A guy that's only a mile down the road had some trees cut down last week. After about a week of seeing them lay there I decided to stop and ask. He said I can have a poplar but there is a catch... I have to take the ash tree and at least a couple of the oaks as well. He said to leave the brush lay, just take the big stuff and get it out of there.
So I cut up the poplar and ash tonight in about 2 1/2 hours, gonna do an oak or two whenever I get the poplar and ash out of his yard.
Actually thats not the exact way it went down... he said if I take a poplar then I can take the ash and a couple oaks. I know poplar isn't the best wood for heating, but I'll be able to use it in the fall/spring when I don't need a whole lot of heat. I'll be happy to use the ash during the cold months.
Total he has about 10 oaks, an ash, 4 poplars and a hickory down in his yard. I'm not the only one cutting but he said once it's bucked it's mine and nobody else can take it, he won't allow that kind of "theft" as he put it. After I got done with the poplar I noticed the ash and just had to be sure to get that one bucked to length. I don't have much seasoned wood for this year so I'm hoping I can get that split and drying within the next couple days while we have this upper 90's heat. Maybe I'll be able to use it by January.
So I cut up the poplar and ash tonight in about 2 1/2 hours, gonna do an oak or two whenever I get the poplar and ash out of his yard.
Actually thats not the exact way it went down... he said if I take a poplar then I can take the ash and a couple oaks. I know poplar isn't the best wood for heating, but I'll be able to use it in the fall/spring when I don't need a whole lot of heat. I'll be happy to use the ash during the cold months.
Total he has about 10 oaks, an ash, 4 poplars and a hickory down in his yard. I'm not the only one cutting but he said once it's bucked it's mine and nobody else can take it, he won't allow that kind of "theft" as he put it. After I got done with the poplar I noticed the ash and just had to be sure to get that one bucked to length. I don't have much seasoned wood for this year so I'm hoping I can get that split and drying within the next couple days while we have this upper 90's heat. Maybe I'll be able to use it by January.