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Author Topic: Allens Custom Woodworks strikes Gold, Again!  (Read 70193 times)

Offline Kirk Allen

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Re: Allens Custom Woodworks strikes Gold, Again!
« Reply #50 on: November 25, 2009, 02:49:13 PM »
The free stuff continues!  The power company called with a pole yard they wanted cleaned up and I could have anything I wanted............provided I take it all!  ;D  They just HAD to twist my arm.





Both Western Red Cedar and Southern yellow pine, and band new at that!  Got about 200' of 4" gas line as well. 




And if the poles and gas line was not enough, I also got the Rail Road rails and the pillars they were up on.


Making progress on the cleanup.



The famous trailer that some said couldnt work, worked real well!  ;D





We got the rest of this on another trip.
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Re: Allens Custom Woodworks strikes Gold, Again!
« Reply #51 on: November 25, 2009, 02:56:25 PM »
And if that is not enough of a gloat ;D  More free logs for the hauling! 

Osage Orange!  The Good Stuff!




It was close enough to home that I could drive the forklift there to load them all up!


A mix of Oak and Maple from another site........................that was free as well!








This was the last load of free oak logs.
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Re: Allens Custom Woodworks strikes Gold, Again!
« Reply #52 on: November 25, 2009, 03:19:13 PM »
Power company is going to PAY me to haul off 5 wooden spools that the big wire comes on.  They are 9 feet in diameter and they are paying me $350 just to haul them off.

Any idea what they could be used for? 

They also have three more pole yards they are shutting down and I get all the rail road rails and pillars from them as well!  ;D
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Re: Allens Custom Woodworks strikes Gold, Again!
« Reply #53 on: November 25, 2009, 04:05:20 PM »
Picnic tables!

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Re: Allens Custom Woodworks strikes Gold, Again!
« Reply #54 on: November 25, 2009, 04:29:03 PM »
You would have to sit on a step ladder to use it.  :o
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Re: Allens Custom Woodworks strikes Gold, Again!
« Reply #55 on: November 25, 2009, 05:48:07 PM »
Cut them in half and make two tables ;D

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Re: Allens Custom Woodworks strikes Gold, Again!
« Reply #56 on: November 25, 2009, 05:50:43 PM »
Now thats a great idea Carl! 
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Re: Allens Custom Woodworks strikes Gold, Again!
« Reply #57 on: November 25, 2009, 05:54:54 PM »
I knew a fella who made a living for 2 years doing just that

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Re: Allens Custom Woodworks strikes Gold, Again!
« Reply #58 on: November 25, 2009, 08:11:58 PM »
be sure you get paper work on the RR iron as with out proof of were it came from you cant sell it for scrap
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Re: Allens Custom Woodworks strikes Gold, Again!
« Reply #59 on: November 26, 2009, 07:23:26 AM »
No plans of scrapping that stuff.  I am making log bunks from it and my wife & I are going to make hoop houses for her gardening and put them on rails. 
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Re: Allens Custom Woodworks strikes Gold, Again!
« Reply #60 on: December 11, 2009, 10:39:38 PM »
Looks like this week I find out how big of a clean up I have for the power company. 

They hired me to clean up 4 pole yard sites and they said I can have ANYTHING that is on the site, AND, they are paying me to take the stuff away!   ;D
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Re: Allens Custom Woodworks strikes Gold, Again!
« Reply #61 on: December 13, 2009, 06:30:08 AM »
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Re: Allens Custom Woodworks strikes Gold, Again!
« Reply #62 on: December 13, 2009, 06:43:52 AM »

 Whatcha gonna do with all the snow ??? ;D

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Re: Allens Custom Woodworks strikes Gold, Again!
« Reply #63 on: December 13, 2009, 08:25:50 AM »
By the Grace of God we dont have any yet!  We got rain last night but were in the mid 40's several days this week.
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Re: Allens Custom Woodworks strikes Gold, Again!
« Reply #64 on: December 13, 2009, 09:13:05 AM »
We were in the mid 20's last week.....where is that global warming?
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Re: Allens Custom Woodworks strikes Gold, Again!
« Reply #65 on: December 13, 2009, 04:57:18 PM »
Do you get the stone too??.
Good score.

Thanks Alot Mr Mom

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Re: Allens Custom Woodworks strikes Gold, Again!
« Reply #66 on: December 22, 2009, 02:37:17 PM »
Had our negotiation meeting today and looks like I prevailed!

They showed me all they wanted done "first" and I told them I could take care of it all for $600 (thousands of $$$ worth of stuff for free)  but there was going to be a problem that was going to be theirs not mine.  I let them know I do not have Liability Insurance to be doing any type of contract work on "their" site.  (inside scoop paid off!)

Their jaw hit the table becuase they thought they were going to make out like a bandit and now they are back to square one.  Then, as if the idea popped out of the clouds, the manager said he doesnt have to come on site!  "We have a 52' flatbed that we can use to haul all the stuff to his place and that way we dont have to jump through the insurance problem."

They asked If I was still interested and I said sure, for $600! 

They agreed!   :o

Can it get any better than that?
They pay me to have them deliver all this stuff to my place!   :D :D
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Re: Allens Custom Woodworks strikes Gold, Again!
« Reply #67 on: December 22, 2009, 03:08:53 PM »

 Do you wear a mask when you deal with people ???  ::) ::) :D

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Re: Allens Custom Woodworks strikes Gold, Again!
« Reply #68 on: December 22, 2009, 04:12:26 PM »
I have to admit Harold its rather overwhelming to see how this went down. 

THe other site they are going to truck over to my place is 140 miles away and I get ALL the poles, about 200 yards of rail road rails, cement pillars, and a 40 foot long 8x20 laminated beam.  They will truck that stuff over in January :o
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Re: Allens Custom Woodworks strikes Gold, Again!
« Reply #69 on: December 22, 2009, 05:34:04 PM »

 If you hold your mouth "just right", the next Ice storm will break off lots of poles, then, you can sell them back ???

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Re: Allens Custom Woodworks strikes Gold, Again!
« Reply #70 on: December 22, 2009, 06:51:00 PM »
So tell us about this (Inside scoop) ;)

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Re: Allens Custom Woodworks strikes Gold, Again!
« Reply #71 on: December 23, 2009, 09:51:58 PM »
My Uncle used to run the place ten years ago and was able to give me some insite that helped.  He knew they had NO WHERE to get rid of the stuff as he had the same problem when he was in charge.  The insurance deal was one of the things he told me about.
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Re: Allens Custom Woodworks strikes Gold, Again!
« Reply #72 on: January 11, 2010, 03:37:30 PM »
Have you recieved your poles yet?

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Re: Allens Custom Woodworks strikes Gold, Again!
« Reply #73 on: February 04, 2010, 03:35:31 PM »
The power company works slow but I did recieve the PO today for $600.  Once they bring the stuff out I can send them a bill for $600! :D :D :D

It blows me away to know I am making money doing nothing and recieving items I can use or sell.  You have to love Capitalism!
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Re: Allens Custom Woodworks strikes Gold, Again!
« Reply #74 on: October 23, 2010, 11:56:37 PM »
Sounds too close the behaviors in Washington DC. :'(