In loving memory of Kenis D. Keathley 6/4/81 - 3/27/22 Loving father, husband, brother, friend and firewood hoarder Rest in peace, Dexterday

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Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by buZZsaw BRAD, Apr 3, 2021.

  1. thewoodlands

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  2. buZZsaw BRAD

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    Thanks for the kind offer. :handshake:
    Thats a good question. I have wood stored in 4-5 different locations I used to know within a cord or two. If i were to venture a guesstimate i would say 120-150 face cord.
    It sells :makeitrain" and goes out, i hoard :tree: :saw: and it comes in.
     
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    I'm so glad to hear of your early diagnosis & I'm assuming very bright & cheery prognosis. Now as for that last sentence I'm afraid I must disagree. You can be around for family & friends for a good long time, enjoy life in general etc. A short break from firewood & related activities while somewhat discouraging is very temporary by the sounds of it. Heal up, rest up & come out swinging in June! So glad the report is good! Way too many difficulties around here lately for folks. This one makes the day brighter.
     
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    Get some rest, brother. We are SO GLAD it was found early and no other treatment needed. Please keep a check on things though. We just lost a very good friend to kidney cancer in March, knew him for more than 30 yrs.
    To GOD be the GLORY.
     
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    Thank you all. Appreciate it! I am binge watching Netflix, Amazon Video, and "Watching people die inside" videos on YT that are just pure gold!
     
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    Thanks a lot for the kind words. Yes, sometimes a break is nice, but I was really hitting it hard for a while there (understatement, I know) so I like to ride the wave and continue but it sure is satisfying to see the wood dry and know that I got lucky in so many ways. I am extremely grateful, and the #1 thing was just being so happy that I woke up from the surgery. That was huge and I'm not going to forget that.
     
  7. buZZsaw BRAD

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    Havent been back to this score in a few weeks. Rounds waiting to be hauled out. Have room at storage and pulled a load of sugar maple today. IMG_5052.JPG IMG_5053.JPG
    Still another half load of SM plus two of red oak, load of hickory plus a big red maple to buck up.
     
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    You are busy, my friend...:tractor::quad::saw::axe::stacker:
     
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    Well this is embarrassing :emb: and unlike me. Got back to this score and pulled another load. Dont ever tell me "get it at your convenience". Back in and load. Sugar maple and red oak. Maybe 20% of the load is nuggets and ive decided to give these to my landlord to burn. IMG_5884.JPG IMG_5885.JPG IMG_5886.JPG IMG_5887.JPG IMG_5888.JPG Ill grab another load of red oak in the yard this weekend. Still a load in the woods and a red maple to buck.
     
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    Pulled another load late today. All oak with some skinnies. Had to quarter the bigguns to load. Ran out of daylight and will get the rest of the oak tomorrow. At least a PU full of hickory rounds in his woods yet and a load of red maple to buck. IMG_5896.JPG IMG_5897.JPG
     
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    Nice. Shouldn't take as long to dry either...
     
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    Question. Is your truck a 1/2 ton or 3/4 ton? And what is your payload? If its a mid 2000 1/2 ton, I've used one similar with a short box. Just curious.
     
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    LOL ,
    You are talking about BRAD.

    Seeing his loads and working with him I came to the conclusion that " It doesn't matter what the capacity is as far as weight.
    For BRAD you just fill it until it starts falling off the sides ; that's how you know when it is full and at capacity.
     
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    I think he has this just so his bumper doesn't drag :rofl: :lol:

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    Wow he upgraded then.
    This is what he was using last I knew.
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    :rofl: :lol: You hit the nail right on the head! Ironically the pic is from the same yard nearly four year ago. IMG_0032.jpg
     
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    Thats a great idea. Gotta get me one of those!
     
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    Ohhhhhh! :picard: For the record it was only one at a time!
     
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    (Your Friendly Neighborhood Hoarder!} That is what you should say on the side of your truck. Very good Brad. I Like the title to this thread.
     
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    Ground froze up enough for me to back in the yard and finish up the oak. Backed in more right up to the woods and carried the hickory rounds out. IMG_5915.JPG Put the tongs to good use. Old habits died hard and i keep forgetting to bring and/or use them. IMG_5913.JPG
    Heaping load. Some good sway on the way to storage. Been a long time since i had a load this heavy. 361 noodled some oak and bucked some hickory small. IMG_5921.JPG IMG_5922.JPG
    I think he said this was from a dog trot wire rope. Made an interesting "burl" on this red maple. IMG_5914.JPG