Columbus, OH - Free Wood Year Round for the Right Individuals

This is NOT my add nor do I even know this person. I just thought someone may be interested...

http://columbus.craigslist.org/for/4838462240.html

Kevin Masters Arborist Services, a Columbus based tree service, is looking for a new person or possibly a few to pick up wood from curbs or yards throughout the year. This is a great opportunity for the right person to get a lot of decent hardwood at no cost beyond picking it up. However, our criteria for a new woodhead is extensive. There are plenty, and I mean lots and lots, of folks who want free wood. We are only looking to work with the right person.
We need someone who:
Can generally pick up on weekdays within 24 hours at most after being texted that wood is ready. If it always has to wait until the weekend, etc, it won't work.
Can receive text messages, responds quickly, is not hard to get a hold of.
Has a trailer to haul larger loads. Generally, we'll be offering a whole tree, maybe more than one. It may sometimes even require more than one full load of a truck and trailer. There's no partial pickup, it's all or nothing.
Has a decent chainsaw. Sometimes it may be necessary to cut wood smaller, though we try to have it prepared for pickup in reasonable sizes(though some trees are large enough that even an 18" long piece may be 40" wide.
Has a leaf blower and a rake. We try to have everything cleaned up, however sometimes there is bark or sticks that may be under the stacked wood pile and we'll need to have that little bit cleaned up. There is no exception for this, one complaint from a customer that there was a bit of debris under a curb wood pile and we'll move on to the next interested woodhead.
Preference will be given to any woodhead that has a tractor or bobcat, or similar means to move really big wood. The less we have to cut it up, or go back with a grapple truck to get wood because it was too big, the better. That said, that woodhead will have to be careful to not leave torn up turf on our jobsites.
Need someone who is prepared to load the wood on their own or with their own help. We don't need anyone who is looking to be loaded up, we are not offering that. There's plenty of folks who are just happy to have wood. In the event that we have you pick up while we're still on site, the pick up person will take direction and stay out of the work zone as directed.
Has a good attitude in general, respectful, etc. We've had a guy previously who got into an argument with a homeowner about something small and told the homeowner off. This is not even a little worth it for us to deal with. We have a good reputation, and are not open to tarnishing it even a tiny bit to work with anyone who behaves any less that politely when they might encounter our clients.
All that said, we work all year round, and sometimes have several big removals a week. It's understandable if someone can't get every load, which is why there may be room for more than one woodhead. We have a few good guys already, but no one with a mechanized wood mover of any sort. We need people who are equipped to pick up BIG wood. If interested, please email a brief description of how you fit into the criteria above. Please take the time to write 2 or 3 sentences about yourself also, otherwise, its probably not going to work (IE: "hey, do u still nd some1 2 pickup wood? Im ur guy, thx, txt me" is not going to get a response). All the above may sound picky and strict, but we've wasted our time with enough goofballs that weren't ready to deal with the amount of wood we're offering or couldn't conduct themselves like civilized adults. Looking forward to hearing from some good candidates.

 

Sounds like they're looking for an employee

 

Need a tractor or bobcat and please don't tear up the grass!

Gary

 

A place down here was advertising something along those lines but not quite as extreme. My buddy called to get the scoop and when I talked to him after it would have been like working a full time job at your expense. Even in areas where free wood is competitive, something like that is just crazy.

 

And an unpaid one at that.

 

Wow sounds like they need to get their own equipment and another person. Chances are they are getting paid to remove this wood by the homeowner and then passing it on to you. There is no way I am going to haul a tractor/skid steer to someone's house and reseed their yard when it gets tore up and deal with their laundry list of requirements while someone else is sitting back and raking in the profit while I work for free for them.

 

Wish I could take advantage of something like that...even short term to get caught up. I cut wood for myself and try to keep my Mom & Dad supplied. He still likes to go cut but at age 78...its getting harder for him.
My BIL passed away a year ago at age 50 (cancer) and I'm trying to keep my sister burning too. Thats a lot of C-S-S to do. I have a buddy that helps a lot and somehow we get it all done.
Columbus wouldn't work for me...80 miles away

 

Not exactly the same, but I was offered a few vegetable beds in a community allotment of about half an acre. Probably about 18ft x 6ft space in total for my own growing use. I used to offer as much help as I could around the place, but ended up working so much on everything else I didnt even have time to sort my own things out. There was just me and an the head old age pensioner in the end to work the whole plot, as he was so abrasive to everyone and expected us to work his own huge patch of spuds (that he sold!)

Id be very wary of what is expected before I could even get round to actually taking my 'free' wood away. some late late late nights involved there.

 

Wanted: Schmuck to pickup after us. Must provide 100k worth of your own equipment and come clean our mess. This may sound strict, but we must insist that you are unemployed since you will be required to come at the drop of a hat. Even though we get paid for this work, you will not. Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity!

 

Lol.. That's his add deciphered..

 

Its awfully tempting to email them a link to your post.

 

Ahahaha...now that is funny.

 

Lol yup that's exactly how I read that add. You have to be careful as there is a real fine line with wood and it not being cheap. Columbus is a big city also so it can be over an hour from one side to the other easily. That free wood begins to add up in the price of fuel/wear and tear and at times it begins to actually be cheaper to just buy it rather than kill yourself to get it.

 

Spot on there

 

I swear, this ad reads so ridiculous that in between loads of they might get you into a room with 20 other "woodheads" as they put it and try to get you to sell cutco knives for them. Or maybe Rainbow vacuums.

 

Because that would be work. My tree service buddies either drop it off in my driveway or if I have time and they are close I'll come with my dump trailer. My trailer is usually almost full before I can get out of the truck.

 

To funny................