Wood supply

I don’t think my splitter is strong enough for 12 way, might just have to settle for 2 way or maybe a 4 way split. Maybe when I pony up for a bigger gas powered splitter.

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I believe I have 12-1500 pounds of birch poles. I’m guessing green wood is 40% moisture content?
I still need to chunk up what’s in the trailer which is about 1000lbs?
That should take about an hour to do.

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Looks great Bill! :grin: :grin: :grin:

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I made a 14 mile trip and burned about 35 lb of my super dry wood (the same as I gave to Bob).
When I drained the hopper I only got a pint of condensate.
A combination of low humidity and dry wood because I usually get over 1/2 gallon.

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I believe I have enough for you Jakob. I will leave it sit on the trailer to dry out. I have a bunch of woven feed bags if you need them. If by chance this isn’t enough, I have tons of firewood we can run through the chunker to supplement.
Do you know when you’ll be here? There are people that want to come over and visit to see your truck.

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I’ll get back with you later.

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Bill if everything goes according to plan we should be there on the 8th or 9th of Sept.

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I Chunked up some more cherry wood today. IT WILL Be at 15 % dry in a couple days. About 20 more bags. Probably will do more tomorrow. I want Jakob to have plenty of wood to do the Northern route back to Minnesota to get to Bill Schiller’s place.
Yum, I thinking Pancakes with some of Bill’s Maple syrup right now. I know I am going to run out before the next Argos Wood Gas Meet up 2022.
Bob

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Getting the wheels turning again…

Coppice Acer Saccharum dead on the stump. If we have to cut it with the saw, it’s fuel.

Couldn’t resist some Hop Hornbeam, with Ben toting.

Char pulling a snagged sugar maple.

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Firewood 2022/23 is on. Dead spruce anyone?
Pretty much useless for gasification, but ok for heat.

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we also have dried spruce, a friend cuts it and offered me branches, as you say Jo, good for warmth, and we will see for gasification :roll_eyes:


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Tone, the branches are sturdier stuff. More denst. They work ok for gasification.
It’s obvious you live in Leitinger land - a can of beer sitting on the log :joy:

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Ha, Jan, nothing escapes you unnoticed, I squeezed my T-shirt and I had to pour liquids again, 5m3 of wood chips from the branches of one spruce …

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I was so envious of Marcus, Bob, Jacob and Mike chunking the other day I decided to do a little extra chunking myself.
I showed the wife pics from Mike’s and hinted it’s supposed to be like a party, with food and drinks to go with the chunking. She rolled her eyes and was off to work :open_mouth:
After finishing the chunking I went inside and fried myself a couple old wrinkly potatoes with a dab of intestinal haggis :expressionless:

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That is a lot of wood.
How large dia will go through the rebak?
Then do you split the larger or make firewood?

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Mike, about beer can dia is the limit for the rebak.
Larger wood normally becomes firewood. I’ve split firewood lengths into 2" material to feed the rebak in the past and even cut discs for the 12-way box-wedge, but I find it less time consuming to stick to limbs or young growth.

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It started raining here.
I built a wood dryer. Torrified is what they called it.
It’s got that good smell. If J needs it it’ll be ready. Dang I am running out of bags.

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Lil break to shake the chips out of my holy sneakers.

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Some people would call that an antique,some call it a mankiller, I call it a classic tool that has stood the test of time. Snapon and Mac can’t even say that anymore :rofl:

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That is one of the items on my project list I haven’t bought myself to fix yet… my H is a 1950 with the cordwood saw built onto the front end. I would love to fix it but honestly it would be a money pit it was worn out for the second motor rebuild back in the early 90s we it last ran. The tires are all junk and the transmission needs atleast one gear replaced. I ran numbers and I could easly buy a different H running for less. Which was when I stopped but every time I see one I think I should go start working on my grandfather’s H it was such a cool tractor in its day.

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