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Today's scrounging in the woods...

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by Smaug, Feb 28, 2021.

  1. Smaug

    Smaug

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    We had a break in the weather, and I took the chainsaw and the wagon out along the wood road where I had located a few dead but standing trees that I had decided were ready to come down. The bark had fallen off, but they had not gotten punky yet. Long story short, about ten wagon loads later I had brought them all back to the wood processing area. They were all perfectly dry and still very solid. I checked the internal moisture content and they were mostly below 10%.
    So I bucked them into 16" lengths and split them. Some are ready to burn immediately, and the others go onto the stacks for next winter,

    A pleasant day for me, and not a bad haul for about five hours work. Life is good.
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  2. Chazsbetterhalf

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    Our cart like that is green.
     
  3. Sandhillbilly

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    Loves me some standing dead with the bark off!:yes:
     
  4. amateur cutter

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    Yes sir, that's a good day indeed!
     
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  5. buZZsaw BRAD

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    Nice little haul. Some fresh air and firewood making does wonders for the spirit! I had a similar wagon years back. I overloaded it too much and it finally died. Very handy though.
     
  6. buzz-saw

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    Nice you were able to get out for a while , weather here has been so-so. My yard still has a lot of snow , starting to melt but will most likely be a little on the wet side for a while.

    I too have the same wagon in green. It is buried upstairs in my garage. I need to drag it out and put it to use. Been sitting up there for a few years , not doing me any good where it is now.