SUPER SCORE years of wood

Free and delivered , sweet deal.

This was my delivery this past spring. It was not free.
But it will be ready to burn by 2016.



This is it last month.

Way to go.....

Nico1986 said:

Wow that looks awesome how much did u pay to have it dropped. That looks like two truck loads. How many cords u think u got out of it. I'm about 1/4 the way done getting em cut to size gonna stack em like that and then in spring I'm gonna split em trying to get this pile done before the next truck load comes

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It is 2 truck loads. Just about 16-18 cords. Depending on how well the truck was stacked and how straight the trees are. It is $900 per truck load. I'm not always that eager to cut up the logs. In the past I have been know to let them sit as logs for a year before cutting to size. They still have plenty of water in them.

You the man.

Congrats! A ton of work.....but I am jealous.

Nico1986 said:

After 20-30 calls and emails to tree service companies was able to get a grapple truck load for FREE delivered to my house. Was so excited started to cut to size have small stack working now hoping to get all cut to size before it gets to cold so it's ready for spring splitting. First time ever doing this I suggest all that can handle such a big load in there yard to try it can't beat it the owner was more than happy to drop off and has already offered more I will be taking one more load in a week and probably another come spring time. My father in law heats his house with a stove but has a small yard so he couldn't get a delivery but I'm getting enough for the both of us he has the equipment to process everything so gonna process everything at my house and bring finish product to him he lives close to me. I gave the driver a $20 for lunch or some drinks he was very happy. For anyone in Long Island New York give this guy a call he has so much he needs to get rid of hope someone can get a load like I did and heat there house. I live in Suffolk county not sure how far he goes but he's located in patchouge good luck all. (631) 291-7010 ask for Dave he's an ex navy guy very nice. Also anyone have some tips on streamlining this process

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Great score and shows that persistence does pay. Also thanking you for giving the driver a tip. I'm sure that was appreciated and he will treat you well in the future too.

The nice part of getting logs is that you don't have to do any limbing nor stacking of brush. In addition, you don't have any hauling expense. As for the bucking, for sure if he lays a couple logs to stack the rest on will help you a lot. Whenever I've cut from a pile like that, I usually start where the cutting is the easiest even if that happens to be at the top of the stack. Once you get room so you can roll a log free to cut that way, you have it made!

You can winch or pull some logs out if you wish but most do not find that necessary and many do not have the room. As for marking the logs for cutting, we cut to 16" length so have a 16" stick. Lay that on the log and then mark with a crayon. We use the marking crayons that Oregon puts out but you can also use chalk. White chalk can work really nice and is very cheap. This is what we use.



There are two tools that can save you a lot of work and they are worth every penny you have to spend on them. The cant hook. Either a 3' or 4' handle. Most times a 3' will work good but if you get any big stuff you might want the 4'. The other is the log tong. We have two of them. They are amazing on saving you work and especially saving the bending. You just set the tongs on the log and drop them down then carry them off. It really does make the work easier. In addition, sometimes you can pull a long using the log tongs and it is amazing how much easier it is. Most times I'll use one in each hand so to carry two logs at a time. On the big heavy stuff, both tongs on the log and use the knee to push as you stack the logs.

btw, I am partial to wood handles on the cant hooks. You will do fine and may even lose some weight with all that work. That is just a bonus.

Pulp hooks are good alternative to look at also. I know Dennis likes the tongs they work well and are probably better with the finished splits. Hooks are real nice if you want to add a handle to a medium sized log and drag it. They can also be used to hold/work a round on a splitter without putting your hand in the danger area.

A pickaroon or hookaroon if we haven't discussed as of yet are really useful for righting and jockeying the larger cut rounds. I wouldn't go and buy one just to have it but if your back starts bothering you or you get sick of pushing a round over they are worth looking at.

Paul, the log tongs work fantastic on the logs but once they are split they don't work as good nor are they needed. Perhaps if one had the smaller tongs it would work okay on the splits but I'm not sure of that.

Backwoods Savage said:

Paul, the log tongs work fantastic on the logs but once they are split they don't work as good nor are they needed. Perhaps if one had the smaller tongs it would work okay on the splits but I'm not sure of that.

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Yes, I have the small ones, they are useless at handling anything of diameter that needs splitting.

Congrats! ...another successful tree service donation!!

I'm on a couple of lists now myself, but haven't had any work orders in our area needing to be filled as of yet.

Nice load. I see his add on Craig's List all the time. Nice to see that he really delivers. That's the way to go if you have space for the truck to maneuver, and a stack that big.

I thought I saw "Long Island Lumberjack" on Craig's List. I'm up in Westchester. Even if I had room for a load like that, he can't come to me.

I'm good. My 1/4 acre is at max capacity with 13 cords in the backyard and more than enough free wood lined up within a few miles of home for the next few years.

Someone else on here from LI said the guy who advertises free wood on CL does charge for his delivery expenses. I think it would cost me $200 or so to have him deliver to my home on the south fork. But for the amount of hardwood you get its still well worth it.

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Pulp hooks are good alternative to look at also. I know Dennis likes the tongs they work well and are probably better with the finished splits. Hooks are real nice if you want to add a handle to a medium sized log and drag it. They can also be used to hold/work a round on a splitter without putting your hand in the danger area.

A pickaroon or hookaroon if we haven't discussed as of yet are really useful for righting and jockeying the larger cut rounds. I wouldn't go and buy one just to have it but if your back starts bothering you or you get sick of pushing a round over they are worth looking at.

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Paul is right on with the pickaroon.

They indeed are a really handy tool to have. We use ours a lot.

These free wood postings blow me away.

Up here folks that do this sort of work either burn the wood themselves, know of a family member or friend who burns, they give the wood to the home owner who burns or has a family member/friend who burns or they bring it to the nearby wood dump for free (at least where I work) where the city turns around and has someone come in to chip up the wood.

Jake, The NYC metro area is not even a little bit like where you live. Most folks in the 'burbs just want to see things go away and either don't have the time or interest in wood burning, or even stuff as simple as mowing their lawn and even clearing their snow.

I am also a firm believer in the pickeroon/hookaroon. I have two of them. One about 36" and the other is 72" and is great for unloading the wood hauler.