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candoarms
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This is an older photo, but I guess it qualifies for this topic.
Here's a picture of one of the loads of firewood that we brought home last Fall. We use two different trailers, with this one being the larger of the two. The firewood is piled nearly 24 feet long, Each log is 8 feet long. It's piled about 4 feet high. After cutting to length, splitting, then neatly stacking......we ended up with just over 4 cords of firewood from this load.
I don't know if the picture will turn out.
Joel
Here's a picture of one of the loads of firewood that we brought home last Fall. We use two different trailers, with this one being the larger of the two. The firewood is piled nearly 24 feet long, Each log is 8 feet long. It's piled about 4 feet high. After cutting to length, splitting, then neatly stacking......we ended up with just over 4 cords of firewood from this load.
I don't know if the picture will turn out.
Joel
Tucker943
Bamboo Plantation Owner
I was surprised when you said only 4 cords but I took a closer look and there was plenty of air space in there form the wavy logs. A nice haul any way you look at it. Nice trailer too.
candoarms
TreeHouser
Tucker943,
We learned early on that there's a lot less firewood on one of these trailers than we first thought. The house requires about four loads of firewood, on that trailer, to last us through the entire winter. This year we ran out about a month early........or winter lasted a whole month+ longer......depending on how a guy looks at it. LOL
The firewood is loaded using my little Kubota B2900 equipped with a set of bucket forks. I'm able to load about 7 logs per trip.....or a total weight of about 800 pounds per load. That trailer load was harvested, cut to 8' lengths, then loaded and hauled home in a single afternoon. It took us another two days to get it cut to firewood length, split, and then neatly stacked in the firewood bins.
Joel
We learned early on that there's a lot less firewood on one of these trailers than we first thought. The house requires about four loads of firewood, on that trailer, to last us through the entire winter. This year we ran out about a month early........or winter lasted a whole month+ longer......depending on how a guy looks at it. LOL
The firewood is loaded using my little Kubota B2900 equipped with a set of bucket forks. I'm able to load about 7 logs per trip.....or a total weight of about 800 pounds per load. That trailer load was harvested, cut to 8' lengths, then loaded and hauled home in a single afternoon. It took us another two days to get it cut to firewood length, split, and then neatly stacked in the firewood bins.
Joel
Tucker943
Bamboo Plantation Owner
I tip my hat to your hard work. I only use 7-8 cords a year and that's enough work to keep it stacked and all that.
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That's almost enough for my entire town. 
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
I'd like to set it in an isolated spot with a video camera on it, catch firewood thieves, of which there is a growing number.
candoarms
TreeHouser
Tucker943,
When I first started harvesting firewood, I thought I would be able to save a lot of money. After all, propane isn't cheap.....and our winters are LONG. I saved enough money in the first winter to completely pay for the wood burning central furnace. Harvesting firewood is a lot of work, but we've developed a pretty efficient system to help us save a bunch of time and energy. I'll be hitting the woods again real soon. I'll be sure to post a few pictures of our firewood operation. We still have room for improvement, but our current system works pretty well.
Like you, I have a great amount of appreciation for anyone who is willing to work this hard just to keep the wifey warm.
Joel
When I first started harvesting firewood, I thought I would be able to save a lot of money. After all, propane isn't cheap.....and our winters are LONG. I saved enough money in the first winter to completely pay for the wood burning central furnace. Harvesting firewood is a lot of work, but we've developed a pretty efficient system to help us save a bunch of time and energy. I'll be hitting the woods again real soon. I'll be sure to post a few pictures of our firewood operation. We still have room for improvement, but our current system works pretty well.
Like you, I have a great amount of appreciation for anyone who is willing to work this hard just to keep the wifey warm.
Joel
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
Sometimes I used to think I was working that hard to keep my cat warm. At least if he could have said thanks.
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Yeah.. Second day here at this SOB... One more partial day of clean up..
First tree felled and mostly yarded out first day... Second tree and first trunk all yarded out today. Now down to the clean up details. Material stayed on site but had to be moved to two different staging areas. Two rattle snakes up there where I was felling, limbing, bucking and setting chokers. Rob took care of moving material, tensioning ropes and the landing site. The people taking the wood were rather amazed... Meh.. I just want this fugger done.
First tree felled and mostly yarded out first day... Second tree and first trunk all yarded out today. Now down to the clean up details. Material stayed on site but had to be moved to two different staging areas. Two rattle snakes up there where I was felling, limbing, bucking and setting chokers. Rob took care of moving material, tensioning ropes and the landing site. The people taking the wood were rather amazed... Meh.. I just want this fugger done.
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woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
That does look brutal, Stephen. You represent bread winners splendidly.
candoarms
TreeHouser
Woodworkingboy,
We don't need to keep our firewood in an isolated place, away from thieves. There are only about 3000 people living in my entire county, and very few of them have any use for firewood. In addition to that, EVERY PLACE is isolated where I live. LOL. No kidding. My nearest neighbor to the east is just over 1/4 mile from me. After that, it's 11 miles to the next occupied house. Between here and Starkweather, ND......about 17 miles east of Cando......just three occupied homes along the entire trip.
Joel
We don't need to keep our firewood in an isolated place, away from thieves. There are only about 3000 people living in my entire county, and very few of them have any use for firewood. In addition to that, EVERY PLACE is isolated where I live. LOL. No kidding. My nearest neighbor to the east is just over 1/4 mile from me. After that, it's 11 miles to the next occupied house. Between here and Starkweather, ND......about 17 miles east of Cando......just three occupied homes along the entire trip.
Joel
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
Joel, sounds good to me! I can't believe how some people will trespass to steal firewood. One gate and the only other exit is through a swamp 
candoarms
TreeHouser
I took a picture of my new Kubota B2920 sitting on the trailer, right after bringing it home in September of 2011. I had previously sold my little Kubota B2100 and was without a tractor for a few weeks. I decided to give the Bobcat CT235 a workout, and Bobcat of Devils Lake was kind enough to lend me a tractor for a few days while I worked it through its paces.
The Bobcat CT235 is made by Doosan Industries of South Korea. It was previously sold as the Kioti line, until Bobcat was recently purchased by Doosan. It didn't meet my expectations at all. Bobcat has a long way to go with the Doosan tractors before the American public will ever buy it in large numbers. My main complaint with the Kioti/Bobcat CT235......it wouldn't start on its own when it was 20 degrees above zero. This means that I would have to use the block heater for more than 7 months out of the year, just to have a tractor I could use.
The lumber on the trailer was purchased at a lumber yard in Devils Lake, on the way home with the tractor. The lumber was used in the construction of my firewood bins.
The Bobcat CT235 is made by Doosan Industries of South Korea. It was previously sold as the Kioti line, until Bobcat was recently purchased by Doosan. It didn't meet my expectations at all. Bobcat has a long way to go with the Doosan tractors before the American public will ever buy it in large numbers. My main complaint with the Kioti/Bobcat CT235......it wouldn't start on its own when it was 20 degrees above zero. This means that I would have to use the block heater for more than 7 months out of the year, just to have a tractor I could use.
The lumber on the trailer was purchased at a lumber yard in Devils Lake, on the way home with the tractor. The lumber was used in the construction of my firewood bins.
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
Hey Ryan, good going. Cool pic on the spire, nice foot work.
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Fug ugly stem, Max.
MasterBlaster
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But I sure like his axe!
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SouthSoundTree
Treehouser
Ya Ryan, way to knock the rust off...standing on top of the spar pole. Hard to tell if you're just standing up on top, or actually dancing.
candoarms
TreeHouser
I just purchased a 2000 F450 4x4 dump truck. I've been wanting one for a very long time. For the price of this truck, I couldn't pass it up. It was cheaper than a dump trailer. I'll be bringing it home tomorrow. This will be great for moving dirt, landscaping materials, manure for the gardens, etc. I will also be able to pull my firewood trailer behind it.
Joel
Joel
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
I am so way jealous... One of those perfect vehicles that would fit so nicely into the set up.
