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General Forestry => Forestry and Logging => Topic started by: smwwoody on October 22, 2011, 08:07:24 PM

Title: Firewood
Post by: smwwoody on October 22, 2011, 08:07:24 PM
Loading a load of firewood on Treefarmer87's landing late last night.

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Title: Re: Firewood
Post by: smwwoody on October 22, 2011, 08:11:54 PM
TF87,

Why do you keep those short blocks of wood on top of your loader boom and on your loader seat?

Woody
Title: Re: Firewood
Post by: zopi on October 22, 2011, 08:20:42 PM
Some nice toys in that picture...
Title: Re: Firewood
Post by: treefarmer87 on October 23, 2011, 11:07:25 PM
how did they get up there ??? i saw them this mornin :D  let me know if you want more :)
Title: Re: Firewood
Post by: SwampDonkey on October 24, 2011, 05:25:53 AM
So now I know who took my firewood last night. :D :D ;)
Title: Re: Firewood
Post by: smwwoody on October 24, 2011, 09:16:02 PM
Under the cover of darkness Me and my son Dan sneek onto quiet little landings and load up all of your firewood before you knew what happned so look out anyone could be next
Title: Re: Firewood
Post by: zopi on October 24, 2011, 09:25:25 PM
Bleh...want firewood? Come get it.
Title: Re: Firewood
Post by: smwwoody on October 24, 2011, 09:44:04 PM
Watch out Zopi Ive  been known to sell firewood in Petersberg and you aren't that far from there for me to get a free back haul and you wouldnt even know I was there. ;D

Woody
Title: Re: Firewood
Post by: Bobus2003 on October 24, 2011, 11:15:37 PM
If you wern't so far away I could give ya about 5 loads.. And i'm not talkin pick-up, like this:
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Title: Re: Firewood
Post by: zopi on October 25, 2011, 01:49:36 PM
Quote from: smwwoody on October 24, 2011, 09:44:04 PM
Watch out Zopi Ive  been known to sell firewood in Petersberg and you aren't that far from there for me to get a free back haul and you wouldnt even know I was there. ;D

Woody
It would be fun to load...all blocked at sixteen. Inches.
Title: Re: Firewood
Post by: SwampDonkey on October 25, 2011, 06:32:44 PM
Just bring along a clam bucket instead of grapple and place a couple bulk bodies on the truck each with conveyor belt. :D
Title: Re: Firewood
Post by: nas on October 26, 2011, 08:20:02 AM
I might be cruising around looking for firewood too.  I just sold my last dry cord and it's not even November yet :o  What is it with this year?  Last year I didn't sell any until November.

Nick
Title: Re: Firewood
Post by: captain_crunch on October 27, 2011, 12:43:36 AM
Problem out west  is with Unemployment being as such every body and their brother are selling firewood so aint worth effort
Title: Re: Firewood
Post by: SwampDonkey on October 27, 2011, 04:27:58 AM
It is if you burn it yourself and save thousands on the heating bill. :D

The farmer I'm cutting brush for now, cuts a lot of firewood. But, he uses a heat pump in the house. Looks like they use a OWB for the shop. But there is a story behind not burning it to heat the house. He fell from a ladder a couple years ago and darn near was killed. The steps into the basement are narrow and steep, it reminds him of ladders which he'll never climb again. He said it took ten years off his life from that fall. He said when he fell he just missed the knife on the wood splitter and was knocked out cold. His hand was all cut up from getting caught in the overhead door that he was fixing. That had to be all stitched back up.
Title: Re: Firewood
Post by: doctorb on October 27, 2011, 05:31:47 PM
Swamp-

Sorry to hear abut his accident, but your story raises a question for me.....How well do heat pumps work that far north?  My old house had heat pumps and I hated them.  Cool air blowing around all the time.  If that's the way they felt in Maryland I can't imagine having to depend on one for heat north of the border.
Title: Re: Firewood
Post by: SwampDonkey on October 27, 2011, 06:02:59 PM
Cold floors he said, and I know it to be a fact because my feet are always cold at mother's. Your basement don't get to 80+ like with a wood furnace. ;D

I got a wood fire on right now, feels nice. :)

It was funny, I had to laugh later. He came running out of the house on the cold pavement in his sock feet one morning to talk. I happen to look down when I saw he had no boots. Must be getting toughened up some with those cold floors. :D :D
Title: Re: Firewood
Post by: captain_crunch on October 28, 2011, 12:28:54 AM
S_D
I cut about 5 cords fer house,shop and mill office but as for selling it don't pan out But I give about same amount to friends who got no other place to cut any wood :) :)
Title: Re: Firewood
Post by: Ron Scott on November 02, 2011, 05:34:19 PM
Wood Heat Increasing.

U.S. Census figures show the number of households heating with wood increased by 34% between 2000 and 2010 – faster than any other heating fuel. Two states more than doubled their use of wood heat during that period. Yep, Michigan was one of those – with a 135% increase; the other state that more than doubled was -- Connecticut (122%).

BTEC Newsletter
Title: Re: Firewood
Post by: SwampDonkey on November 02, 2011, 07:33:41 PM
It's either that or go broke. Plus, your warm for a change. :)  8)
Title: Re: Firewood
Post by: Corley5 on November 03, 2011, 07:36:49 AM
There's a shortage of hardwood pulp for firewood in this area.  Demand has out paced production.
Title: Re: Firewood
Post by: Ed_K on November 03, 2011, 08:33:20 PM
After a week w/o power Ma. & Conn. will be doubling again.I sure was glad the Newmac furnace works on gravity.Only out for 30 hrs,but 10mi.down the road their going on 5 days.
Title: Re: Firewood
Post by: Bear on November 08, 2011, 12:42:24 PM
In CT we didn't have power for 6 days, good thing we've always heated with wood.  Had the Sister and brother in law sleeping on the living room floor the hole time.  My father had gone to the wood stove dealer and they were selling wood stoves like crazy,  they said they had there best week ever.