cut some GREEN at this St. Paddys Day score

Another case of "it doesnt hurt to ask" score. Passed this last week. Cutting along a state highway. The guy is in the yard cutting the skinnies. Turn around, go back, pull in and ask. Cool guy, had a nice conversation with him, about firewood &chain saws of course! He was using a little Stihl homeowners saw. A friend taking smalls he was cutting. Larger stuff he'd let me know. Left my number.
Get a call the other night giving me the green light. Wasnt going that way for a few days and hoped it was still there. Wood above an embankment so hard to take if parked in road. Stopped late this afternoon. Was able to back right up in yard, cut and load. An hour cutting and loading. Manageable size sugar maple, ash and a bit of mystery dead wood i thought was elm. Forgot to take pics prior to starting so pics of progress.

Decent load for time cut. Didnt feel like neatly loading. Close to half cord. Sugar maple was GREEN. Ash had some loose bark, but most was holding on.
Ash still there. Ill go back soon for the rest. Nice straight mostly knot free rounds.

 

Hey hopefully you can make some GREEN with that stuff too! Nice hoard!

 

You’ll know right away if the dead mystery wood is elm when you try to hand split it

 

Well Brad you never cease to amaze me on the amount of wood you come across and like you said it never hurts to ask. Good for you.

 

I’m beginning to wonder if brad has a real job other than hoarding wood. Don’t seem like there’s enough hours in the day for him to do anything besides hoarding

 

is dead elm hard to split? Ive heard on here it isnt thats why i was excited about grabbing some. I honestly think it isnt elm though.

 

Pretty much what Backwoods Savage said. Looks like probably a couple rounds in the pile that shouldn’t be too bad

 

Is dead elm very heavy? These werent as heavy as i expected.

 

I only take the "easy" scores. You should see what i dont take!

 

You should see what i dont take. Most of the stuff is "easy" to grab. This particular score was along the state highway ive been traveling to and from the job i was doing. Ive posted about four of them During the course of a few weeks and 20 minute ride it generated a few scores. Couple were nos, but i did inquire. Being a PT contractor i travel in a lot of different areas so i find it by accident.

 

Some is surprisingly heavy, then the next tree, not so much!

 

On the way from here to my sister's house I pass some trees that were pushed down and to the side to make a road entrance into a field. Every time I see them I think what a shame they are just going to waste. If I had a truck I would enquire about getting them but I have no way to haul them home. From the road I think there is some white oak in the mix.

 

Car hoarder???

 

Yup...put some logs in 'er boot.

 

I did do that once; there is a thread on here that I wrote with the boot full of wood. Sister told me that I can't put wood in the car any more; even in the boot, and since she gave me the car, I feel I have to oblige. I had to put around $1000.00 in repairs but in the end I have a better car than I could have purchased for that amount of money. My old 93 Buick was about ready to fall apart. I am thinking of a trailer as the car does have a towing hitch; it is a low class hitch but still might be able to haul light loads.

 

Does your sister still own the car? Does she pay for registration or insurance? Or fuel or maintenance/repair costs?

She has no concerns in the matter.

 

Great find and hoarde, buddy.

 

Had some time and was going home that way so i stopped for more of the ash. If PU was empty wouldve got it all and some of the dead stuff.
Pretty sure i hit this and didnt even know it. Found it as i was unloading the rounds. Anyone ever cut metal and not even known it?