All of that bark falling off creates a waste pile issue and between the bark and splitter scraps,
As to the scraps and bark left over. We keep a 6 yard dumpster on site to throw all the debris in. When we are processing we fill that dumpster once a week with all the sawdust and bark. We rake and clean up every night to keep the yard clean.
Yes, it's a pain. But not keeping it picked up is worse, at least for me. Working in one spot, bringing logs to the equipment, saw chips, bark and uglies have to be managed regularly to keep up. And I'm really not doing that much at 65-70 cord. I will be burning last years uglies this year. I collect them in Row Pacs (large foldable plastic crates) until there is enough to bundle on pallets, and the rest, saw chips and bark is used for a berm. At some point a dumpster may be needed. Hard to imagine doing several hundred cord per year. I get about three to four pallets of uglies that don't stack per 20 cord semi load.
As for sales/deliveries: Delivered 1/2 a cord the other day, two pallets. They only wanted one when I got there.
Today, customers that ordered a half of cord came out to look at the wood. Is it seasoned? It is Oak seasoned one year, but to be really good, it needs two years. It's not seasoned two years? It is seasoned one year. It's not seasoned then?
I told them of a tree service down the road. They had been there. Bought wood from them in the spring, but they are out of seasoned.
Said they would be splitting it with another couple at a site-condo campground, and need to talk with them as to how much to buy and how to split it.
Sorry folks, I'm not holding it, but I didn't tell them that.
One pallet is sold along with the other pallet that the previous people didn't want.
Oh, then they wanted to know how much they could get in their jeep. I don't break 1/4 cord bundles.
End of season sales. It is all quite typical.
