 7pm, then consider it. It is too much of a hassle. My suggestion is to go buy an axe at Home Depot and just start cutting down trees around your house.
*Most of the loggers I knew could barely read, write, and didn't know how to use a computer.
This post was edited on 9/23/14 at 3:47 pm
Posted on 9/23/14 at 3:42 pm to FelicianaTigerfan
A friend asked if I was looking to do it a while back, he had it all set up, but I did not believe it was worth it then nor do I believe that now for myself.
He was even a logistics guy at a company so it was almost a guarantee he could get certain runs.
He was even a logistics guy at a company so it was almost a guarantee he could get certain runs.
Posted on 9/23/14 at 3:44 pm to FelicianaTigerfan
How about a Marsh Buggy.
Posted on 9/23/14 at 3:45 pm to FelicianaTigerfan
On second thought, did I just get trolled?
Posted on 9/23/14 at 3:46 pm to FelicianaTigerfan
Growing up in the forestry capital of the state I can tell you stay away. You'll work terrible hours and just barely get by. I loved working in forestry but the money just wasn't there.
Posted on 9/23/14 at 3:48 pm to hogdaddy
Marsh buggy operator pays well enough, but in my experience half the guys who try it are just never comfortable floating around when you dig. It is not stable like when you are on land and a lot of guys don't like that feeling.
Also realize most job sites are very far away from civilization, on site for weeks/months at a time, and half the rest of the guys on site are decks hands and can't read/write are shitheads.
Also realize most job sites are very far away from civilization, on site for weeks/months at a time, and half the rest of the guys on site are decks hands and can't read/write are shitheads.
Posted on 9/23/14 at 3:48 pm to dpark
We had a crew who would drive to and from Hattiesburg to White Castle every day because we had long-term work for them.
FTF, become a heavy equipment operator(crane, backhoe, dozer, etc) for a big company. You'll get paid union money and have full benefits if you do that. I've run damn near every type of equipment there is, and IMHO, a cutter and a motor grader are the hardest. Everything else is basically the same.
FTF, become a heavy equipment operator(crane, backhoe, dozer, etc) for a big company. You'll get paid union money and have full benefits if you do that. I've run damn near every type of equipment there is, and IMHO, a cutter and a motor grader are the hardest. Everything else is basically the same.
This post was edited on 9/23/14 at 3:54 pm
Posted on 9/23/14 at 3:51 pm to Hammertime
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On second thought, did I just get trolled?
Not really. Watched a logging crew clear cutting some land and thought " That's be fun. Maybe I should just do that". Know some folks with a timber company and one is looking for owner/operators to haul.
Ive submitted a few apps and resumes to different places and been really trying to rack my brain on a job that is more outdoor oriented
Posted on 9/23/14 at 3:53 pm to FelicianaTigerfan
Move to Dulac and start a shrimping business
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