Might have hit the jackpot! the business around the corner from my shop had 18 Black walnuts trees dropped for auction. They are only keeping the trunk's for slab wood and the rest i believe is being tossed. I talked to the owner and he is finding out what is happening with the rest of it but i plan on dropping off one or two trailers and just keep filling them up. I hope this works out! Ill have black walnut for days!
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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KiwiBro
Mill 'em, nails be damned.
Good luck with it. Sometimes the stars align.
Indeed. A man's gots to know his limitations! When one sixth of a round weighed in at 56kgs the other day, I suspect that lifting the 336kg whole into the trailer might be just a smidge beyond me. I'm so lame
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Sometimes, if I can't lift em, I just roll large rounds into the trailer. It is a 5X8 trailer, so I generally go 3 across.
Yes, I really need a trailer with a drop-down ramp. Rolling them up would be much easier than flipping them up onto the tailgate which only lowers to horizontal.
Cut some rounds of different height, put them near the end of the gate then just flip them up each level of the rounds till you're at and into the trailer.
Yep, that's what I was referring to.
What about bolting a manual hydraulic crane in the trailer for big heavy rounds ?
About 200 cnd copeks when on sale up here .
About 200 cnd copeks when on sale up here .
Have you ever seen the show "Monk". If you think he was neurotic about stuff, you haven't been around my wood pile. Every piece on the pile is within an eighth of an inch of 18"s. If a piece is off by an inch it goes to the fire pit. However, I do noodle 18" pieces to 6" then 12" then flip a big round on end to make steps, Joe.
Came home and it was too nice to be inside so I grabbed a coffee and the maul and did a little hand splitting. The stacks continue to grow!
Gave my new MMWS 261 a bit of a workout today, two Cherry trees (approx 16"), a Red Maple, some smaller stuff, and removed an evergreen and a telephone pole.
The little saw seems to be well matched with the 18" 3/8 square file.
The little saw seems to be well matched with the 18" 3/8 square file.
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That's my 'fun' for the winter. Any day the weather is bearable I put in a couple hours with X27, maul, sledge/wedge. Curently ave 9 cord waiting to eat the X27. Hope to get in another 2 before the weather gets too wet to get into my cutting site.
Hey, is it Friday arvo after knock-off time over there as well?
No. It’s Fridaydragyerasstowork time....sigh.
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Wow you guys are a half a day ahead.
Heading up to my hunting cabin in a bit. There's going to be a lot of tree tops when the loggers get done with this cut so I do not anticipate the splitter will see much use in the next year except for those pesky yard and driveway trees that keep dying.
Bobby Kirbos
Scrounger of Cellulose Based BTUs
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That's what I'm talkin about!!!.......AWESOME
