Timber Harvesting magazine Senior Associate Editor David Abbott travels to Cleveland, North Carolina to visit the Select Timber, Inc. Zack Myers grew up around a family-owned hardwood sawmill started by his grandfather and later operated by his father and uncle. The family eventually added logging crews to supply the mill, and the young Myers gravitated toward working in the woods with his uncle, Butch Myers. In 2010 he started his logging company, Select Timber, Inc., based in Cleveland, NC, located about halfway between Statesville and Salisbury. He made do with well-worn old machines he’d inherited from his grandfather. By 2014, he had upgraded to somewhat newer equipment, and in late 2016, the fourth generation logger, now 27, added a second crew with several new machines. The growth isn’t too surprising, given the young logger’s attitude.

Featured Story: “It’s Working Well For Zack Myers”

Written By: David Abbott
Company: Select Timber, Inc.
Location: Cleveland, North Carolina
TH Issue: November/December 2017

Check out other featured articles in the November/December 2017 issue of Timber Harvesting magazine.
The November/December 2017 issue of Timber Harvesting magazine features Cleveland, North Carolina’s Select Timber, Inc., a special section highlighting the latest in advanced merchandising with processors and attachments, a full report on the recent American Loggers Council’s 23^rd Annual Meeting held in Natchez, Mississippi, a historic photo essay of big timber and tough men, and Bigfork, Minnesota’s Greg Cook Logging. Other articles cover the latest industry news, new technology and new machinery and products.