wood score

[loneeagle15]

went to a friends house and saw a pile of elm on the ground after knocking on several doors found the owner 30 bucks a truck load truck holds just over a cord a load tree removal sevice said there was 6-8 cords there
now the work (or is it the fun) begins

 

[moondoggy]

nice grab man. great score... make your friend help load.
i see wood everywhere, and want to knock but i need a hauler though.
i drive a hyundai coupe, i'd do wheelie w/3 logs in the back. and my wife has the new santa fe... i dont care how careful i am, its a tan interior.

 

[Cazimere]

Buy your wife a trailer for her B-day : )

 

[jeffman3]

went to a friends house and saw a pile of elm on the ground after knocking on several doors found the owner 30 bucks a truck load truck holds just over a cord a load tree removal sevice said there was 6-8 cords there
now the work (or is it the fun) begins

Great score! We are working elm too. Burns great, but watch your maul. I have been through two handles already! this stuff is tough! Work it right and it will heat your home nicely. I would call it the fun part now! I like running the Husky! :cheese:

 

[Wolves-Lower]

A wood score is a wood score.
Last year I found some Elm. And I don't know if its not seasoned or what, but I quit burning it. It just didn't put out the heat. I guess I will wait and see how it does after another year of sitting.
Man it is stringy wood though.

 

[Fire Bug]

Buy your wife a trailer for her B-day : )

Yeah, and she will buy herself a maul also; for your head!

 

[Henz]

I got a call from a lady up the road from my parents house. She asked if I wanted the big maple tree out in front of her house. I said yeah, if its already down, cause its right on the road and in powerlines. So, she had it limbed and there is about a 25' stump there now that I can easily drop and buck up. I bet the base is around 35" in diameter Good thing I have a 20" bar! Hard sugar maple

 

[loneeagle15]

moondoggy your hauler doesn't need to be nice we found a old chevy truck for 500. and about all we do with it is haul crap around(gravel eood and dump runs)

 

[moondoggy]

yea i know..... i saw an 91 s-10 on ebay go at ~700 bucks last week.
money is so tight now couldnt scrape that up if i tried. one day...maybe i can use the money i'll save on oil next year... and yes all i need is a hauler, the trailer is a good idea but not if i can get a truck for close to the same cost.

 

[hookspacken]

They just trimmed the powerlines right behind my house a few weeks back and left all the wood. There has got to be years and years of a supply there. I pulled out an overflowing 8' truck bed full of Oak, and Cherry last weekend. going to go back for more ASAP. It is a bit difficult to get in there to get it, and I do have to carry it a bit to get it to the truck, but...its FREE!!

 

[Rich L]

Man I'll tell you that Splitting Elm got me in the best shape of my life.If that wood is wet you'll need a sludge and up to 3 wedges to split it.It just sucks up wedges and axes are out of the question however if this wood is seasoned and dry it gives off great heat and burns a long time.Some of the longest burning wood that I've experienced and hottest was well seasoned elm.