In loving memory of Kenis D. Keathley 6/4/81 - 3/27/22 Loving father, husband, brother, friend and firewood hoarder Rest in peace, Dexterday

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Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by Smoketr1973, Oct 30, 2019.

  1. Smoketr1973

    Smoketr1973

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    AE7A84A9-F0CF-4D18-9916-8A26204C3CCE.jpeg E62E48C8-4BD5-4886-951B-7F0A044CED9F.jpeg 2DD27C3F-A81B-417F-B5F9-44F72910B13B.jpeg 17665A52-DF18-46F3-824D-C62B73DF7004.jpeg 617C0B41-48DC-4B4A-8F06-B8ACB5743678.jpeg 1A0C465D-B2E4-4B05-AF12-9299CCBB887F.jpeg I spend a few moments every day on FHC, still love the forums and still leaning from all my fellow hoarders. A recent career change after 20 yrs, purchase of a recreational property and my 14 yr old daughter keeps me pretty busy but I certainly appreciate all the hard work that goes into keeping this site up an running. We all like pictures so here’s a couple from the biggest hoard I’ve fallen into. Local farmer asked me if I’d be interested in some dead ash trees in his bush that his dairy cows graze through. Of course I would thank you very much! My woodcutting partner (83 yrs young), my daughter, and I spent 5 days hauling out 11 loads with 2 kubotas, grapple and dump trailer. I figure we got about 40 facecords, nothing got broke and most important, everyone went home safe. It was a great time and now I’ve got some CSS to look forward to for the winter.
    Hope you enjoy the pics and take care everyone.
     
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  2. farmer steve

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    SAWEEET!!!
     
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  3. Ralphie Boy

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    Family, friends and toys all together for a common cause, life is good!

    Great haul, that will keep you warm in many ways for a long time to come.:salute:
     
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    Nice pics-nice toys!
     
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  5. Erik B

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    That will surely keep you busy for a day or two:whistle:
     
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  6. Backwoods Savage

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    That is great getting all that ash. In addition, they have not been dead long enough so that you will notice any decrease in quality of the wood. Nice to have such help too! And yes, with tractor, grapple and wagon, it takes a big load of work off you. Now comes the bucking and splitting. Have fun!
     
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    Pretty awesome score. Can you go through woods up there to get the ash trees and not destroy a lot of other trees? You had tractors in the woods? Just curious.
     
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    WOW, some great work, great wood, great company, and did i mention great score! Doesnt get much better than that! :thumbs: Keep us updated with work progress pics Smoketr1973 :ithappened::popcorn:
    Will the wood be shared?
     
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    Love the pics, the tools and all that ash! Way to go Smoketr1973 ... enjoy the winter CSS sessions... :yes:
     
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    That is a great score for sure. Looks like you guys had a great time of it. Enjoy the future BTU's.
     
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    Jealous!!! nice loads and work!! Glad to see the family coming together for some work!!!
     
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    OMG dats slotta wood! I've had a couple good scores over the years, but that's way bigger than anything I've lucked into. Grats!
     
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    Wow im jelous, i need a big ash score. That is some nice wood.
     
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    Awesome
     
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    40 Face Cord? Holy boat load of wood. Great score and great pics.
    Keep us updated
     
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    Eewww,,,I see sticks,,,,lots and lots of sticks. I like sticks. My dog thinks I’m crazy.
    First year for me processing ash. Seems like nice stuff. They say it burns nice ;)
     
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    Good haul for sure
     
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    Family time & a great firewood score! Doesn't get any better.
     
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    Very nice and great pics. Thanks for showing.
     
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    Great pics
    Thanks
     
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