PINE logs anyone?

[patti24]

No one wants mine either (Douglas Fur).. Free or otherwise. Even the chip and multch guy claims to have a backlog of hundreds so wont waste the fuel to come get them. I posted them and one person called, but he can never seem to make it over here. All cut 16'6" 16"-24" diameter. The top 1/3 of the trees were chipped into the woods. Excavator comes in a day or 2 to clear the trees back, so I guess they will just be the start of the burn pile.

I’ll take them in a second if you’re anywhere near me! Whereabouts are you located? Thanks! Patti

 

[patti24]

I found an excellent sawyer through that source. A real wizard.

That’s great to know. Thanks for sharing that info! Patti

 

[patti24]

What a shame to see all that wood go up in smoke in a burn pile. One would think somebody would go for firewood, being it's already downed, limbed and stacked right where you could drive up to it.

Right?? Free heat. Or for someone building a log cabin, that Douglas fir would be perfect. My 1857 log cabin is built with Douglas fir & rock elm- and those massive hand-hewn beams will last forever. Or even to chip (gulp) and use/sell as mulch. I just can’t believe that no one wants them! That’s crazy! I’m guessing these guys with the logs MUST be in the States, because if they were in Ontario those logs would have been gone within 5 minutes after they posted them-no kidding.
I have a gasification boiler and I burn both hard & soft. I wish someone near me had beautiful delimbed logs like that for free!
I’d jump all over that!
patti

 

[pinetree10]

My house is surrounded by 65 year-old white pine trees and a few years ago a wind storm took a few out so I had a guy cut a bunch more down and he took all the logs. The quantity about matched what you show in your photo. He hauled them all to his farm down the street and milled a few to build a good sized portable shed that he moved to his house a bit farther down the street. He even milled some down to side the shed and it looks great. I hope you're able to find a good use for them but if not you can certainly cut and split some for firewood. I burn seasoned pine all the time and it's a shame to see so much go to waste. I read through all the posts but I may have missed your outcome. You certainly got a lot of responses.

 

[JRH02]

We have stands of Ponderosa and Doug Fir. I like both. The PP smells wonderful but is terrible for longevity outside, esp with any ground contact. I don't put it in the wood burner as if it is aged enough to dry out moisture and resins it is punky by then. The DF is wonderful for milling and burning.

Why did you cut it? Bugs?

 

[BBHomestead]

If you guys with free or cheap logs lived near me I would come get them! I will use any wood as long as it is over 12" diameter!

 

[PowerTracManiac]

Appreciate all the thoughtful posts.
I have sent emails to a few portable sawmill people as I think I can get enough wood to make a good sized pole barn out of this.

 

[workinonit]

Did you have to get you lumber grade stamped for the building inspector? ....assuming there was one...

Couple years back I cut an acre or so of red pine trees. Maybe 1 in 10 was big enough for lumber, the rest where probably pecker poles, 10-12” dbh, and 60’ high.
I’d spend months cutting enough of them into 8’ logs to fill a triple axle log truck. A truck full would get $400 at a mill that turns them into shavings and sawdust for animal bedding.
The truck driver would get $200 for the 10 minutes it took him to load, 20 minute drive, and 10 minute unload, and I’d get $200 for about the 80 hours of work to cut, trim all the branches, measure and cut into 24 footers, drag out of wood, then cut into 8 footers and stack.
The worst part is I’d then give the $200 to the shavings mill and another trucker (with a dump truck) to bring sawdust for my wife’s horses and end up with $0. ....gee somebody’s getting scr*wed here...twice.

No building inspector involved. I pulled my permit a month before inspections went into effect. I had made arrangements to have the lumber inspected had it been required.

 

[patti24]

If anyone has free logs in Midwestern Ontario, I’d love ’em!!!
Thanks! Patti

 

[Dave from GA & KY]

I live in GA and have a farm in KY. A few years ago I had about 5 acres cleared in KY for a house and it was covered in 30-40 year old pines. Although I tried pretty hard, I couldn't find a soul who was interested in them for any reason. I was wanting to give them away, just so there weren't piles laying everywhere. There are tons of loggers in that part of the world, but they wouldn't touch the pines. They were not SYP, but whatever comes up "volunteer" up in that part of KY. All those pines are now laying there rotting in piles around the property.

Here in GA pines are king and you can usually find someone to take down pines out of your suburban yard just for the logs... but ya gotta pay dearly to get a nice hardwood taken down.

I have never burned any of the eastern pines in a stove or fireplace. Always heard they'd soot up your chimney really bad. They'd be great for the outdoor fire pits that are so popular now though.