Timber Harvesting magazine Senior Associate Editor David Abbott writes about a recent visit to Doddridge, Arkansas’ Hartline Farm and Timber (HFT). Last fall brought with it two big changes for Hartline Farm and Timber (HFT), based in Doddridge, Ark. First, the company expanded its operations in response to additional demand. Second, it replaced pull-through delimbers on one crew with a processor mounted on an excavator. HFT had consolidated its operations into a single crew during the recession. The recovery of recent years had owner Michael Hartline, 51, feeling confident enough that when an opportunity came to add a second crew, he went for it. Local Dunlap Timber LLC needed another crew to pick up the slack when it lost one of its contractors, and it so happened that a procurement rep for that company was a friend and neighbor of Hartline.

Featured Story: “Harline Expands, Adjusts”

Written By: David Abbott
Company: Hartline Farm and Timber
Location: Doddridge, Arkansas
TH Issue: July/August 2016

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The July/August 2016 issue of Timber Harvesting magazine features Durham, Maine’s Maine Custom Woodlands and Doddridge, Arkansas’ Hartline Farm and Timber. Special articles discuss the latest in automatic fire suppression systems, upcoming forest industry trade shows, and an overview of the latest in track-type feller bunchers. Other articles cover the latest industry news and new machinery and products.