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Tye River, VA Concentration Yard
This dry kiln facility is located in the heart of the Appalachian Forest Region with over 40 sawmills within a 100 miles of the facility. The immediate region has excellent Red Oak, White Oak, and Poplar. In addition, there are limited quantities of Walnut, Ash, and White Pine. The yard is located close enough to the lumber producers in West Virginia to make it possible to draw not only the Red Oak but the Soft and Hard Maples and Cherry to the yard. The supply base is reliable and plentiful.
While the location of the yard is great for the supply base, its location is also a competitive advantage for shipments of kiln dried lumber. The yard is located a little over 3 hours from the Port of Norfolk, Va. In addition, the location is ideal for shipments via truck to points north and south along the entire East Coast of the United States.
The facility consists of approximately 50 acres, of which approximately 25 acres are in use. There is another 15 acres which can be used for expansion with very little expense.
We have two incoming grading stations for the grading of green lumber and two stackers for putting lumber on sticks. The capacity of the incoming grading stations and stackers is approximately 14,000,000’ per year based on a single shift operation. We have an excellent air drying yard which has a capacity to hold approximately 2,500,000’. In addition, we have an open sided shed which is used for air drying thick oak. This shed protects the thicker oaks from the sun and rain. Due to the relatively long air drying times of thicker oak, the sun and rain can cause degrade as well as discoloration. Both of these issues can result in a drop in selling prices. Our experience has been the air dried shed has virtually eliminated degrade and discoloration. The capacity of this air dried shed is approximately 800,000’.
There are eight Irvington-Moore kilns with a total capacity of 700,000’ on a 4/4 count. When loading 8/4 lumber into the kilns, we reach approximately 110,000’ per kiln. All kilns are computer controlled. The annual kiln out put can vary depending on the mix of specie and thickness. The steam source is a 600 h.p. wood fired Hurst boiler. The boiler is sized to accommodate about 1,500,000’ of kiln capacity. There is also space near the boiler for this additional kiln capacity.
The lumber is taken off sticks, graded, and packaged utilizing a Morris Industrial 28 bay sorter. This sorter has two grading stations, a trim saw, a package maker, end painting station and a strapping station in line. Lumber comes into the sorter KD on sticks and exits the sorter in a banded and painted bundle, with tallies, ready for shipment. Green lumber can also be run through this system. This system is rated for 100,000’ of production per day per 8 hour shift.
Approximately 2,500,000’ of kiln dried lumber can be stored in dry storage sheds. We are able to load containers from a loading dock in one of the storage sheds.
Please refer to the Asset List of Buildings and Machinery for additional specifications of the major pieces of machinery and the building sizes. Please refer to site map for the layout of the property.
Asset List of Buildings and Machinery
Land – 49.98 acres
Utilities – Three wells on site, septic system
Kilns – 8 Irvington-Moore kilns built in 1999/2000 with a capacity of 700,000’ with computerized controls.
Boiler System – Building is 55’ x 40’. 600 horsepower Hurst wood waste boiler with concrete silo, bucket elevator, platform unloading system, and automatic feed system. In addition, there is a concrete silo with a bucket elevator and a covered sawdust unloading platform plus all necessary conveyors to convey the sawdust to and from the silo. New 1999/2000.
Incoming Grading Line #1 – Building is 30’ x 50’ plus 25’ x 115’. Four strand 35’infeed deck to a board unscrambler to a Newman KNO 24 eight station drop saw trimmer with waste conveyor. Also includes a Ligna grading station with Silvatech Lumber Tally Control System. There is a 90’ five strand green chain.
Incoming Grading Line #2 – Building is 30’ x 165’. Four strand 35’ infeed deck to a board unscrambler to a Newman KNO 24 eight station drop saw trimmer with waste conveyor to a 30’ lumber inspection deck to a 115’ green chain.
Stacker #1 – Building is 30’ x 50’. Morris Industrial 6’ stacker with a 35’ infeed deck to an unscrambler to a 5 arm blade type stacker with 60’ of outfeed chain. In addition, this system has a stick infeed system. New 1999/2000.
Stacker #2 – Building is 30’ x 70’. This Lawson 6’ stacker has a 30’ infeed deck to an unscrabler to a stacker.
Air Dried Storage Shed – Building is 100’ x 215’. The eave height is 24’. This open sided shed is used to keep air dried lumber out of the direct sun and rain so that the final product is bright and clean.
KD Storage Shed #1 – Building is 100’ x 200’. The eave height is 24’ and has three doors 24’ wide by 24’ high.
KD Storage Shed #2 – Building is 100’ x 200’. The eave height is 24’ and has two doors 24’ wide by 24’ high.
KD Storage Shed #3 – Building is 100’ x 120’. The eave height is 24’ and has one door 24’ wide by 24’ high. This shed also has a dock level door for loading containers.
Storage Shed #4 – Building is 40’ x 75’. Attached to this building is a 30’ x 50’storage area and a break room for the employees.
KD Grading Station – Building is 35’ x 405’. This system is a Morris Industrial 28 bin sorter with two grading stations. There is a package maker and automatic banding system in line with the sorter. This system is fully computerized to produce piece tallies for individual bundles. New 1999/2000.
Dehumidification Kilns – Four Uraken kilns which are not in service and are used for lumber/stick storage.
Office – Building is approximately 15’ x 25’.
Rolling Stock –
Holland skid steer loader, model #LX665SSL, sn 71197
Hyster fork lift, model #280XL2, sn E007D02679T
Hyster fork lift, model #H225H, sn C007D01557E
Hyster fork lift, model #H225H, sn C007D01538D
Hyster fork lift, model #225H, sn C7P3650A
Cat fork lift, model #DP135D, sn 5DP00170
TCM fork lift, model #FGH36N, sn A13U00156
Cat log loader, model #924F, sn 5NN00202 |
