Logs,Chips and Saw-Dust

Mangoes · 4th March 2007, 06:42 AM

Maybe a climate thing, but my previous employer had an old Hugh payloader that we used to push/aerate/load chips and composted chips. With a machine that large we were able to get stacks 15-20 feet high. Never once had an indication of combustion.

Interesting note; mid January/February temps as low as -35C and after breaking a crust 16-18 inches thick that pile would steam like a massive sauna. If you sat in the middle you couldn't see out (or breath).

JohN Dee · 21st April 2007, 02:11 AM

Ekka, is that your chip pile? Tip or private (council) land?

We usually donate our chip to the schools in our area, some only want the hardwood chip and the others don't care what they get (Including palm mulch!). When you drop loads of at around 9 in the morning or 3 in the afternoon you get some parents coming upto and thanking you for the "donation" and alot of them want some chip for themselves.

It's great, what is our rubbish, is like gold to the public - they love it

Ekka · 21st April 2007, 05:18 AM

That's the guys stack who chips for me, I aint got a chipper.

There's no trouble getting rid of chip that's for sure.

Treeman587 · 6th June 2007, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by TreeCo

Shit wood is rotten wood, non firewood species like pine, huge chunks, ugly crotchs, etc. I have a damp spot on the edge of a thick woods that never gets sunlight. I dump the shit wood there and call it our 'slow compost pile'. It doesn't take long at all for the wood to get spongy. We also have a large bonfire every few weeks on Saturday nights and sit around and BS until all hours of the night.

I used to do that. But then the City of Chesapeake showed up with citation for " Operating an Illegal Waste Handling Facility". And twice the fire department showed up to put my fires out. I had em under control and safely away from structures, but they did it anyways. In short, I was told I get a free police car ride if they have to come out again.

Next time you are gettting the fire going, try using your handheld blower. Wait for it to be a glowing pile then let off and you will have a nice clean burning fire then.

Oldtimer · 6th June 2007, 12:54 PM

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What on earth is a pile of wood and chip that big doing there in the first place?

It is long story but.... the local construction of new subdivision housing creates a lot of brush and debris from their initial land clearing. A local guy decided to store the stuff on his land ( charging for the service) and he was supossed to 'compost' the material and sell it later. Well, he never composted anything or sold it either and the pile has grown too large for its own good. Now he is paying to cover all the expenses of putting out the fire plus a few fines from my state agency for creating groundwater pollution and operating and illegal landfill!
So, keep an eye on those piles of chips they can make a big costly mess!

Ekka · 6th June 2007, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Treeman587

Next time you are gettting the fire going, try using your handheld blower. Wait for it to be a glowing pile then let off and you will have a nice clean burning fire then.

That's a bloody good idea, I'm not into fires here but Lopa ... he's ya regular Victorian pyromaniac, has some huge burns in winter in the name of waste removal.

Mark G · 6th June 2007, 11:02 PM

Down here we get $20 per ton for firewood logs picked up from site and chips sell for $21 per M3 delivered.

JohN Dee · 9th June 2007, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark G

Down here we get $20 per ton for firewood logs picked up from site and chips sell for $21 per M3 delivered.

Jeez you got it good. I have to burn away all of our wood at my mates place on the weekend - as long as the neighbours don't call the fire brigade on us.

Brad Goyen · 16th June 2007, 08:42 PM

We use schools to offload a lot of our mulch or if we can get some quality control we contact larger landscape companies and work out a reciprocal deal with them. Another way is to advertise in the local schools paper (some of your staff will have kids at a school nearby to get a foot in) and give it to the parents. With our timber we have contacted a wildlife park on the outskirts of town and give them big hollows other than that we rip and chip or factor in the dump fees when we scope.

Ekka · 16th June 2007, 09:26 PM

Gday Brad

Good idea about the hollow logs for parks, well worth looking into for others that one.

newguy18 · 11th July 2007, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by TreeCo

Shit wood is rotten wood, non firewood species like pine, huge chunks, ugly crotchs, etc. I have a damp spot on the edge of a thick woods that never gets sunlight. I dump the shit wood there and call it our 'slow compost pile'. It doesn't take long at all for the wood to get spongy. We also have a large bonfire every few weeks on Saturday nights and sit around and BS until all hours of the night.

The best money I get for logs is $30 per ton for plywood logs which can be poplar or pine. Must be cut to 17ft. 8inches and be at least 10inches at the small end and no limbs or defects of any kind. Not a lot of my logs make the grade due to being cut out of people's yards.

The wife has given me the go ahead to buy a mill, it's just me that is the hold up(she claims she has no influence, Ha!). I want to get a LumberMate 2000 and just may do it. Usually I talk about something a few years before making a move so thankfully lots of ideas get dropped.LOL

I usually burn the logs.The dump right up the road takes limbs and brush for free.Hey where you at in Georgia?

arbdog · 6th December 2007, 07:03 AM

we get rid of our chip at a horse riding school on a farm. They brought treated chip but it still rotted down quickly, so they keep topping up the training area with our chip. They let us store our timber there, we sell that as a mixed load (hard & certain soft) for ?150 for a full tipper load.

beer money!

ronnyb · 6th December 2007, 05:00 PM

Our chips go to a tree nursery to bury the tree balls in for winter. 2 other spots that we dump for free at haul them to a power plant where they are burned for fuel. Cold winters here- people almost beg you for wood.

TREE-SURFER · 8th December 2007, 04:40 AM

Treeman587...Where did you get your avatar from, that looks naughty...

kimtree · 9th December 2007, 11:57 PM

always find a home for chip,i dont have a loader so we dont store it,i sell all chip except for palm chip,that and logs from 12'' to 20'' goes to tip and we mill the rest.

Therrin · 10th December 2007, 02:28 AM

Not having a chipper I don't have chips..... but I bring most of the unused wood here... I've got a pile going that's up to about 5 feet high and several hundred feet long... piled in different piles as according to the project and type of tree. People up here will buy anything for firewood

newguy18 · 10th December 2007, 12:25 PM

Its the same here if you cut it they will buy it.

21st April 2007, 02:11 AM	#27 (permalink)
JohN Dee Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 751	Ekka, is that your chip pile? Tip or private (council) land? We usually donate our chip to the schools in our area, some only want the hardwood chip and the others don't care what they get (Including palm mulch!). When you drop loads of at around 9 in the morning or 3 in the afternoon you get some parents coming upto and thanking you for the "donation" and alot of them want some chip for themselves. It's great, what is our rubbish, is like gold to the public - they love it __________________ Climber with slow climbing speed, must make up with mighty chainsaw roar. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Red : Green : Blue

21st April 2007, 05:18 AM	#28 (permalink)
Ekka Eric Frei Administrator - Brisbane L5 (Dip) Hort Cert III Arb + some Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,943	That's the guys stack who chips for me, I aint got a chipper. There's no trouble getting rid of chip that's for sure. __________________ Remember to use the "search" function, if you have answers/questions post them so everyone can benefit. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

16th June 2007, 09:26 PM	#35 (permalink)
Ekka Eric Frei Administrator - Brisbane L5 (Dip) Hort Cert III Arb + some Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,943	Gday Brad Good idea about the hollow logs for parks, well worth looking into for others that one. __________________ Remember to use the "search" function, if you have answers/questions post them so everyone can benefit. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

6th December 2007, 07:03 AM	#37 (permalink)
arbdog Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: england Posts: 101	Re: Logs,Chips and Saw-Dust we get rid of our chip at a horse riding school on a farm. They brought treated chip but it still rotted down quickly, so they keep topping up the training area with our chip. They let us store our timber there, we sell that as a mixed load (hard & certain soft) for ?150 for a full tipper load. beer money!

6th December 2007, 05:00 PM	#38 (permalink)
ronnyb Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 64	Re: Logs,Chips and Saw-Dust Our chips go to a tree nursery to bury the tree balls in for winter. 2 other spots that we dump for free at haul them to a power plant where they are burned for fuel. Cold winters here- people almost beg you for wood.

4th March 2007, 06:42 AM	#26 (permalink)
Mangoes Sappling Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: n/a Posts: 26	Maybe a climate thing, but my previous employer had an old Hugh payloader that we used to push/aerate/load chips and composted chips. With a machine that large we were able to get stacks 15-20 feet high. Never once had an indication of combustion. Interesting note; mid January/February temps as low as -35C and after breaking a crust 16-18 inches thick that pile would steam like a massive sauna. If you sat in the middle you couldn't see out (or breath).

6th June 2007, 11:02 PM	#32 (permalink)
Mark G Sappling Join Date: May 2007 Location: new zealand Posts: 7	Down here we get $20 per ton for firewood logs picked up from site and chips sell for $21 per M3 delivered.

16th June 2007, 08:42 PM	#34 (permalink)
Brad Goyen Sappling Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 12	We use schools to offload a lot of our mulch or if we can get some quality control we contact larger landscape companies and work out a reciprocal deal with them. Another way is to advertise in the local schools paper (some of your staff will have kids at a school nearby to get a foot in) and give it to the parents. With our timber we have contacted a wildlife park on the outskirts of town and give them big hollows other than that we rip and chip or factor in the dump fees when we scope.

8th December 2007, 04:40 AM	#39 (permalink)
TREE-SURFER Mature tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Isle of Man,UK. Posts: 410	Re: Logs,Chips and Saw-Dust Treeman587...Where did you get your avatar from, that looks naughty... __________________ The Aerial Arborist Isle of Man Tree Surgeon\| All Aspects of Tree Work Andy@Aerial-Arborist.co.uk What experts say about TOPPING

9th December 2007, 11:57 PM	#40 (permalink)
kimtree Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: May 2007 Location: Kununurra WA Posts: 91	Re: Logs,Chips and Saw-Dust always find a home for chip,i dont have a loader so we dont store it,i sell all chip except for palm chip,that and logs from 12'' to 20'' goes to tip and we mill the rest.

10th December 2007, 02:28 AM	#41 (permalink)
Therrin The Tree World Bandit Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lancaster, Ca Posts: 1,273	Re: Logs,Chips and Saw-Dust Not having a chipper I don't have chips..... but I bring most of the unused wood here... I've got a pile going that's up to about 5 feet high and several hundred feet long... piled in different piles as according to the project and type of tree. People up here will buy anything for firewood __________________ Ken Fessia I.T.S.A. Tree Service (661) 916-4703

10th December 2007, 12:25 PM	#42 (permalink)
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Live Oak Florida home of the crapiest trees you will ever see. Posts: 2,683	Re: Logs,Chips and Saw-Dust Its the same here if you cut it they will buy it. __________________ Have your say join us today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzkd_m4ivmc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzfzb...eature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-OqK...eature=related