T.O. Richardson and T&T Logging: A 3rd Generation Mississippi Business

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T.O. Richardson, owner of T&T Logging, a family business in Hinds County, Mississippi, discusses the challenges and rewards of his work.

T.O. Richarson, 36, rolls up after transporting a log load to Hermanville. Dust devils swirl in his wake, dancing behind the log hauler he calls... his baby. T.O. Richardson, owner of T&T Logging, at a job site in Jackson where he and his crew cleared 110 acres of pine trees, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. The weather is perfect. High, blue skies on a hot day made tolerable by a slight breeze refreshing enough to cool hard-working men like T&T Logging owner T.O.

Richardson and his crew, masters in their elements, who prefer the outdoors, working with their hands and expertly operating humongous machinery clearing land of timber. Tmber is cut, trimmed and stacked in neat piles by T&T loggers clearing a 110-acre tract of land in Jackson, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. In this case, a 110-acre tract of land in Jackson. Logging consists of cutting down trees and bunching them together with a feller buncher. Next, a skidder is used to haul the cut timber from the forest to a loading deck, where the trees are processed by a loader and placed on a log hauler for transport to a mill. 'It's a business not built for everyone,' said Richardson. 'Every job is different. Different and loud. Some jobs are just a clear-cut, clear everything and trees are replanted, starting from scratch. Some we just go in and thin out timber. On some, we clear out the bigger trees to give the smaller ones a chance to grow.' A T&T logger loads a truck for transport, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. The logging company is clearing a 110-acre tract of land in northwest Jackson. Timber is trimmed by T&T loggers on a tract of land the company is clearing in Jackson, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. Cut and trimmed timber is loaded for transport by T&T loggers clearing a 110-acre tract of land in Jackson, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024

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