The Landing; A Timber Industry Podcast

I sometimes blame Nemo for getting me into this stuff. I used to work night shift and get off work Friday morning and head down to jump in the truck with Nemo Friday mornings. I wasn't sure if I would ever want to be a log truck driver, but I always enjoyed being around my buddy Nemo. Today’s episode is sponsored by NW Roofing and Siding Pros.  Proudly serving Eugene and the surrounding areas sinc...

In today's episode of the landing I show you guys how I can't properly run a sound board. For the first 30 minutes I had the wrong mic recording but the audio was still salvageable, just not awesome like I prefer it to be. With that being said, this episode is all about Brennen Miller from Top Heavy Timber and how he got into the industry. We talk about quite a few hot topics like chainsaw...

In today's episode I chat with another badass media dude named Eric Jumper. Eric is awesome at what he does and he comes to it with a long standing background in construction. The time I spend behind a welding hood, this guy spent grading road jobs with a dozer or digging some sewer lines with an excavator. We talk about how expensive children are and how the SouthEast has superior gas station...

In today's episode of the podcast I talk with a guy from the Upper Peninsula region of Michigan about what the industry is like out that way. Mack works with his uncle mostly logging pro=ivate jobs for small timberland owners. It was a fun conversation about how different logging is depending on where you're at in the country. Mack has a big following on social media and we talked about ho...

In this episode I chat with Samuel Neill about what it's like to own and operate a cutting business in Northern California. Sam doesn't like energy drinks but he does partake in what the hip kids call "drip coffee" If yourself or someone you know would make a good guest on the podcast, please reach out on social media or send me an email using PODCAST as the subject line at: jaso...

In today's episode that we recorded yesterday, we have a three hour mess of fun! I am joined in the studio by Darren Hall, Justin Everhart, Antone Schafer, Austin Sedy and Jake Rondeau. Today we talk about tiger cat knee pads, fairy circles and white stitched jeans in a strikingly inappropriate conversation about where the industry is headed. If yourself or someone you know would make a good g...

In this episode I talk to Corinne Walters about what her job is as a forester and how she and the other gals at Oregon Women in Timber support childhood education about sustainable forestry. To learn more about Oregon Women in Timber, how you can get a table at their yearly fundraising auction, and other ways you can help support their efforts please visit orwit.org If yourself or someone you know...

In this episode we dive in to what the heck a Log Scaler is and what is included in that job title. Ian Proudfoot is the man of the hour and he's been scaling logs for almost five years now. If you're looking for a podcast where you can listen to two guys talk about smelling trees, look no further. Ian is also co-owner of Ponoka Vegetation Management and we talked about creating defensible...

In todays episode I sit down with Ryan Kirkpatrick and chat about what its like to run a business and some of the challenges he's faced the last couple years. We also talk about this dude named Lance who owns an outfit called Faction Rescue and creates first aid, trauma and rescue kits for the timber industry. He can be found at https://faktionrescue.com/ If yourself or someone you know would...

On today's episode of the landing I sit down with Austin Bradford. Austin owns and operates a lowboy moving people all over the place and has a pretty cool story of where he came from and where he's headed. He is down in Salem this weekend for some flat track dirt bike racing and made time to swing by and record an episode and I want to say thanks for that! If yourself or someone you know...

In today's episode I talk with Jake Hendrickson about how he ended up driving a lowboy in the woods. Jake has a pretty cool story, and he's been at it for a while. He is also driving my favorite lowboy truck of all time, Mike Coop's W900. Jake works for Robert Howell Logging and they are currently looking for some hands. Their office can be reached at: 541-942-4171. For those of you wh...

Today's episode goes into uncharted territory with the nonsense. However, we get into some good info about a young guy who likes to work for a living. Dylan is a log truck driver and a pretty cool dude. We tried out a new section where I read questions from the internet and I think it went about how I expected it to lol. If yourself or someone you know would make a good guest on the podcast, p...

Pack a zynbabwe and kick back for this one. Chance has been working for Kirkpatrick Cutting now for about eight months and he's finally getting the feel for running buncher. I met Chance quite a few years ago now at the log show in Eugene. We chat about how he got into the industry and what keeps him motivated as a young guy working in the industry. We also talk about working on fires and the...

In this episode I sit down at the ass crack of night time with a badass dude named Britan Nash. Britan is 22 years old, Started a trucing company 15 months ago with an old Kenworth and has scaled his business to three trucks now. I get the low down on what it's like to be a young guy running a business in an industry dominated by gray haired journeymen. We also talk about going through CDL sch...

In this episode I chat with Richie Rector who is an independent log trucker from Port Angeles, Washington. Richie grew up riding in this dads truck and eventually learned how to drive from his dad as well. Trucking gets in in your blood and Richie eventually ended up buying his own truck. Richie is a wild animal who drinks coffee AND energy drinks so we had to chat about that too. If yourself or s...

In todays episode of the podcast I chat with a young man from the middle of California named Denny Nichelmann. Denny grew up in the industry and is bucking the trend his generation is famous for, not wanting to work hard every day. Denny gives us a look into what California is doing to try and salvage some of their forest lands after large fires have gone through. We also chat about mens mental he...

In today's episode of The Landing I chat with a timber cruiser named Daniel Varner. Daniel has a unique story and never had a background in forestry growing up. He came from across the country and decided this would be a fun job because he loves mountain biking and spending time in the woods, We talk about what his job actually is and what he does on a daily basis. I go on a bit of a rant abou...

In this episode I dive in to building logging roads on the coast range with Cole Bergeson from Quality Excavation. Cole and I talk about what it takes to get a road into the woods to support all other forest operations and some of the things that can foul them up, and what they do to avoid it. If you want to follow along or ask Cole a question he can be found on Instagram @cowabe11 If yourself or...

In todays episode I chat with Will Moore from Axe Contracting about everything from starting and running a business, to my background in welding and fabrication to just about everything we could think to talk about in a couple hours. Will has a very unique story and a vast background of experience from logging with horses on the east coast to doing tree work in Australia. If you want to reach out...

In this episode I sit down and chat with Flynn O'leary of O'Leary Fabrication. Flynn and I have pretty similar backgrounds so we get int the weeds with all things welding and fabrication. Flynn shares his story of how he has built a business on his work ethic and reputation for providing quality work to his customers. We get int a bunch of stuff from working on the road doing construction,...

In todays episode I sit down with Rachel Surcamp and talk about what it takes to run a logging outfit. Rachel grew up in the industry, but got out of it for a while. Now she runs Surco Log based in Springfield, Oregon. We get into what it takes to be successful starting out in the industry and what to expect if you're new to the rigging or logging in general. This episode is brought to you by Axis...

In this episode I talk with Greg, Jeremy and Lathan Erwin from Erwin Resource Service.  ERS is a family owned and operated logging company based in Fordyce, Arkansas.  Three generations of Erwins have made it their career and goal to grow the family business out in the woods. They were at the Oregon Logging Conference with Wayne and Robyn Cochran from Axis Forestry.  This episode is my first one t...

In this episode I chat with Shane Hiett, a third generation logger from the Skagit Valley area of Washington State.  We chat about workforce problems, the equipment they run and what his first choice of energy drink is.  Also chat it up about the Oregon Logging Conference, where you can find myself in booth 65 in the Performance Hall. This episode is brought to you by Axis Forestry. &nbs...

In today's episode I talk with Rick Lawrence who owns RL Excavations Inc. based in Brandon, Oregon.  Rick has just recently gotten his dirt work business into logging and we chat about some of the challenges of running a business and living on the coast.  If you have any questions for rick or just want to follow along with what he's up to, you can find him on instagram @rlexcavations and...

In today's episode I chat with Zack Sheets.  Zack has been all over the place logging and even appeared in a TV show logging in Russia.  We chat about what it's like to be on TV and dive in to other topics like faking it until you make it.  Zack didn't come from a logging family and his story of how he got into the industry is a very unique one, to say the least. This episode is bro...