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<blockquote data-quote="BSK" data-source="post: 5766052" data-attributes="member: 17"><p>I hate to get on my soapbox, but I'm going to. And I don't want to paint all loggers the same. Some are great, some aren't. But I can't tell you how many thousands of dollars we've spent trying to repair the damage done by loggers to our roads. Every one will say, "Don't worry. When we're done, we'll put the roads back just the way they were." Yet they don't. I've had a couple of good loggers (small, family operations) that have put the roads back even <strong>better</strong> than what they were. And then I've had the big operations that cut and run, leaving the roads a mess. They're only attempt at fixing them is pushing up a couple of water bars, which quickly wash through once vehicles drive over them. I think 1) these big operations don't care, 2) they don't have bulldozer operators who know how to build a long-last road, and/or 3) don't want to spend the diesel money to fix roads when they're done.</p><p></p><p>The next time I have logging done (which will be in just a couple years), I'm going to 1) put fixing the roads to my satisfaction - with picture examples - in the logging contract, and 2) require the logger to post a $10,000 bond before they start work to cover road repair if they don't honor the contract.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BSK, post: 5766052, member: 17"] I hate to get on my soapbox, but I'm going to. And I don't want to paint all loggers the same. Some are great, some aren't. But I can't tell you how many thousands of dollars we've spent trying to repair the damage done by loggers to our roads. Every one will say, "Don't worry. When we're done, we'll put the roads back just the way they were." Yet they don't. I've had a couple of good loggers (small, family operations) that have put the roads back even [B]better[/B] than what they were. And then I've had the big operations that cut and run, leaving the roads a mess. They're only attempt at fixing them is pushing up a couple of water bars, which quickly wash through once vehicles drive over them. I think 1) these big operations don't care, 2) they don't have bulldozer operators who know how to build a long-last road, and/or 3) don't want to spend the diesel money to fix roads when they're done. The next time I have logging done (which will be in just a couple years), I'm going to 1) put fixing the roads to my satisfaction - with picture examples - in the logging contract, and 2) require the logger to post a $10,000 bond before they start work to cover road repair if they don't honor the contract. [/QUOTE]
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