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GTO · 06-16-2008, 09:57 AM

A week ago, the electric company took down a huge pine tree close to the street , but on our property. They took it down because it was dying and they were afraid if it ever fell, it would take down alot of wires. They told us they would cut it down but leave it in "manageable" sections for us to dispose of. To my surprise when I got up there for the weekend, there were 4 20' sections of pine tree in my driveway. Hardly "manageable". Does anybody know the best way to get rid of these now or know anybody that will take them?

secondcurve · 06-16-2008, 07:55 PM

GTO:

I'd call the electric company. They pulled the same stunt at my property a couple of years back and a quick call got them back to fix the problem.

ACutAbove · 06-16-2008, 08:41 PM

Sometimes what they do is send a crew out to cut the trees down then a truck at somepoint to follow up after they are done with a area to pick them all up. Although I think they might forget about them fo awhile till they get reminded...

CanisLupusArctos · 06-16-2008, 10:35 PM

If there's a way you can cut that wood up into firewood, you should bundle it up and sell it! Have you seen what some people are charging for a bundle of campfire wood this year?

Rattlesnake Gal · 06-18-2008, 08:37 AM

I love CLA's idea, but would pine be too sparky for a safe campfire? Is it just a matter of drying it well?
Does anyone know how hemlock is for sparks? We too have a dead tree that needs to come down.

GTO · 06-18-2008, 05:55 PM

We contacted the guy on rte 104 that carves the bears with his chain saw and he came out and took a look at them. He said he'll take at least 3 of them and if he doesn't take the forth (which is the very top of the tree which is really dead), he offered to cut it into manageable sections for us to haul. Love NH!!

tis · 06-19-2008, 08:05 AM

Pine is just not considered the best wood for woodfires. It is too soft and creates creosote and burns quickly without a lot of heat. It is fine for an outdoor fire though, why not?

idigtractors · 06-19-2008, 08:04 PM

This is a tad off subject but yet has been discussed in this thread. Try the following 2 locations for all info that one would have regarding heat, sparks, smoke, smell and overall quality of both hard and soft woods. Here is a large listing of different types for wood. Hope it helps some of you out. I know I have a copy of each so if anyone asks about a particular type of wood I can just look it up.
http://www.demesne.info/garden-help/...ewood-soft.htm
http://www.demesne.info/garden-help/...ewood-hard.htm

SAMIAM · 06-20-2008, 10:45 AM

Thanks for posting that,idg........very interesting and informative>bookmarked it for future reference..........all this time i thought birch was a soft wood and stayed away from it except for kindling but I see from your chart that it has a pretty good yield.

06-16-2008, 09:57 AM	#1
GTO Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,091 Thanks: 338 Thanked 354 Times in 162 Posts	Free wood A week ago, the electric company took down a huge pine tree close to the street , but on our property. They took it down because it was dying and they were afraid if it ever fell, it would take down alot of wires. They told us they would cut it down but leave it in "manageable" sections for us to dispose of. To my surprise when I got up there for the weekend, there were 4 20' sections of pine tree in my driveway. Hardly "manageable". Does anybody know the best way to get rid of these now or know anybody that will take them? __________________ GTO

06-16-2008, 10:35 PM	#4
CanisLupusArctos Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Center Harbor Posts: 1,049 Thanks: 15 Thanked 472 Times in 107 Posts	Cut it and sell it! If there's a way you can cut that wood up into firewood, you should bundle it up and sell it! Have you seen what some people are charging for a bundle of campfire wood this year?

06-18-2008, 08:37 AM	#5
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,252 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,451 Thanked 1,349 Times in 475 Posts	Campfire Safety I love CLA's idea, but would pine be too sparky for a safe campfire? Is it just a matter of drying it well? Does anyone know how hemlock is for sparks? We too have a dead tree that needs to come down.

06-18-2008, 05:55 PM	#6
GTO Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,091 Thanks: 338 Thanked 354 Times in 162 Posts	solution?? We contacted the guy on rte 104 that carves the bears with his chain saw and he came out and took a look at them. He said he'll take at least 3 of them and if he doesn't take the forth (which is the very top of the tree which is really dead), he offered to cut it into manageable sections for us to haul. Love NH!! __________________ GTO

06-19-2008, 08:04 PM	#8
idigtractors Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 248 Thanks: 6 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Soft and hardwood energy output This is a tad off subject but yet has been discussed in this thread. Try the following 2 locations for all info that one would have regarding heat, sparks, smoke, smell and overall quality of both hard and soft woods. Here is a large listing of different types for wood. Hope it helps some of you out. I know I have a copy of each so if anyone asks about a particular type of wood I can just look it up. http://www.demesne.info/garden-help/...ewood-soft.htm http://www.demesne.info/garden-help/...ewood-hard.htm

06-16-2008, 07:55 PM	#2
secondcurve Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,118 Thanks: 1,331 Thanked 559 Times in 288 Posts	GTO: I'd call the electric company. They pulled the same stunt at my property a couple of years back and a quick call got them back to fix the problem.

06-16-2008, 08:41 PM	#3
ACutAbove Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Holderness Posts: 219 Thanks: 7 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts	Sometimes what they do is send a crew out to cut the trees down then a truck at somepoint to follow up after they are done with a area to pick them all up. Although I think they might forget about them fo awhile till they get reminded...

06-19-2008, 08:05 AM	#7
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,770 Thanks: 755 Thanked 1,462 Times in 1,018 Posts	Pine is just not considered the best wood for woodfires. It is too soft and creates creosote and burns quickly without a lot of heat. It is fine for an outdoor fire though, why not?

06-20-2008, 10:45 AM	#9
SAMIAM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 2,912 Thanks: 338 Thanked 1,689 Times in 594 Posts	Thanks for posting that,idg........very interesting and informative>bookmarked it for future reference..........all this time i thought birch was a soft wood and stayed away from it except for kindling but I see from your chart that it has a pretty good yield.