Hauling firewood from line clearance? Hmm. we leave all firewood at the base of the tree. If the homeowner asks us to remove it, we tell them it is not cost effective for the utility company to haul away your firewood. If the homeowner really makes a big deal out of it, then yes , we will haul away the wood. For line clearance there is usually very little wood after a trim anyway. Removals are a different story. The customer(homeowner) has to sign a permit giving us permission to remove any tree on their property. It is then explained to the homeowner that all firewood is their responsibility. And is is also printed on the permit that the homeowner signs. As management, or company owner the chuck-n-duck chippers are awesome. Cheap, easily maintained, lightweight. As a groundman they suck if you are not used to them. And I believe they are safer than a self feeder. Sure you may get scratched or whipped if you are not careful, but you see many more fatalities on self feed chippers than you do c-n-d's.
