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05/07/10 PULPWOOD
2
8'
NO
DELIVERIES AT THE PRESENT TIME
DELIVERED
TO:
NEW PAGE, Glenhome (Evergreen Yard)
(No deliveries to Port Hawkesbury)
SPECIES:
Spruce & Fir
AGE:
May - October: 2 months
DIAMETER:
Minimum - 8 cm (3.14") inside bark
Maximum -
none.
LENGTH:
8' - 8'6" (96" to 102")
Length must not
exceed 2.60 metres
TECHNICAL SPECS: All bolts
must be reasonably straight without sharp crooks
and all limbs
trimmed flush with the bolt surface. The sweep
in a bolt must
not exceed 30 cm (12")
QUALITY:
Loads
containing charred or burnt wood or hardwood will be rejected
No sap rot
A load may
contain up to 10% bright, dry wood
Stain is
acceptable if growth rings are clearly visible
Heart rot and
holes:
Diameter less than 13 cm (5") - no rot
Diameter 13 - 20 cm (5-8") - maximum rot 1/3 diameter
Diameter over 20 cm (8"+) maximum rot 1/2 diameter
Decayed wood
in a load will be accepted within these limits provided that
the cull stick
volume plus the actual rot volume does not exceed 5% of the
load
volume. The actual rot volume in sticks containing acceptable rot
will be
deducted from the load volume.
Loads below
spec may be rejected.
TRUCKERS / DRIVERS: Must
be preregistered prior to delivery.