Wood and I are just close workmates, nothing more.
Mate, you may think I'm crazy but just remember every mighty oak was once just a nut...that held its ground. Eventually you'll be kicking yourself for waiting so long to get started and will be taking a mental stock of all the wonderful potential slabs and brownie point winning furniture you blew on firewood in the past. It's a cross all those of us that cross over to the milling side of scrounging have to bear.
Can I borrow it next?
There's some nice logs at the log yard that I hate to cut up into firewood.
Take a # fellas.Oh? Is this where the line starts?
Cowboy I too am a big fan of two massive rounds
It's like a disease with me since the time I worked at the circle mill. I see a log and say to myself 'that would make great lumber'. So once or twice every couple years I have a log or two milled to get my fix. Wish I would have bought a band mill when I was younger but there's too much competition around here for the product so it's not financially feasible.
Yes here in the Midwest, the rain has stopped and the temp's starting off in the low 60s for the next couple of days; like Montana weather. Unusually cool for the this area in August.
Nice load of White Oak. That's the size I like. Not too big and easier to move.
When I first bought my 5x8 single axle trailer used, I was hauling 1/2 ton of rock down a side road and both wheels pancaked on me. Luckily my Dad had a trailer I could shovel off the rock, dump it and then come back and load the trailer. I ended up putting on a 1 Ton axle and had the spring brackets moved back 3" at the same time. The trailer fish tailed all the time when empty.Saw this today and had to get a picture, this guys gonna need to scrounge a couple new axles.
This is in the ride share about 5 min from our place, the from axle end is bent and the rear is totally broke off
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My dump trailer is 5X8 but GVW is 5000 pounds. It turned 15 this year. The plastic hydraulic reservoir sprung a leak. While I was ordering a new tank my wife said, how old is your trailer? I said 15. She said, why bother fixing it, it's time to get a new one. So, before the aliens bring back my real wife, I'm ordering the next size bigger, 10X6 tandem axle, 10K GVW.
Just to get the small brush fire started. Saw gas flashes off too quick when lighting green or damp stuff.
Gottcha. I use kerosene when I have to burn brush.
I'll be happy to take your "OLD, BROKEN" trailer off your hands. I won't even charge you anything for disposing it. Oh wait, am I the new guy scrounging for 'Free' stuff now?
