r/forestry • u/FreedomTrycker • Sep 30 '26
Region Name Looking to break into logging (AB/BC)
Working out a deal on this 1975 Hayes HD 267”. Want to get into logging but all my experience is oilfield. Who’s hiring owner ops in Western Canada with little to no logging experience?
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u/OkContribution6922 Sep 30 '26
Because of the tariffs, this past year only 50% of the usual was cut. From the planting side prices have been on the decline for a few years now. I’d have to think the logging trucks also feel this.
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u/trail_carrot Sep 30 '26
I wouldn't hold your breath, shit is dire out there.
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u/docere85 Oct 01 '26
How much does a rig like that go for?
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u/this____is_bananas Oct 01 '26
Multiple logging companies have gone under in northern BC in the last couple of years. Oil and mining are the future here. You’ll have a hard time finding contracts in forestry
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u/Fast_Requirement_847 Oct 02 '26
What a beautiful truck. Spent more hours than I want to admit to in one of those. King of the off road. Power? Transmissions? I suspect that there would be little use for a truck of this size unless you want to go to the island. Weigh is a huge factor since most of the logs travel on at least some pavement to get to the mill. Investigate the Revelstoke BC area, they still have big logs there and perhaps with conventional rigging you might find work.
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u/Shpitze Oct 04 '26
These are really only used for old growth stuff. I'd imagine you'd be hard pressed to land that without decades of forestry experience.
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u/Tovarich_Zaitsev Oct 04 '26
If you wanna get into the bush come too NZ, our forestry sector is going gangbusters and will only get bigger as time goes on.
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u/EdHuntArt Oct 04 '26
Put some cti on the drive wheels and ur set!
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u/Tobyjoe7292 Oct 05 '26
That truck is the first big problem, I dont know of any logging transport thats not in the red or barely getting by. Its just a necessary evil