Cutting Treeline Firewood

I answered a Kijiji ad that suggested the landowner wanted a treeline removed of standing trees, some dead but most still leafed out. I figured there had to be a catch if the trees are still available after 3 weeks. He wants the branches piled for burning and "some" cash for the wood.

Now that's the catch...... do you usually pay to the landowner to cut standing trees? I know in town we had to pay arborists to cut the trees around our houses and wires but that's kind of a different situation. I can see his point but not sure if he has a company come in to remove the treeline to expand the field they would pay him for the firewood.

Not really sure how to proceed? If at all?

Dano if you want to come up to my cottage for a weekend I can get you lots of oak, maple and birch. I'll drive and you get whatever we can jam in the box plus a trailer load if you have a trailer. Trying to push back the edges of my mile long driveway.

No charge

I don't see why you would pay to do all the work, if they had it down and bucked up then yes but standing timber, unless you are getting a lot I would not be paying for a few trees. You are doing the guy a favour taking them out for them, you did say you know how much they would have to pay.

Fence rows you have to go take a look could be fence wire in the trees

Maybe he thinks some are decent logs


I could work you a deal for wood too just not this time of year

The landowner in this situation is just being greedy. He's probably already checked and knows how much it will cost him to have them removed?
If you were to make a deal, be sure he'll be on your case about picking up every wee bit of saw dust and bark left over on the ground. Not worth the hassle, IMO

I use to do tree work...before I had kids. I would not pay that guy anything at all! You are helping him out and if you don't do it its gonna cost him $$. Id pass and take some of the guys on this post up on there offers, Species8472 offer sounds pretty sweet!! Plus you would be helping out a fellow hunter at the same time. Just my 2 cents!!

I can ask for the moon if he wants. Nobody has to pay for it, but maybe someone will. The question is how badly does he need the trees cut.

Sounds like a no win proposition. Don’t pay, he’s greedy.

Agreed Bush, he’s greedy and fishing around to see who bites.

Suggest you offer to cut the trees, pile the branches, and take the wood no cash exchanged. Depending on how you “read” him, you might want to write something up ?

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Originally Posted by 73hunter

Agreed Bush, he’s greedy and fishing around to see who bites.

Suggest you offer to cut the trees, pile the branches, and take the wood no cash exchanged. Depending on how you “read” him, you might want to write something up ?

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Ya, if you do not have insurance I would be leery too, you never know what somebody will try to pull.

Thanks guys. Yeah I had much the same initial reaction. In the ad on Kijiji it said nothing about paying for the standing trees. He has had guys inquire then never return once they realized he wanted money for the wood. I have hit wire in fenceline trees and even a pipe on one occasion.

To get a large tree removed near a cottage or wires using a boom truck costs $1000 a tree. I realize it's not a fair comparison but removal of any tree cost money as far as I know.

Thanks Joe. I sent you a PM.

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