My grandpa sold his 60 acre wood lot that I've been cutting for years. Out of the blue. We had plans for me to buy it in a few years when he was "ready" to sell. He didn't even tell me he was selling. He must have got a heck of a deal. took 3 days. The woods had 10 years worth of dead ash and 20 years of live honey locust and osage. That doesn't even begin to touch the oaks, walnut, cherry and hickory. He didn't want me to touch those to feed the wild life. Now I have to find a new place. I'm kinda lost.
That sucks I had something similar happen when I was younger. I look at it this way if god wanted us in one place we would be a tree.
That sucks. Craigslist or log loads or find a tree guy to drop stuff off for free, wood dump maybe. Maybe you can work something out with the new owner to take out those dead ash
x2 for me north of Denver, Colorado Pioneer from the 1860's. Last 30+ acres sold in 2004. I had always dreamed of living there after all my childhood summers with my grandparents. Not for wood cutting but it was near to my heart, sorry for the loss Breechlock1 .
That's a kick in the yarbles for sure, sorry that happened for your sake. So,...who bought the property and what are their intentions for it?? If the new owners are planning a development, a bunch of the wood may be yours for the asking. When life gives you lemons...........
Idt that's gonna happen. I wish it would I have the room to cover almost 125 cord, yes 125. And store another 100 or so outside but my mom, aunt, and uncle have stuck their nose into the sale and are trying to fight it and pizzed the guy off.
He must have had a reason for selling. Maybe he had some financial troubles and thought hecould get more for it outside the family? Sometimes people are uncomfortable doing business with other family members. Regardless, I know you must feel terrible about it. Very sorry to hear of this Breechlock.
I know he has a reason but financial troubles isn't one. He always told me he was going to sell to me to keep my mom aunt and uncle from fighting over it when he kicks the bucket. They've never showed interest in it other than the money from selling it. I took care of it, put trails in, managed the growth,. Alas no more
Breechlock1 this has to be a tough pill to swallow. We still wish you the best and hope something even better comes along for you.
Thank you for the kind words. I'm hoping I find something closer. It was a 40 mile round trip for wood. The farmer who buys my hay. Has a big woods 3 miles from me. He burns too. He's getting older so maybe if I offer to cut his if I can take some pick up loads too. He offered a few years ago to let me cut standing dead in the summer to not mess with deer season.
Similar thing happened to me years ago. My Uncle owned the last 7 acres of my grandparents 500 acre farm. I had always wanted it for sentimental reasons. I had a conversation with him about it-he said if it was ok with my siblings, he'd give it to me-he was sick of paying taxes on it. Imagine my surprise when I read it the newspaper that he had sold it. I never spoke to him again!
I know how it feels. I have managed to keep 10 acres out of an 80 acre farm that had been in the family since 1872. Hard to do but my sisters wanted to cash out of it and I was in no postion to buy them out without borrowing some money, so I bought the 10 acres from them just for the sentimental value. Gary
Same with me on the farm I mentioned, it was vacant for decades and I had some dreams born from sentimental memories, thought I could afford the old defunct property. Ooops, they built an airport not far from there, value skyrocketed and aunts and uncles wanted their share. Oh well.
Seems a lot of people's sentimental value revolves around a quick buck... Dont worry yourself, Breechlock1 . Something else will come along. Everything happens for a reason!
