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Storm damage clean-up

Discussion in 'Everything Else (off topic)' started by Eggshooterist, Jun 27, 2024.

  1. Eggshooterist

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    Any advice on selling green, cut to length wood? Price for a pickup truck load? Maple, oak and cherry.
    20240630_214001.jpg This pile will grow tremendously. There is, at least tripple this cut up innthe woods and we are probably 10% done if that. Probably closer to 5%.
     
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    Very happy you are getting it cleaned up! I knew you would Brotha!
     
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    I hate unfinished business. A few more weekends and there should be a big pile of wood.
     
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    You no doubt want that wood gone. How about $60-$80 for a pickup load?
     
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    Is that a fair price you think? 60 for short bed, 80 for long bed?
     
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    You might get more but you should be able to move it sooner this way. I would even be willing to come down $10.
     
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    I have yet to unlock the split brakes and try steering with the brakes. I have a backhoe hanging off the back so it's not like I don't have enough weight to try it.
     
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    I rarely uses them. For one, they aren't convenient on this tractor with the hydro pedals on the same side and I almost never have needed them. I sat sideways doing this, right foot on the hydro and left on the brakes.
     
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    Just seeing this thread. Those storms are amazing with the amount of tree damage they create. Been hit with some in our area over the last several years.

    Looks like a good workout for your fleet of saws. $60-80 sounds very fair as those are some nice uniform length rounds. Don't burn much yourself?
     
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    Only camp fires and smoking meat.
     
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    We have a lot down.
     
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    We get $100 a load. Save some of that cherry for the smoker...
     
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    100 for green hard wood? Cool. I definitely keep cherry on hand for smoking.
     
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    :yes: they can stack it at their place and let it dry. Same effort to ccs either wood
     
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    Great point.
     
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    Pic heavy update. More damage I hadn't shown before and some progress. First the damage. This is all still up on the front 1/2 of our property. 20240707_072945.jpg 20240707_072959.jpg

    Decent size cherry. Heavily branched. My favorite...lol
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    This was the worst area. There were, basically 7 trees all tangled together. 4 completely down, the largest wedged itself in the middle of the three into one tree. All the tops from the 3-1 tree were snapped off. Part of the trunks as well. We will eventually cut that down along with a couple others that have lost all, or nearly all their branches / canopy.
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    More damage pics...All this would be a really big pain to get to if not for all the biking / walking trails we made all through our property. 2.69 miles so far.
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    And some progress. We are piling brush anywhere there isn't a trail. I have used the leaf blower on what I can to start identifying where the trails actually are. We have started a second pile of cut up wood and have drug more trees out into the open to process more easily. That's if for now. 20240707_073717.jpg 20240707_074500.jpg 20240707_073042.jpg 20240707_072932.jpg 20240707_074209.jpg 20240707_074215.jpg 20240707_073505.jpg 20240707_073541.jpg 20240707_074320.jpg 20240707_073422.jpg 20240707_074153.jpg 20240707_073435.jpg 20240707_074229.jpg 20240707_073524.jpg 20240707_073122.jpg
     
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