The increased cost of a loader on a log trailer means the trucker's rate will likely be much more. Without a loader, the logger must use his equipment to load the log trailer. MBF See thousand board feet. After debarking and before a sawmill cuts lumber, it saws off the outer four slabs to reduce the log to a square or rectangular cant. Moisture Content Weight of the water within a piece of lumber measured as a percentage of the weight of the dry wood.
Wood absorbs or gives off moisture depending on the ambient moisture in the air.
The period of weeks between winter and spring or summer and fall when the ground in a forest is largely mud, thawing or freezing between warmer days and colder nights. During mud season, heavy logging equipment is not permitted in the woods nor are trees cut during this time. Industry professionals that depend on a continuous supply of logs must account for these seasons and stockpile sufficient quantities to process during mud season. Truckers are usually available during mud season to haul logs from distant concentration yards which may have accumulated logs for mud season. Mulch functions to reduce weeds, retain moisture by reducing evaporation, and insulates the ground in cold weather, in addition to providing an aesthetic appearance for one's garden.