Truck load of logs

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Stelcom66 said:
Interesting one of those huge trucks had an automatic transmission. I tried to find a used half ton 4x4 pickup with a manual transmission, very rare now.

Re: shortage of wood - in Conn. I heard prices are higher due to a large company in the state that recently put some type of wood burning furnace or generator in use. Don't know what the company is our what industry it's in - but they've been buying up significant amounts of wood. Looking at local ads, saw $225 - $250 for a delivered cut/split cord. Glad I got about 2 cords from my neighbor recently from trees cut down in June. No cost - got it in return for taking care of things at their house while they were away for
a few weeks. They were glad to get it out of the yard. It all needs to be split, some cut. It'll take me a while - only have manual tools but I enjoy the process.
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Perhaps this is the plant people are blaming the shortage on? It's my understanding and it reads that they are burning wood construction debris, I do suppose they could also be using recently harvested timber.

http://www.enovaenergygroup.com/projects-plainfield.html
 
njmeder said:
Perhaps this is the plant people are blaming the shortage on
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Good question - but as noted this particular site is burning leftover material. I'm for that, better to be used for fuel that left in the landfills. I'll ask my son, that's where I heard it.
Just left a voicemail, I never know what shift he's working. Those who live in areas with large amounts of woods on their properties are sure fortunate now. I can appreciate the amount of work/time it takes from soup to nuts turning a tree into firewood. I've never cut down a large tree.
 
I called a Tri-axle a large dump truck :p

The neighbor I've been buying wood from (Indiana) sells semi loads for $450, or "tri-axle" dump truck loads for $150. The dump truck loads are 1/3rd what fits on the semi trailers. Heck of a deal in my opinion, I bought 4 loads this last spring, and while its not all cut/split yet, its a crap load of wood for the money. My dad has cut wood for 40 years, and he bought 2 loads this year. He bought 1, and was so impressed with how much wood it was, he had me get another for him.
 
amazing to see the differences in trucks. All purpose built for the area they work in. In the PNW self loaders are maybe 1 in 30 rigs, mostly truck/trailer and tractor/trailer combos. I live off the mountains and see rigs leaving the forest about 1 every 15 mins heading to the mills/ports, most with about 30 logs, sometimes with 1 or 2 huge logs. Wish I had the space to buy a load.
 
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