Southern Loggin’ Times magazine Managing Editor David Abbott has the opportunity to visit Mountain View Farms, Inc. in Edgefield, South Carolina. Loggers are often resourceful personalities, able to come up with their own, sometimes unique improvised solutions to the multitudinous problems they face, constantly tweaking the minute details to gain greater efficiencies. Sometimes the improvements appear simple, but can be very effective in achieving significant results. Dennis Wall, 59, owner of Mountain View Farms, Inc., is certainly no example of this. Case in point: Wall had his welder modify an existing Big John trailer, a 2010 model, with a design he had for a flip bolster. He then sent pictures of that to Big John and they built a second one for him a year ago. The added bolster can be flipped up to convert the half-plantation trailer to a double bunk. The option, he says, allows him to haul 3,000 lbs. more per trip on those super light duty trailers.

Featured Story: “Innovative Operator”

Written By: David Abbott
Company: Mountain View Farms, Inc.
Location: Edgefield, South Carolina
SLT Issue: March 2014

Check out other featured articles in the March 2014 issue of Southern Loggin’ Times magazine.
Southern Loggin’ Times March issue mentions second generation loggers Chris and Reggie Goodman, who always look on the bright side. Dennis Wall likes to do things his way, the old-fashioned way, with a few new twists. The Redfern family is happy to keep things going the way they’ve always been. Also, a group of four in south Georgia hopes to bring back the turpentine business.