Oh it’s almost certainly white oak. Likely swamp white. Hard to say definitively without more information though. The fact you were able to reach...
Chestnut oak is so named because the leaves look like chestnut leaves The usual suspect for overly large appearing leaves is shade adaptation,...
It’s an easy problem to avoid. Just don’t hurry and only cut the rounds straight amiright! :binoculars::whistle: Where I’ve had minor issue is on...
What you want to watch Dennis is the round slipping out from the bottom towards you as you first start splitting. Before the round splits. Not the...
After operating my split fire 1165v for a couple dozen full cord of wood I wouldn’t want anything to do with a slippery work surface. As...
Nobody expects you to be a hero Scott! If you’re that busy it’s time to delegate. There are plenty here who have offered to help with the running...
Danger picking nits ahead. You’ve been warned. Yes it’s true that a green wood fire will produce creosote but burning any wood creates creosote,...
I really like Norway Maple. It dries nearly as fast as soft maple, usually splits super easily, and gets you most of the way to sugar maple heat....
Here in Michigan BJs meat prices have consistently been a buck or 2 per pound more expensive than Costco. Good middle of the road choice beef...
I’ve got some romex electrical wire scraps that I’ve found dumpster diving new home construction sites. It works as good for tomato’s as it does...
There’s another site on life support.
Looks awesome brother! It’s great to see all your hard work and plans become reality! Couldn’t be happening for a nicer person.
It’s my understanding that it makes any wood last longer. It’s a hundreds of years old Japanese technique. He said it would keep rot away for 80...
Real nice work on the trailer. If you char the exterior of your wood deck before you stain with the diesel/oil it will last way longer. Something...
Not sure they’ve been around long enough to say how they hold up long term. There are a couple good big dealers for the Chinese excavators/skid...
Mini sounds like a good use case for a small yard. I bet you’d be pretty happy with one for general property maintenance and firewooding.
Ohio dave I missed what your budget was? All of the large body units from Ditch witch/toro, Kubota, Vermeer, etc. will pick around ton. Ditch...
Also their stoves are made in Quebec, but don’t appear to be part of the SBI family… For us slow kids who didn’t know.
Well I’d like to get up there with a few fellers to help split Jim’s firewood sometime this late summer/fall. You’re certainly welcome to try my...
Randy’s will be the upgraded beefier model. Seems like an impressive unit without some of the drawbacks of my 1165v.
