Ton of firewood

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In truth the online timber weight calculator estimated it at only 1918 pounds. But it's close to a ton of fire wood. I'll be busy in the next couple weeks.

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Are you going to cut that on the trailer or slide it off the end? Looks like a hernia maker if you don't watch out. Hopefully you have a skid loader somewhere. What are we looking at...oak or basswood?
 
I cut 10.5 cord in April and May....I had two logs over 42 inches....smaller log was 29 and rolled up on my leg when the pevy slipped out...I took a ton of pics just cause it was my front yard.
 
You could get the one near you with a mobile saw mill to come along and cut it up in the length, poplar is a good versatile wood with many uses and not such a great wood to burn and no fun splitting 'specially with those knots in there. You could even use the planks to replace the plywood bottom of your wagon because this is where poplar excels. I really like that wagon you've got there by the way.
And what is that cylinder unit up front there?
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That's the hydraulic pump, Ernest. It's a dump bed. Yeah, I need to redo the deck on that trailer.
 
M3mphis said:
That's Poplar????!! :confused:
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Yeah. Not the greatest stuff but it will burn fine. Just takes time to dry out.

I'm not allowed to use the chainsaw mill at work for personal use. Insurance issue. So this will just be firewood.
 
Square_peg said:
Yeah. Not the greatest stuff but it will burn fine. Just takes time to dry out.

I'm not allowed to use the chainsaw mill at work for personal use. Insurance issue. So this will just be firewood.
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Poplar must stay healthier in your wet climate. Big poplars here are generally half rotten and all buggerd up. Enjoy taking it down to size.
 
Square_peg said:
Yeah. Not the greatest stuff but it will burn fine. Just takes time to dry out.

I'm not allowed to use the chainsaw mill at work for personal use. Insurance issue. So this will just be firewood.
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My dad used to live on Vashon. He asked around and someone there on the island had one of those portable bandsaw saw mills that was able to borrow. I believe for free. Maybe an add on Craigslist and you could barter a little milling. I don't know where you work, but maybe they could take a nominal-fee and "train" you on the mill.

Brett
 
It's an American brand name on the machine and I have to say I like it more than the Swedish versions though they are a bit different in nature, this one having all the latest hydraulics and such, the Swedish mills much more basic. That said, when transport is not such an issue I still do go to the windmill down the road for saw work now and then. So I have my choice the USA way, the Swedish light weight light capacity or the stationary Holland wind-power mill.
 
For furniture making I'll use it to mock-up 1:1 scale models because it's cheap and works easily. Other than that I've laid it down in the hay loft for the floor up there where it doesn't get heavy traffic. Since I don't like, and so don't use sheet rock I'll put tung and groove on and cover the walls in the house with it and then paint. Oh yeah, I used it for a gate to keep the pig in her pen.


E.DB.
 
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