Hem
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I cut up a cord today and cleaned up two and a half contractor garbage bags of saw chips.
Let’s talk about firewood
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Addicting
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You need to invest into renting a firewood processor for the day. Your family’s body’s will thank you.
We have rolls of lumber wrap at our shop. I lay it out in front of my log stack. Cut and roll it up. Off to the burn pile. I saved a bunch of sawdust to mix with diesel. Starts fires in the wall tent quick. mtmuley
Hem
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My firewood starter is a blowtorch.
Sigh. It was my grand plan. The two locations near my house sold its processors. Closest was 5 1/2 hours away - 22 hours of driving. Plus I did the rental math and they are very expensive all in.
Addicting
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We are blessed to have one in a hours drive in 3 different directions.
2rocky
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Grew up from 4th grade on cutting firewood from blowdown eucalyptus and cypress trees with my father and grandfather. Grandpa made a log splitter from a stationary hay baler where the pto from a tractor drove a large flywheel connected to a large plunger shaft running horizontal with a homemade wedge on the end. It ran continuously and you had to time putting the wood on the deck. Definitely not OSHA approved.
My bonus son in Spokane will be moving into his mother's home which has fireplaces up and downstairs. I've tried to explain how much using firewood would decrease his heating oil bill but he doesn't seem to appreciate that. I think his immigrating Filipina fiancée is gonna give him an expensive lesson if he ever tells her where the thermostat is.....
My bonus son in Spokane will be moving into his mother's home which has fireplaces up and downstairs. I've tried to explain how much using firewood would decrease his heating oil bill but he doesn't seem to appreciate that. I think his immigrating Filipina fiancée is gonna give him an expensive lesson if he ever tells her where the thermostat is.....
I’ve been busy doing other tasks, manly wood splitter games and early deer tag. My splitter is mostly shot after almost 25 years of use. Neighbor offered his splitter when we bumped into each other at a restaurant/bar. I took him up on his offer after my second fix failed. As of today, all the wood is split. 10 rows stacked.
We’re down to stacking when I’m not hunting my early deer tag. Fall is coming…
Damn. I got a maul. Hand splitting. mtmuley
Been there, done that for years. I’d rather not now.
Hem
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But its the best part, other than yelling "TIMBERRRRR"
Caseknife
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Have a 3-pt hydraulic splitter for my tractor, works great. In the process of building a woodshed, one side for wood and the other for equipment storage.
I have a 30 year old son in law to follow around these days. Anything to keep me in mountain shape. mtmuley
My 23 year old son managed to break the handles on my wedge and axe within 10 minutes this year.
Get some of those handle protectors. My Dad did for us and I did for my Son. Saves buying nice hickory handles. mtmuley
Outlaw99
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Back when I was a a kid. My dad, older brother and I. It was a year round deal for us when we weren’t farming or hunting
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