09/10 fire wood

Bruce Hopf · 14th September 2009, 03:05 PM

Any pictures of your 09/10 fire wood piles. Lets see what you have. Doesn't matter if it is cut up, or in tree, log, or tree top form. Would be interesting to see what everyone has on hand (not that I'm going to steal it from you, I have more than I can handle of my own.

) . I have to reprogram my pictures from my camera, into (this crashing pile of junk

) my computer, before I can share pictures of my 09/10 fire wood with you all.

. Thanks. Bruce.

Bruce Hopf · 16th September 2009, 06:49 PM

Here are a few pictures of the piles of tree tops, that I skidded out of my bush, and hauled them with a wagon, and dumped them of around my barn.
Bruce.

Bruce Hopf · 16th September 2009, 06:59 PM

Here is a few pictures of what i have gotten cut up so far, and how I handle the tree tops, and gathering up the fire wood.
I use my loader tractor, with a prong bucket, that I used to handle solid manure. Now I use it to lift up tree tops, trees in the bush, and logs to a certain height for cutting into fire wood with. Saves the back.
The other bucket I'm using here to gather up the fire wood with, is a bucket for picking field stones, in the Fields of my farm.
Bruce.

treevet · 27th September 2009, 07:29 AM

Nice picts Bruce. Looks like you have been busy. We just sold 2 cords for over $600. w/ stacking one of the cords. Game is on.

FARMWOOD · 27th September 2009, 08:29 AM

Bruce, that field stone bucket is neat, is that an antique? I've never seen one of those......Lanny

Bruce Hopf · 27th September 2009, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FARMWOOD

Bruce, that field stone bucket is neat, is that an antique? I've never seen one of those......Lanny

Welcome to Tree World. That stone bucket I got from my uncle, last year. He bought it new, 20 years ago, and he used it a bit for a few years. It didn't work very well for him.
I figure since his loader tractor had down pressure on his loader, and didn't have guide wheels out the sides of it, it dug in a lot, especially in loose worked ground so he parked it beside his barn.
I tried picking stones with it, and I discovered if I put some guide wheel system, and my loader tractor doesn't have down pressure on the loader, it should work fine. It should stop it from digging in.
I got it mainly because two years ago this February comeing, our bush was logged, and over 40 trees where fell out in the fields of our farm. I cleaned up the tree tops, and I used that bucket to shove the tree limbs, and brush off of the fields, into the bush.
I made a few big piles in the bush, with all the brush. You wouldn't believe how much the Cotton Tail rabbits love the brush piles. Gives them a safe shelter form the predators, and a good place to live.
Now I just use this bucket for gathering up my fire wood, push it into a pile, and when I'm ready to put the fire wood away, I just scoop it up, and carry it to the wood shed.
What ever needs splitting, is split at the wood shed, with the wood splitter, and is piled away, till it is time to put it into the basement. Next time I have the camera out, I'll take some more pictures of my set up for the bucket for unloading, and how I have my splitter set up. Bruce.

Bruce Hopf · 29th September 2009, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by treevet

Nice picts Bruce. Looks like you have been busy. We just sold 2 cords for over $600. w/ stacking one of the cords. Game is on.

treevet. Is this full 4' X 4' X 8' cords , that you mentioned here? By the looks of things, fire wood has come up in price a bit from last year.

Bruce.

treevet · 29th September 2009, 01:53 PM

I always give more than 128 cu feet as it is hard to get right on the number and you don't want to short change anyone.

treerat · 4th October 2009, 01:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by treevet

I always give more than 128 cu feet as it is hard to get right on the number and you don't want to short change anyone.

I agree 100% 3 or 4 extra wheel barrels extra makes all the difference sometimes. I don't sell as much wood as I use to just not enough time to get the wood put up. Anyway these pic's are of the wood we got split up in the last few days. It's Maple, White and Red oak, Beech, Popular, Sasafrass, and the Pine is for the wood fired pool heater.

treevet · 5th October 2009, 01:23 AM

Nice conveyor Treerat. You almost have to have a conveyor to make large quantities IMO. Is that a farm conveyor?

That sassafras has to burn awful quickly doesn't it?

treerat · 5th October 2009, 08:56 AM

Treevet, it is a farm conveyor I think it is a grain elevator not to long and heavy as a b***h. I bartered it off for grinding 3- 12" stumps Has a huge electric motor on it anything to make spliting and loading easier I'm there.
Sasafrass does burn quick it is just in the mix with all the other wood couple pieces here and there what ever is left gets burned up in my stove.

Bruce Hopf · 22nd October 2009, 01:44 PM

I've enclosed a few more pictures of my set up, carrying the fire wood, for splitting the fire wood, and storing the fire wood. First picture shows a bucket load of fire wood, sitting on a saw horse, that carpenters use.
Second picture shows (from inside the wood shed, looking out towards the bucket of the loader, and the wood splitter sitting on a stack of skids. Makes it a lot easier for unloading of the bucket, and loading of the wood splitter, from the bucket.
Third picture shows the wood splitter, and tractor, and loader in relation to the wood shed.
Forth picture shows the hydraulic lines of my wood splitter hooked up to the hydraulics of my 1650 Cockshutt tractor.
Fifth picture shows a better view of my wood splitter, sitting on the stack of skids.
Sixth picture shows the start of my fire wood being piled in the wood shed.
I made some modifications to my wood shed. I wanted to in close the front (east side) with tarps, that way I could get the air to flow through the wood shed, to help dry up the fire wood a bit more, before I put it inside the basement of the house.
The eaves trough was pretty well uncured, so I tore it off, with a chain, and the loader tractor. Just pealed it off the building, like peeling a Banana.

.
I put three tarps across the east side of the wood shed. I have three separate bins that I can pile fire wood inside, measuring 8' deep, by 10 feet wide. The back of the wood shed, is 11' high, and the front of the wood shed is around 6' to 7' in height.
The seventh picture shows the wood shed with two of the tarps closed, and the third rolled up. When the wood shed was built on the end of the implement shed/shop, as a lean to. Dad had put Ash poles inside, and they are now starting to rot off at the bottom, of the poles, so I did some construction, placing 2" X 4" uprights to pile the fire wood against, at the south end of the wood shed. I had put cross members in a few different heights, going up the end of the wall, for support.
The eight picture shows the start of the construction.
The ninth picture shows the Ash poles Dad had put in in 1981, when the addition was built.
The tenth picture shows the north end of the wood shed, with the doors open.
The eleventh picture show the wood shed with all the tarps rolled down.
The twelfth picture shows from the south end with the tarp wrapped around the end of the wood shed, with the doors open.
Even with an overcast sky, the air was warm going through the wood shed. It was almost too warm to be piling fire wood inside it, but the fire wood is really drying out nice inside the wood shed.
Probably it was warm out, and the metal of the roof held in the warmth, as the air blew through.
Enjoy the pictures. Thanks. Bruce.

windthrown · 22nd October 2009, 02:31 PM

OK, here are some pix of a days work cutting rounds with the 044 this summer. Wound up with 2 cords of Doug fir here for 'free'.

Bruce Hopf · 22nd October 2009, 02:46 PM

Nice work. It's nice to see work finished like this. Thanks for posting them. Bruce.

Bruce Hopf · 4th November 2009, 05:36 AM

I just cut this pickup truck load of fire wood up on Sunday. It"s all Ash, with some Cedar on the tail gate.
My loader tractor blew a hydraulic line for the loader, so I couldn't use it to haul the fire wood to the house, to be thrown in, so I used the pickup truck. Bruce.

14th September 2009, 03:05 PM	#1
Bruce Hopf Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: North of Sebringville, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,176	09/10 fire wood Any pictures of your 09/10 fire wood piles. Lets see what you have. Doesn't matter if it is cut up, or in tree, log, or tree top form. Would be interesting to see what everyone has on hand (not that I'm going to steal it from you, I have more than I can handle of my own. ) . I have to reprogram my pictures from my camera, into (this crashing pile of junk ) my computer, before I can share pictures of my 09/10 fire wood with you all. . Thanks. Bruce. __________________ McCulloch chain saws 1- Pro Mac 60, 1- Pro Mac 700, 2- Mac 10-10 Automatic's, 2- Mini Mac 30's, 2- Mac 110's, 2- Mini Mac 35's, 1- Mac 140 with Automatic Chain Sharpener, 1- Pro Mac 10-10, 1- Mac Cat, 2- Eager Beaver 2.0's, 1- Mac 1-10 Stihl chain saws 2- 044's, 2- 034's, 2- 024's, 1- 064, 1- 084, Strunk chain saws 1- Busy Beaver, 1- SpeeDemon Special Stand Back, I Have A Very Extreme Case of CAD (Chain Saw Addiction Disorder).

16th September 2009, 06:49 PM	#2
Bruce Hopf Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: North of Sebringville, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,176	Re: 09/10 fire wood Here are a few pictures of the piles of tree tops, that I skidded out of my bush, and hauled them with a wagon, and dumped them of around my barn. Bruce. Attached Thumbnails __________________ McCulloch chain saws 1- Pro Mac 60, 1- Pro Mac 700, 2- Mac 10-10 Automatic's, 2- Mini Mac 30's, 2- Mac 110's, 2- Mini Mac 35's, 1- Mac 140 with Automatic Chain Sharpener, 1- Pro Mac 10-10, 1- Mac Cat, 2- Eager Beaver 2.0's, 1- Mac 1-10 Stihl chain saws 2- 044's, 2- 034's, 2- 024's, 1- 064, 1- 084, Strunk chain saws 1- Busy Beaver, 1- SpeeDemon Special Stand Back, I Have A Very Extreme Case of CAD (Chain Saw Addiction Disorder).

16th September 2009, 06:59 PM	#3
Bruce Hopf Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: North of Sebringville, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,176	Re: 09/10 fire wood Here is a few pictures of what i have gotten cut up so far, and how I handle the tree tops, and gathering up the fire wood. I use my loader tractor, with a prong bucket, that I used to handle solid manure. Now I use it to lift up tree tops, trees in the bush, and logs to a certain height for cutting into fire wood with. Saves the back. The other bucket I'm using here to gather up the fire wood with, is a bucket for picking field stones, in the Fields of my farm. Bruce. Attached Thumbnails __________________ McCulloch chain saws 1- Pro Mac 60, 1- Pro Mac 700, 2- Mac 10-10 Automatic's, 2- Mini Mac 30's, 2- Mac 110's, 2- Mini Mac 35's, 1- Mac 140 with Automatic Chain Sharpener, 1- Pro Mac 10-10, 1- Mac Cat, 2- Eager Beaver 2.0's, 1- Mac 1-10 Stihl chain saws 2- 044's, 2- 034's, 2- 024's, 1- 064, 1- 084, Strunk chain saws 1- Busy Beaver, 1- SpeeDemon Special Stand Back, I Have A Very Extreme Case of CAD (Chain Saw Addiction Disorder).

27th September 2009, 07:29 AM	#4
treevet Backflipper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Posts: 2,131	Re: 09/10 fire wood Nice picts Bruce. Looks like you have been busy. We just sold 2 cords for over $600. w/ stacking one of the cords. Game is on.

27th September 2009, 08:29 AM	#5
FARMWOOD I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: GREENBACK,TENNESSEE Posts: 3	Re: 09/10 fire wood Bruce, that field stone bucket is neat, is that an antique? I've never seen one of those......Lanny

29th September 2009, 01:53 PM	#8
treevet Backflipper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Posts: 2,131	Re: 09/10 fire wood I always give more than 128 cu feet as it is hard to get right on the number and you don't want to short change anyone.

5th October 2009, 01:23 AM	#10
treevet Backflipper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Posts: 2,131	Re: 09/10 fire wood Nice conveyor Treerat. You almost have to have a conveyor to make large quantities IMO. Is that a farm conveyor? That sassafras has to burn awful quickly doesn't it?

5th October 2009, 08:56 AM	#11
treerat Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Eastern Pa. Posts: 72	Re: 09/10 fire wood Treevet, it is a farm conveyor I think it is a grain elevator not to long and heavy as a b***h. I bartered it off for grinding 3- 12" stumps Has a huge electric motor on it anything to make spliting and loading easier I'm there. Sasafrass does burn quick it is just in the mix with all the other wood couple pieces here and there what ever is left gets burned up in my stove.

22nd October 2009, 01:44 PM	#12
Bruce Hopf Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: North of Sebringville, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,176	Re: 09/10 fire wood I've enclosed a few more pictures of my set up, carrying the fire wood, for splitting the fire wood, and storing the fire wood. First picture shows a bucket load of fire wood, sitting on a saw horse, that carpenters use. Second picture shows (from inside the wood shed, looking out towards the bucket of the loader, and the wood splitter sitting on a stack of skids. Makes it a lot easier for unloading of the bucket, and loading of the wood splitter, from the bucket. Third picture shows the wood splitter, and tractor, and loader in relation to the wood shed. Forth picture shows the hydraulic lines of my wood splitter hooked up to the hydraulics of my 1650 Cockshutt tractor. Fifth picture shows a better view of my wood splitter, sitting on the stack of skids. Sixth picture shows the start of my fire wood being piled in the wood shed. I made some modifications to my wood shed. I wanted to in close the front (east side) with tarps, that way I could get the air to flow through the wood shed, to help dry up the fire wood a bit more, before I put it inside the basement of the house. The eaves trough was pretty well uncured, so I tore it off, with a chain, and the loader tractor. Just pealed it off the building, like peeling a Banana. . I put three tarps across the east side of the wood shed. I have three separate bins that I can pile fire wood inside, measuring 8' deep, by 10 feet wide. The back of the wood shed, is 11' high, and the front of the wood shed is around 6' to 7' in height. The seventh picture shows the wood shed with two of the tarps closed, and the third rolled up. When the wood shed was built on the end of the implement shed/shop, as a lean to. Dad had put Ash poles inside, and they are now starting to rot off at the bottom, of the poles, so I did some construction, placing 2" X 4" uprights to pile the fire wood against, at the south end of the wood shed. I had put cross members in a few different heights, going up the end of the wall, for support. The eight picture shows the start of the construction. The ninth picture shows the Ash poles Dad had put in in 1981, when the addition was built. The tenth picture shows the north end of the wood shed, with the doors open. The eleventh picture show the wood shed with all the tarps rolled down. The twelfth picture shows from the south end with the tarp wrapped around the end of the wood shed, with the doors open. Even with an overcast sky, the air was warm going through the wood shed. It was almost too warm to be piling fire wood inside it, but the fire wood is really drying out nice inside the wood shed. Probably it was warm out, and the metal of the roof held in the warmth, as the air blew through. Enjoy the pictures. Thanks. Bruce. Attached Thumbnails __________________ McCulloch chain saws 1- Pro Mac 60, 1- Pro Mac 700, 2- Mac 10-10 Automatic's, 2- Mini Mac 30's, 2- Mac 110's, 2- Mini Mac 35's, 1- Mac 140 with Automatic Chain Sharpener, 1- Pro Mac 10-10, 1- Mac Cat, 2- Eager Beaver 2.0's, 1- Mac 1-10 Stihl chain saws 2- 044's, 2- 034's, 2- 024's, 1- 064, 1- 084, Strunk chain saws 1- Busy Beaver, 1- SpeeDemon Special Stand Back, I Have A Very Extreme Case of CAD (Chain Saw Addiction Disorder).

22nd October 2009, 02:31 PM	#13
windthrown Former Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: In the Great Pacific Northwest Posts: 1,211	Re: 09/10 fire wood OK, here are some pix of a days work cutting rounds with the 044 this summer. Wound up with 2 cords of Doug fir here for 'free'. Attached Thumbnails

22nd October 2009, 02:46 PM	#14
Bruce Hopf Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: North of Sebringville, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,176	Re: 09/10 fire wood Nice work. It's nice to see work finished like this. Thanks for posting them. Bruce. __________________ McCulloch chain saws 1- Pro Mac 60, 1- Pro Mac 700, 2- Mac 10-10 Automatic's, 2- Mini Mac 30's, 2- Mac 110's, 2- Mini Mac 35's, 1- Mac 140 with Automatic Chain Sharpener, 1- Pro Mac 10-10, 1- Mac Cat, 2- Eager Beaver 2.0's, 1- Mac 1-10 Stihl chain saws 2- 044's, 2- 034's, 2- 024's, 1- 064, 1- 084, Strunk chain saws 1- Busy Beaver, 1- SpeeDemon Special Stand Back, I Have A Very Extreme Case of CAD (Chain Saw Addiction Disorder).

4th November 2009, 05:36 AM	#15
Bruce Hopf Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: North of Sebringville, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,176	Re: 09/10 fire wood I just cut this pickup truck load of fire wood up on Sunday. It"s all Ash, with some Cedar on the tail gate. My loader tractor blew a hydraulic line for the loader, so I couldn't use it to haul the fire wood to the house, to be thrown in, so I used the pickup truck. Bruce. Attached Thumbnails __________________ McCulloch chain saws 1- Pro Mac 60, 1- Pro Mac 700, 2- Mac 10-10 Automatic's, 2- Mini Mac 30's, 2- Mac 110's, 2- Mini Mac 35's, 1- Mac 140 with Automatic Chain Sharpener, 1- Pro Mac 10-10, 1- Mac Cat, 2- Eager Beaver 2.0's, 1- Mac 1-10 Stihl chain saws 2- 044's, 2- 034's, 2- 024's, 1- 064, 1- 084, Strunk chain saws 1- Busy Beaver, 1- SpeeDemon Special Stand Back, I Have A Very Extreme Case of CAD (Chain Saw Addiction Disorder).

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