Spruce murder.
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
- Thread starter mainewoods
- Start date
Help Support Arborist Forum:
Saw some headlights in front of my shop Monday morning. I don't take any chances after getting ripped off the other year so I grabbed the flashlight and side arm to investigate. Actually 2 vehicles there and lights out on one. Safety off. Young kid gets out and says he spun out and wrecked his car. Mom was in the other car. After it got light out I saw what he hit. 2 of my firewood bins i had sitting out front. Luckily they were empty or it would have been a lot worse.
Pictures aren't loading @farmer steve
Glad no one was hurt, and no one was in your shop.
Glad no one was hurt, and no one was in your shop.
Fixed. He slid through right about where you had your truck parked when you were here.
Glad my truck wasn't there in that case, lol.
What are those bins worth for insurance (his) purposes? $1000 each?
WoodAbuser
aka WoodchuckAbuser
That and labor for cleanup.What are those bins worth for insurance (his) purposes? $1000 each?
He and the wild thing never should have driven off the property. There should have been at least 2 flat tires on one side.Went up to my place in WV for four days. There was an early doe season, but it was so warm I didn't feel like hunting. I drug half a top of a down White Oak out into my drive and cut and split it. Then I finished cutting up the big White Oak log I started a couple weeks ago. My driveway is a mile and a half long. My neighbor had the drive posted right where his property starts. I knew something was wrong. Finally saw him and asked what was up? Then I asked if he put his Woodland Band Mill in the barn. He said, Nope, someone stole it. He and his 20 year old son went in half and half on the mill. The son and his girl friend were able to back up to it and push it on a trailer. he heard them and yelled he was calling the "Law", but they were long gone when the cops got there. They said since his son paid half of it, there was nothing they could do. He would have to sue him in Civil Court. He said he was just going to buy another one, the next size bigger. It's a shame, the boy has/had potential. Then he got hooked up with this wild girl with all kinds of Police Records. I think the best part of the trip was hooking up the trailer with a cord of White Oak, and taking a pic or two as we left.
.I believe the original post was about splitter motors. I agree on the Kawasaki motors on bigger equipment. I had a 24 horsepower on a Cub Cadet mower. That motor was awesome. My present JD X485 has a water cooled Kawasaki twin with EFI. The hour meter should be rolling over 2000 hours this year. It does burn some oil but doesn't smoke. I bought this mower 2 years ago and it was well used. I may rebuild the motor in it sometime soon to stop the oil usage.
WoodAbuser
aka WoodchuckAbuser
A bit of nasty weather here yesterday morning. Snowing and blowing. Roads were icy till they were salted and the sun put in an appearance. Hope everyone has a safe day.
About $60 new. I have a buddy that gets used ones for about $25.What are those bins worth for insurance (his) purposes? $1000 each?
WoodAbuser
aka WoodchuckAbuser
Shhhhh......We are at $1000 do I have a bid for $1100?
Well I did forget about cleanup, landscaping and grass seed and all associated labor.... that's got to add on another $500. So I guess were at $2500 for a claim
.
Don't forget all contractors raised their prices 300 percent in the wake of covid and the loss of workforce. Sounds more like that job would be 7500 plus materials. And pain an suffering.Well I did forget about cleanup, landscaping and grass seed and all associated labor.... that's got to add on another $500. So I guess were at $2500 for a claim
Was that wood highly valuable black walnut? I think it was.
Good News - Bad News:
Good: Turkey have been close to my new stand, during open turkey season for 3 days in a row!
Bad: We will not get back up there till turkey season is over on Saturday!
It has been several years since we have seen this much turkey activity, but I am concerned that we are only seeing adult birds ... no little ones, no flocks.
Too many predators ... Coyote, Bobcat, Fox, Fisher and numerous birds of prey!
Good: Turkey have been close to my new stand, during open turkey season for 3 days in a row!
Bad: We will not get back up there till turkey season is over on Saturday!
It has been several years since we have seen this much turkey activity, but I am concerned that we are only seeing adult birds ... no little ones, no flocks.
Too many predators ... Coyote, Bobcat, Fox, Fisher and numerous birds of prey!
JustPlainJeff
ArboristSite Operative
Man H-Ranch, I'm sure glad that you don't live next to me, because with the amount of wood that you're processing, and work getting done, you'd definitely expose me for the lazy bum that I've been lately!
There's no moss growing on you, that's for sure!
You should get yourself a security guard like I did. He keeps the riff-raff out even if he does lie down on the job sometimes.
He was on the job over winter too
WoodAbuser
aka WoodchuckAbuser
I bet he is always jumping to get to work.You should get yourself a security guard like I did. He keeps the riff-raff out even if he does lie down on the job sometimes.
View attachment 1124460
View attachment 1124458
He was on the job over winter too
View attachment 1124461
First for the season, 
