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Plantation firewood production

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    Finished this shed last night. Needed a little to top it off, so I trimmed 4 18" long rounds leftover from the 2 other sheds to 16". Makes another 1+ cord from the Plantation job. 0130232155_HDR.jpg
    Now we have to figure on doing a few more totes or starting on a big shed. 0128231715b.jpg
    This one holds 5 cords, I think it was 2020 the last time it was full...
     
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    We got started on this shed finally.
    Got the end wall put up, after we stack a couple full rows, we will take it down, probably get a fan moving air thru the stacks then. 0204231042a_HDR.jpg
    Got a nice pile done today. 0209231239.jpg
     
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    You do make some nice uniform wood Do you always spend the extra time removing the bark or is it just falling off as you split ? JB
     
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    If the bark is tight, we leave it on. This is getting loose and the flathead grubs are under the bark. Trying to get it drying faster.
     
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    What a great setup with that splitter and conveyer! Really cool to see it in action.
     
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    MMMMMMM Flat head grubs Batter Dipped and Fried???? :rofl: :lol::grizz: I do have a customer that splits all his bark edges off he does not like the bark mess in his shed I was just curious if you were selling it as barkless splits JB
     
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    No difference, just goes as wood.
     
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    Friday morning, it still hadn't started raining, so instead of stacking wood, I decided to buck as many logs from the oldest rack as I could. Had a jrider type morning 0210231254a.jpg

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    I wish I had thought to get a before :ithappened:... This is what's left... 0210231252.jpg
    Should be able to have a good run on Blue Samson now.
     
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    Got quite a bit bucked up. Sounds like blue Samson has an eating problem! :rofl: :lol:
     
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    Combine an jrider morning with an afternoon and the damage is even worse! Very rewarding to watch your log pile disappear. That’s why I love firewooding so much….immediate gratification with each step:thumbs:
     
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    Yep, stays hungry
     
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    Yep, I would probably have cut more, but had to get some sleep, been working 7PM-7AM since last Tuesday, getting 3.5-4 hrs sleep a day...
     
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    I also forgot, some of the logs still have PO vines on them, don't want anybody to handle or burn that.
     
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    Had a good Monday morning. First, we got the pile in the shed stacked... 0213230909_HDR.jpg
    Then, it was time to fire up the conveyor and Blue Samson...the beginning view from the splitter... 0213230915.jpg
    Worked about 3 hrs...what the pile looks like now... 0213231230_HDR.jpg
    The bark pile is getting big...going to load it on the dump trailer, we have a big wash out on the road the loggers made, fill it in... 0213231230a_HDR.jpg
    Another nice pile to stack today... 0213231231_HDR.jpg
     
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    AH yes poison vines I do not get it but my old partner gets it bad JB
     
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    Yep, doesn't bother me much, but Miz Carol gets it...
     
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    Makes a dent in the pile real fast. How much wood can BS make in three hours?
     
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    As much as a woodchuck can chuck into the shed...:p:rofl: :lol:
     
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    :doh: :thumbs: :rofl: :lol: