Free Firewood

[SteveLCetc]

Gorman says Steve's wood is too hard to split...

Thanks Buddy.

 

[pappy]

I seem to recall two or three different conifer choices on Steve's hill. They can't all be "hard to split."

 

[SteveLCetc]

Yep - there's fir, spruce, and a few different kinds of pine. The only thing we want to keep are the Ponderosa Pine as they are the most fire resistant.

 

[marcfj60]

Gorman says Steve's wood is too hard to split...

Is that the wood's fault or Gorman's fault?

 

[Cruisergreg]

Is that the wood's fault or Gorman's fault?

Probably Gorman's. Ran into him at lunch. You guys are too literal...

 

[marcfj60]

I was just being a smartass.

 

[Beowulf]

Probably Gorman's. Ran into him at lunch. You guys are too literal...

This begs the question of why you and Larry were discussing the hardness of Steve's wood.

On second thought, we really don't want the answer to that question. NTTIAWWT.

-Mike-

 

[pappy]

This begs the question of why you and Larry were discussing the hardness of Steve's wood.

On second thought, we really don't want the answer to that question. NTTIAWWT.

-Mike-

EWWWEEEEEUUUUU! We don't need that picture.

 

[SteveLCetc]

Thanks very much to Ali, Rory, Vince, and Graham's dad Bill for coming up and getting a few cords of wood today. We made a dent in the firebreak we need, and they got some free firewood. A win-win...

We're planning on it again in two weeks - this time on Saturday (?)

P.S. I think they can confirm big trailers are okay.

 

[Ruadhrigh]

P.S. I think they can confirm big trailers are okay.

Big trailers are ok....

if you load them correctly.

We did not have enough tongue weight on the trailer. When we got to 550 we had some serious "trailer wag." Not sure what the proper term is, but it is best described as the trailer violenty sliding left to right and pulling the truck with it. It sucked. After we finished sh*ting ourselves we redistributed the weight on the trailer and drove 55 mph the rest of the way to Ali's house. I think we learned our lesson .

 

[TroutRunner]

I drove from ABQ to Maine pulling a trailer once that had "trailer wag". 52 mph the whole way because 53 mph equaled death. The first time it happened my wife was driving behind me and was screaming on the motorola radio that I was a gone'r.

Loooooooooong trip. Not fun.

G

 

[Ruadhrigh]

Wow. that is a long trip of impending doom. there is no comfort until the trailer is off!

Bill was behind us on the phone watching it happen. We thought we was trying to call you!

 

[alia176]

Wow. that is a long trip of impending doom. there is no comfort until the trailer is off!

Bill was behind us on the phone watching it happen. We thought we was trying to call you!

Yeah, I wonder what Bill was saying to his wife as he saw the trailer taking the 80 for a ride. "Wagging the dog" is worse that Death Wobble IMO Proper trailer loading is very critical for a safe tow.

Thanks to all for helping out. I hope to return in two weeks provided I have time to unload the trailer. That's a LOT OF WOOD I got!!

 

[Pyro-boy]

It was fun, I hope to go back in two weeks also. I did get pulled over by the forest service law enforcement officer. I did not get a ticket but instead I got incorrect information. Steve needs to provide a little note stating that I have permission to remove wood from his property with dates and stuff. This is the information I got from the state forestry department.

Vince.

 

[pappy]

It was fun, I hope to go back in two weeks also. I did get pulled over by the forest service law enforcement officer. I did not get a ticket but instead I got incorrect information. Steve needs to provide a little note stating that I have permission to remove wood from his property with dates and stuff. This is the information I got from the state forestry department.

Vince.

No, but how is the Forest Service going to know if the wood was cut on private property or theirs?

Ummmm.

 

[alia176]

Perhaps print this out from the earlier response from Pappy and show it to Ranger Rick?

Here is a response from an employee of the NM Forestry Division. Mow away.

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Hi Jon,

The state does require a permit for large commercial cuts on private land. If he is selling fuel wood and cutting 75 acres or more in calendar year, then he should contact the Bernalillo District Office of the NM Forestry Division for a permit. If he is not cutting for a commercial purpose or cutting fewer than 75 acres to sell for fuel wood, then no permit is required.

Cheers,,, Bob
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[Ruadhrigh]

A friend of mine has plenty of firewood in Pecos. He said a good portion is already cut, and the rest can be cut down. It is all Juniper. Let me know if anyone is interested.


oh yeah, did I mention that its free?

 

[alia176]

A friend of mine has plenty of firewood in Pecos. He said a good portion is already cut, and the rest can be cut down. It is all Juniper. Let me know if anyone is interested.


oh yeah, did I mention that its free?

I'm in.

BTW, what did we cut down last weekend? Pine? Pappy needs to give me a lesson on the local trees and shrubs

 

[pappy]

I seem to recall the choices were Douglas fir, ponderosa pine (which Steve is keeping), and either Engelmann or blue spruce (I didn't look close). That's what I remember, anyway. David might remember others like maybe white fir, or cork-bark fir.

 

[Beowulf]

BTW, what did we cut down last weekend? Pine?

Lots of down, and fresh fir and spruce. It's about 10 miles by the crow east of Cuba.

First post in the thread Ali.

Don't ask Pappy. He told me in October that there are no poisonous snakes in Utah.

-Mike-