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CL contact actually came through

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  1. Smokinpiney

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    I contacted a lady who posted an ad for free oak. Most ads for free wood around here are gone within hrs if it's hardwood so I figured it was gone. To my suprise she got right back to me and said it was ours for the taking and we could back the trailer right up to them. Dad and I ran over there tonight to find a huge 30" pin oak that had been dropped and a 24" pin oak that was uprooted by the storm a few weeks ago. Glad I brought the 394 :saw:. We got most of the bigger tree on the trailer and it was HEAVY so we decided we'd come back for the rest. Here's a few pics

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    Some heavy logs right there... way to go Smokin...
     
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    Mega haul!
     
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    Whew, I bet "running" over there was as much work as doing all the cutting:rofl: :lol::whistle:
    Great grab, and nice to hear the CL thing worked out for ya's.
     
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    Ahhh got me there! Lol yea running would've taken a while. I usually don't bother with CL but this time I figgerd why not since it was close.
     
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    so you winched those logs up on the trailer?
     
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  7. Smokinpiney

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    Yessir!
     
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    nice going!

    Should lay that across the driveways of certain decision makers regarding shutting down trails...........
     
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    That's how its done.Most of the CL ads I see round here are the usual 'free firewood,you clean up my trashy yard/haul away this pile of brush etc...'' variety.Or "drop this huge dangerous eyesore that towers over 3 houses & several powerlines for free & you can have the wood....."

    But once in a while I get lucky & have a good one like yours.

    http://desmoines.craigslist.org/zip/5154627447.html :rolleyes:
     
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    I just realized I wrote pin oak but they were actually willow oaks. :whistle:
     
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    Do you make a mess of the yard winching them up or is there a "method"?

    Also, what size winch? That is such a simple yet elegant way to handle the big stuff. Get home, chain them up to the tractor or just anchor them and pull the trailer out. I like it!!
     
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    If it's a decent looking yard we'll cut some roller logs to winch the log across the grass. But in most cases we just back up, tilt the trailer and winch em on. The winch is 12k. We had to double line these logs.
     
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    Very impressive... Got to love it when you have the tools of the trade to make life soo much easier.:D Nice load of wood once again. :dex:
     
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    Need to see load # 2 please
     
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    Hopefully tomorrow morning if the rain holds off
     
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    Good change there. I couldn't see pin oak there either.
     
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    Congratulations, nice haul from a CL add :thumbs:
     
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    I never heard of willow oak before, so I googled it.

    Willow oak (Quercus phellos), also known as peach oak, pin oak, and swamp chestnut oak, grows on a variety of moist alluvial soils, commonly on lands along water courses.
     
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    My simple brain has another question.... if you winch them one at a time with the tilt trailer, isn't it flat by the time log #2 is being pulled? I am intrigued but playing it out in my mind there is more thinking to this.
     
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    The trailer has hydraulic power tilt so the weight of the log doesn't set the trailer flat if that's what you mean.
     
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