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Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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yup. And the SS should be here Thursday.
Stumbled onto whats turning out to be a mega scrounge....
Local utility went through a buddies neighborhood clearing lines. Most of the people in this neighborhood dont burn wood so he sent out a neighborhood email to see who wants their wood cleared out.. So far we are up to about 14 of these...
I can't see the pic for some reason. Is it just me?
Nope not just you!
WoodTick007
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Are you going to start selling firewood or is your personal wood consumption that great?
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Most of it is personal use. The widow that lives in front of us lost her wood guy, and she likes to burn as much as possible so I keep her in supply as well.
That and I'm a wood whore. I'm not quote at a level where I'm comfortable enough to not have to be a wood whore. Once I get there, Ill be able to sustain my OCD with general gathering.
ETA: Last year we used approx 8 cords. Half of that was basswood. Last year by this time we had already been burning 24/7 as well. So far this year we're not even in a face cord yet. Most of that is weather related, some is more efficient burning apparatus.
hardpan
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Thanks, we like to have fun while working, makes you want to come back and do some more.
Like @dancan said free wood is expensive
.If it was dead standing then thats around 5k
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Looks good Casey.
Is that just south west of the airport. That wouldn't be to far for you.
Can't tell from the picture wether some of that is honey locust or maple, but I would like to see the SS hit some honey locust as it has a pretty twisted grain.
What the heck is bass wood? Time to do some learning I guess
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Bass wood about a 1/4 step above willow or cotton wood
I see it now, that's a great scrounge. You should keep in touch with the utility company to see when and where they're trimming and then kindly offer your services for free to the neighbourhood if they want all that messy, space occupying wood removed. Knock on one door and they can do the networking for you.
Well, 16th November is our wedding anniversary so what better way to celebrate than to give your wife a good hot load of hard wood!
There's a lot to get through and my time most days is limited but I can sneak out and put a quick tank or two through the 460 several days per week so I should be able to make some steady progress over the next week or two.
I can stuff 11 inch thick rounds into my firebox so all this branch material is perfect for no-splitting heat.
The 661 is still an inpatient so the 460 (20 inch bar) is doing the job and doing it fine. We'll see how it goes when it gets to the main trunk. Dry blue gum is as hard as a cat's head so it will certainly get some exercise when the time comes!
There's a lot to get through and my time most days is limited but I can sneak out and put a quick tank or two through the 460 several days per week so I should be able to make some steady progress over the next week or two.
I can stuff 11 inch thick rounds into my firebox so all this branch material is perfect for no-splitting heat.
The 661 is still an inpatient so the 460 (20 inch bar) is doing the job and doing it fine. We'll see how it goes when it gets to the main trunk. Dry blue gum is as hard as a cat's head so it will certainly get some exercise when the time comes!
nomad_archer
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@Cowboy254 well played, very well played. I wasn't quite sure where you were going with that.... " Give your wife a good hot load....." Yep that went straight to the gutter.
LonestarStihl
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@Cowboy254 ... awesome. And congrats on another year
Load one.....
Examples of what's there....
They have, that I saw, better than 10 crews working the neighborhood. I might start going door to door.
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Examples of what's there....
They have, that I saw, better than 10 crews working the neighborhood. I might start going door to door.
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East Lansing is on the east side of lansing. LOL! Not really near the airport.Looks good Casey.
Is that just south west of the airport. That wouldn't be to far for you.
Can't tell from the picture wether some of that is honey locust or maple, but I would like to see the SS hit some honey locust as it has a pretty twisted grain.
What the heck is bass wood? Time to do some learning I guess
I'm told it's a mix of oak, locust, elm and maple. Some of what I got tonight was oak, locust and silver maple.
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Oh..... I'm taking the tractor back on Sat.
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nomad_archer
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Casey, I am getting tired just looking at all that wood. I hope you have lots of space because that is a lot of wood.
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