Picked up a free log this weekend

[slider]

 

  

  A friend called and said the county was going to dispose of this old pine that they removed from a park.all we had to do was come and get it.I was a 75 yr old pine with the bark starting to slip at the base.It's great to save the wood in this tree rather than it going to the dump.

[clww]

I love to see recycling!

[fishpharmer]

Nice log and nice truck.

[Bogue Chitto]

I got one like that last month from the state.  Had to dispose of it, after hitting the 8th nail that was in it.  :-\

[Brad_S.]

Nice log for sure but, out of curiosity, how much did it cost you in fuel, time and equipment depreciation to run out and get that? I ask because when I had a Metavic trailer, I found that the cost of getting a single log was not worth the free price attached, even for hardwoods. Just wondering if you have better financial luck.

[Magicman]

Nice log, but when I grow up, I want a log picker upper like that. 8)

[WDH]

Al,

You have got some nice stuff  ;D. 

[customsawyer]

We need a jealous smiley.

[slider]

Brad-s to answer your question honestly  this log is far from free .It was  about 12 miles from my mill ,not too bad.The truck is depreciated out already ,paid for and the cost of insurance and repairs is about all i have to cover.I do most of the repairs my self.I have more than enough wood similar to this on the yard that i just don't have time to saw right now,busy farming,but for some reason i can't stand to see one this old go to a land fill.Besides i loaded up my bride and our dog and it was dirt roads most of the way .what a better way to spend a sunday morning.I like your thinking though

[Woodchuck53]

I agree slider. I want see something go to waste if I can help it. Those old ones give really nice #1 material from the inside and a few of my customers know I hold back a lot of this quality just in case. And I use it for my own projects.

That's the kind of rig I'm building right now. Sure makes it easier to go get them. Good score. Stay safe. Chuck

[dgdrls]

Slider, I think the only thing that would make that recovery even better is if you had stopped for Ice-Cream :D

Is your rig a Ford 9000?? Cat power?

Well done,  don't forget us when you saw it up,

DGDrls

[Brad_S.]

i can't stand to see one this old go to a land fill.Besides i loaded up my bride and our dog and it was dirt roads most of the way .what a better way to spend a sunday morning.

Best possible answer you could have given! 8)

It took me a bit to realize free logs aren't free but you are already there!

[Piston]

We need a jealous smiley.

+1  ;D

[slider]

Dgdrls,your killing me,cat power,i wish.No it is a ford diesel turbo but sorta weak when i have a big jag of wood on.It has a deep reduction 15 speed which is nice.I have been around cat's for years ,hard to beat.

[slider]

Just sharing a pix of that free river tree i scored a while back.The trunk squared to a 20x20 but lost 2 in on one side due to rot.17 ft cut 566 board ft of great heart pine.the whole tree went around a thousand ft.

 

[Magicman]

That is some wonderful heart pine.  Now since it's uses are tricky, what are your plans for it?

[drobertson]

10-4 on the jealous button,  You boys down south have prime picking on the pine.  Just got to love it,  If the log is clean,  and you add 24 miles travel, plus an ice cream, cut out primo stock, sounds pretty free to me. 

[jimparamedic]

It was said that no free log is free which is true. But I did not hear log value figured in there.

[Sixacresand]

And the air conditioner in the truck is ice cold???   If it isn't, still a nice rig.  Wish I had one.  I love free logs.  Free trees inplies that you got to saw them saw them down and they are between the power lines and a just installed metal carport.

[Jemclimber]

What if you get paid to cut it down and haul it away, and it was an old red oak in a new development (that died from the excavation work) so you know it's probably hardware free. Is it free then?  ;D



 

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

Them DanG logs are so HEAVY.......your wheels are turning BLUE.  :D :D :D

[Woodchuck53]

That sawed out nice. I get a lot of those old growth around my parts and I will go get them anyway. I know an hour and a half is a long pull for three trees that will scale about  1200 to 1800 bf. each. But I want waste if I can help it. They are cooking dinner for the wife and I so $100.00 in gas on the old 1 ton is cheap enough for me. They are in two different places and they have loaders at both locations so all I do is cut them down and haul them off. Heading west as soon as I can to go get them.

Will try that picture thing again. Stay safe. Chuck

[cutterboy]

Wow Slider, that turned out to be one nice log. You never know till you open it up. It certainly was worth the trip to pick it up.

[customsawyer]

Here I was hoping you was going to bring that with you to the sycamore project as a house warming gift. ;D

[WDH]

Wow!  Don't you just love it  :D.

[slider]

first,thanks for the input       
mm  probably going into my keeper wood  .   

jimparametic,i guess value depends on that nitch market we are always looking for.

sixacresand,no air in the work truck.don't want to get spoiled.also looking to meet you at jakes at the sycamore butchering .
jem climber, never was for me
customesawyer,i'm bringing you something better.you with your vast sawing knowledge and danny's
great brain can surly come up with enough wood out of this to cover my porch.

 

[Leigh Family Farm]

Slider,
What is your rig comprised of? how much can that crane lift at full extension? Just building a "I can dream, can't I?" file... ;)

[Jemclimber]

That is a very nice log truck, sure would make loading logs much easier. Does it pick up logs that big whole or do you have to get one end up at a time. The boards look beautiful too. 

Poston, that had me laughing this morning. Always some comedy from you.  :D

[slider]

thanks guys,the boom is rated for 4500lbs so you are right on some big stuff it's one end at a time.most 20 footers i can load.It's a 89 model l8000 ford ,retired sheet rock hauler that i converted to a log fetcher .it's not very fast at loading but we get by.it has been one great addition to my operation .

[WDH]

Not a problem at all Al as long as it is a little porch  :D.

[jimparamedic]

Just goes to show that the only difference between a man and a boy is the price of their toys. That truck may be slow but it would sure beat a cant hook and timbers for ramps. would love to have one my self.

[Qweaver]

The cost of owning the equipment is there wheather I use it or not...so getting a free log does make the cost lower.  It still takes fuel and time tho'.  But for a nice log I'll make the time.

[customsawyer]

Danny you made me shoot beer out my nose. lol

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

Danny you made me shoot beer out my nose. lol

:D :D oh my !  :D :D

[HousewrightVA]

We had a big wind storm the end of June. Lots of free logs,here are a few.

 
Lots more to haul, need to get busy.

[slider]

good move house,i hate to see that wood go to waste .

[slider]

Danny you disappoint me ,I thought you would say if jake can clamp it we can saw it.now you have made your bud look bad .I have seen both of you jump on way worse stuff than this.Think of it like this,it's a jem in the rough.

[customsawyer]

Danny don't make me look bad. I can do that all on my own.

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

Danny don't make me look bad. I can do that all on my own.

Do you know what time it is? :

[WDH]

Does anybody really care?  (Chicago)

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

Does anybody really care?  (Chicago)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qssWO8NSq0

[WDH]

You ancient old rascal!  I knew that you would understand what I was referring to  :D.

[PC-Urban-Sawyer]

You ancient old rascal!  I knew that you would understand what I was referring to  :D.

I was gonna say 25 or 6 to 4 but Poston stole my thunder...

Who you calling old, Willis?  (another ancient reference)

Herb

[customsawyer]

Danny don't make me look bad. I can do that all on my own.

Do you know what time it is? :

Daytime. ;D

[WDH]

It is getting close to time to saw up a big sycamore log  ;D.