I wish I could pick up wood at the Pelham dump! Nothing but brush to be had there. Maybe I'll have to start scoping out the dump when I make visits to my office. Fyi, I looked today, and there are tons of pallets behind my office, and the neighbors in the buildings. Just not the brand new ones that one company has obviously
Many times I've picked up 40 or 50 pieces of cut, split, seasoned, and discarded firewood at the Nashua dump. Some was dirty, some was a funny shape, some was wet. It all got burnt! I've gotten lots of red oak with the bark rotted off and flaky sapwood, but solid inside. I don't even pick up the maple anymore, I go for the oak, birch, apple sometimes, cedar, skinny elm, cherry, and I have a soft spot for yew stumps- they make great kindling. I will for sure check out the pallets down Celina Ave. tomorrow, it's always good to have a few handy. Thanks!
But of course, sometimes there's nothing but brush. And the front-end loader is always coming around to compact the pile, burying all the good stuff! Another good raw material to be had at the dump is scrap granite counter cutoffs. They make nice flooring for a woodshed, and the cutout ovals from bathroom sinks make cute stepping stones.
Welcome to the family, Midwinter. Looks like you've got a good hoard going there, keep up the good work! Look around your area for some standing dead ash or standing dead maple and smaller standing dead oak, to help supplement this coming winter's stacks.....that kind of stuff, if split up smaller and processed now, could be ready to for late winter/early spring.
Welcome bro! It's amazing how much u learn when u need to burn.. looks good man.. get as much as you can possibly haul outta there. You'll soon see that every burn season that goes by, the better off you'll b. I find the whole thing very fulfilling. Take your time and don't stop amassing till u have 2 seasons worth sittn and stacked.
Well, this is my saw....so I can't see taking down any standing dead trees with it. I hunt for wood that's already been cut to size or at least chunked up in some fashion. I would love to have a chainsaw, wouldn't have to be big, but it hasn't happened yet.
Thanks for the encouragement! I would love to get rid of the May bump in my gas bill ( actually what we used in the month of April), when we run out of wood! No offence, but I'm not a bro, I'm a sis.
You might think about a Stihl 170 or 180. They won't set you back big time with price. Low cost, light weight but a nice working saw. You might ask Mrs TurboDiesel because she won a 170 at our GTG last spring. Even Mr TurboDiesel uses it!
Thanks for the recommendation! Is it better to use the special no-ethanol gas? We used to have a chainsaw, but the carburetor got all gunked up.
If you're not using it often, then it's better to use the non ethanol fuel. When I'm cutting a lot I buy felt a gallon at a time from the pump. During the summer wjen i dont cut much I dump that fuel and use the synthetic fuel in the cans.
Some say yes and I've used it but it seems I usually just end up getting gas when I gas up the car. But I do use the higher octane (mid grade) rather than regular. I've never taken steps to empty out the fuel from the saws either but have never had a problem with this and normally we do the cutting in the winter months and are usually done by early March then no cutting or very little until the following December. We do also put some Stablil in the gas that we use for saws.
I think I would use the saw frequently (at least once a week) in the spring, summer, and fall, but not much in the winter. I would be running it for short periods, just enough to keep up with processing my new wood finds.
Even if you do take the time to empty the gas when you are finished. That is not a hard job and only takes a minute.
Thats a good saw. Even your wife can run it. I prefer local dealers as big box stores offer no service or parts. And mostly know nothing about the stuff they sell except for maybe the isle its in...
Only with Mrs. TurboDiesel's permission! lol We just came up the driveway and Mrs. TD looks over into the woods next door and says " I should take the saw down and cut those dead trees down"
Welcome to the club, Midwinter! I think your gonna like it here! We have a good time here for sure. Lots of great people and all are ready to help. We're like one big family here... ...of coarse, there's always that one crazy uncle....from Wytheville...
