Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[H-Ranch]

And I present to you: oak!

Looks like there may be a stick or two of pine in there. Not an issue for the OWB.

 

[H-Ranch]

Man, it splits so nice that I'm leaving the 36-48" pieces whole to split. Actually, some of the pieces have already been split on his homemade splitter that can take 6' long logs up to 52" diameter. It ranges from 19-26% according to my moisture meter on a sampling of splits - not ideal but could be burned now in a pinch.

 

[farmer steve]

Man, it splits so nice that I'm leaving the 36-48" pieces whole to split. Actually, some of the pieces have already been split on his homemade splitter that can take 6' long logs up to 52" diameter. It ranges from 19-26% according to my moisture meter on a sampling of splits - not ideal but could be burned now in a pinch.
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That's a lot of wheelbarrow loads.

 

[H-Ranch]

That's a lot of wheelbarrow loads.

Yeah, I don't know the conversion for 8 dump trailer loads to wheelbarrow loads off the top of my head. Let's see: take the square root... divide by 7... carry the 12... I'd say about 215 and 8/5ths.

 

[H-Ranch]

Yeah, I don't know the conversion for 8 dump trailer loads to wheelbarrow loads off the top of my head. Let's see: take the square root... divide by 7... carry the 12... I'd say about 215 and 8/5ths.

Sorry, i forgot to post the 8th load with a little walnut and cherry mixed in with the oak. And a bonus wheelbarrow load before dinner too.

 

[djg james]

Why yes,yes it is. Got a call from one of my firewood wood customers and his neighbor lady just had 6 DEAD trees taken down. (Hoping ash) Said did he know anyone that might want it.
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You like Ash? Piles of it out at the log yard. I think tree guy dumps it on the burn pile because of EAB. He doesn't sell it as firewood. How's it burn?

 

[JustJeff]

Pretty much everything burned around here is ash. Eab is fairly recent here so everyone is logging their bush and cutting all the ash figuring it's going to die anyway. Ash is excellent firewood. Splits easily, dries quickly and is relatively dense for good heat. My arborist buddy dropped off 2 dump truck loads of ash including 2 logs about 3ft Dia and 20ft long. Keep me burning for a couple years

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[djg james]

Pretty much everything burned around here is ash. Eab is fairly recent here so everyone is logging their bush and cutting all the ash figuring it's going to die anyway. Ash is excellent firewood. Splits easily, dries quickly and is relatively dense for good heat. My arborist buddy dropped off 2 dump truck loads of ash including 2 logs about 3ft Dia and 20ft long. Keep me burning for a couple years

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My experience with it is it lasts only a year or two and gets Powder Post Beetles right away. Turns to dust. I do like Ash lumber. I would have liked to had your 3' x 20' logs to mill.

 

[mountainguyed67]

That's a lot of wheelbarrow loads.

I was going to ask how many, I’m sure he knows exactly.

 

[SS396driver]

When I got the 2019 F-150, the dealer got the plates for it. I get an EZ Pass toll for my plates for a date before I picked up the truck.

Called EZ Pass, fought with them, sent them documentation, the description of the vehicle did not match my truck.

They removed the charge, then posted it back on the next month! I called and fought with them, but they would not remove it!

I ended up giving up on it, it just was not worth my time fighting it.

Sounds like the dealer was using those plates illegally on another vehicle . Plates numbers are not reused . When you turn them in they are destroyed. And they couldn’t transfer a plate from one person to another . Only vehicle to vehicle same owner
Dealers usually have new plates on hand and give you a temp and then go register the truck . Some do everything in house

 

[cat10ken]

Ooop, just got dumped cause gal was going through my facebook pics and didn't care for hunting pics. Bye felicia!

I think you dodged a bullet there.

 

[svk]

I think you dodged a bullet there.

Yep.

And that’s why she’s still single. Lol.

 

[MustangMike]

Sounds like the dealer was using those plates illegally on another vehicle .

That is what I concluded. In the end the dealer said I owed them another $100 for something, and I told them with all the Sh** they put me through with the plates, they could eat it. They did.

 

[bob kern]

Yeah, I don't know the conversion for 8 dump trailer loads to wheelbarrow loads off the top of my head. Let's see: take the square root... divide by 7... carry the 12... I'd say about 215 and 8/5ths.

No but your are close.... actually It’s 9/5ths
But then again I hear 3 out of 2 people struggle with fractions!

 

[bob kern]

Yep.

And that’s why she’s still single. Lol.

Send her this.... I’m sure she’ll love it!

 

[MustangMike]

Yea, when I was between marriages for 4 years I re-entered the dating seen! Not an easy task!

One of them did not want me to have any guns, and did not want me to hunt because her daughter's name was Fawn ... and she was one of the best one's I found (in other respects).

Life can be tough!

 

[farmer steve]

You like Ash? Piles of it out at the log yard. I think tree guy dumps it on the burn pile because of EAB. He doesn't sell it as firewood. How's it burn?

Yes, good stuff. We are to the point here that some dead standing are starting to get punky from the bottom up. If you can get it from the tree guy, go for it.

 

[JustJeff]

My experience with it is it lasts only a year or two and gets Powder Post Beetles right away. Turns to dust. I do like Ash lumber. I would have liked to had your 3' x 20' logs to mill.

I haven't had a problem with the beetles. Touch wood, lol. Had carpenter ants right away when I first got into doing wood. I learned to keep all my wood up off the ground. I use skids and racks that are spaced up using bricks. Cut way down on the bugs and I can keep wood split and stacked for years.

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[Sandhill Crane]

No good deed goes unpunished.

I’m sure you guys remember the people that I plow for who are kind of always down on their luck…This winter she had a little extra cash and insisted that I take it even though I told her I would plow her for free. Once the next snow came she was immediately wanting me to plow and I told her that I would plow on my on schedule because they are a long ways away and I have a lot of things going on. I ended up having one of my friends do her mothers driveway for her and I had to barter with him to take care of it because my plow was broken. Late Saturday night I get a message from her ex-boyfriend telling me that I had better plow in a timely manner or provide them with a refund so they can find someone who can. I said I would be happy to provide a refund because I didn’t want to charge in the first place and she insisted that I take the money. Check in the mail today. Good luck to them!

It is my pleasure to plow my friends for free. I’ve “been there” without the proper equipment and feel that I should help my friends when they need it. I guess I’ll dole out my goodwill elsewhere.

A very good friend does an huge amount of gifted help for others on a regular basis.
He text a few weeks back.
Paraphrasing: I'll be over in a little bit with the leaf blower to help Margaret with the yard. I just finished blowing leaves for "the ungrateful one". I had to laugh, because his characterization was spot on.
(Margaret loves leaf blowing with the backpack blower, to the point of many hours and getting a bit sore, so I said sure. Working together they quickly knocked out the entire yard in an hour, blowing the leaves back into the woods beyond the rhododendrons.)

 

[svk]

Good morning fellows.

My older daughter’s birthday today so we’ll go out for lunch. Then back home for cake and her presents followed by family presents.