Timber Harvesting magazine Contributing Editor Jordan Anderson visits Jason Fly Logging, LLC in Benton, Arkansas. When asked what drew him into logging in 2010, Jason Fly, 41, responds, “I always liked the equipment, the big machines, and I enjoy merchandising the timber, especially big hardwood.” Six years later, Fly expanded his operations, now based in Clarendon, Ark., and his equipment became bigger. But that’s only part of the story, at least for one of his three crews, which is now also more mechanized and safer, not to mention more adept at merchandising bigger timber, which benefits all parties in the wood supply chain. In the fall of 2016 Fly worked with Daniel Morgan, his salesman at Stribling Equipment in Tupelo, Miss., and Tom Hirt, owner of FSK Equipment & Supply, based in McKinney, Tex., who represents Log Max in Fly’s region, to acquire a new John Deere 3756G swing machine equipped with a new Log Max 12000XT harvesting/processing head—the largest on the market.

Featured Story: “Big Investment, Big Hardwood”

Written By: Jordan Anderson
Company: Jason Fly Logging, LLC
Location: Clarendon, Arkansas
TH Issue: July/August 2017

Check out other featured articles in the July/August 2017 issue of Timber Harvesting magazine.
The July/August 2017 issue of Timber Harvesting magazine, a hardwood emphasis issue, features Crossville, Tennessee’s FNT Logging, LLC, Wrightsville, Georgia’s Jeff Powell Trucking, and Clarendon, Arkansas’ Jason Fly Logging, LLC. A report highlights Elmia Wood, held June 7-10 near Jonkoping, Sweden. An article details Tigercat’s recent 25^th anniversary celebration. Other articles cover the latest industry news, new technology and new machinery and products.