November 2022
RICHBURG, South Carolina – Coleman Brothers Logging is closing in on its 10-year anniversary. Ask anybody with knowledge of logging in Chester, Fairfield and Richland counties and they’ll tell you the outfit has come a seriously long way in a relatively short amount of time. From producing 10 to 15 loads per week at the start, today they haul pulpwood, hardwood and chip-n-saw at an impressive rate of 150 to 180 loads per week. That type of production takes a load of work.
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COVER: South Carolina’s Coleman Bros. Are All In
RICHBURG, South Carolina – Coleman Brothers Logging is closing in on its 10-year anniversary. Ask anybody with knowledge of logging in Chester, Fairfield and Richland counties and they’ll tell you the outfit has come a seriously long way in a relatively short amount of time. From producing 10 to 15 loads per week at the start, today they haul pulpwood, hardwood and chip-n-saw at an impressive rate of 150 to 180 loads per week. That type of production takes a load of work.
Article by May Donnell
SOUTHERN STUMPIN': Forester, Insurance Man, Vet
November 11 is Veterans Day, a federal holiday set aside to recognize, honor and appreciate those who have served in our military. The forest products industry has n o shortage of veterans in our ranks, and Southern Loggin’ Times likes to point some of them out when we can.
Article by David Abbott, Managing Editor, Southern Loggin’ Times
Back To Start
BRANSON, Missouri – Way back in 1994, the loggers who founded the American Loggers Council formed the organization at its first meeting in St. Louis, Missouri. In 2022, ALC returned to Missouri for its 28th Annual Meeting, this time bringing 250 timber industry representatives from all over the U.S.
Well Deserved
On Saturday, August 13, VLA (Virginia Loggers Association) President Frank Myers announced his recipient for the VLA President’s Award. In 2022, C.K. Greene, the owner of Virginia Custom Thinning & Chipping, was selected to be recognized for his active role in VLA and the industry.
Article by Ron Jenkins and Frank Myers, Virginia Loggers Association
SPOTLIGHT ON: Transportation
SLT invited manufacturers/dealers of forestry transportation products/services to present information about their offerings. All those who participated are included here.
- American Truck Parts
- FMI Trailers
- Kaufman Trailers
- Loadrite Southern Star
- Magnolia Trailers
- Maxi-Load Platform Scales
- Pinnacle
- Pitts Trailers
BULLETIN BOARD
Our Best Leisure Selections From Our Not-So-Sharp Minds
FROM THE BACKWOODS PEW: The Old Homestead
If you have your house on the wrong foundation, the Bible tells us to call on the name of Jesus. Confess our sins and he is faithful and just and will forgive us of our sins and cleanse us and make us whole.
Excerpted from Faith, Fur, and Forestry, Bradley W. Antill, Author
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- University of Georgia Researchers Will Reengineer Poplar
- Center For Forest Business Starts up
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- Deere Disc Saw Felling
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South Carolina’s Coleman Bros. Are All In
Article by May Donnell
RICHBURG, South Carolina – Coleman Brothers Logging is closing in on its 10-year anniversary. Ask anybody with knowledge of logging in Chester, Fairfield and Richland counties and they’ll tell you the outfit has come a seriously long way in a relatively short amount of time. From producing 10 to 15 loads per week at the start, today they haul pulpwood, hardwood and chip-n-saw at an impressive rate of 150 to 180 loads per week. That type of production takes a load of work.
First generation logger Will Coleman, 34, and his wife, Katherine, each draw a blank when asked to name their favorite hobbies. They look at each other for a long moment and smile.
“We mainly just work,” Katherine says finally. Katherine and her little white dog, Sugar, manage the office. Her duties include insurance, payroll, and keeping up with taxes and benefits. These days, she and Sugar also make runs to Newbery, Chester, Rock Hill or Charlotte, NC for parts. “It’s a ton of hard work and it doesn’t ever slow down but we’ve gotten used to it and so now it just seems normal,” she says.
Will is convinced logging is in his blood, even if it wasn’t passed down in his family like it is with so many other loggers. “I knew real fast that logging was what I wanted to do and believe me, if you don’t like this kind of work, you’re in for a bad time. I chose logging and I love it.” Perhaps that’s why the long hours and the persistence with which the crew gets after a tract of land doesn’t seem to weigh heavily on them. The crew is all smiles and jokes as they gather for a group photo.
Coleman’s brother Wesley helped start the company. “I really rely on my brother, Wes,” Coleman says. “If I’m at work, he’s at work, no matter what. If I’m in the shop, he’s in the shop. And he really takes charge with the skidders. I couldn’t ask for a better partner.”
Posing in front of one of three 720G feller-bunchers, sitting up top, left to right, Thomas Jones and Bobby Laster; standing, left to right, Leon Curry, Wesley Coleman, Will Coleman, Toisey Coleman, James White, Shane White (not pictured, Ty Hayes).
It’s mostly Mack trucks and more Mack trucks for Coleman.
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