stolen logs

[armchairarborist]

got up this morning to see a tractor piled high with my logs pulling out of the shared yard i use, was long gone before i could get there, the guy im sharing the yard with said he could take a load of the old logs away.. but the plank took my best stuff, big larch, big oak and big copper beech and left the old stuff, im pretty mad about it and had 30tonnes stolen last year from a different yard, getting sick of me doing all the work and someone else freeloading before i get chance to draw a penny from it..

[will.morris]

Unlucky mate

 

...Can you not have a polite word and see about getting some of it back??

[Theocus]

If it goes out invoice it out. Say they we not as agreed and he may have them if he pays, he clearly won't want to so he can return them. I doubt he would of burnt them yet in this heat!

[Dean Lofthouse]

Thats the problem Ed, give them an inch...............

 

I had the same problem so I stopped it off completely because people just took the mick (no offence Mick)

 

I told a freind of a friend they could take this pile of conifer and pop from the corner of the yard, there must have been at least 20 tons of the stuff.

 

It took him a long time to shift something like 12 months bit by bit... when the pile had gone he simply started on my pile of ringed up to size hard woods, was twelve month before I realised, so how much had he taken in that time, I reckon on a £1k's worth !!

 

I confronted him and he played numb, he knew damb well what he was doing. You cant do favours for people ed, they just take advantage of your good nature.

 

Best thing to do with any wood you dont want is to either take it straight to someone and give it them or burn it on site. But dont let anyone into your yard and trust them to be right with you.

[armchairarborist]

thanks for the advice guys, sent one text message to guy i share yard with saying that the chap could keep them if he wants but i'll have to invoice accordingly to the tune of £200, he appologised and they will be returned shortly,

[Mozza]

Hope he brings them back and you dont get messed about with it Ed mate,

[armchairarborist]

Thanks Liam, I'd written them off when they went, if any come back it will be a bonus. plenty new ones coming in monday if they havn't been stolen from jobsite that is.. ah that reminds me i'd better sharpen the 460 before tomoro

[Khriss]

Thats blody astonishing ! What the hell is up with people ? ( Tractor tyres are very expensive -I do believe ............) Kx

[ad15]

i was going to say. that must be one hell of a fast tractor if you couldn't catch him...

[arbclimber]

i was going to say. that must be one hell of a fast tractor if you couldn't catch him...

 

Maybe he was driving a landy:001_tt2: