Making progress

[ecocavalier02]

Well ive been splitting like crazy and getting stocked up on the oak for sure!.! But i just started advertising 2 days ago and i have 3 cords of the ash and maple sold which will probably knock the pile down pretty good. So im pretty excited to load the trailer up and collect some good hard earned cash.

 

[ecocavalier02]

Also have another guy that wants to buy the chunk wood off me for his outdoor boiler. so that will solve that problem of what i am going to do with all those uglies. lol. so things are looking up.

 

[thewoodlands]

If it keeps on going that fast you'll be out of wood, nice job.


zap

 

[ecocavalier02]

If it keeps on going that fast you'll be out of wood, nice job.


zap

thats the plan. I have more wood to get. And need more room. Lol. My goal would be to rent s small lot somewhere someday. Play it by ear and see what happens.

 

[smokinj]

Keep saws turning and splitter going up and down.....Make it do what it do! :coolsmile:

 

[SolarAndWood]

My goal would be to rent s small lot somewhere someday.

The air space above what you own is a lot cheaper ;-)

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Nice going eco. I hope this works out well for you.

 

[ecocavalier02]

My goal would be to rent s small lot somewhere someday.

The air space above what you own is a lot cheaper ;-)

very true.

 

[jimosufan]

so what are you getting for a cord of wood?

 

[SolarAndWood]

My goal would be to rent s small lot somewhere someday.

The air space above what you own is a lot cheaper ;-)

very true.

Not sure why but I have seen a bunch of elevators this year listed for not a lot of money. Maybe they are all junk but the idea of tossing the splits on top of a monster heap with little effort is pretty appealing.

 

[lukem]

My goal would be to rent s small lot somewhere someday.

The air space above what you own is a lot cheaper ;-)

very true.

Not sure why but I have seen a bunch of elevators this year listed for not a lot of money. Maybe they are all junk but the idea of tossing the splits on top of a monster heap with little effort is pretty appealing.

Hay elevators are cheap and fairly easy to come by around here, but you need PTO to run it. If they can lift an 80 lb bale they can move firewood. If you don't have a tractor you may be able to re-gear and run it with a horizontal shaft engine. Just a thought.

 

[jimbom]

My goal would be to rent s small lot somewhere someday.

The air space above what you own is a lot cheaper ;-)

very true.

Not sure why but I have seen a bunch of elevators this year listed for not a lot of money. Maybe they are all junk but the idea of tossing the splits on top of a monster heap with little effort is pretty appealing.

Hay elevators are cheap and fairly easy to come by around here, but you need PTO to run it. If they can lift an 80 lb bale they can move firewood. If you don't have a tractor you may be able to re-gear and run it with a horizontal shaft engine. Just a thought.

Guess the round bales killed off hay hauling, hay barns, and hay elevators everywhere.

 

[woodsmaster]

My goal would be to rent s small lot somewhere someday.

The air space above what you own is a lot cheaper ;-)

very true.

Not sure why but I have seen a bunch of elevators this year listed for not a lot of money. Maybe they are all junk but the idea of tossing the splits on top of a monster heap with little effort is pretty appealing.

Hay elevators are cheap and fairly easy to come by around here, but you need PTO to run it. If they can lift an 80 lb bale they can move firewood. If you don't have a tractor you may be able to re-gear and run it with a horizontal shaft engine. Just a thought.

Guess the round bales killed off hay hauling, hay barns, and hay elevators everywhere.

Some guys around here still bail the small ones , but use a bail wagon to pick up and stack. The hay barns don't have lofts you just set it on the floore with the bail wagon. thus eleminating the elevator.

 

[Woody Stover]

Nice work, eco! :coolsmile:

The hay barns don't have lofts you just set it on the floore with the bail wagon. thus eleminating the elevator.

I spent many an hour in a hot, dusty loft stacking hay...

 

[midwestcoast]

My goal would be to rent s small lot somewhere someday.

The air space above what you own is a lot cheaper ;-)

very true.

Not sure why but I have seen a bunch of elevators this year listed for not a lot of money. Maybe they are all junk but the idea of tossing the splits on top of a monster heap with little effort is pretty appealing.

Hay elevators are cheap and fairly easy to come by around here, but you need PTO to run it. If they can lift an 80 lb bale they can move firewood. If you don't have a tractor you may be able to re-gear and run it with a horizontal shaft engine. Just a thought.

Shouldn't be hard to find an elevator powered by an electric motor. Where I come from almost no-one used PTO for the elevator.
A movable elevator could make a big winrow almost as easy as a giant heap & still have some drying happening.

 

[smokinj]

Nice work, eco! :coolsmile:

The hay barns don't have lofts you just set it on the floore with the bail wagon. thus eleminating the elevator.

I spent many an hour in a hot, dusty loft stacking hay...

Same here, let the new guy know where the milk barn is and that stuff on top is Ice old cream better drink up before he fires that tractor up! ;-P Never failed 10mins tops............ :cheese:

 

[muncybob]

Heck, I'm still stacking hay in the barn. At least this year we got it filled before the really hot temps arrived...seems in recent past we picked the hottest and most humid day of the year to unload the wagons. It's still good exercise but at this age it's getting less "enjoyable"...was running a CL ad thru my head while stacking last week to get a young'un here to do hay next year!
Our elevator is electric...will pull up 60+ lb bales with no problem.

I just tallied my wood stacks and near 10 cords. I know I could make a few bucks by departing with a few but I just can't bring myself to do it I'm even stopping by to check out another CL lead on the way home and still have almost 2 cords yet to split/stack. Helluva addiction!

 

[ecocavalier02]

so what are you getting for a cord of wood?

im selling it green. and for the maple and mixed hardwoods gettin 175 a cord. for the oak 195. half cord of oak 100. and half of maple 90. just made another sale today for a half cord of oak its a little drive so im getting 130 for it.

 

[ecocavalier02]

My goal would be to rent s small lot somewhere someday.

The air space above what you own is a lot cheaper ;-)

very true.

Not sure why but I have seen a bunch of elevators this year listed for not a lot of money. Maybe they are all junk but the idea of tossing the splits on top of a monster heap with little effort is pretty appealing.

after splitting for an hour the elavator would be nice. throwing the split 10 to 12 feet in there air can be tiring. lol