I had to drop off my car for service yesterday. The shop is close enough that I can drop it and walk home in a few minutes. I took the little dirt road that I have been harvesting cords of fire wood from for the last few years. On one side if the road is the back of a large apartment complex. When I got around the corner, I came across the maintenance crew clearing a bunch of downed Black Locust trees from the woods and PUTTING IT IN A DUMPSTER!
I told them that I could be back in a few minutes with my truck to help them save dumpster space. The man driving the skid steer said that would be fine.
I came back with the old flatbed and they started loading me with the skid steer.
I packed as much on the truck as I thought it could carry the 1/2 mile home.
Gotta love being loaded by a crew with a machine!
I gave the boss two $20's and told the crew to use it for lunch. The boss gave back one of them and said they'd have coffee on me.
This is the first time I really wished that the old truck had a hoist. Unloading these logs was tough, even with gravity on my side.
I unloaded and went back for another load.
Two loads on the ground.
...and a third load!
All together, I think it will stack out to at least 2 cords, or 1/2 of what I need to scrounge to replace what I burn this year. I'll either burn this 14-15 or 15-16.
There is still more, but I'll be at work today, Saturday, and Sunday. Maybe I can get more on Monday if they are still there...
I told them that I could be back in a few minutes with my truck to help them save dumpster space. The man driving the skid steer said that would be fine.
I came back with the old flatbed and they started loading me with the skid steer.
I packed as much on the truck as I thought it could carry the 1/2 mile home.
Gotta love being loaded by a crew with a machine!
I gave the boss two $20's and told the crew to use it for lunch. The boss gave back one of them and said they'd have coffee on me.
This is the first time I really wished that the old truck had a hoist. Unloading these logs was tough, even with gravity on my side.
I unloaded and went back for another load.
Two loads on the ground.
...and a third load!
All together, I think it will stack out to at least 2 cords, or 1/2 of what I need to scrounge to replace what I burn this year. I'll either burn this 14-15 or 15-16.
There is still more, but I'll be at work today, Saturday, and Sunday. Maybe I can get more on Monday if they are still there...