Poplar in firewood delivery - need fast advice.

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smokinjay said:
szmaine said:
So "alot" of poplar turned out to be some poplar - I'd say a cord or less. So I managed to get $80 off the cost but I won't be calling these folks again anyway.
The driver was pretty surly and afraid of possibly getting stuck on the dirt road to our wood area and the only place he could be convinced to put it was at the top of our driveway where we usually park. He sunk a divot in the admittedly in not good shape to begin with hot top - my husband thought he was quite considerate to bring boards to put under the stabilizers but as it turned out he had taken them from a bunch of 2x8s that were leaning against the barn without asking and broke one in the process.
We do have boards he could have used if he had asked. Sheesh!
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I would say this is the reason more people don't sell to consumer's. Not knocking you but if that driver was to get that truck stuck and what home owner is set up for that kinda of truck....Nightmare! bothways.... :cheese:
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Yeah, I agree he could have been stuck. We usually get our loads when the ground is frozen or in one case totally dried out due to a hot dry summer.
I'm trying to work on my husband about relocating the whole wood processing operation closer to the house anyway so that he doesn't have to wait for the road to dry out to process the stuff and then haul it to another spot (way at the far end of the property from the house) to dry, then haul it to the house to go in the attached shed as he does now. If we cut out a 150x100 section of ratty old trees he could have a spot to do everything all in the same place (and only 25ft from the wood shed) including having the wood deliveries there..we'll see.
 
smokinjay said:
I would say this is the reason more people don't sell to consumer's. Not knocking you but if that driver was to get that truck stuck and what home owner is set up for that kinda of truck....Nightmare! bothways.... :cheese:
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+1

MY BIL is a long distance truck driver. He hauls heifers from NY to Maine and goes right past our place all the time. I tried to convince him I could get his rig in here for a visit sometime, but he drove by to look at it and passed on the invite.

"Maybe you can get me in there, but if I have a problem getting out, do you have any idea what your driveway and lawn is gonna look like?"

Good point.
 
I think this thread is much ado about nothing.

A wood like Apsen/Poplar makes an excellent kindling/firestarter.
If it is less than a cord, then there is no big deal in my mind.
Besides, there are a lot of ads out there selling "mixed hardwoods".
Unfortunately, Aspen/Poplar is technically a "hardwood".

Buyer beware........
 
I burn a lot of poplar and pine. The Summit chews through it a bit quicker than the harder stuff, but It still burns. I would caution you about burning bridges. There may come a day when you need to buy wood from this guy again.
 
karl said:
I burn a lot of poplar and pine. The Summit chews through it a bit quicker than the harder stuff, but It still burns. I would caution you about burning bridges. There may come a day when you need to buy wood from this guy again.
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I hear you....
If all I could get was Aspen/Poplar, I would be happy.
It cuts & splits easily.
It season quickly.
It burns hotter so it is cleaner.

Nuff said.....
 
I feel for all of you that have to buy wood, from what I read around here its a real pain.


szmaine,

You say you agreed on 8 cords who is the judge if ther is 8 cords on a truck or 7 or 9, I just don't see how you can tell with any acuracy at all until it is c/s/s. I know when I cut down 1 tree I can guess but I do not know for sure until its all stacked.
Don't get me wrong I am trying to learn something here. For your area what is a regular cord of wood, their is alot of work still left in a pile of logs. It just looks to me that you would get a huge discount for the work that is left. Send us apicture of the logs please, let us know how many cords were in it when you get done.


Thanks alot
:zip: LOL
 
man reading these replies I'm thinking too many of you peeps are softies! Scammers and cheaters and idiots and losers abound with this stuff! Aw "its just a mistake"? Are you kidding me? If the dope loaded your delivery with poplar he's hoping he's got a sucker on the ropes! Screw that..... if it smells like a rat, looks like a rat............... Sorry but I'm not as easy going as some seem to be in this stuff- if he's capable of delivering grapple log loads he's not a newbie that made a mistake! Send em packing and good for you that you did not pay before seeing what was delivered. That's the only good part of this tale
 
Well, she did say she won't be buying from this guy any more and that she got some dollars off. That should cover the deal pretty well.
 
I'm getting this Poplar free tomorrow-free heat and already cut to length, all I have to do is split it with my Tractor supply 5 ton electric log splitter that I got Friday on sale for $200-$100 off and it works great! but seeing It's made in China I opted for the $40 replacement 3 year warranty.

I know I can't use it until next year but I have just finished splitting the three seasoned cords I bought from a guy for $100 and it burns nice and slow as it was a few years old in 18 inch log length.
 

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