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Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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nomad_archer
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Well as long as the weather holds up this evening I think I have a date with the hydro splitter to knock out a few more trailers full of rounds. Hopefully I get through a lot of what is there so I have room to do more scrounging.
i think i was the only one at the GTG that didn't have a ported saw. there were plenty there to run. maybe next year for ya.
zogger
Tree Freak
My friends young fella wants to make some extra funds and loves all things mechanical , loves to run the tractor and saws so my friend asked if I'd lend a helping hand .
Here's the start of the venture .
The first of three loads .
Why post bought wood in the scrounging thread ?
Well let me tell you that I've been scrounging for a few months now to be able to get "In" with the guys that are cutting and have wood , not as many guys up here as 5 years ago .
The fella I got this from told me that he's sold 1500 cord so far this year and his phone is still ringing from people further away than me .
I'm happy to say that I'm finally "In" but it was a lot of work to get it at a price that a fella could make the numbers work and not get yanked around , I pay my trucker as he delivers , pay for the wood at the end of the third load that way the contractor knows I'm happy with the loads .
Here's the start of the venture .
The first of three loads .
Why post bought wood in the scrounging thread ?
Well let me tell you that I've been scrounging for a few months now to be able to get "In" with the guys that are cutting and have wood , not as many guys up here as 5 years ago .
The fella I got this from told me that he's sold 1500 cord so far this year and his phone is still ringing from people further away than me .
I'm happy to say that I'm finally "In" but it was a lot of work to get it at a price that a fella could make the numbers work and not get yanked around , I pay my trucker as he delivers , pay for the wood at the end of the third load that way the contractor knows I'm happy with the loads .
Does this mean the van is going to be retired?My friends young fella wants to make some extra funds and loves all things mechanical , loves to run the tractor and saws so my friend asked if I'd lend a helping hand .
Here's the start of the venture .
The first of three loads .
Why post bought wood in the scrounging thread ?
Well let me tell you that I've been scrounging for a few months now to be able to get "In" with the guys that are cutting and have wood , not as many guys up here as 5 years ago .
The fella I got this from told me that he's sold 1500 cord so far this year and his phone is still ringing from people further away than me .
I'm happy to say that I'm finally "In" but it was a lot of work to get it at a price that a fella could make the numbers work and not get yanked around , I pay my trucker as he delivers , pay for the wood at the end of the third load that way the contractor knows I'm happy with the loads .
Interested to see....Funny you said that LOL
I'll put up a pick of the new to me replacement tomorrow .
Clint will be proud of me
zogger
Tree Freak
My friends young fella wants to make some extra funds and loves all things mechanical , loves to run the tractor and saws so my friend asked if I'd lend a helping hand .
Here's the start of the venture .
The first of three loads .
Why post bought wood in the scrounging thread ?
Well let me tell you that I've been scrounging for a few months now to be able to get "In" with the guys that are cutting and have wood , not as many guys up here as 5 years ago .
The fella I got this from told me that he's sold 1500 cord so far this year and his phone is still ringing from people further away than me .
I'm happy to say that I'm finally "In" but it was a lot of work to get it at a price that a fella could make the numbers work and not get yanked around , I pay my trucker as he delivers , pay for the wood at the end of the third load that way the contractor knows I'm happy with the loads .
More cheatin going on than at a bankers poker game!
nomad_archer
Addicted to ArboristSite
Move the date a little and I will be there. On a hunting note. Remember to put your doe tag application for round one in the mail tomorrow.
Started spitting my elm scrounge last night. Oh my gosh! It's like that stuff is woven together!
Your first foray into elm?
Uh huh. I'm learning fast. Free wood isn't always the deal it looks like!
Elm burns so nice that I don't mind the extra work sometimes. If I had to split it all the time that would get old in a hurry. Noodle and/or split by hydro.
mallardman
ArboristSite Operative
Elm can be a pain but like svk said it burns real nice. One of my favorites.
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Got a call from the electric co's tree service that they will finally be dropping the last of my problem trees at the cabin over the next few weeks. I have had the work order in since September so these guys must be busy (normally it is a 3-6 week turn around).
The local crew that did my last two cuts is gone and they now have a Mexican based crew from Texas doing the jobs. I know the work ethic of most Mexican work crews is second to none so I am curious if they completely subcontract their jobs to this new group or if they added these guys to increase productivity. When I had work done 6 years ago the local crew was very friendly and hard working but the crew that came two years ago wasn't very friendly and it seemed to take them forever to get the job done.
Regardless this will yield me about 8 cords of additional wood to process between now and spring. This will also put a close to my almost non-stop aspen cutting over the past three years.
The local crew that did my last two cuts is gone and they now have a Mexican based crew from Texas doing the jobs. I know the work ethic of most Mexican work crews is second to none so I am curious if they completely subcontract their jobs to this new group or if they added these guys to increase productivity. When I had work done 6 years ago the local crew was very friendly and hard working but the crew that came two years ago wasn't very friendly and it seemed to take them forever to get the job done.
Regardless this will yield me about 8 cords of additional wood to process between now and spring. This will also put a close to my almost non-stop aspen cutting over the past three years.
jrider
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Not sure if this counts as a scrounge as a whole but part of it is for sure. Tuesday June 30th our entire area had some strong thunderstorms come through and cause damage ina 30-40 mile range. Lots and lots of downed trees and plenty of tops blown out and hangers way up in the trees. The tree companies have had so much work to do, many of them stopped answering their phones or were giving 3 weeks to even come look at jobs. I was able to pick up plenty of jobs where trees were fully on the ground. Pretty much all towns around offer brush pick up once or twice a year but when storms like this happen, they offer another round. What did that mean for me? I got paid good money to cut up downed trees, drag brush to the curb and haul the wood away. I was hoping to score more oak jobs than I did but still managed to get about 5-6 cords of it. I also got close to 10 cords for my owb. Depending on the day, I was hiring 1-3 teenagers to drag and help load while I mostly ran the saws.
Definitely counts towards the 'scrounge' merit badge in my book.
(Double points for the guys that hauled away any wood from the curb that you cut. )
Philbert
(Double points for the guys that hauled away any wood from the curb that you cut. )
Philbert
