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08/17/09
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TREELENGTH SAW MATERIAL
NO
DELIVERIES
DELIVERED TO:
Irving - Sussex Sawmill, Sussex
SPECIES:
Spruce, Fir, Jack Pine
(Jack Pine must be separated on load)
DIAMETER:
Minimum Top - 4" (inside bark)
Minimum Butt - Greater than 7.0" (inside bark)
LENGTH:
Minimum Length - 16' 6".
All stems must be full tree length, Semi tree length not accepted.
QUALITY:
KNOTS: Must be trimmed flush with the
stem.
In any 4' section of a bolt not more than 12 knots
1 - 3" diameter or
not more than 8 knots greater
than
3". No excessively knotty pasture spruce.
SWEEP: No
more than 20" over the length of the bolts.
ROT:
Maximum 1/3 rot for butts with diameter greater
than 10"
and not rot in butts less than 10".
AGE: Wood must be delivered within three months of harvest.
UNACCEPTABLE WOOD:
Forked, excessively knotty, excessively flared butt or sweep, ring
shake,
defective volume exceedings 1/3 of gross volume, deteriorated by
age,
trees harvested with a mechanical shear.
NOTE:
Defective bolts within loads accepted as grade 1 or 2 may be deducted
from the scale and
sent back to producers on the truck OR downgraded
to pulp grade 1 or 2
(Sussex Chip Plant specifications) at the discretion
of the scale staff
on duty. Any disputes regarding scale or grade shall be
brought to the attention
of the scale staff or District Administrator Sussex
Region at the time
of delivery by the turcker or producer and, if unloaded,
piled separately.
DELIVERED PRICE /
TONNE
GRADE 2
- $47.25