You just never know

[NWP]

I get people calling me all the time asking if I'd want a tree or something already cut for the elusive "value" of it.  It usually is not worth it and I can figure this out over the phone.  I always try to call them and not just assume every one of these types of calls isn't worth it.  So a guy calls me the other day and says he has some trees that were cut down and cut into lengths and he just wants them gone.  I go look at them and sure enough they are cut down, bucked into lengths, all oak, and it's only about 5 miles from me.  I went and hauled it yesterday.  Worked out great for him because he had no use for it.  He was removing these from his backyard to expand his patio.  Worked out great for me since it was good wood and close to home. 

One time a few years back, an acquaintance said he had a walnut blow down and wanted to see if it had value.  I gave him the number of a guy that would look at it.  It ended up being a Chinese Elm not walnut.  I felt bad for wasting the guy's time.  He told me you just never know until you go look.  So those are the words I go by now when someone calls.



 

[lumberjack48]

I've lost some nice timber by going by what the owner said on the phone. :( After that i made sure to go look before making any decisions.

[MEloggah]

where i come from you look at every lead and even if it isnt anything your iterested in you find a way to help the folks.

[Ron Scott]

Yes, I've also learned that it's always best to look at the timber and situation yourself. I could have taken some bad ones, and lost some good ones if I went just by how the landowner or others described them.

[clww]

Nice logs!

[mad murdock]

You rustled up a real nice load of oak there my friend 8)