Neihbour’s big tree fell over on to my lawn/cottage.

[Rockbadchild]

Personally I would just do it and keep the fire wood but if you need help to do so I would ask him to help ... in a way yes its his three but he is on your property now lol ... but if you guys don't know each other you can't expect him to ''trespass'' on your property to buck it without permission.

Go see him and start with a casual conversation about the tree and how you cottage got a scared then steer the conversation towards the fire wood and if he want it and hinting that it would be nice to do get help cleaning it up.

 

[2manyrocks]

The good news is the tree didn't destroy your roof, and the cleanup can be done at your pace. Plus, the tree is gone so it can't fall on your house during the next storm.

 

[cqaigy2]

Sounds like you worked out a good solution.

 

[JJT]

I'll be felling 5 dead pines this morning, and the terminology I am familiar with is :
Felling is cutting the tree down
Limbing is cutting the limbs off the trunk
Bucking is cutting the trunk into the desired size
Followed by splitting.

I don't do firewood, so the 5 trunks will be bucked into 8' sections and hauled off with my pallet forks and piled in the back to rot. They're bug infested and somewhat rotten (clients front yard).

You missed CHIPPING.

 

[5030]

You missed CHIPPING.

Gave up on that and sold the chipper a couple years ago. I prefer roasting, besides, I'm a pyro.

 

[4570Man]

Gave up on that and sold the chipper a couple years ago. I prefer roasting, besides, I'm a pyro.

I’d only consider chipping if you live in a burn ban area. Chipping is drastically slower than using a grapple to pile up brush. Especially when you only have one guy loading the chipper and it’s a homeowner grade chipper. It takes a big chipper that’s far more expensive than the average diy guy can afford and a crew to drag brush to really get anything done chipping.

 

[lman]

I'll be felling 5 dead pines this morning, and the terminology I am familiar with is :
Felling is cutting the tree down
Limbing is cutting the limbs off the trunk
Bucking is cutting the trunk into the desired size
Followed by splitting.

I don't do firewood, so the 5 trunks will be bucked into 8' sections and hauled off with my pallet forks and piled in the back to rot. They're bug infested and somewhat rotten (clients front yard).

Pine isn't used for firewood around here anyway.

 

[Rockbadchild]

Pine isn't used for firewood around here anyway.

Why ?? I know that damp/wet pine emit a awful stinky smoke but once dry its good.

 

[lman]

Why ?? I know that damp/wet pine emit a awful stinky smoke but once dry its good.

A lot more heat out of hardwood that is readily available. Pine is considered trash wood or decorative trees around here.

 

[5030]

Same here. Little heat value and lots of creosote. Around here, you cannot give it away.

 

[Rockbadchild]

A lot more heat out of hardwood that is readily available. Pine is considered trash wood or decorative trees around here.

Your spoiled lol (I am simply jealous) ... is it always -40 out there ? so go out to cut wood when the wood try to go by itself in the cottage ? makes no sense, that tree is already in the back yard and you have to cut it to haul it out to go dump it or piling it next to the fire pit, these are your options. I don't know about you but at the minimum I would pile it next to the outdoor fire pit for the next bonfire.

 

[dodge man]

Where we live pine is also considered junk wood for firewood but there are places that is all that’s available.

 

[Rockbadchild]

I get it but you don't need the best fire wood ever to burn during the day or early evening, I burn aspen during the day at my cottage outdoor fire pit and that is some crappy wood to burn, at night I do switch to mainly spruce because aspen doesn't generate lots of flames but will still put the odd aspen in, if you mix that pin in you wouldn't notice the difference especially during the day...

 

[Thomas]

If your neighbor has good attitude towards you over the years I would clean tree up in my spare time.

 

[Thomas]

Where we live pine is also considered junk wood for firewood but there are places that is all that’s available.

If pine dry good for setting around the fire pit at night.

 

[Snobdds]

Same here. Little heat value and lots of creosote. Around here, you cannot give it away.

It's amazes me what people believe...

 

[tradosaurus]

It's amazes me what people believe...

I don't know much about firewood except that the guy that cleaned my chimney said never to burn pine as it will emit a lot of soot that adds dangerous creosote to the chimney walls, since pine is a softwood, and is resinous.

 

[Snobdds]

I don't know much about firewood except that the guy that cleaned my chimney said never to burn pine as it will emit a lot of soot that adds dangerous creosote to the chimney walls, since pine is a softwood, and is resinous.

Have that guy come out west...we would like a word with him.

 

[check]

Pine isn't used for firewood around here anyway.

Oh, it’s great for the outdoor fire pit. Lots of crackling.

 

[check]

Your spoiled lol (I am simply jealous) ... is it always -40 out there ? so go out to cut wood when the wood try to go by itself in the cottage ? makes no sense, that tree is already in the back yard and you have to cut it to haul it out to go dump it or piling it next to the fire pit, these are your options. I don't know about you but at the minimum I would pile it next to the outdoor fire pit for the next bonfire.

It will be a big bonfire right away. Will cut and burn the branches all at once. Want to do it before April 1st, when the Summer burn rules start 7 PM to 7 AM only.