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Thanks for the thoughts, all! It seems that the length of logs for lumber depended more on the equipment for moving them and the sawmills capacity than anything. I will just match the length of my log buggies. And gondola loads of 8 footers, or 100 inch logs for pulp and ties will add a few extra loaded cars to the outbound shipments. My grandfather used to take me to the paper mill where he worked, and we would watch the "steam jammer" unload these gondola loads for as long as he was patient! LOL Acres were covered with long piles of 8 foot logs stored for off season, and reloaded into gons owned by the mill. Apearantly more pulp was cut during some months, stored, and used later. I helped cut tie logs many years ago, and it seems that they were 100 inches, rather than the 96 inch pulp length. Thanks!
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