Got a nice load of Walnut

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HDRock

Minister of Fire
Oct 25, 2012
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Grand Blanc, Mi
My friend Pete hooked me up with a nice load of Walnut, and of course some Pallets
Free wood is good , good friends, priceless :):cool:


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Can't beat getting ahead of the game w/ some good btu's in store.

How much wood can/do you haul in that trailer?
 
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*drool* This kinda stuff just kills some of us softwood burners out West. Good for you! Rick
 
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Can't beat getting ahead of the game w/ some good btu's in store.

How much wood can/do you haul in that trailer?
It's only 3000lb axle ,usually I haul about a half a cord , over loaded it the other day though with some oak, only had to go 2 1/2 mi.

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Thanks! Was looking for some perspective. What about are the inside dimensions of that hauler?

I'm thinking of letting "big red" (my 96 f-150 wood hauler) go down the road to another home, and considering a 5x8 dump trailer to replace it to pull behind my suv. Was curious to see what other folks were moving with a truck bed sized trailer.

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*drool* This kinda stuff just kills some of us softwood burners out West. Good for you! Rick
Now feel really lucky :) ,out back I have ,Red Oak, White Oak, Red Maple , Ash, Hickory , Mulberry ,Sugar Maple, Silver Maple ,Poplar, some Pine, Elm, Box Elder , Oh and a little apple
 
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Now feel really lucky :) ,out back I have ,Red Oak, White Oak, Red Maple , Ash, Hickory , Mulberry ,Sugar Maple, Silver Maple ,Poplar, some Pine, Elm, Box Elder , Oh and a little apple

Same problem here ;lol

This year is about 85% locust, I considered (or maybe I did) installing a security system to protect my 3 year seasoned assets! >>
 
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Thanks! Was looking for some perspective. What about are the inside dimensions of that hauler?

I'm thinking of letting "big red" (my 96 f-150 wood hauler) go down the road to another home, and considering a 5x8 dump trailer to replace it to pull behind my suv. Was curious to see what other folks were moving with a truck bed sized trailer.

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It is a 5X 10 tilt bed, some times I do this and roll em out, I wish I had a double axle
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haven't seen a bumper style jack in action in a while!

Good idea
 
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Now feel really lucky :) ,out back I have ,Red Oak, White Oak, Red Maple , Ash, Hickory , Mulberry ,Sugar Maple, Silver Maple ,Poplar, some Pine, Elm, Box Elder , Oh and a little apple
You're getting very attached to your firewood. Just don't start naming them, it makes it harder to burn them.:p
 
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You're getting very attached to your firewood. Just don't start naming them, it makes it harder to burn them.:p
I got real attached to this Walnut and Oak , when I had surgery on my knee

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If one needs to use it a can, it might as well look like that!
 
Keep the 150 to pull the dump trailer. Thats gonna tax the SUV hard
 
I have lot's of walnut. Walnut everywhere. The stuff ain't the best but it sure does split easy, seasons well, burns nice, and smells good.
 
I like my Walnut. Sure its not no Oak or Hedge or Locust, but we dont always need long hot fires either. I love the smell of fresh walnut, when splitting it, the ease of splitting it. You've done good, in the right conditions it should be ready next year.
 
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The stuff ain't the best, as compared to , what ? Other type of wood ? or to what situation it is used ?

Walnut doesn't put out the heat of oak or locust, but mixing with hardwoods or for shoulder season it's pretty good. It does split really easy in my experience and I've heard it seasons in a year.
 
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red oak, white oak, chestnut oak, hickory, locust, mulberry, ash, rock/sugar maple.....all stuff in my piles, and all stuff I'd rather have than walnut :)

However, I DO have a lot of walnut, it's just happens to be a lot of it on my land here, and indeed, I DO burn it for sure! Smells great, splits easy, and burns well, but it ain't the best.
 
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