Logs,Chips and Saw-Dust

Eric Frei · 7th June 2007, 08:37 AM

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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.

JohN Dee · 10th June 2007, 11:38 AM

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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 · 17th June 2007, 02:42 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.

Eric Frei · 17th June 2007, 03:26 PM

Gday Brad

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

newguy18 · 12th July 2007, 12:39 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 · 7th December 2007, 01:03 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 · 7th December 2007, 11:00 AM

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, 10:40 PM

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

kimtree · 10th December 2007, 05:57 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, 08:28 PM

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 · 11th December 2007, 06:25 AM

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

George Hayduke · 15th December 2007, 08:06 AM

When I don't get paid for a job I let the deadbeats know that Ol' Monkeywrencher George Hayduke is going to take off dump fees from their bill. The first load goes either at the front door of the house or tight up to the garage door.

Clients have asked what I do with the chips and that's what I tell them, joking

And then I watch their faces. They are already calculating the cost to make sure that they pay me ontime.

Eric Frei · 17th December 2007, 06:22 AM

LOL, they have been warned politely up front.

newguy18 · 17th December 2007, 06:30 AM

I'm gonna make that my policy.If you don't pay the crap stays.

shaggs · 20th December 2007, 08:35 PM

Mate of mine is in the skip bin business. First Sunday of each month he goes around "returning" rubbish to those non-payers.

Generally at 6am, right up to the garage door and starts tipping.

You'd be surprised how many people find the cash to pay all of a sudden!!!

LNG24 · 2nd February 2008, 09:24 AM

Around here, I take the wood chips and logs. Hell I'll even pick up the logs if its hard wood!

I use the chips of erosion control on a fill project I have going.

As most already know, Nursery's will take the chips, but another use is at any dirt parking lots. Places that are storing trailers, heavy equipment, long dirt roads. The stuff decomposes fast when getting run over and helps keep the mud down. When I had an equipment Yard, I had the whole area covered with chips. Stuff is not good on a hill so make sure you only place it on flat surfaces.

kylekurt · 17th January 2009, 04:36 AM

Can you guys sell your chips for hog fuel?

17th June 2007, 03:26 PM	#34
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,983	Gday Brad Good idea about the hollow logs for parks, well worth looking into for others that one. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

7th December 2007, 01:03 AM	#36
arbdog Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: england Posts: 108	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!

7th December 2007, 11:00 AM	#37
ronnyb Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 62	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.

8th December 2007, 10:40 PM	#38
TREE-SURFER Mature tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Isle of Man,UK. Posts: 332	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 What experts say about TOPPING

10th December 2007, 05:57 PM	#39
kimtree Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: May 2007 Location: Kununurra WA Posts: 124	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.

17th June 2007, 02:42 PM	#33
Brad Goyen Sappling Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 20	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.

10th December 2007, 08:28 PM	#40
Therrin Former Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bakersfield, Ca Posts: 2,497	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

11th December 2007, 06:25 AM	#41
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: orlando,fl Posts: 4,948	Re: Logs,Chips and Saw-Dust Its the same here if you cut it they will buy it. __________________ Have your say join us today. old schooler

15th December 2007, 08:06 AM	#42
George Hayduke Former Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Slickrock, USA Posts: 87	Re: Logs,Chips and Saw-Dust When I don't get paid for a job I let the deadbeats know that Ol' Monkeywrencher George Hayduke is going to take off dump fees from their bill. The first load goes either at the front door of the house or tight up to the garage door. Clients have asked what I do with the chips and that's what I tell them, joking And then I watch their faces. They are already calculating the cost to make sure that they pay me ontime.

17th December 2007, 06:22 AM	#43
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,983	Re: Logs,Chips and Saw-Dust LOL, they have been warned politely up front. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

17th December 2007, 06:30 AM	#44
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: orlando,fl Posts: 4,948	Re: Logs,Chips and Saw-Dust I'm gonna make that my policy.If you don't pay the crap stays. __________________ Have your say join us today. old schooler

20th December 2007, 08:35 PM	#45
shaggs Mature tree Join Date: May 2007 Location: sydney Posts: 419	Re: Logs,Chips and Saw-Dust Mate of mine is in the skip bin business. First Sunday of each month he goes around "returning" rubbish to those non-payers. Generally at 6am, right up to the garage door and starts tipping. You'd be surprised how many people find the cash to pay all of a sudden!!!

2nd February 2008, 09:24 AM	#46
LNG24 Sappling Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: LaGrangeville, NY Posts: 8	Re: Logs,Chips and Saw-Dust Around here, I take the wood chips and logs. Hell I'll even pick up the logs if its hard wood! I use the chips of erosion control on a fill project I have going. As most already know, Nursery's will take the chips, but another use is at any dirt parking lots. Places that are storing trailers, heavy equipment, long dirt roads. The stuff decomposes fast when getting run over and helps keep the mud down. When I had an equipment Yard, I had the whole area covered with chips. Stuff is not good on a hill so make sure you only place it on flat surfaces. __________________ Larry LNG Contracting LaGrangeville, NY Jonsered 2065 Turbo '03 GMC Yukon Cam Superline 3.5 Ton Dump Trailer Exmark Metro 48" Walk Behind Mower Polaris Sportsman 500 ...and lots more toys But what I really want is a: Timberwolf Log Splitter...Know of any used ones?

17th January 2009, 04:36 AM	#47
kylekurt Sappling Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: idaho Posts: 15	Re: Logs,Chips and Saw-Dust Can you guys sell your chips for hog fuel?

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