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Post in 'The Wood Shed' started by ggans, Aug 15, 2010.

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  1. ggans New Member

    joined: Oct 11, 2009
    173 posts
    Michigan
    Long story short I scored a whole Box Elder tree, It had a trunk four feet across. I made four truck loads to my house, after that the tree service dumped about ten yards of wood chips at my house and then loaded the rest of the wood in there truck and drove that over too.. Not bad for four hours of my time and ten bucks in gas..

    To boot there willing to drop a big pine, 20 inch trunk maybe 80 feet tall for $150 ..

    Question is how long should this wood dry?
    ggans, Aug 15, 2010
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  2. smokinj Minister of Fire

    joined: Aug 11, 2008
    15,416 posts
    Anderson, Indiana
    LOL as long as it takes.....PIC's
    smokinj, Aug 15, 2010
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  3. ggans New Member

    joined: Oct 11, 2009
    173 posts
    Michigan
    Whats so funny? I thought I did good,, no?
    ggans, Aug 15, 2010
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  4. smokinj Minister of Fire

    joined: Aug 11, 2008
    15,416 posts
    Anderson, Indiana
    LOL you done Great! post some pic's if you can?
    smokinj, Aug 15, 2010
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  5. ggans New Member

    joined: Oct 11, 2009
    173 posts
    Michigan
    Ok I'll be right back.
    ggans, Aug 15, 2010
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  6. fossil Super Moderator

    joined: Sep 30, 2007
    9,147 posts
    Bend, Oregon
    The "how long will it take to dry" question will undoubtedly persist here forever. Nobody here can tell you the answer. Too many variables involved. What species of wood? Cut dead, or live? Seasoned in the round for a while before splitting? How small do you split it? How do you stack it? What are the conditions (wind, sun, shade, rain, humidity) where you stack it? All I know is that I don't put a piece of wood, regardless of species, into either of my stoves that hasn't seasoned split and stacked out in the open with full sun and wind exposure (in a high, dry desert climate) for at least two years. Git yerself a decent moisture meter and start takin' some readings and comparing what the meter sez to what you see, smell, and feel as you handle the wood. After a while, it'll all begin to become second nature to you in your particular situation. Rick
    fossil, Aug 15, 2010
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  7. ggans New Member

    joined: Oct 11, 2009
    173 posts
    Michigan
    Here are the pix, I have already used over half of the wood chips..

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    ggans, Aug 15, 2010
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  8. ggans New Member

    joined: Oct 11, 2009
    173 posts
    Michigan
    Part two...

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    ggans, Aug 15, 2010
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  9. smokinj Minister of Fire

    joined: Aug 11, 2008
    15,416 posts
    Anderson, Indiana
    Very Nice Score!
    smokinj, Aug 15, 2010
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  10. ggans New Member

    joined: Oct 11, 2009
    173 posts
    Michigan
    Thanks, I wonder how much I'll get out of it..
    ggans, Aug 15, 2010
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  11. zap Minister of Fire

    joined: Aug 25, 2009
    10,371 posts
    Nice score ggans, what are you doing with woodchips?

    zap
    zap, Aug 15, 2010
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  12. ggans New Member

    joined: Oct 11, 2009
    173 posts
    Michigan
    Just using them as mulch for the time being...
    ggans, Aug 15, 2010
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  13. smokinj Minister of Fire

    joined: Aug 11, 2008
    15,416 posts
    Anderson, Indiana
    That dont look like Box elder?
    smokinj, Aug 15, 2010
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  14. ggans New Member

    joined: Oct 11, 2009
    173 posts
    Michigan
    Really? I would not know I am new to this, It was heavy though..
    ggans, Aug 15, 2010
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  15. smokinj Minister of Fire

    joined: Aug 11, 2008
    15,416 posts
    Anderson, Indiana
    Box elder has a red streak through it...
    smokinj, Aug 15, 2010
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  16. ggans New Member

    joined: Oct 11, 2009
    173 posts
    Michigan
    This had a red streak through it, not all of it thou..
    ggans, Aug 15, 2010
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  17. smokinj Minister of Fire

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    15,416 posts
    Anderson, Indiana
    I think you got norway maple.
    smokinj, Aug 15, 2010
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  18. ggans New Member

    joined: Oct 11, 2009
    173 posts
    Michigan
    Is that better or worse?
    ggans, Aug 15, 2010
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  19. smokinj Minister of Fire

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    15,416 posts
    Anderson, Indiana
    Little better..
    smokinj, Aug 15, 2010
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  20. oldspark Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 16, 2010
    5,113 posts
    North West Iowa
    If it is Norway maple it is a lot better than box elder.
    oldspark, Aug 15, 2010
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  21. ggans New Member

    joined: Oct 11, 2009
    173 posts
    Michigan
    Ton of wood and mulch for 4 hours of my time and 10 bucks in gas,, I'll call it good..
    ggans, Aug 15, 2010
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  22. SolarAndWood Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 3, 2008
    6,714 posts
    Syracuse NY
    I'd call that better than good.
    SolarAndWood, Aug 15, 2010
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  23. smokinj Minister of Fire

    joined: Aug 11, 2008
    15,416 posts
    Anderson, Indiana
    LOL its darn sure not box elder! he has done much better than he first thought.......
    smokinj, Aug 15, 2010
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  24. ggans New Member

    joined: Oct 11, 2009
    173 posts
    Michigan
    Once and awhile ya get lucky, I though I did good with the Elm..
    ggans, Aug 15, 2010
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  25. oldspark Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 16, 2010
    5,113 posts
    North West Iowa
    You got a picture of any leaves, it still could be box elder (IMHO) but I agree with smoke it sort of looks like norway maple,
    oldspark, Aug 15, 2010
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