Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Rubber duck]

This is the rubber duck up here in wilkes county NC any one interested in buying 3 or 4 huge white oaks 80 to 100 feet tall and at least 48 inch diameter trying to figure out how to use this site been reading about saws on here for a long time just joined up

 

[Brufab]

Is it Highly valuable white oak?

 

[Rubber duck]

Oh yes on property that live on beautiful trees

 

[Rubber duck]

Yes would have to cut and remove still standing live trees or have tree service I know what they are worth would make a good deal rubber duck

 

[xraydaniel]

Oh yes on property that live on beautiful trees

How many acres? Might just put it out for a bid on the high grade unless you are cutting yourself and delivering to a mill.

Eta missed your response

 

[Rubber duck]

Looking for some one to buy them and have cut and removed 3 or 4 huge white oaks on 5 acres rubber duck

 

[bob kern]

This is the rubber duck up here in wilkes county NC any one interested in buying 3 or 4 huge white oaks 80 to 100 feet tall and at least 48 inch diameter trying to figure out how to use this site been reading about saws on here for a long time just joined up

Welcome aboard!

 

[Rubber duck]

I know on websites says people will buy huge hard wood and cut and remove don't have away to haul to remove these are highly valuable white oaks would do good deal if someone wants to buy and remove the rubber duck. Thanks for info lurker

 

[Brufab]

It's on rare occasions that someone will pay for wood like that. Usually you have to pay them to remove the trees irregardless of tree value

 

[Rubber duck]

Oh ok may have to take to take to mill or have someone and split what they bring

 

[MustangMike]

They sound like very nice trees. If the access is easy for big equipment I would not be surprised if someone paid him (or shared what the mill pays) for them.

I would contact some local tree guys or loggers. My tree guy used to bring nice logs to the mill.

I had dropped a nice Sugar Maple right next to a driveway, and cut the trunk to the lengths he wanted. He came by with his truck and picked them up and I got a piece of what the mill paid him for them.

Unfortunately, he died in an accident last year. Was only 55 and a real good guy.

 

[xraydaniel]

Oh ok may have to take to take to mill or have someone and split what they bring

It would require heavy machinery and even after felling, skidding, and stacking those logs a mill would send a few hay trucks to cart back. It would net you about 1/4 of the whole haul and most likely less. Prices have come down for timber recently but for veneer or prime grade white oak it might fetch anywhere from $350-$600 mbf or more.

Unfortunately 4 wheelers wouldn’t be able to drag a +40” log

 

[Brufab]

The good thing is they are white oak. Light color wood is in style right now from what the guys say up my way. Red oak is not as valuable as it once was 30 years ago.

 

[xraydaniel]

The good thing is they are white oak. Light color wood is in style right now from what the guys say up my way. Red oak is not as valuable as it once was 30 years ago.

So true.

My prime red oak 8ft logs were going for about $380 a piece at the high of winter 2021-2022. Caught that high price like shooting the nuts off a fly from 100 yds!

 

[JimR]

Looks similar to my buddies stump bucket. I used his to dig out a yard hydrant after I got tired of the shovel. . Gonna use it to dig a trench for a drain pipe when things dry out.

It will dig out more than a trench for you. I wish it had a brand name on it. I'm pretty sure he told me what brand it was but that was 3 years ago.

 

[Brufab]

So true.

My prime red oak 8ft logs were going for about $380 a piece at the high of winter 2021-2022. Caught that high price like shooting the nuts off a fly from 100 yds!

Yes ours went to mill in 2019/2020. Even popple was paying enough for the guy to cut and take that as well. I haven't seen a red oak unfinished cabinet at HD in a few years. The ones I bought about 6 years ago for my one house were red oak the ones I bought not to long ago are now beech

 

[bob kern]

It would require heavy machinery and even after felling, skidding, and stacking those logs a mill would send a few hay trucks to cart back. It would net you about 1/4 of the whole haul and most likely less. Prices have come down for timber recently but for veneer or prime grade white oak it might fetch anywhere from $350-$600 mbf or more.

Unfortunately 4 wheelers wouldn’t be able to drag a +40” log

No but BRUFABs 3 wheeler might and h ranch could probably haul it home in one trip with that magical wheelbarrow!!!!

 

[gggGary]

I have many highly valuable dead ash how much will you pay?

Bragging maybe? after recent discussions about porches and wood racks.
This works well for me, holds about 2 days when the thermometer bottoms out, 4-5 days in mild weather.
No wheel barrows in the living room. Knew I would be using this combustor fireplace as my main source of heat when I did the remodel in 2006. About 70 cord have passed though that wood box so far.
I just did that math and holy crap that's a lot of wood through there!

 

[Philbert]

Hey Philbert what r u gonna do when that thing warps from sticking it in the snow so often?

Go to the State Fair and get some more free ones!

(You know that they are not making them any longer?
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They will always be 36 inches !)

Philbert

 

[Brufab]

No but BRUFABs 3 wheeler might and h ranch could probably haul it home in one trip with that magical wheelbarrow!!!!

I moved these logs with my three wheeler logs were 6'6"