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[Rearden]

Nice! Can I maybe pump out your septic tank while I'm at it?

 

[darkbyrd]

Nice! Can I maybe pump out your septic tank while I'm at it?

And after that you can have this full face cord of valuable walnut firewood. Must take all!

 

[husqvarnaguy]

Stihl FS 55 Gas Edger Not Wprking - $50 (Cary-Apex)



Stihl FS 55 gas edger. Engine turns over.
It does fire, but problem is in carburetor. It also needs a flange and washer as well as the string dispenser.

 

[zogger]

Actually had two different sites present similar scenes recently. One, a huge old maple with a storm split crotch about 25' up, and the other, an older blow down that was laying across a 10' stream with 4' sheer banks. The maple I roped and tugged down with the truck, but the stream site was just messed up. I started as millbilly suggested, then got stupid/lazy/tired - so I decided to knock off about a 20' section that was spanning the stream and winch it over to the right side, but I had neglected (read that tired, hot and impatient/stupid) to even look at the positioning of the trunk and roots. T'was about a 3' red oak that had been down for several months and the continuing rains had undercut the trunk's position even more - rather than silting it in as I had assumed without bothering to look. Man wasn't I surprised - and lucky - when the top cut released my inadvertent trebuchet, almost throwing my 460 into my face and sending me back on my brains... er, I meant my ass.

Yeah, some people probably shouldn't be allowed to play with chain saws.
I remember standing up thinkin' something about god watchin' out for drunks and dummies, and I hadn.t started drinkin'... yet.

Well, the one I have is a great hickory that's been down two years in october. Came down in a tornado. I bucked up all I could, did the undercut kept dropping it down until that got silly. tried to drag it off with the tractor, nothing, just too dug in and heavy. Every possible way to approach it looks like drop it on your head or pinch the saw bar. I have knocked all the bark of of it, didn't want the bugs to eat it, but dang, it has me "stumped". It's held in two places, one big root, then splintered up around 8-9 feet high on the main trunk. It was a twin leader whopper. one side is all gone, this other side, sheesh. Looks like that one in the pic.

 

[millbilly]

Well, the one I have is a great hickory that's been down two years in october. Came down in a tornado. I bucked up all I could, did the undercut kept dropping it down until that got silly. tried to drag it off with the tractor, nothing, just too dug in and heavy. Every possible way to approach it looks like drop it on your head or pinch the saw bar. I have knocked all the bark of of it, didn't want the bugs to eat it, but dang, it has me "stumped". It's held in two places, one big root, then splintered up around 8-9 feet high on the main trunk. It was a twin leader whopper. one side is all gone, this other side, sheesh. Looks like that one in the pic.

If you get it back as far as you can go. I would put a rope and take it at a 45*/60* degree to the right or left of the hanging lead if you have room, and notch and drop using the pull line to pull it. Its not a cut for the novice, and strict attention must be maintained. Hickory is gorrilla strong, you can do some wild cuts with hickory.

 

[GeeVee]

Stihl FS 55 Gas Edger Not Wprking - $50 (Cary-Apex)



Stihl FS 55 gas edger. Engine turns over.
It does fire, but problem is in carburetor. It also needs a flange and washer as well as the string dispenser.

PLEASE tell me you didn't make that up....

String Dispenser?

If you don't put that in your Signature, I'll neg rep you.....

 

[leadarrows]

Pine trees

"I have two pine trees about 40' tall. Free to come take them down for the wood. Insurance required."

 

[husqvarnaguy]

PLEASE tell me you didn't make that up....

String Dispenser?

If you don't put that in your Signature, I'll neg rep you.....

I didnt make it up. It wasnt even an edger.

 

[millbilly]

Pine trees

"I have two pine trees about 40' tall. Free to come take them down for the wood. Insurance required."

There not even pines.

 

[winland]

free practice cutting tree down (toledo)

Date: 2012-09-12, 2:31PM EDT
Reply to this post [email protected]

if u wanna practice cutting down trees,
I have a mulberry that u could practice on AND u can keep what u want and practice burning or even selling firewood....calls only....419-810-5690...yea, u get it

 

[Garmins dad]

That's not a problem - given that we disavow any knowledge of Baron Bloomberg's fiefdom, D.C., and Hollyweird, anyway. They actually belong to Patagonia now - we just haven't quite worked out the repatriation details as yet. She is definitely where she belongs... on camera with a guy's di... oops, I meant, ah... er, in the "entertainment capital of the world".

Ya know, I gotta say... you Canucks make me more than a little sick , what with your thinly veiled contempt of America, and your prissy little superiority complex just 'cuz you're solvent. Why if it wasn't for us buyin' all of your collectivist crap, you'd be just another China (oh yeah... you are just like China) - except with brooms and sticks out on the ice. And another thing. It's not like you suckers invented hockey don't'cha know? We have a very rich tradition in the sport as well... and some of our players even have a few of their own teeth left, for which we deeply respect and revere them. Why just the other day I witnessed this first hand at rink side. Made me damn proud to be an American.

(this is why I played football AND hockey in school)

Anyone know why dingle nuts errr Rearden got banned? Was he a spammer or just a jerk? Calling me a Canuck is funny.. born raised in Texas.. Work in the frozen Tundra.. :msp_biggrin: Sorry for the interruption..

 

[WASTATE]

the link has expired, but the post basically said "will come split your wood for free, just doing it for the exercise. Do require $15 per cord for my gas expenses and to buy a maul and wedges. Or I can use your equipment."

This is my first post by the way, I thought this ad was funny because I had a longstanding craigslist ad for charging to split wood by the hour and this guy wanted to do it for 15 a cord!

I scan the local craigslist pretty often and its just hilarious the stuff people post as free "firewood" as if there is no distinction between firewood and scrapwood

 

[upsnake]

Free Firewood


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Large 24" maple tree fell in April. Cut up and on our property. Photos show some of tree. Wood is free but must be hauled out and down outdoor stairs. Suggest pickup truck and two people. Contact and will make arrangements to meet with you.

 

[Ash_403]

It looks as if it's most of the way there already. Let it finish rotting.

The garbage jobs people post on CL.

 

[aaronmach1]

1.5 for the price of one? :msp_w00t:
Log splitter

 

[upsnake]

That is a rather odd design.

 

[D&B Mack]

Free Tree! take it all! use for firewood or mulch! (Telford)

I have a standing pine tree that I want gone. Its about 15-18" at its base. If you have ways and means to safely remove this tree, you can have it. It looks like it would be a very easy job. Email or call Tim at 215-768-7262.

Free Tree! take it all! use for firewood or mulch!

 

[D&B Mack]

Over 1 quart

Fire wood for sale - $100 (Douglassville )
Date: 2012-09-16, 6:33PM EDT
[email protected] [Errors when replying to ads?]
Fire wood for sale

Split fire wood available due to home owner moving.

Over 1 quart

Must pick up no delivery

Fire wood for sale

 

[D&B Mack]

This one could actually be a good deal.

wanted: tree cutting - $1 (17960)
Date: 2012-09-17, 11:59AM EDT
[email protected] [Errors when replying to ads?]
Need someone with common sence and a large chain saw to cut down wild cherry trees on farm land. Must have some knowledge on how to safely fall large trees. The cherry trees are poisonous to livestock (cyanide poisoning). Can't pay much....You can have the wood. There are also huge oak trees that are too close to buildings. Let's try to work something out. New Ringgold area. Thanks for reading.

Location: 17960
it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

PostingID: 3277510721

wanted: tree cutting

 

[cowroy]

wanted: tree cutting - $1 (17960)

Definitely wish I was close to that one. I like cherry, and have been keeping an eye out on the farm i am cutting on now for a good size log for milling purposes. To me, it also smells really good burning.