My ox logging is endorsed by my boss

[Baystatetom]

I was out pulling dying hemlocks from my woodlot the other day thinking how I can’t wait until I can make this my real job, when I had one of those light bulb going on kind of moments. Why should I give up all the really good things that go along with a full time job that has treated me very well for 13 years now. Instead of quitting my job (consulting forester) and working for myself what I should really do is convince my boss that low impact logging is a service we should be selling to our clients! So I put together a power point detailing the advantages of draft power, along with some pictures of my steers working in the woods and plead my case to him today. His response “you are absolutely nuts”. He did however follow that up by saying that if I could make him money doing it he couldn’t see why not let me do it. So I just have to charge an hourly rate that will equal what I would for doing any other forestry work and I can have at it. This arrangement has multiple benefits for me including the fact the company has 9 full time consulting foresters who can also keep their eyes and ears open for potential jobs for me. My favorite benefit though is that I can now do this during the week, which means I still have family time on the weekends. I have two small jobs lined up already, just a couple days work each but its a start! Hopefully I can pass larger projects on to all of you.
~Tom

[leehorselogger]

@Baystatetom 32063 wrote:

I was out pulling dying hemlocks from my woodlot the other day thinking how I can’t wait until I can make this my real job, when I had one of those light bulb going on kind of moments. Why should I give up all the really good things that go along with a full time job that has treated me very well for 13 years now. Instead of quitting my job (consulting forester) and working for myself what I should really do is convince my boss that low impact logging is a service we should be selling to our clients! So I put together a power point detailing the advantages of draft power, along with some pictures of my steers working in the woods and plead my case to him today. His response “you are absolutely nuts”. He did however follow that up by saying that if I could make him money doing it he couldn’t see why not let me do it. So I just have to charge an hourly rate that will equal what I would for doing any other forestry work and I can have at it. This arrangement has multiple benefits for me including the fact the company has 9 full time consulting foresters who can also keep their eyes and ears open for potential jobs for me. My favorite benefit though is that I can now do this during the week, which means I still have family time on the weekends. I have two small jobs lined ups already, just a couple days work each but its a start! Hopefully I can pass larger projects on to all of you.
~Tom

…..and yet you wont return a phone call….of someone who has been lgging with horses for over 30 years….hmmm

[Baystatetom]

Sorry Lee, crazy busy. I have work for you when you get here.
~Tom

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