What free wood did you find today?

Another find; found a desert ironwood tree cut up and dumped, managed to get a pretty big multi-branch junction chunk in the trunk, (quite heavy as you might imagine) and picked up a couple of limb sections, going to give the big chunk a turn on the lathe.. free.webp free1.webp
 
Got a free decent sized log of bodock from a friend. Got it cut into striker sized spindles, pot call blanks, and call blanks. Definitely has some cool sap wood in it.

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Well, I've got a couple of FREE Ash logs that I'd like to have milled. WoodWeb estimates them at 1000#. Can you really haul a 1000# in a Std 1/2 ton pickup? The other log would be going into my 5' x 8' single axle trailer.
 
djg said:
Well, I've got a couple of FREE Ash logs that I'd like to have milled. WoodWeb estimates them at 1000#. Can you really haul a 1000# in a Std 1/2 ton pickup? The other log would be going into my 5' x 8' single axle trailer.
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Yes. If they aren't sticking out the tail and lifting the nose of the truck. I have often taken 2000 lb of gravel in a half ton pickup truck
 
djg said:
Well, I've got a couple of FREE Ash logs that I'd like to have milled. WoodWeb estimates them at 1000#. Can you really haul a 1000# in a Std 1/2 ton pickup? The other log would be going into my 5' x 8' single axle trailer.
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What make, model and year 1/2 ton are we speaking of?
 
2feathers Creative Making said:
Yes. If they aren't sticking out the tail and lifting the nose of the truck. I have often taken 2000 lb of gravel in a half ton pickup truck
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Thanks, I've filled it full of firewood before, but I never had any idea how much weight was in it. Two of the logs are 6'-6" and I have a 8' bed with a truck box in it. I'll just remove the tail gate and let 6" hang out.

I've got another 10' log that's estimated at 1750#. I may cut down to 8' and remove my truck box for the second trip.
 
Your trailer likely has a lower weight rating than your truck. I am glad you are pulling your gate. I have seen a couple log modified tailgates... I might load the longer log and go for a spin in the driveway. The truck will tell you if it needs trimmed to 8 foot.
 
2feathers Creative Making said:
Your trailer likely has a lower weight rating than your truck. I am glad you are pulling your gate. I have seen a couple log modified tailgates... I might load the longer log and go for a spin in the driveway. The truck will tell you if it needs trimmed to 8 foot.
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When I first bought the used trailer, I loaded it with 1/2 ton of rock which caused it to pancake. I replaced the axle with a 1 ton axle. But the frame is only 2" x 2" x 3/16" steel and I have bent it a little by over loading it with a log once. So now, I try to keep it at 1/2 ton. Car tires on it with around 1/2 ton cap each tell me when I've loaded enough on it.
 
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