Saw a crew cutting this weekend, so pulled over to see what the scrounge possibilities were. Turns out there were about 10 guys working, dropping 18 large (60+ ft) white pines. Started talking to the guys, and turns out that most of the crew are DPW tree guys Monday to Friday, and that the town Tree Warden and lead bucket truck guy are both there. I ask them about getting access to some of the town cuttings, and they say "Sure, no problem. Whats the address?" They know their stuff, and promised it would only be hardwoods, and everything would be bucked to 24 inches or less. So now I've got unlimited access to 4 yard dump truck loads of hardwood, dropped right in the driveway! I ended up taking a big load of pine to be friendly, since they needed to get rid of it. I guess I'm going to have to wait for the first load to make sure that this isn't too good to be true, but they both seemed like good guys. They gave me their names and cell numbers, and told me to go by the office anytime.
I'm really considering overhauling my processing system to accommodate this new supply, but I will wait until after the first load to make any changes. Its also going to really test my round IDing skills, since each truck will probably have a variety of different species. Maybe I'll keep the good stuff, and sort out the elms and soft maples and give them away. I wish there was a way to identify needy families.
Lots of ideas swirling around, but generally just excited.
I'm really considering overhauling my processing system to accommodate this new supply, but I will wait until after the first load to make any changes. Its also going to really test my round IDing skills, since each truck will probably have a variety of different species. Maybe I'll keep the good stuff, and sort out the elms and soft maples and give them away. I wish there was a way to identify needy families.
Lots of ideas swirling around, but generally just excited.
