Timber Harvesting magazine Associate Editor Jay Donnell writes about a recent visit to Haddock, Georgia’s Kip Smith Forest Services. After starting up his logging and forestry business in May 2013, it didn’t take Kip Smith long to learn that older equipment wasn’t the way to go, and that all newer equipment is very competitive in price and performance. Newer machines keep operators happy and production up. No secret there. But what separates Smith from some loggers is his belief that you don’t have to buy only one brand of equipment. “I’ve tried to be diverse with my equipment,” Smith says. “A lot of loggers are really into one kind, but I feel like they pigeonhole themselves with financing. When you have a mixture, you have a little bit of a trade advantage. They all make good equipment.”

Featured Story: “Startup, Growth, Adjustments”

Written By: Jay Donnell
Company: Kip Smith Forest Services
Location: Haddock, Georgia
TH Issue: September/October 2016

Check out other featured articles in the September/October 2016 issue of Timber Harvesting magazine.
The September/October 2016 issue of Timber Harvesting magazine features the 2016 Logging Business Of The Year: Gasburg, Virginia’s M.M. Wright Inc. Also featured are Enterprise, Wisconsin’s Enterprise Forest Products and Haddock, Georgia’s Kip Smith Forest Services. Other articles cover the latest industry news, recent events, and new equipment and products.