The misses sent me a FB ad a few weeks back of a free wood ad, I replied right away saying I would take it, the next day I get a reply saying someone beat me to it and said they would take it, I said to let me know if they back out. Fast forward 2 weeks and I get a message saying they never came asking if I still want it, so I say sure. The ad said it was mostly basswood with some oak and maple in it, probably a few truck load, I'm thinking I can probably do it in 2 maybe 3. I got out of work a little earlyer today so I swap trucks when I got home and headed over, only 8-10 miles from my house so nice and close. When I got there he wasn't kidding, it will probably take me 5-6 loads. Got one load, it's 83F out so I was sweating like a sob when I got done. It will make really good fall/spring wood when I don't want to be burning my good hardwood. I will be taking the iso-core next time so I can split before I load and get a little more on the load.
Glad to see that truck is earning its keep Darn thing’s not even squatting! Gotta love the scores where everything’s already bucked and you can just pull up and load
Truck prices are nuts, I got this one for $1200, it's been used and abused before I got it but I use and abuse it just as much and she does good so I can't complain. Back up, load and go is awesome, very rare for me. And it is really nice when it's 80 some degrees out.
I’ve sweated gallons this week getting free red oak. I ended up cutting splitting loading up and driving 10 miles then unloading and some more splitting and stacking in 80 degree temperature and humidity. I have 3 loads of green oak that I found two weeks ago and 3 loads of seasoned oak. Split and stacked I probably have two chords. But I will only be able to burn half of it this winter because the green wood was cut the beginning of august. I find plenty of free firewood posted on fb market place too. So that is how I became a firewood hoarder. Got to install my Fisher insert but I plan on using up the 1/2 tank of lpg before I remove my gas logs. I have a cast iron insert boot and a 8” stainless green flue liner kit. I’ve got some ideas on retaining the inserts damper but I have to come up with a way to seal the damper rod as it will have to go through the boot liner. I also have a insulation kit so when I start changing from lp to wood everything will be on hand. You folks have any experience getting a airtight seal around a 1/2” damper rod. Does anyone know of a high temp sealant or seal that I can make or buy. I’ve searched the web And can’t find anything that would work. L Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Not a ton, got 2 chainsaws on the passenger floor and the pup was laying down on the seat on the way home
High temp (red) silicone orings, or high temp silicone hose work? They use that stuff on turbo's/exhaust applications that can get well over 1000*F.
Went and got load #2, all basswood this load, spent some time with the iso-core and split it as I loaded. Took few mins over an hour to split and load. Whats left of the main pile. Getting into a few rows of oak and maple next.
Isocore made short work of that. Dontcha wish all wood split like basswood? When is the next load coming out?
Basswood is very nice to hand split. Hoping to get 1 to 2 loads tomorrow, though the body is saying it isnt in firewood shape yet Think it's time to take the misses out for Friday night fishfry and a couple cold drinks to loosen the back and shoulders up
