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Raptor Wood Tales

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by cigarsmokingzombie, May 12, 2019.

  1. cigarsmokingzombie

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    Here is another one in the pipeline. What is this...silver maple? The guy said this is 2 types
    of trees.

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    Agreed, there always seems to be something in the waiting. So much wood, so little time.


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    looks like some type of maple. First pic did look like red or possibly silver maple bark. Others look like sugar maple. Id go for the ash score, but dont pay for it IMO!
     
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    Ok, I’m off the next 4 days. My goal is 3
    Cords...let’s goooooo! I’m a hoarding fiend. It’s been 2 weeks since a good hoard and I’m jonesin for a score!


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    what happened with that ash score? Did you decline or pay for it or contact the guy?
     
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    I’m still working on the guy. Lol, he’s not responding. I offered $40. I do have more ash to get from my score a couple of weeks back. Giant chunks. Bringing the saw tomorrow, whooo!


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    Thats aggravating when they dont reply. I was looking at a chain saw on CL a few weeks back. Texted the guy twice, called and then second call he texts saying it was sold. I just checked and its still listed. This was almost a month ago. Keep after him, that was some nice looking wood.
     
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    Hoard on...
     
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    I’ll be sure to scratch and sniff to make sure
    It’s legit...seems we are doing that now.


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    Hope you find some great scores, enjoy your days off.
     
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    First score of the weekend!

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    1/2 cord Hickory and Ash.


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    Fantastic! Craigslist? No scores like that in my neighborhood! Just all the white pine you could ever want.
     
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    Facebook marketplace....and they want me to come back for this...
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    It’s a lot of work to roll out 100 yards to driveway and I need a bigger truck. Something tells me I’m gonna do this.


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    Yikes! Watch out those vines aren't poison ivy...
     
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    Nice looking score cigarsmokingzombie , uniform length & nice and straight too. How is your back feeling?
     
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    Id go for the ash. I hate cutting in tangles. Looks like it was nice there today. Was there a good breeze? There was up here.
     
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    Felt great today, I could have gone all day and night. Breeze was wonderful. The whole body and soul just felt fantastic.

    I’m not sure I’ll do this. The lady is worried about her yard getting wrecked. Rolling the stuff out is gonna be a tough task and would
    do the least damage but there’s still gonna be some damage from my fat azz stumbling along in size 13s :). We will see.

    The tangled stuff looked like cherry.


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    Could you split it in place and use a wheelbarrow or hand truck to move it to THE RAPTOR....:saw::woodsign::axe:
     
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    If I bring a wheelbarrow, I’ll have less room in the Raptor for wood! I’m going to use the roll and flip method. It’s like flipping tractor tires in CrossFit.


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    Completed an early morning wood run this morning...oak. Whoooooooooooodddd!

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