I'm finding the buzz saw to burn a lot more diesel than expected. I can cut an acre and a half for 2 months on a tank and I've burned a half tank today already. Guess it drags more then the mower deck.
We used to always run them with small gas tractors. Typically a Farmall M, John Deere A or B, Allis Chalmers WD, etc. Have used other tractors too but never seemed to use a lot of gas to do the work. Don't have to run at high speed so that helps.
A fireman eh, thanks for the service you provide to your community. Heck of a nice score on that slab wood. They must have cut and boarded out a LOT of trees. Watch your fingers with that buzzsaw.
Well, I didn't get as much done today as I dreamed, but oh well. Had some fun with the nephews, they split some and we took a load of cut slab over to their grandma. The youngest is learning to back a trailer and the older one can muscle the logs on the splitter. And the sap is slowly simmering.
Welcome to the club, dwyleecoyote ! Thank you for your service Glad you found us! I think your gonna like it here!
The top barrel is actually just an air chamber. Bought the kit from TSC to build it, but their door is kind of chinsy, so I put the door in from the old Sotz barrel that came with my house. They aren't made anymore, and they are a lot better. I think my bottom barrel is getting thin, but I have an entire spare setup out in the shed. Found it at a garage sale for $80. That burner and a couple fans can heat my un-insulated 31x33 garage from -10 to 70+ in just a couple hours. It does use a lot of wood though. I cut 24-30 inch or so for that.
The cool thing about those is they can be reused until whenever. Barrels bought for free to like 20-30 bucks is just a steal when it’s providing lotsa good heat.
Hahaha, yep that's how they learn! Good on ya for not "helping" them, they'll figure it out. Taught my son that way, then when he got pretty good I gave him a trailer with 8" less tongue. That screwed with him for a minute. How many more of those piles you got to go?
The slab wood will never end. We have removed only a little more than half of the big pile. I would guess there to be about 30 more trailer loads over there. The guy called to make sure I was coming back for it, and told me he has "about" 25 trees for me as well, which he will cut down and skid up to the driveway for us.
