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  1. rustybumpers
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    cutting rack come in handy

    There are dozens of significant evergreen trees on my small suburban property (and my neighbors) with large limbs (2" to 5" diameter) that like to...
    Thread by: rustybumpers, Jun 1, 2012, 9 replies, in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Destroyed Fence and garden bed = 5 trees worth of free firewood!

    Yeah, some of the splits are too long. :-( Tree services are not too consistent when bucking up the logs. So a couple years back I built a rack...
    Post by: rustybumpers, May 23, 2012 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Destroyed Fence and garden bed = 5 trees worth of free firewood!

    No they aren't hard to spltt with the 22 ton splitter. But they are heavy to roll over to the splitter. :-) Luckily we had not planted...
    Post by: rustybumpers, May 21, 2012 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Destroyed Fence and garden bed = 5 trees worth of free firewood!

    I like the vertical splitter. This one I rent can be run horizontal or vertical. There is no way I could lift half of these rounds up to a...
    Post by: rustybumpers, May 21, 2012 in forum: The Wood Shed
  5. rustybumpers
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    Destroyed Fence and garden bed = 5 trees worth of free firewood!

    I got all but a dozen of those rounds split up over the weekend. Even with a splitter that is a lot of work. Ibuprofen is my friend today!
    Post by: rustybumpers, May 21, 2012 in forum: The Wood Shed
  6. rustybumpers
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    Destroyed Fence and garden bed = 5 trees worth of free firewood!

    Free (debatable) firewood score. My neighbor hired a questionable tree service to cut down 5 significant evergreens - two doug firs for sure and...
    Thread by: rustybumpers, May 18, 2012, 27 replies, in forum: The Wood Shed
  7. rustybumpers
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    Wood: Buying cut, split, delivered vs. buying uncut logs vs. Scrounging

    I Scrounge 100% and love it. Considering my job keeps me in front of a computer all day everyday - there is a deep satisfaction in the manual labor...
    Post by: rustybumpers, May 18, 2012 in forum: The Wood Shed
  8. rustybumpers
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    tree id? Is this fir? If so what kind of fir?

    Hi Tree ID Gurus, The tree service I got these rounds from said is was 'fir'. It doesn't look like the douglas fir I have seen before. Can anyone...
    Thread by: rustybumpers, Oct 19, 2011, 3 replies, in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Cut, Split, Piled...(cover or no cover???)

    I would not cover the pile. I stack mine in single rows and cover the top only during the rainy season - which is October through June here in...
    Post by: rustybumpers, Jan 27, 2011 in forum: The Wood Shed
  10. rustybumpers
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    When to quit??

    I quit when my wife yells out to tell me the neighbors called and are going to call the cops if I don't turn the splitter off. :-P
    Post by: rustybumpers, Jun 12, 2009 in forum: The Wood Shed
  11. rustybumpers
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    hydraulic over man power

    You are in good company...it only took 10 cord by hand my first year to compel me to get a splitter.[/quote] You guys ain't no sissy...your just...
    Post by: rustybumpers, Jun 10, 2009 in forum: The Wood Shed
  12. rustybumpers
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    First full season burning...how much do I need?

    HeatIt, Do you mind sharing your wood rack design? They look nice but I can't quite tell how they are built. Thanks.
    Post by: rustybumpers, Jun 10, 2009 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    hydraulic over man power

    Backwoods, Thanks for the encouragement to buy a splitter! Good idea to save my back before it is too late. Also encouraging to know you've...
    Post by: rustybumpers, Jun 9, 2009 in forum: The Wood Shed
  14. rustybumpers
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    hydraulic over man power

    The toughest splitting so far has been the Elm. Everything else I have split green and its gone pretty smooth except for the knotty sections.
    Post by: rustybumpers, Jun 9, 2009 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    hydraulic over man power

    I think I will follow your lead on renting a couple times a year. Although I DO enjoy the satisfaction of swing the big maul and feeling that...
    Post by: rustybumpers, Jun 9, 2009 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    hydraulic over man power

    Love the long stack, eh. That back fence line gets sun for about 8 hours a day for most of the summer. And it's East/West orientation is...
    Post by: rustybumpers, Jun 9, 2009 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    hydraulic over man power

    Mostly trees I've had taken down in my backyard - one huge White Pine, one Cedar, a Maple, and a couple Firs. And then I've been collecting free...
    Post by: rustybumpers, Jun 9, 2009 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    hydraulic over man power

    I started off thinking that I could split by hand all the firewood rounds I'd collected so far this year. After spending weeks of evenings swinging...
    Thread by: rustybumpers, Jun 9, 2009, 40 replies, in forum: The Wood Shed
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    My First Free Craigslist Firewood - Elm. Any good?

    1) Smell it. Elm can look a little like Ash but your nose should be able to tell the difference. 2) We are recounting the worst cases we've seen...
    Post by: rustybumpers, Jun 1, 2009 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    My First Free Craigslist Firewood - Elm. Any good?

    Thanks for all the replies and advice about Elm firewood. You guys had me nervous about tough splitting Elm though. I was starting to think my free...
    Post by: rustybumpers, May 30, 2009 in forum: The Wood Shed
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