Customer wants solution to his pile of wood problem

tomstrees

tomstrees

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A local customer here in Fairfield County called me looking a solution to this pile of wood that was cut up last summer. It consists of partial tree length wood as well as firewood logs. Any thoughts on this? Would a logging company pay anything to haul it away or would they just charge? It all looks to be oak.IMG_6868.jpgIMG_6869.jpgIMG_6870.jpgIMG_6871.jpgIMG_6872.jpg
 
Are those logs sealed on the ends or is that mold of some kind? Looks like there’s some millable wood in there. I’d want to find out the species, then see if you can get the material to the right place. Maybe you’re more of a broker on this job.
 
It looks to me like there’s some logs of value in there. You can get an idea with a tape measure; most mills want logs at least 12” diameter on the small end, and 8 1/2’ long. If there’s a good sized pile of those, might be worth calling a local mill or two to see if they can suggest a log hauler to move them for you.
 
The "free wood" angle wouldn't work very well as most of the people around here are high wage white collar people and the rest work for them. You would get a few minor takers but there is too much free wood around here as it is.

Can't chip out the wood as it is wetlands behind the pile.

All red oak from what I could see in the tree lengths. Firewood logs are a mix.
 
Reach said:
It looks to me like there’s some logs of value in there. You can get an idea with a tape measure; most mills want logs at least 12” diameter on the small end, and 8 1/2’ long. If there’s a good sized pile of those, might be worth calling a local mill or two to see if they can suggest a log hauler to move them for you.
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Whoa, round here they have to be something like 22'6" BUT down to 6" inside bark (dosent pay that small though.
 
Be sure that your client understands that logs don't have much value. In the end if the wood goes away and he doesn't have to pay anything he should consider being content.

The 'sawlogs' may have degraded already. Powder post beetles, blue stain and other nasties are hard at work turning the logs back into soil.

He might find out from the portable sawmill manufacturers who has a portable mill in the area. The sawyer may haul the logs or mill on site.

There are a lot of pieces that are too short for putting much effort into sawing for lumber. they are so big as firewood a person is going to need a loader to move the chunks. If a portable mill were there they could chunk down some of those big diameter shorties to a diameter that would go through a chipper. Or use the mill to slab the stuff down to firewood diameters then just cross cut with chainsaws.
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It's heartbreaking seeing those trees being wasted. They were cut down for some reason but with a poor useage plan. Who ever did the clearing sure disrespected the trees.
 
evo said:
Whoa, round here they have to be something like 22'6" BUT down to 6" inside bark (dosent pay that small though.
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Almost everything here is hardwood, and at least a little crooked, so that probably has something to do with it. We don’t cut much softwood in this area.

The mills do like longer logs when we can deliver them, 21’ and 25’ are about ideal lengths.
 
For the patient, even oak becomes compost. If your client had them incorporated into an evolving garden feature, in give or take 20 years they will mostly be transformed into a valuable resource. That’s a very good return on investment.
 
Can't burn around here; I was doing work for a customer in wetlands a while back and the neighbor called environmental on us.
 
What would be a reasonable range of cost for a logging company to pull it out, looks like 12-15 cords to me??
 
tomstrees said:
What would be a reasonable range of cost for a logging company to pull it out, looks like 12-15 cords to me??
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Around here, log trucks bill around $100/hour. Figure half an hour at each end to load and secure, then again to untie and unload, plus travel to wherever you’re taking them. If you can sell them you’ll come out ahead, if not you may have to pay disposal to whatever mulch yard will grind them for you.

Beware though, a regular log truck can’t haul anything less than 7-8’ due to the spacing of the log bunks.
 
tomstrees said:
Can't burn around here; I was doing work for a customer in wetlands a while back and the neighbor called environmental on us.
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Bummer! Are there any large firewood operations in the area that might come and get it.
Maybe split it all and make a split rail fence.
Have your custy install a wood burner boiler. lol
What was the reason it wasn't hauled off right after it was cut?
 
You got a 2-3000 gallon oil drum? That pile is 9' high and about 15-20' in diameter Pic was taken about 60' away from the burn.
 
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