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2 he’ll pay up. if he’s big caught for stealing the engine and hauled back enough to play with the and went to court. men he’s big enough to the thief’s lawyer never did say this man behave like a man.” i re - didn’t steal the engine but made a big thing out of 2

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c He taught me to work the dealer for false arrest and collected. and that E D Shack and how to find work is Justice. and every year we get more of that and how to take care of kind of Justice. it. He taught me how to “Classic” take care of my earnings They say and how to spend the ave heard that more people go nuts be - D money i made. He was a L (this column originally appeared in the hcause they get downhearted about all the R good man, he still is, and his help and his advice O february 1968 edition of Loggers World .) troubles, the way people act and things of that sot

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g he next year is here . i’ll be writing 1967 on O everything until about next June before i get someone that will tell the truth and forget the the cheats and the law-breakers he could drive L t used to 1968. Hope it is a good year for everyone. propaganda. it wasn’t enough that he would say himself over the brink. a man could do that if he this is wrong, he knew it didn’t pay and could wanted to-but who would want too? Time Off make me see it. the fact that he had been the more i see of people the more i like them y wife and i took some time off this christ - around, was well traveled and knew and the more i’m convinced that our Mmas and new year and went to the san the score made him all the more be - troubles are more likely to come from in - francisco area and looked around and enjoyed lievable. side rather than from the outside. some the sun and went to the Zoo and drove down the i’d hope that all young men would people can see hope in almost any situa - street inhabited by the Hippies and in general have a similar friend at the right time. tion and other people see nothing but poked and pried around like a couple of wide-eyed bert has done so much for me that it bad news in the best of situations. tourists. aside from that, looked at some machin - can’t be repaid to him. for instance, one of the best bal - ery, talked to printers, went thru some logging on our trip we were fortunate anced, most cheerful people that i’ve ev - jobs in northern california. didn’t work very enough to have christmas dinner with er known is my wife. if she can feel that much and worried about nothing. good for the bert and Mable and a good dinner it way with the marriage she has-well it soul but hard on the pocket book. was, complete with wonderful food and proves my point. equally wonderful company. FINLEY HAYS Personally, i sort of feel that we as a A friend group of people are all pretty well trying hen i was about sixteen i took off to see Good boys! to behave better. but look at the odds. We are wthe sights and find some work. by riding long in line with that is a t.v. commercial born purely selfish, with no affection, with none freight trains, eventually wound up in oakland, athat makes me slightly ill with disapproval. of the loyalties, absolutely without knowledge and california. once there i got acquainted with an you know the one; it’s where if you park your car without any consideration for anyone but our self - uncle, one bert ambrose. at that time it would and a boy steals it the blame is all on you because ish selves. nearly all the things that is added to have been easy for me to drift into becoming a you should have locked the car and had it make us better goes against our normal nature bum of permanence or to work my way toward be - equipped with bullet proof glass. if this line of and must be enforced and we must be educated in ing a half way decent citizen. the fact that i thinking takes over, pretty soon it’ll get twisted order to fit in and be of any good. turned out better than expected was more than around so that the thief is blameless but the man so almost anything that is good, anytime that partly due to that very fine uncle of mine. He was who got the stuff stolen from him will be at fault a man does things that are unselfish and kind, is just what i needed. because he had something the thief wanted to due to great part to the society we are in. sure i remember one time that i got into a poker steal. we’ve got a long ways to go but we have come a game with a bunch of men. i lost. these older i once knew a man who had a used Machinery long ways too. men didn’t want to take my money and i was yard and one of the men that worked for him willing to slide thru without paying my losses. stole an engine from him, put it in his car, quit (continued on Page 20) bert said: “the kid will pay his share. He lost and his job and took off for other places. He was See “Rigging Shack”

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ogging started for the reynolds family when my own time. i think his idea was to let us be O LMike reynold’s great grandfather moved the kids because there’d be plenty of work later.” He L family from Montana, where he’d farmed and then laughed and added, “My work ethic wasn’t ranched, to Priest river, idaho around 1933, and that hot in the beginning but it got better.” reynolds explained, “...when they came to idaho during the summer of ‘69 he met cathy Hoxie, (logging) that’s what they did,” starting out horse who lived in enumclaw, Washington but was vis - logging. “they made good money back then, sell - iting friends in newport. “i met her through ing a lot of pulpwood as firewood to the rail friends,” reynolds said with a smile, and they roads,” in addition to selling posts and rails. “at continued staying in touch through “...year-long that point most everyone in Priest river worked phone conversations and trips back and forth. i in the mill or in logging. even if you farmed you’d have to thank my mother-in-law for being patient work (in the woods or the mill) as well.” with me.” the two were married in 1970, and reynold’s father, Laurence (born in 1929), was likely helped to settle reynolds domestic life. about the middle child of 11 siblings, and followed He continued logging for his dad, with the his brothers into some logging even while still in younger brothers joining the crew later as well. in high school, going to work full time after gradua - the early 70s (‘72-’73 or so), “...dad got involved RON MOEllER talks with Mike Reynolds on tion, who then married, then joined the military with road building for Plum creek, and i loved their link-Belt 98 tower landing. Moeller has serving in the korean War in the signal corps. that,” reynolds said. “Most all of our road build - logged the past 45 years and joined Reynolds While in korea his oldest son Mike was born in ing there was a center line for the road, and we’d five seasons ago. Reynolds is a third generation 1951. upon returning from the service (and three field engineer it by the seat of the pants, and a lot logger whose company’s diversified with two years overseas), he was finally able to see his first of the work was right of ways and such with cut-to-length sides, a conventional logging side born, then resumed his career logging, buying his building roads.” He added that “the forest ser - and this tower side. own dozer and working as a cat skinner, to sup - vice roads were engineered.” port his family. “but it was very seasonal, June to november,” truck, but i worked for dad mostly.” but by ‘85, reynolds said, “and we’d have to log during the “...i couldn’t keep up with both, so i went out on The next generation winters to survive.” my own,” though that was with some regret. “for pon high school graduation in ‘69, Mike some years later reynolds decided to buy a me it was quite traumatic. i enjoyed working with Ureynolds noted, “i wanted to be a machinist small crawler, “... and then i’d skid some right-of- dad.” or a dentist,” but he couldn’t see another 10 years way,” on his own and continued working for his of school for the one, and while he could have dad’s company. around ‘82, “i bought a low- Mike Reynolds Logging gone the machinist route, “... i didn’t get lined up mileage international Paystar 5000, and drove it eynolds established his company in 1985. for school in time, so dad asked if i wanted to back here to haul logs with.” R“i took the truck and crawler and started,” come logging,” which reynolds did, though he He continued some skidding and trucking for was the first to admit he knew little about logging the next four or five years, explaining, “...when i’d (continued on Page 6) in the beginning. “He’d not had me come out and worked for dad, then i’d hire someone to drive the See “ Mike Reynolds Logging ”

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E up a chain saw and you could be in business.” derfinanced with no business training,” he smiled D by ‘87 reynolds saw an opportunity in cable then added, “and if they’d told me i wouldn’t have logging. He had both the background from work - listened.” ing on his father’s 25b tower, and what he’d as occurs with so many ventures in logging learned from other mentors along the way, to success was built, as reynolds explained, “...on move forward buying a bucyrus erie 30b with a sheer bull determination. dad taught me a long D

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Mike Reynolds Logging 13 Automation (continued from Page 6) MAX HIRsT has logged the past 30 n 1990 he purchased a kobelco years, operating machinery most of 905 feller/buncher. “it was the Projects and deal-making, and i that time from chain saws to grapple 2 first piece of almost-new equipment 1 trading equipment, were an hall - skidders, cable skidders, and now 0 that i bought,” which he laughed 2 mark of reynolds style, and one Mike Reynolds logging’s Caterpillar R

over in explaining, “it moved us to - E which he enjoys, part out of early 527 grapple skidder since it was pur - B

wards having mechanical ability in M necessity, and part of finding the chased four months ago. “I love it,” E

cutting, which matched my vision of c right mix of equipment and skills for Hirst said. “It’s a skidding machine.” E

a big time logger (at that point in D the future. “i like to deal,” he said It has an Esco swing grapple, and a time.” smiling, “buying and selling equip - number of creature comforts for the next was a project piece in ‘91: “i ment to mix and match (with) my operator including air conditioning, bought a drott 50 with a roger own stuff. trying to buy them right, and stereo, in addition to the CB. monoboom delimber, basically it fix them up, use them, and sell Hirst is a 3rd generation logger, and D them. We’ve done lots of spring (pro - been a part of the crew the past L

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O six-wheel drive L harverster with a Valmet 370.2 dangle head pro - cessor. He’s a fourth generation log - ger with 18 years in the woods, the past 12 with Reynolds. In this four- year-old Valmet 941 Ackerman ex - plained, “...the boom moves with the cab,” and its operation is much more quiet than the previous model. “And it has good visibility.” On this job he explained, “... it’s a stump di - ameter prescription, and he cuts 400-500 trees a day on this site, any - where from 3 1/2 inch diameter to 32-33 inch,” explaining with the larg - er trees, “we take four cuts, let it go, and watch her go.” The squirt boom allows him a reach of 30-31 feet.

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BRIAN REyNOlds, the younger brother of Mike Reynolds, operates the second harvester on Reynold’s second CTl side, a Valmet EX10 track harvester with a Valmet 370.2 dangle head processor. He’s been in CTl BRAd ACkERMAN on the step of the Valmet logging the past 17 years, and had worked in road construction with his 890.3 forwarder he operates on the same side dad, he spent some time in college before joining the crew. “It’s an 07 his brother Brain works on with the Valmet 941 machine,” he explained, “and it’s solid, a lot easier to work with than harvester. He’s a fourth generation logger, start - (the machines) 10 years ago. They were all good but this is a lot better.” ing with his grandfather who started out horse He has a 35-ft. reach with the boom. Most of the time this crew operates logging. He’s been in the business the past 15 independently, he explained adding, “... (Mike’s) busy and we’re out do - years, having first worked in a mill a few years, ing this. We may go a couple of months without seeing him.” “...but I’d rather be out here. I like it much better in the woods.”

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L He kept his ‘93 timbco 430 with a to improve efficiencies. “i could see Morbark hot saw, later parking it Crunch time shifts the efficiency of forwarders, and then converting selling the head, s the economy slowed could work more efficiently and signifi - adding a southpark squirt boom, acantly as 2008 moved along, dON FITZMORRIs has driven log and a valmet 965 processing head, truck the past 17 years, the past 10 and used that as a harvester in ‘95. (continued on Page 17) with linton out of Priest River. He in that same year he bought a new See “Mike Reynolds” drives a ‘98 kenworth T800.

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Mike Reynolds Logging forward progress. knowledge.” and who comes up with that better 17 idea? “it’s the dreamer.” (continued from Page 16) Perseverance He’s weaned off a lot of the iron he’s had. “if t times you feel like a punching bag,” that thing doesn’t make me a buck it goes away. reynolds knew to support his long-term debt he 2

reynolds smiled, “but you can’t give up. We sold dozers and excavators, then bought a 1 needed to diversify beyond the ctL system. “i “a 0

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O session that ran from 8 a.m. until L four in the afternoon. Many loggers came a day early to participate in the forest Practices act seminars being offered at the same location the friday prior to the safety confer - ence, a good way to stay current with rule changes, and refocus on safe logging. the safety conference runs on a very tight schedule that keeps the program moving forward and on FREd sHAFER was the keynote time. rod Huffman emceed the con - speaker at the recently completed ference. 13th Annual statewide logging s - aoL’s executive director, Jim afety Conference in Bend, Oregon. geisinger, opened the conference with a legislative update on issues currently in play, from the u.s. supreme court’s hearing on the ting and following through with oth - ing, training, and following through annual safety program review. “it “Point source” issue (though the de - ers you work with to assure every - with the rigging crew, then not only should be done with everyone on the cision will be in the spring), to the one understands that direction. outlining but following through with crew, perhaps at an annual safety (oregon) state lawsuit that would “Whatever you do, if you write it all a disciplinary policy when the com - meeting, reviewing safety plan, hold members of an LLc individual - out, do not try it or you’ll fail,” pany’s safety rules are not being fol - how’s it working, how to correct is - ly liable for injuries to workers. He shafer said, then reiterated a line lowed. Making sure they know, sues, reviewing accidents and close noted aoL’s annual meeting will be spoken by yoda from the star Wars “...there are consequences for not calls, and how actions taken from January 10-12th at the valley river movies, “do or do not, you can’t following policy.” that are in fact working.” inn, in eugene. try. coMMit!!!” shampang also noted, “it’s also Just before lunch, a few of the the keynote speaker for the con - He closed saying, “...move from essential that the supervisors walk aoL programs available to logging ference was fred schafer, and while mediocrity, boldly declare my inten - the talk, being consistent. they can - contractors were covered. stella his topic was “striking back at medi - tions in writing, and no longer focus not ignore the safety plan. He’s got brunner (aoL return-to-Work ocrity,” his approach was to be both on my flaws but on my cause.” to supervise, and hold everyone ac - proactive, and fully commit, in writ - the recent rash of “struck by” ac - countable all the time.” (continued on Page 19) ing, to your goals. shafer’s emphasis cidents during the past season, and He also reminded loggers of the was in taking the tact of clearly, and how to avoid, was addressed by or- See “ Focus on Safety ” boldly declaring your intentions, osHa’s rocky shampang, who em - your goals, and again fully commit - phasized clarity in who is supervis - SCHMUNK'S TIRE CENTER

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4 20 20 Rigging Shack doesn’t mean that all of us aren’t ex - than fifty employers and none of around the company which he did. posed to temptation and that most them have cheated me in any way Paul stallard bought me a good (continued from Page 2) of us don’t yield most of the time. it and i’d gladly go back to work to - breakfast in goldbeach and that’s is a battle to do what should be done morrow for any one of them if i was the way she went the whole trip.

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