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09/15/08                 PULPWOOD TREELENGTH                       5

DELIVERED TO:              KATAHDIN PAPER, EAST MILLINOCKET, MAINE
                                             

SPECIES:                          Spruce & Fir

DIAMETER:                       Minimum top   -   3" (DIB)
                                             Maximum butt - 20" (outside bark, measured the long way)

LENGTH:                           Treelength: Minimum 12.0'
                                                                    Maximum 60.0'

                                             If treelength stems must be bucked, the butt segment must be cut
                                             in multiples of 4' (46"), bolts over 49" orless than 43" are not acceptable.

QUALITY:                          Age - Wood must be delivered within 2 months of harvest.
                                             Burn, char, forks, crotches - not acceptable.
                                             Limbs/Knots - shall be removed flush with the bole of the tree.
                                             Pasture spruce that is excessively knotty is not acceptable.
                                             Sap Rot - stems in excess of the amounts listed below - not acceptable.

                                            Stump/Heart Rot - defects in excess of 1/3 of the diameter are
                                   not acceptable.

                                   Flared Butts - excessively flared butts not acceptable.
 

                                                                          DELIVERED PRICE

    Note:     Stems which do not meet these specifications are not acceptable and shall be classified as
                   improperly prepared wood.Culled stems will be marked with fluorescent paint on the butt. Loads
                   containing excessive unacceptable stems may have their delivery delayed until the loads are
                   cleaned up to meet the above specifications.

Trailer Specs

          Failure to follow these rules will result in refusal of load.

          Headboards are required an all trucks.

            Trailers must have a minimum of 10' between the first and second stakes,
            as well as the back two stakes.

            Bunks on frame trailers must be a minimum of 8" above the top of the frame.

            Flat-bed trailers must have a minimum of 8" risers firmly attached to the trailers.

            Loads with two tiers must have two dividers between the tiers. The front and rear
            dividers must be at least 10" thick. All spacers must be either spruce or fir.
            Tops should not protrude over the headboard.

            When loading trucks with treelength wood, try to keep the shorter logs mixed
            in-between the longer logs. This may require setting the shorter wood further
            back from the butts. It will enable the portal crane operator to keep the sorted
            wood within the grapple when unloading.

            Loads containing logs loaded over the trailer stakes will not be acceptable for unloading.
            The front of the trailer should be loaded first with butts forward.