I've developed a friendship with a private landowner nearby that lives up in the mountains. He has around 200 acres along a creek. This weekend it was 50 in the mountains so I did two trips (3 hours roundtrip) to his property. There is so much dead standing and fallen timber in this area, and I think he appreciates the help clearing out all the timber. I've been having a hard time deciphering the different species out there. I believe it's Douglas Fir, Lodgepole Pine, and Sub Alpine Fir. I'll post some pictures of the Douglas fir and see if anyone can identify it.
Good score. Beautiful country. I'll be out that way in September in the Bighorn Mountains on camping and hiking adventure.
50 degrees is great for firewooding. It's great that you can help out the landowners while d I ING something that obviously helps you!! Sent from my SM-S536DL using Tapatalk
Great that youve made a connection for firewood. Looks like its worth the trip. Will that be burned this upcoming season? Did you check moisture content or is standing/down dead pretty much ready to burn once processed?
You'd be amazed but with the heat, wind and 10% humidity, green pine is drying in 60-75 days if it's split. It will be burned this season. 90% of this is dry and ready to burn. I haven't checked it with a moisture meter but I'd guess around 12%. I'll stack it on pallets and let it dry until I'm ready to burn.
1.5 cords split with the electric splitter. I still need to make a table/platform for the splitter with a log ramp. This stuff splits like a dream!
I live about 25 miles north or Harrisburg out in the sticks. I went to Penn Tech for forestry degree.
