Tractors and wood! Show your pics

[hunt4570]

I wonder if Rick knows that there more $$$ in them there slices as appose to slab wood............ Anyone besides me notice the growth rings in that top slice,,,,,,, seems far apart to me.

Yep, quick grow pine farming.. that's all we have around here...

 

[HawkinsHollow]

That is slick! I have never seen the wire fencing used for that. Probably a lot more economical than IBC totes. Do you have a good source for plastic pallets in Chattanooga? I work in Monteagle.

There is a place in Ringgold (just south of Chattanooga on 75) that sells them for $5. They usually have 1 or 2 little smashed up areas on them. Look on Facebook Marketplace, you might be able to find them closer. Yeah, we will see if my system will hold up. My ultimate goal is to make a little shed that I can put 2 or 3 pallets in each fall. I like not having to stack the wood, stacking is one of the most time consuming parts of putting the wood up IMHO. I just get my 7 yo out there to toss them in the container. He makes a game out of it and it is good to start getting him involved in the chores and teach him work ethic.

 

[Oldpath05]

Cool weather finally got here We’ve split quite a bit of wood in the last couple weeks. Ok really I traded 6 hours of work on my backhoe to a guy and he’s split 5-6 loads on the big truck. View attachment 624700View attachment 624701View attachment 624702View attachment 624703

Do I see new sideboards on the first picture? Wonder which truck Rick is driving.............

 

[hunt4570]

HEY....

Anyone here ever deal with fatwood stumps?? I've got a few good sized stumps I want to cut up into fire starters and I'm thinking about putting them on my sawmill, but they are so full of pitch/sap/whatever and I'm just not sure.

If anyone does fatwood (fatlighter) how do you do it??

Thanks.

 

[Oldpath05]

Every time I wear chaps I have wear suspenders to hold them up from dragging on the ground, I thought it was (one size fits most), I'll look for the high water chaps next time.

 

[Oldpath05]

HEY....

Anyone here ever deal with fatwood stumps?? I've got a few good sized stumps I want to cut up into fire starters and I'm thinking about putting them on my sawmill, but they are so full of pitch/sap/whatever and I'm just not sure.

If anyone does fatwood (fatlighter) how do you do it??

Thanks.

Anyone here ever heard of fatwood stumps?? I wonder if Rick knows.

 

[4570Man]

Do I see new sideboards on the first picture? Wonder which truck Rick is driving.............

The one ton got new sideboards a few days ago. The 6500 has some temporary plywood screwed on it.

 

[Oldpath05]

Firewood time again, kinda long video, watch if you have time to waste.
Firewood time - YouTube

 

[Jstpssng]

Anyone here ever heard of fatwood stumps?? I wonder if Rick knows.

The latest fad in fire starting, you can buy a 25 lb box from Bean's for the low, low price of $39.95. (plus shipping) Fatwood Box Or you can get a wooden, recyclable box for just 54.95... of course it only includes 10 lbs of wood.

We commoners simply use cedar or pine, finely split. Add a little newspaper and the fire is just as warm.

It comes from the stumps of old pine trees, preferably which have been struck by lightening.
The retired forester who first showed a piece to me called it "ghostwood", he carried a piece in his pocket for an emergency fire starter. I doubt that he bought it though, more likely he dug it out of the ground.

 

[DMax82]

There is a place in Ringgold (just south of Chattanooga on 75) that sells them for $5. They usually have 1 or 2 little smashed up areas on them. Look on Facebook Marketplace, you might be able to find them closer. Yeah, we will see if my system will hold up. My ultimate goal is to make a little shed that I can put 2 or 3 pallets in each fall. I like not having to stack the wood, stacking is one of the most time consuming parts of putting the wood up IMHO. I just get my 7 yo out there to toss them in the container. He makes a game out of it and it is good to start getting him involved in the chores and teach him work ethic.

Thanks for your reply! I'll look them up.