Slabs Ain't Light
The local saw mill now chips most of their slabs for landscaping, but they still have lots of them available for practically nothing (except work). Well over half is cottonwood, however. The market for pallets is coming back slowly.
Remember also that many slabs are rather heavy. To load them yourself, you might have to cut many of them in half just to get them onto a pickup truck. Best bet might be to load them onto a 16' to 20' trailer with a loader and then tie down the load. After that, two men to process them works better than one (but isn't that normally the case?)
The local saw mill now chips most of their slabs for landscaping, but they still have lots of them available for practically nothing (except work). Well over half is cottonwood, however. The market for pallets is coming back slowly.
Remember also that many slabs are rather heavy. To load them yourself, you might have to cut many of them in half just to get them onto a pickup truck. Best bet might be to load them onto a 16' to 20' trailer with a loader and then tie down the load. After that, two men to process them works better than one (but isn't that normally the case?)