That is a lot of work but I can see you take pride in your work it really looks nice. I thought it was put up with a processor the way the piles were so straight and the even height. Nice job !
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Fordhighboy1
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It is more like a couple a week during the fall and winter so i avrage around 20 to 25 a year. People around here have not yet caught on to the buy it green in the spring and season it themselves. They perfer to wait till the cold hits and the water starts to turn solid then scramble to find wood.
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Just about half the wood is oak and I like it that way because that's what buyers and programmed to know and like. There was also a cherry pile that had about 15 cords, a locust pile that had about 8 cords, and a then the rest was mixed - mostly maple and mulberry but other hardwoods mixed in lesser quantities.
Where do I get the wood? That's a good question. I consider myself a wood whore. I am constantly on the lookout for new sources. My biggest scores come from tree guys who just want to dump and go and 1 guy I know who owns an excavating company who clears some land here and there. I also get wood from craigslist, along the road, piled up at the curb in front of people's houses. I'm not afraid to stop and ask a tree company if they want to get rid of wood. I know most of our local farmers and they are always looking to cut back trees along their fields or just clear some more land. I also get the occasional call from someone saying "hey, so and so told me you sell wood, I had some trees cut down, do you want the wood?". Last but not least, I will take on some tree jobs where trees can be dropped whole - no climbing for me. I know I am just a firewood hack and have no interest in the technical work involved in bringing down difficult trees.
It is a lot of hard work but I get to do it on my clock which is really important to me. It keeps me strong and fit and my liver thanks me for working on it 6-7 days a week in the summer as I've cut back on my beer intake greatly as I find it hard enough to stay hydrated when working in the summer heat as it is.
Where do I get the wood? That's a good question. I consider myself a wood whore. I am constantly on the lookout for new sources. My biggest scores come from tree guys who just want to dump and go and 1 guy I know who owns an excavating company who clears some land here and there. I also get wood from craigslist, along the road, piled up at the curb in front of people's houses. I'm not afraid to stop and ask a tree company if they want to get rid of wood. I know most of our local farmers and they are always looking to cut back trees along their fields or just clear some more land. I also get the occasional call from someone saying "hey, so and so told me you sell wood, I had some trees cut down, do you want the wood?". Last but not least, I will take on some tree jobs where trees can be dropped whole - no climbing for me. I know I am just a firewood hack and have no interest in the technical work involved in bringing down difficult trees.
It is a lot of hard work but I get to do it on my clock which is really important to me. It keeps me strong and fit and my liver thanks me for working on it 6-7 days a week in the summer as I've cut back on my beer intake greatly as I find it hard enough to stay hydrated when working in the summer heat as it is.
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I do like to keep things neat out there. Some time is spent on that but it looks really cool from the road (in my opinion at least) Mom likes that its nice and neat too since it's all on her property.
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Way to go !!
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Nice work!
ChoppyChoppy
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Yeah that's the trouble I've had, is the rain soaks through to the bottom but it never gets much sun or wind. The top couple feet of the pile is pretty well seasoned while the bottom is almost as wet as the day it was cut.
It's a big part of the reason I don't do seasoned wood for bulk orders. Less work to process it right into a truck and off it goes. Less work = less expense.
It's a big part of the reason I don't do seasoned wood for bulk orders. Less work to process it right into a truck and off it goes. Less work = less expense.
Fordhighboy1
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Do your piles sit on dirt, gravel, or concrete
jrider
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The piles sit on bark and splitter scraps from previous years.
Whats your fav firewood saw?
jrider
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I used to use a husky 365 but never really liked it much. I've run a husky 346 which was good for limbing and small stuff. I really enjoy my stihl ms 260 and my newest saw, an echo 8000
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