Official Connecticut Firewood Thread

rygar said:

one of my neighbors down the road finally had a big dead tree cut down. cant tell what it is. can anyone identify it?

ive spoken to her about a year ago to clean up all of the huge branches from that tree that she had in her yard, but she said her son in law was going to get it. still has not done crap with it. now she just had the rest of the trunk cut down. i would estimate the width at the base pushing 40" will need a big saw to cut this up. will have to eventually go and see if she wants me to clean it off next month.

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If it were me, I would get some help with that stuff. Unless I needed the wood, I might pass on it, but then again, I don't have hydraulics on my side!

rygar said:

one of my neighbors down the road finally had a big dead tree cut down. cant tell what it is. can anyone identify it?

ive spoken to her about a year ago to clean up all of the huge branches from that tree that she had in her yard, but she said her son in law was going to get it. still has not done crap with it. now she just had the rest of the trunk cut down. i would estimate the width at the base pushing 40" will need a big saw to cut this up. will have to eventually go and see if she wants me to clean it off next month.

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If it were me, I would get some help with that stuff. Unless I needed the wood, I might pass on it, but then again, I don't have hydraulics on my side!

rygar said:

since its down the road i would bring my splitter with me and just load the split stuff into my traliler

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Sounds like great way to handle that . Good luck!!

I live in Windsor, and have only ever had bad luck buying wood around here (except this tree service in Hebron who delivered a dumptruck full of enormous rounds for 50 bucks about 4 years ago).

The good thing is I have woods in my back yard; the bad thing is it's all about 25' downhill and I don't have any steps or a clear way to drag wood uphill.

I live right where the tornado came through in '79. If only I had been there; my neighbor who was told me every tree between our houses and rt 75 was knocked down, and there was a bucket brigade of people hauling firewood out of the hollow. There's a ton of fallen trees down there off the ground since the 2011 October snow storm, so I will buck some up and just carry it out.

If only I lived in VT on my inlaw's ~300 acres. Pics from a couple weekends ago getting their wood prepped, sadly for this winter (stuff is soaking wet and they wonder why they have to fully clean the OWB every week).

Free wood in Brookfield! http://nwct.craigslist.org/zip/5281213212.html

Jay106n said:

Free wood in Brookfield! http://nwct.craigslist.org/zip/5281213212.html
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Boy, is this tempting....not far from me, but I got a lot of work ahead of already....crap !

Here is one in Branford......

https://newhaven.craigslist.org/zip/5281765894.html

Not a huge load but seems like decent wood that you could pick up in one trip.... saw and axe are gonna get alot of work this weekend enjoy the weekend

jfournier said:

I live in Windsor, and have only ever had bad luck buying wood around here (except this tree service in Hebron who delivered a dumptruck full of enormous rounds for 50 bucks about 4 years ago).

The good thing is I have woods in my back yard; the bad thing is it's all about 25' downhill and I don't have any steps or a clear way to drag wood uphill.

I live right where the tornado came through in '79. If only I had been there; my neighbor who was told me every tree between our houses and rt 75 was knocked down, and there was a bucket brigade of people hauling firewood out of the hollow. There's a ton of fallen trees down there off the ground since the 2011 October snow storm, so I will buck some up and just carry it out.

If only I lived in VT on my inlaw's ~300 acres. Pics from a couple weekends ago getting their wood prepped, sadly for this winter (stuff is soaking wet and they wonder why they have to fully clean the OWB every week).

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I've had good luck buying wood only once in SE CT. That is, the stuff was actually seasoned. The rest of the time, its really wet and as long as price is decent and I'm getting full cord, that's good with me. So many wood sellers out there claim to know what dry wood is. I even once bought wood from a guy who claimed that he moisture tested the wood. I measure most of it at around 36%. Wood was oak and in great shape ,so the price was right regardless. I used to get angry thinking that wood sellers were dishonest, but I've grown to believe they really don't know dry from wet wood. I think its a common trap for people, especially those that want the occasional fire in the fireplace to have no concept of what there buying. Being that safety is a factor to be considered with firewood, this might be a situation where some increased regulation might make sense.

Ct does have a regulation for "seasoned wood" according to the state it must be split for at least 6 months, there is no stipulation for storage like stacking. So if it's in a huge pile and stays wet it's still seasoned or it could be stored underwater for 6 months and be considered seasoned.

jrems said:

Ct does have a regulation for "seasoned wood" according to the state it must be split for at least 6 months, there is no stipulation for storage like stacking. So if it's in a huge pile and stays wet it's still seasoned or it could be stored underwater for 6 months and be considered seasoned.

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True, I should have said that the regs could be a bit stricter so that consumers get a reasonable safe product. Either that or a bit more transparency in advertising.

Ctwoodtick said:

I've had good luck buying wood only once in SE CT. That is, the stuff was actually seasoned. The rest of the time, its really wet and as long as price is decent and I'm getting full cord, that's good with me. So many wood sellers out there claim to know what dry wood is. I even once bought wood from a guy who claimed that he moisture tested the wood. I measure most of it at around 36%. Wood was oak and in great shape ,so the price was right regardless. I used to get angry thinking that wood sellers were dishonest, but I've grown to believe they really don't know dry from wet wood. I think its a common trap for people, especially those that want the occasional fire in the fireplace to have no concept of what there buying. Being that safety is a factor to be considered with firewood, this might be a situation where some increased regulation might make sense.

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The last time I called around for wood one guy told me he had 3 year seasoned oak, and wanted to know what length I wanted it cut. Then he would split it and deliver it. I passed on that.

I guess at this point if I bought wood I would only buy green splits, or just rounds/logs. If I am in a pinch and need it dry I'll pay a bit extra and get bio bricks. I know they are dry.

I'm in Durham.

Stihl MS 290 & 310

Older Yard Machines splitter

Timberline sharpener(can't get the damn thing to work for me so I usually hand file!)

I used to heat my house with a Tarm wood boiler, until it sprung a leak. Now I heat with a Avalon Olympic stove.

Near Johnnycake in Burlington

I was able to borrow a 24in saw from someone down the road from me on Sunday afternoon. I was able to get all of the really big stuff cut down to size and or quartered. Some of those rounds must have been approaching 1,000lbs a piece. A big crowbar, some blocking, a come along and some bar oil is all it took lol. Noe to get it split!

Here's one for the Wolcott guys. $225 for 2.5 cord. No delivery. That's 90 a cord for rounds. Not a bad deal if you can move that amount.

http://nwct.craigslist.org/grd/5285875634.html

rygar said:

i dont trust these. if he thinks rounds are seasoned then im a bit skeptical if he knows how much 2.5 cords would look like

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True, but doesn't hurt to take a look

So a few weeks back, we were checking out a house for sale at 140 Blue Trail in Hamden, CT, right next to Sleeping Giant State Park. It looked like UI went down the road and did a bunch of felling along the power lines there. Lots of stuff left on the ground.

We drove by this weekend, and there's a good bit still on the ground. Uploaded a pic, that's a UI pole on the right for size comparison. Probably about 8 or 10 logs like this in various spots along the roadside as you drive up from Mount Carmel Ave towards Mansion Road. A few logs have signs on them from a homeowner saying "Don't take!", but the rest seem like fair game.

I don't have the right saw or truck to take advantage, so have at it. Feel free to drop some off at 200 Willow in Hamden if you feel like leaving me a finder's fee

I just found this posting, the little pushpin at least is awful close to my neighborhood. I've sent an email, will see how it turns out.
http://hartford.craigslist.org/grd/5280772137.html

Green firewood for sale, delivered for $100 per cord, Delivered in 2 cord loads only. Can't beat the price. Mostly Oak, maple, ash and sometimes there is hickory, cherry, and birch. Mostly in 4 foot lengths to log length. Wood is from 6 inches in diameter, up to 16 inches. Payment is due in full before load is dumped. What you get is just over 2 cords. I've been doing this for 20 years, and burn wood myself, a cord is 4x4x8. No face-cords here, don't get fooled. I don't split firewood, personally, for me, it's too much work, and I would be charging a lot more than $100/cord. Please keep in mind, that there is a 2 cord minimum, if delivery is of a long distance, a delivery fee of 1 dollar per loaded mile applies. Please send a response to the posting. Wood is delivered on an 14 foot dump, and is stacked! please KEEP IN MIND THAT DELIVERIES ARE NOT INSTANT, weekend deliveries work best for me. Leave a message with your name and number, and I will return in the evening... If no email is sent, I will not email you back. Thank you I'm a professional, insured tree service, so if you want a quote, i can do both while I'm there. And if you have a quote from another tree service, I guarantee to beat them and save you money, especially if you've bought wood from me. I don't make a lot of money doing this, but it helps put fuel in my bucket truck, saws, Chippers, and dumping fees. And in the end, every little bit helps. No middle-man here, save a bundle with me. NO PHONE NUMBER< NO REPLY, This is first come-first serve basis. It helps to be flexible on delivery. No pick ups, delivery only.

rygar said:

my wife thinks im crazy. with work, young child and other responsibilities i have limited time. i try to dedicate most of my weekend to family and actual splitting. so this leaves me with a massive stack of wood. found the solution, night time stacking. ended up going out around 745 and stacked until about 930. the moon was bright enough to light the way. anyone else done this?

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Yes you aren't the only one. I did that last Sunday since it rained in the morning and had limited time to do other errands. I also was mowing the lawn( with the bagger) at 7:30 to pick up the leaves. It was a really bright moon. The neighbor was looking at me like I was crazy from his deck.

rygar said:

my wife thinks im crazy. with work, young child and other responsibilities i have limited time. i try to dedicate most of my weekend to family and actual splitting. so this leaves me with a massive stack of wood. found the solution, night time stacking. ended up going out around 745 and stacked until about 930. the moon was bright enough to light the way. anyone else done this?

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I'm guilty of getting some splits done around midnight on a full moon...I don't have much for neighbors so its all good.

rygar said:

my wife thinks im crazy. with work, young child and other responsibilities i have limited time. i try to dedicate most of my weekend to family and actual splitting. so this leaves me with a massive stack of wood. found the solution, night time stacking. ended up going out around 745 and stacked until about 930. the moon was bright enough to light the way. anyone else done this?

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Nope, but I am going to do this tonight! Who needs TV?