S.C. loggers turn to Mack Granite to get the job done Every tree has a story, and if that tree is in Steadman, S.C., odds are good that the Gunter family knows its history. Tracy Gunter Jr. and his son, Tracy Gunter III, own and operate Tracy’s Logging and T3 Chipping, continuing a family legacy that began with Tracy Gunter Sr., who worked in a sawmill. The woods are where the Gunters make their living, but it is also where they feel most at home, and they see themselves not only as loggers but also as stewards of the land. As Tracy Gunter III guided his pickup through the winding, bumpy terrain, he and his father pointed out the fruits of their labor — new growth bathed in dappled sunlight, benetting from a property they recently thinned. In a clearing, they met up with driver T.J. Branh

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