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    conveyor chain

    I forgot to mention the conveyer part is about 8 inches wide and has single no 55 chain on it.....
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    conveyor chain

    I am also building a firewood conveyor out of an old grain elevator that my father had. It has no. 55 detachable chain on it and and paddles for grain I plan on cutting the patels shorter because if a chunk gets hooked on the side it would ether brake the chain or come apart.Is no 55 detachable...
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    Question about cutting trees for firewood.

    I goofed when I said if you leave the hinge on the right it will fall to the right and vice versa the right way is if you leave the hinge on the right side it wil fall to the right and left side it will fall to the left I admit I goofed on my first post but I would but I would rather correct...
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    Question about cutting trees for firewood.

    one thing I forgot to mension this method works good felling ash trees they are less apt to barber chair also on the front cut go a little over half way into the tree unless its leaning bad then go with the back cut and stay out of the way of a possible barber chair that way if it happens you...
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    Question about cutting trees for firewood.

    one word of advice from an experienced logger when I fell a tree I hardly ever use a wedge.Why because I flat cut them and have more control over derection of fall. when you flat cut you only go about 1 inch obove higher on the back cut than the front cut. if you leave a hinge on the right...
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    conveyor chain

    hi I thought I would throe in my 2 cents worth the old timers used to use honey for better tracksion in the old days like in the flat belts on firewood buss saws try it you have nothing to lose but a little bit of honey it wont hurt the belt any
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    How many cubic feet of loose wood to equal a cord?

    hi I have sold firewood off and on for 30 yrs and an area forester told me that 150 loose thrown wood is about one cord and he is pretty darn close depending on how loose it is I try to throw it tight as possible as I have sold between 3 and 4000 cord over the yrs with only one complaint that's...
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    Should I buy an Echo Bearcat log splitter?

    your right the gx line of Honda engines are good I have one on a noorwood sawmill and it never gives me trouble it was new in 1996 so its getting old now its a 13 hp and still going strong uses no oil and easy on fuel about 6 hrs on a gallon and a half of gas no briggs would run this cheap have...
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    Wood kiln

    I forgot to mention in the above post the cheapest plastic you can get is from farmer that use it for silage they have to pay to get rid of it and many would give it away so you country people out there take notice of this when you see a pile of plastic that a farmer has used as he can not use...
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    Wood kiln

    hi everyone I thought I would give my 2 cents worth here I plan on building a forced air furnace with blower and running the chimminy directly through the firewood pile at low fire and then putting a pellets half way into the pile height and adding a blower on each side of the furnace...
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    Firewood Conveyor Motor

    I also have I believe an old Kelly ryan grain elevator and the way its set up it would be to fast and the chain that's on it now is pretty light for wood and running it to fast wood break the chain plus may be make the firewood tumble if elevator is set at a steep angle would what speed in ft...
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    shear type processors ???

    hi I am also considering firewood processer I sold 50 crds last yr and could have sold 50 more extreamly cold here in mn last winter im thinking of buying the twich n split processer it does about a cord an hr with log straightner gate like the chomper this save a lot of time moving the log over...
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    Twitch N Split Processor CHEAP MONEY?

    hi every body I just registered on here I also am looking at cable winch type firewood processers and just got done talking to the maker of twich n plit 2 days ago he seems like a good guy to deal with and I like the log straightner the wallinstien and others don't have that and he got the idea...
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