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Now I understand, drop offs

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by spotted owl, Jan 25, 2026 at 12:45 PM.

  1. spotted owl

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    This is a first, never had free a load dropped at the door step before. Now I understand what you all are saying. It’s pretty cool. Now it’s time to get to work.

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  2. theburtman

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    Is your dog guarding the pile or getting ready to help? Nice dog!
     
  3. The Wood Wolverine

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    Can’t beat free delivered wood. :salute:
     
  4. Horkn

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    Yeah it's really nice. Half the work is done already when it's at your house with no work done on your behalf.

    Nice score!
     
  5. Dok440

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    The wood looks good too. I have had tree work drops and decided they weren't worth it. I think you scored!
     
  6. buZZsaw BRAD

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    Congrats on your first. Not a bad looking load! What species are in the mix?
     
  7. Canadian border VT

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    Nice score.. I thought it was a fairy tale until it happened also.

    I agree with first comment nice dog
     
  8. Backwoods Savage

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    Still some work to do but sure beats getting it home on your own. Especially those big pieces. Looks good.
     
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    For the very first time, we had three cords dropped off at our place a cord at a time. It was split but not as small as campinspecter likes it so we re-split it before stacking. Nice to be working close to food, bathroom and warmth when you need it.
     
  12. billb3

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    Just horses keeping those fields tame ?
     
  13. Elm-er Fudd

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    I have a couple of tree services that drop wood for me when I need it. In the past has kinda been hit and miss, got some really nice loads and some pretty crappy loads. The nice thing about being 4 years ahead, is I’m not desperate for wood and I have gotten pretty selective. I won’t let them dump anymore unless they send me a picture or I’m home to look at it first. Giving them a 30 pack every time they come has gone a long way towards getting the good stuff. They now know I will shut them off completely if they bring me rotten stuff and twigs. It’s a good deal for everyone saves them a 25 mile round trip to the landfill plus $50 dump fee and they get free beer. I get free wood delivered to my back yard to process when I have time to get to it.
     
  14. spotted owl

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    There’s a couple small pieces of oak but the rest is fir.

    There’s a mule up there but that thing’s wild as a cootie. Mostly deer and elk keep it trimmed up through winter. The neighbor put a few up there to get them out of the mud for a while. I don’t winter anything but the dog anymore.


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  15. Timberdog

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    Thats good firewood :yes:
     
  16. MHL68

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    Also my concern that they wouldn't be worth it. I'm afraid I would get some giant 5' oak trunks that would take me way longer to deal with than it would be to go get stuff myself off FBMP.
     
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