Moving...take my wood with me?

[lml999]

I left a lot of wood in CT when I moved. Broke my heart. Here's what it says in the FAQ section of the website below. I thought there was a federal 50-mile law, but this sounds more like guidelines. I dunno:

How far is too far to move firewood? And what do you mean by "local" firewood?
When we say local firewood, we are referring to the closest convenient source of wood that you can find. That might be from down the street, or a state forest in your county. As a very general rule of thumb, 50 miles is too far, and 10 miles or less is best. Visit our State-by-state map to help you figure out how far is too far in your area. In many states there are rules, regulations, and quarantines that clearly state how far is too far. Always acquaint yourself with local rules and regulations when transporting wood from one jurisdiction to another.

http://www.dontmovefirewood.org/the-problem/state-state-information/massachusetts.html

Thank you, that is a useful site. We're not in the affected area.

I might have a solution...one of the realters we saw today is also a builder, and heats with wood, and has a big truck.

He offered to move the wood in exchange for half of it. Not a bad deal. He provides the truck and at least some of the labor, and I keep half the wood. He can have *all* of the pine I can't split. But I wouldn't haul pine rounds 60 miles either!

 

[Slimjim]

Be careful on craigslist on the cape. I harvest my own wood but a few of my friends have been screwed on craigslist... either with poor quality wood, green splits, and not nearly as much as advertised. If it was me I would take As much as possible. Sounds like a pretty good deal with the builder.

 

[Knots]

He offered to move the wood in exchange for half of it. Not a bad deal. He provides the truck and at least some of the labor, and I keep half the wood. He can have *all* of the pine I can't split. But I wouldn't haul pine rounds 60 miles either!

That sounds like a good solution. I "gave" my seasoned oak away to some friends in return for some help moving. At least it went to a good home and bought some favors.

 

[Allagash350]

Thank you, that is a useful site. We're not in the affected area.

I might have a solution...one of the realters we saw today is also a builder, and heats with wood, and has a big truck.

He offered to move the wood in exchange for half of it. Not a bad deal. He provides the truck and at least some of the labor, and I keep half the wood. He can have *all* of the pine I can't split. But I wouldn't haul pine rounds 60 miles either!

I think that's your best bet given your circumstances. Otherwise by the time you rent a truck and dump trailer you will spend a good amount of money and time moving it.
I just bought a house and have 8 cords to move but have a truck and dump trailer and it's only 20 minutes away.
Good luck!

 

[lml999]

Be careful on craigslist on the cape. I harvest my own wood but a few of my friends have been screwed on craigslist... either with poor quality wood, green splits, and not nearly as much as advertised. If it was me I would take As much as possible. Sounds like a pretty good deal with the builder.

Thanks for the heads up. I forgot how many firewood sellers I went through before I found my current guy.

Learnings -- always inspect the load before it's dumped...never pay until it's stacked and measured.

The latter is tough to do with a single load...with multiple truck drops, stack and measure the first, then compare the additional loads. Then pay.

 

[lml999]

Oh, and by the way, if we buy a house with oil heat, I'm taking my Buderus condensing boiler and lined oil tank too!