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    Questions on Logs/Firewood

    I did a timber harvest in '03. I told my forester that I wanted to keep the firewood. I had 120 cord of white & red oak, maple, beech, and ash, cut to 16' and staked. I finished that pile with this summer's deliveries. As CUCV has said, the bottom and top of the pile had started to get...
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    Production line fire wood

    I have a 12K dump trailer that I use to deliver my firewood. What I did was to stack the first cord nice and tight. Then I loaded it into the trailer. So I saw how full the trailer was with a solid cord and after that I just fill by sight. I also put a statement on my delivery ticket that...
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    echo cs4400 or stihl 290?

    I'd go with a new Stihl 290. I've owned an 029 for about five years and run an 18" bar. It has been 100% reliable. Iv'e cut about 150 cords of mixed hardwoods in the last three years and all I've had to replace was one broken sprocket. Every time I turn the bar over, I take my air line and...
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    let's design wood hauling trailer...

    I bought mine on eBay. I kept searching for about six months, bid on a few, and finally lucked out. This one was a year old and sitting in SC. No one seemed to be bidding on it. So I waited till 30 seconds to go in the auction and put in a bid up to the max that I was willing to pay. Lucky...
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    let's design wood hauling trailer...

    I haul one cord at a time in an Anderson 12k dump trailer. The box is 12' x 6' 4" x 24" and has an empty weight of about 2700 pounds. I wish I had the split tailgate, but otherwise I'm very happy with it. I've delivered well over 100 cord with it.
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    Timberwolf splitter

    I think the Timberwolf is as good as any other splitter on the market. When I was in the market, I went looking for a Timberwolf. But as John said, the price can be a showstopper. It was for me. I have split 150 cords with my Yard Machines 36-ton splitter with no problems at all. I could...
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    Tree length?

    I agree with mga... keep an eye out for a logging operation in your town. Stop by and chat with the timber cutter and see if they'll sell you a truckload. Most timber cutters have a deal with one firewood operation and they truck all the firewood from the site to the firewood dealer's...
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    Looking to purchase a log splitter

    There is no doubt that the Troy-bilt splitters are at the lower end of the scale, but I would not dismiss their durability. MTD sells their splitters under several brand names, including Troy, Cub Cadet, and Yard Machines. I have a Yard Machines 5.5 hp, 26-ton splitter that I bought slightly...
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    Log Splitter Where to buy?

    I bought a slightly used splitter on eBay three years ago, after looking for a few months. It's a Yard Machines (MTD) splitter with 6.5 hp and 26 ton. I've split about 150 cords with it and have had almost no problems. If cost were no object, you can't beat a Timberwolf. For me, cost was an...
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    Firewood Dealers

    Here in Maine, almost none of the big firewood dealers go in and cut their wood. They buy their raw materials from the timber cutters. The timber cutters are much more interested in taking the white pine and other marketable sawlogs, and the firewood is just a side product. When we did a...
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    Wood pile

    Here in Maine, state statutes specify that a "loose cord" is 180 cubic feet @ 16" length. What I did with my dump trailer, was to stack a cord and then load it loosely in the trailer. This gave me an idea of how full the trailer was with one cord. After that I just went by sight. I've never...
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    Firewood sole income

    One of the lads went on to college and the other two took full-time jobs for the summer. My work was not 40 hours per week and they wanted a more predictable paycheck. Plus, I wanted to see just how much I could get done on my own. I learned that hiring the boys was good for business...
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    Firewood sole income

    Two years ago, I delivered 90 cord of firewood. I hired some local high school boys to run the splitter while I cut and delivered. Last year, I did all the work myself and only did 40 cord. It is a LOT if work. some photos...firewood
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    Firewood sole income

    We have several of them around these parts. They have made arrangements with timber cutters to buy all of their hardwoods that don't go to a sawmill. They also have invested in a firewood processor, a motorized lift, and a dump truck. They are doing a couple hundred cords a year. And it's a...
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    Firewood Flyers

    I put 3"x4" ad in the local weekly shopping guide for four weeks. I think it cost about $20 per week. That resulted in enough orders to keep me busy most of the year. The following year, I sent a letter to previous year's customers thanking them for their business and giving the price for the...
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    Dump Trailer

    I have a 12,000 GVWR Anderson dump trailer that I use to deliver firewood. It holds a one cord load. At night, I usually park it by the garage, but sometimes leave it out in the yarding area that's about 100 yards down the woods road. I bought it slightly used on eBay and I've been very happy...
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    Troy Built Splitters

    I have a Yard Machines (MTD) splitter that I have used to split well over 100 cords of wood in the the last two years and I am very pleased with it. I bought the 26-ton, 6 HP unit slightly used on eBay for about 2/3 the cost new. It has worked very well and had a minimum of problems. Although...
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