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Dump Scrounges

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by buZZsaw BRAD, Aug 11, 2024 at 11:16 AM.

  1. buZZsaw BRAD

    buZZsaw BRAD

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    I was at the compost center three times last week and grabbed a bit on each trip. Pushed into the mound and wet conditions made pickings slim. Did manage maybe a 1/4 cord between the visits. Mostly Bradford pear, red maple and mulberry. Always interesting to see what's there and better than nothing. IMG_5896.JPG IMG_5911.JPG IMG_5912.JPG IMG_5913.JPG IMG_5914.JPG If I had more time and no other source for wood I'd haunt the two local dumps for wood.
     
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    Now there's an Eric-esque looking scrounge if I ever saw one ;)
     
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    Thats funny. I thought of that when I took the pics. Little by little it adds up. I'm liking these smaller loads than my usual heaping PU fulls. Less stress to store and process.
     
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    I’ve got about 2 cords of Bradford pear on deck for winter of 25-26. It’s plenty dry to burn now so I might sample a couple of armloads this year just to see what it’s like. Have never burned any except a couple chunks in the smoker the last time I smoked some pork belly. Definitely works well for smoking.