Paying for Black Locust

Shhh.... I have a source of recent BL blow downs, within a mile away. I'll get to them in a week or three. They ain't going anywhere but in my racks.

 

Benjamin's....

 

BL no longer stands for black locust...it's now Benjamin Love

 

Received a little Benjamin love today. F0ur Face cords delivered and stacked.

 

Whoops, should have posted how many ricks I dropped off at the homeless shelter.

 

Says nothing about donating anything

 

Yep, we would like to see that...

 

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I didn't know of those species of white oak. I've heard of swamp chestnut, bur, chinkipin...
I wish I had the recipe for the perfectly seasoned...how much salt, pepper, thyme....

 

There is lots of room left in that truck.

 

Now Jeff, homeless don’t need good dry firewood, (thinking most stoves go in houses)
Widows, families of service men deployed, victims of injuries or accidents.. need firewood
But I get the gist of what your saying

 

Rain day here so I was able to meet up with the guy. Most of the BL he had cut was too short. Four other trees which turned into three were well over 16" DBH so I offered $200 for everything. "Were way off" he states which is why I always ask what they want. I guess someone had offered $75 for his fresh cut stack which was roughly a face cord. One tree was a good leaner which he was taking down next. He seemed to want to make a deal but I held firm. Hilly yard but id be able to back up to the tree.
He was a burner and I didn't educate him on its heat value. He seemed afraid to use it being a newbie. Showed me his insert which was going. Drove home a little deflated but glad I stuck to my price.
Tine to get to work on my annual BL scrounge-a-thon.

 

How many homeless guys named rick do you think are in the Nashville area?

 

LMAO!

 

I ain't split a round of Blocust for at least a couple years. Have a few around property, but not many. Going to a buddy's place soon to see what's left after he had a cut done. IIRC his property is a red oak situation...NW facing slopes. May or may not take some wood depending on how difficult to get out. My 'on the hoof' (on the ground) stock is a little low this year as far as trees go.

 

Don't know but apparently they are all at the homeless shelter!

 

Have you thought about posting an ad for free clean up of fallen BL, or maybe someone has a patch they want cut down? Maybe a nah eastah knocks some down this winter, or a TS next summer. Offer a reward to your utility right of way connections for leads on BL.

That rick looks like it has meth problem.

 

Ive contacted three local tree companies inquiring about BL. One said I couldn't cut on their property, the other took my number and the other a flat out no. I should just call the guy across the street from my wood storage as he has offered me some during the Summer. Ive been considering just asking to cut in his yard. Work out some sort of a deal for wood rather than hunt it down all the time.

 

I can’t imagine putting in the time and effort you do for wood. Had a guy complain about my price and I just told him that with the time, fuel, materials, time and more time to create a dry ready to burn product, I don’t make minimum wage. He still bought and tipped.
Time to obtain wood
Time to unload
Time to move wood
Time to split
Time to move again
Time to stack
Time to gather pallets
Time to lay pallets
Time to stack
Time to cover
Time to fill truck with wood
Time to deliver
Time to unload
Time to stack
Time to get back home
Time to refuel the truck
Time to refuel splitter
Time to refuel tractor
Time for maintenance on splitter
Time for maintenance on tractor
Time for maintenance on truck
Time to recover stacks after filling load
Time for saw fluids
Time for saw sharpening
Time for saw maintenance
$ for the fuel for all the equipment involved
$ for all the maintenance involved
$ for stack covers
$ for specialty tools
$ for saws
Yup pure Benjamin profit in firewood

 

Probably why he is homeless

 

After reading this thread I may give up selling firewood!

I tell folks for what I go through to obtain barkless BL I should charge a lot more. Not in our Nashville's friend league but more than what they pay. I do get a premium for it and folks are happy with it.