Felling leaning Locust trees

[CrystalRiver1]

I am 100% comfortable limbing, bucking, loading, splitting.
Yet, not so much on felling.
I picked up some bucked locust logs last yr from this lady. She's about 60 miles away.
She contacts me about dropping these 2 trees for the wood and perhaps a small amount of money.
Feeling kinda weird about the whole situation. I'm straight on firewood, not fond of 120 mile round trip, and while the are not monsters...that's not what I do.

Any thoughts or advice?

 

[Woodpecker]

Any targets besides the propane? Can you get a quad, tractor, truck, etc. close enough to pull with a rope if necessary? Doesn't look too bad to me. I'd do it if the money was right. Locust is primo firewood.

 

[Hinerman]

^^^^This.

That looks pretty straight forward to me, but I am not there. I have been fooled by pictures before.

If you are uncertain about it, I would just pass. None of this stuff is worth getting hurt over or destroying property. I tell people NO all the time, and not ashamed to admit it.

 

[CrystalRiver1]

^^^^This.

That looks pretty straight forward to me, but I am not there. I have been fooled by pictures before.

If you are uncertain about it, I would just pass. None of this stuff is worth getting hurt over or destroying property. I tell people NO all the time, and not ashamed to admit it.

That's what I'm leaning towards. I've got about 2 cords of seasoned white oak already down in rounds in my Aunts backyard...waiting on me.
Tempting though...

 

[Maintenance Chief]

If your not comfortable with cutting don't cut.
I reserve bore cuts for leaners, leave the strap in the back and nick it with the chain ,it gives me a little more time to step away.

 

[angelo c]

that would have to be FAT money for me to drive 120 miles and HAVE to take the wood.... that means a dump truck or a trailer as well as my time. not happening. those are two hours id be doing something else with. but i say no to tree services all week long trying to drop off crap like this junk

nerve of them bastiges

 

[angelo c]

if you zoom in real close you can see TWO knots .... on the same red oak stick... i almost made him take it back !!!

J/K

funny side note...that load and trailer weighed in at just over 20k at the scales. hard to believe but "green" red oak is heavy stuff

 

[drf256]

I wouldn’t go. No way.

She is being cheap letting you “have the wood” as payment. Any tree company would charge her more to take the wood than leave it.

Sounds like a no go to me. Plus, what will you do with the tree branches and leaves? They are a ton of work once down and are always much bigger than they look once they hit the ground.

 

[Boomhower]

There would have to be some good money in it or she would have to be a good lookin woman. Lots of risk not having the right insurance.

 

[CrystalRiver1]

Yep.
I no thanked her politely and I am @ peace and physically whole.

 

[chipper1]

Is this the free firewood on craiglist thread lol.

 

[CrystalRiver1]

There would have to be some good money in it or she would have to be a good lookin woman. Lots of risk not having the right insurance.

She kinda favors an otter.