Getting rid of uglies

With the tree guys dropping off so many logs I can’t keep up with, I’ve now resorted to trying to get rid of the big nasty pieces- the ones that take too much time and produce a lot of knotty and stringy splits. I put an ad on market place to come pick these up. I had a guy show up with an S10 and a tiny trailer. He ended up with a large stump piece on each. As we were talking I told him I could deliver a dump truck load for $20...more or less to cover my gas because he’s only about 6 miles from me. He jumped at the idea so I brought him a load a week ago. He messaged me Friday looking for more so I gladly obliged. When I dumped this load he said he loved it and wanted more. This is working out great for both of us as time is money for me and I hate dealing with these pieces.

 

Anything like that photo I just quarter them with the chainsaw....They burn great...

 

Does he have a boiler? That’s a good arrangement

 

Too much time and they come out ugly. I sell wood so I gotta keep the pace up if I want to make any money

 

He has a stove but doesn’t mind breaking them down

 

Wow, that guy is awesome. Send him to Minnesota, I have a bunch of crap that I'm not interested in breaking up

 

Good deal for both. Id hate dealing with them too even with your equipment. How much did you give him?

 

The two loads are probably about 2.5 cords

 

I don't mind the ugly's all that much, but I am not selling wood, either. People that buy wood don't want to pay as much for ugly's, I am sure, as they don't stack well.

 

And it takes longer to process.

 

Yep, I won’t touch that stuff anymore. Faster to hoist it up and drive it out into the forest.

 

I get it time is $$ for you! I’d take 2.5 cord hardwood for $40 delivered regardless of what it looked like!

 

I get what your saying.

 

Have him stop by here on his way. I too don't like the time involved in dealing with that stuff.

 

You firewood guys are spoiled! It would bring me great pain to see those pieces leave my driveway.

 

Oh there was a time I chopped up everything. Hell, the women collected sticks down to 1/2” that I would run through the cordwood saw.LOL
Just happy those times are behind me. A large influx of wood to be processed coupled with upgrades to my collecting equipment allows me to be choosy.

 

+1, I do the same.

 

And I thought this was a thread about x girlfriends.

Kidding.

But yeah, still noodle uglies from time to time. I guess it comes to what other scores I have on the docket. If there's nothing, then Ill take them.
Last score I cut them took some of the wood off, but tossed the rest out of sight....was cleaning up a little for the landowner.

If they were delivered to my place, I'd cut 'em. That is some dense wood for sure.

Sca

 

I'll deal with them some. We have a guy that likes to burn them for coals to cook hogs on.