Owning a Log Truck?

Looks like a nice truck.

What sort of logging do you want to do? In the bush? If so then you will need a truck spec'd heavy. Those roads are not for the faint of heart. It also means some serious wear and tear.

I think that truck would be a money maker doing regional hauling.

It has a wet kit as well.

 

That is not a logging truck. The price of the truck is just the start of the money you will dump into it getting set up to haul logs.

 

Not to be negative but,

1. The truck is old so it will require a lot of your time keeping it in good running condition.
2. It will be harder to find a driver that will want to drive such an old piece of equipment.
3. Logging is hard on equipment.

Having said all that, I don't know your background. Maybe your the type that can make it work. You'll have to get into contact with a few different mills and logging companies in the area and see how the contracts are set up. Once you know that info, then you can start calling insurance companies, Al Dot, etc, etc to find the cost of insurance, plates, etc, etc. If you don't already haul logs, I strongly suggest you find a job working for a company first, then decide if you want to buy a truck. From what I've noticed, the logging market is like other forms of tree work in that it's either feast or famine. Aside from the market, the weather can really make or break a paycheck. Good luck.

 

I'm sure there's probably better-faster ways of seperating you from your cash at 18 than by buying a truck to haul pulpwood, though I can't think of any.. A good rule to live by "never hire a driver, especially when you only have one truck"..

Given your location and acute sense of timing, you might also consider buying a shrimpin boat and hiring forrest gump as a better way to maximize your losses..

 

Another thing you should consider buying is your own 24hr emergency roadside assistance.. Hire gomer pyle to run that of course, just make sure he covers the same area your log-truck runs and you'll have all kinds of buisness..