Southern Loggin’ Times magazine Associate Editor Jessica Johnson has the opportunity to visit Ideal Logging, Inc. in Edgemoor, South Carolina. Having already been together the length of a good marriage (with no sign of divorce in site) business partners Tommy Barnes and David Cox have seen a lot in 30 years. Their company, Ideal Logging, Inc., has tried a little of nearly everything, including in-woods chipping, but have found their ideal way to log with three crews, four skidders, three loaders and one Chambers Delimbinator. The company runs its own trucks and procures its own wood. But it’s not just the coordination of crews that makes them successful, it’s also a little bit in how Cox and Barnes manage the daily chaos that comes with this many bodies and that much steel. Barnes likens some of those days—especially when the crews move tracts—to the old Barnum and Bailey circus.

Featured Story: “Over Three Decades”

Written By: Jessica Johnson
Company: Ideal Logging, Inc.
Location: Edgemoor, South Carolina
SLT Issue: April 2018

Check out other featured articles in the April 2018 issue of Southern Loggin’ Times magazine.
Southern Loggin’ Times magazine’s April 2018 issue features Edgemoor, South Carolina’s Ideal Logging, Inc., Monticello, Arkansas’ F&F Trucking & Timber, LLC, Brookhaven, Mississippi’s Brian Smith Logging, Inc., and Wrightsville, Georgia’s Jeff Powell Trucking. In a new “Where Are They Now?” column, Dan Shell revisits Olla, Louisiana’s Lasiter Logging. Other articles cover the latest industry news, new products and upcoming events.