Small Mississippi logging crew earns big respect. Farmweek, March 28, 2014

[@peppylapeeeU]

Wish i had a crew like this cutting my trees. I have 2-3' deep ruts left by skitters that ran after a rain and now the ruts are sun baked like concrete channels. I asked them to spare as many saplings in the pine stand and what they did save they skinned bark off every single one. Not to mention left DEF jugs, grease tubes, water bottles, styrofoam plate lunch containers etc around the worksite. Also left some work mats that they felt were no longer usable but with the carriage bolts sticking out of them will likely end up in my tractor tires one day. They cut trees outside of the area in the contract as well. Ultimately just left a dam mess thet could have been cleaned up a little better. The road I had around my land is now littered with tree tops, limbs, and ruts, so i cant even get back to the other half of my property. Im completely disappointed in the job and to get it back right will take a third of the profits being paid to another crew for cleanup. I would strongly urge anyone to have all stipulations put in the contract with timber manager. I didnt feel the need to since our timber manager has been managing our timber for over 20 yrs and shared our desire to not tear up the land. Unfortunately he wasnt present enough to make sure things were done right. I dont really want to throw a fit with the crew as much as let others know to treat them like employees and let them know from day one what you expect. I messed up and made friends with them and that makes it hard to give them the blessing out that they need to hear.

[@RJM1011]

Good work thank you for the video.

[@mikewhipkey6863]

"the future will have trees they might be in debt from the government but they'll have trees " very well said!

[@lehampton1]

Dizzy Dean and his partner Peewee Reese calling the plays at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Dizzy said outlandish things on air live. Once they saw a couple making out in the stands. Dizzy said “Peewee I’ve got them figured out. He’s kissing her on the strikes and she’s kissing him on the balls.” They immediately broke for a commercial and when they came back only Peewee was calling the plays! I don’t know if that’s true or not but I heard that story back in the early 1970s. It’s legend now.

[@montypowell9886]

High production = less efficiency. Quality not Quantity

[@joewarren3n1]

Pay workers what they are worth then some and younger people will want to logg,but if owners hogg it all then I don't blame anyone to stay far from logging

[@a-ddaigrepont3375]

u gota get 9 loads a day with a clear up, thinning 8 loads a day.. JS