Especially when they leave LOTS of nice hardwood tops, and when the logging is done adjacent to your property, and when nobody else has access to the wood !!
90% maple, 10% oak, white birch and cherry. Picked up about 6 cords so far. Probably at least 50-60 cords available, but only about 12-15 cords that are easy to get to. I need some kind of trailer with good clearance I could pull behind a tractor or my ATV, or some kind of mini-forwarder to crawl around in the tops. Unbelieveable what these guys just leave behind. Even picked up some aspen, but only if it was in the way. If a guy wanted aspen, you could pick up another 40-50 cords of it. I probably will take a lot of it, after I pick the cream off first LOL
The other nice thing about wood that is cut with harvesters is that they skin the bark up nice which will aid greatly in the drying process, altho I won't be using this wood for at least 2 years. Unfortunately, we are supposed to get 3-6" of snow tomorrow night, so the rest of the wood will likely have to wait till spring before I get to it, but it will be waiting there quietly and undisturbed nonetheless.
Pat
90% maple, 10% oak, white birch and cherry. Picked up about 6 cords so far. Probably at least 50-60 cords available, but only about 12-15 cords that are easy to get to. I need some kind of trailer with good clearance I could pull behind a tractor or my ATV, or some kind of mini-forwarder to crawl around in the tops. Unbelieveable what these guys just leave behind. Even picked up some aspen, but only if it was in the way. If a guy wanted aspen, you could pick up another 40-50 cords of it. I probably will take a lot of it, after I pick the cream off first LOL
The other nice thing about wood that is cut with harvesters is that they skin the bark up nice which will aid greatly in the drying process, altho I won't be using this wood for at least 2 years. Unfortunately, we are supposed to get 3-6" of snow tomorrow night, so the rest of the wood will likely have to wait till spring before I get to it, but it will be waiting there quietly and undisturbed nonetheless.
Pat