“Best day at work, ever”

[Pullstart 62,834]

I called on a “free firewood p” posting on CL and it was advertised as easy access.  I called, let him know I had a truck, dump trailer and saw ready to go and could be on the way soon.  He was good was that, and I asked if I could drive up to the wood.  He hesitated, then asked if I know how to drive a tractor.  “Well, yes I do!”  As long as I don’t scratch the tractor or outside of the bucket, I’m allowed to use his loader tractor.  Well, here I am heading to dump one load, get him some fuel and cut another load before the day’s over!  

 

Would you you tell someone to com over and grab the tractor f on a CL ad, when you’re not there?  I can tell you I wouldn’t!

 

 

 

 

[raywilson12 8]

Thats friggin awsome! LOL

[oldredrider 2,548]

The only thing better would be if he delivered and stacked the wood then gave you the tractor!

[Pullstart 62,834]

Load number two.  This little diesel absolutely sips the fuel.  I hauled all this around his yard with less than a gallon.  What is this, cherry?  Most of the first load was ash.

 

 

[WVHillbilly520H 10,373]

18 minutes ago, pullstart said:

Load number two.  This little diesel absolutely sips the fuel.  I hauled all this around his yard with less than a gallon.  What is this, cherry?  Most of the first load was ash.

 

 

Yep wild cherry..like the one that clocked me...

[WHNJ701 4,165]

to bad you were not closer I got about 40 trees I would love to get rid of

[Pullstart 62,834]

11 minutes ago, jabelman said:

to bad you were not closer I got about 40 trees I would love to get rid of

 

Got any tractors to load me?  I’m on the way!  

[Pullstart 62,834]

2 hours ago, oldredrider said:

The only thing better would be if he delivered and stacked the wood then gave you the tractor!

 

I should have asked, huh?  

[LengerichKA88 1,883]

That is a very trusting individual. Used to be everyone was like that, but even I wouldn’t be that gracious to a stranger without me being there nowadays. I’d be afraid the tractor would be gone when I got back. 

[Pullstart 62,834]

I guess with a phone number and iPad address, he could track me if he had to, but yeah... I don’t give an address to CL “customers” unless I am home.  His wife and kids were there for a while in the beginning butI was there alone most of the day.

[953 nut 55,189]

Any C'List business I do (buying or selling) I meet the person in a public place. Most people are great to deal with, but this way we are both starting out in a comfortable setting. 

           I guess the fellow wanted to be sure you took all the fire wood.    

[WHNJ701 4,165]

3 hours ago, pullstart said:

 

Got any tractors to load me?  I’m on the way!  

nothing  to load with, but i have a bunch useless show tractors to ride around on!

[Ed Kennell 38,135]

That's a great deal, but when I cut 4 big maples for my neighbor, he loaded them with his back hoe and delivered them on his dump truck.  

[tunahead72 2,412]

@pullstart I suspect he heard about your maple syrup project, you did offer him some, didn't you? 

[Pullstart 62,834]

6 hours ago, tunahead72 said:

@pullstart I suspect he heard about your maple syrup project, you did offer him some, didn't you? 

 

You know, that is an amazing idea!  In the excitement of the day, I never thought about syrup.  How could I not, right?  

[tunahead72 2,412]

As a big fan of maple syrup products, I say it's never too late to make the offer. 

[Pullstart 62,834]

I’ll be back next week to take the rest of the dead and down, along with a couple standing dead.  One ash tree is leaning into another cherry, but completely snapped off at the base.  I’ll pull that one down with the loader.

[Pullstart 62,834]

Well, he sold the tractor this weekend (how rude) but I was able to grab a decent load of dead ash and some maple.  Still not a bad day!

 

 

[WHNJ701 4,165]

you should have bought that tractor instead!

[Pullstart 62,834]

13 minutes ago, jabelman said:

you should have bought that tractor instead!

 

You sound like my wife!  

 

$800 vs $17,000... I am willing to take a gamble on the cheap one.  I did look at the backhoe and loader brackets, I have a feeling they could be adapted to the AC with a little work.

[tunahead72 2,412]

That's … weird?  That could have ended up as a heck of a mess if you had damaged the tractor.  Not only would the previous owner be angry that you damaged his really nice tractor, but so would the new owner.

 

Oh well, no harm, no foul.