Driven by these huge red oak logs a few times since theyve been there. Many months judging by the weathered ends. Couple towns over along a state highway maybe 20 minutes from me. Drove by them the last three mornings and stopped today to get a better look. Three bottom sections from a big oak. The 460 is coming with me tomorrow morning. Ill buck one of the logs, quarter and load. Going that way at least another two weeks so ill eventually grab the rest. Dont wanna tire myself out before work! Top section of biggest log. I have enough room to park, cut and quarter. The smallest diameter log has some knots. I may leave that one. Leaving earlier tomorrow with a smile on my face! If my boss asks why im late ill just show him the oak. Im self employed!
Speaking of cutting wood, i worked for the county Road Dept for over 25 yrs ,one particular bad winter, we had trees down all over the place, our section was hit hard. Lots of snow that year, and wind, bad mix for tall trees. So, after 3-4 days of steady cutting roads open, spending most of my nights behind a saw with some one holding a flashlight, we had to do some thing. One day a local business guy asked me if i knew where he might get some wood. I told him about a good place, good rocked road, and lightly traveled. One of my working buddy's told his dad the same thing, about the same place. Well, i go into my friends store that last night, and asked his wife where he was. She replied, he's in jail, the property they were cutting the wood on was corps of engineers, government property, so they arrested them and took them both to jail. HOLY COW!! What, i didn't know it was corps of engineers property, i'll go bail him out. Then, she started laughing as i headed toward the front door. She said, no, she was just kidding, BUT, it was corps property, and one of the guys who ''thought'' he owned it all called the sheriff and they did come up, stopped the 2 of them from cutting anymore wood. Then the deputy even helped them load the wood they had cut, and told them to go ahead and finish their loads off. But, don't cut any more. Boy did i learn a lesson, if some one wants some wood, just tell them to get a permit. Now, the county will tell you,'' we don't issue wood permits,'' And, around here, if you get caught transporting wood without a permit, they will nail you for theft of merchantable wood products. And, some of the bigger timber company's don't mess around. They really mean business. And, on the downside, i've watched fantastic red fir, and maple literally ROT down to nothing laying in the ditch or on the side of the road, it makes me sick, but, the law around here, is the law. Bottom line, if you can pickup wood along side the road, you guy's are lucky! And, good for any and all of you.
Good for you, I enjoy red oak. Rarely do I see wood laying on road side here. There’s not a lot of timber here so maybe it gets scrounged fast.
Now im gonna be looking over my shoulder while im cutting and loading! This had been sitting for a while. I go that way maybe every two months or so and i remember seeing it in the hot weather. It is not in front of a house or any property. There is a restaurant and im guessing its part of their property. No one really to ask. I prefer to get permission (this was talked about in a recent thread), but this has been there for too long, no sign, state highway and close enough to the road. Ill post more pics later. BTW B.Brown , where are you located? Your signature says "USA"
Go get em Brad. Time does tell the tale . Looks like they’re just a little too big for the average scrounger in that area. Utility may have took it down. Is it cut at the stump or a blow down? The utilities are often guilty of forgetting to pick them up later,,,,,especially the big monsters or difficult to get too. Those are neither but maybe just not enough to warrant a truck coming into the area. There was a huge white oak trunk down in East Haddam. Left on top of a steep hill. I thought about it every time I drove by. Biggest thought was I’d winch it down with my trailer, something go wrong and it’d roll down and kill me or crush my trailer I let it go. Last two times I drove by it looks like someone went up there with a chainsaw mill and slabbed it right there. Left the bottom wane. Another big WO near the Salmon River. Same thing. Very steep hill. Someone did some noodling on it but gave up. In my opinion they were nuts to even try. Mountain logging is one thing but when you’ve got traffic below your really asking for trouble.
That was my guess tool. IME the average scrounger has a maximum 20" bar and frowns upon large diameter wood. I used to be in that boat with my 16" bar 290. Now i dont. Go from a 16" bar to a 28" and WOW! This is easy to get. The hill is minimal. Ive cut on some steeper hills and you have to plan carefully of course. Years back hurricane Irene felled a triple clump red oak in our woods. Great for me. Problem was on a steep rocky hill. One tree went straight down the hill...no problem. Second went across the hill and was stuck behind another tree which stopped it from rolling. Third was slight diagonal down hill. I stood on uphill side and cut it free of the root ball and watched it tumble down the hill. Felt like i was in an episode of Axmen.
It always amazes me too how some folks think. They have a 16" bar so anything over 16" they think they can't cut it. Wrong! Cut away. It takes a little longer is all.
Stopped his morning on the way to work. Bucked the biggest log, split into sixths and loaded. Little over a half hour. Got home late and will unload tomorrow. Big rounds fill the PU fast! Maybe grab more next week.
Oh man that stinks, they should atleast pick it up and have an area in town for it. Night runs, battery operated saw, decked out in all black, tarp in the back of the truck, red bulb in your headlamp. Lets go buZZsaw BRAD
I was beat last night and the wood is getting dropped at my friends ten minutes away. I had wanted to bring it there first, but not enough time.
SS most of the oak this afternoon. First pic sections stored at my friends. Two rows still open for oak. I have wood that needs two plus years to dry stored at my friends. White & red oak plus hickory and now locust. I also process and temporarily store rounds/splits there too. Filled in back row with what i split today. Still a few oak chunks to go. The front row is some dead ash & locust splits. Have to figure where these will go. Red oak will take their place. I'll buck another log (maybe both) at the score this week.
I think thats a cherry. Still alive. Maybe ill talk my friend into cutting it down as this is his property.
460 came with me again this morning. Bucked, sectioned and loaded another log. Looked over the last log and too knotty for my liking. Doubt ill take it.
B.Brown around here, if it's on the curb, or right on the side of the road it's free/ fair game. As a matter of fact, the last load of City slicker honey locust I got was within a half a block of a parked city cop. I waved to the cop as he drove back to his "spot" after busting someone for speeding in the 25 mph zone. He waved back. I think me doing my curbside pickup blocked speeders from seeing the parked cop car.
