Been a long time
I stopped to get some free wood from a guy who does woodcarvings with a chainsaw. But, I found out the wood is pine. I have heard mixed reviews on burning pine. Some say do not ever use it in the woodstove due to creosote buildup. Others say use it for kindling and then others say mix it in with hardwood. The person who said I could mix it is a the guy who sold me the stove and he has a good reputation. I sure don't want creosote buildup and it makes me nervous. Maybe I'll start wood carving.
Anyway, this guy had a few different chainsaws and he uses Stihl and likes them. I handled one of them and it was lightweight and easy to handle. Of course, I wrote the model # down and now can't find it. There is a dealer nearby that he goes to called "This and That" so I will stop over there someday. I will have to wait until I have more cash. Installed the stove and buying the wood tapped me out for now.
Tomorrow I am going to get some pallets and try to cut them with a circular saw. It will probably take alot longer but will be good practice for me. I just started using the circular saw and it does take some skill. I want to build a picnic table and put a small deck on my house. I put up some fence boards down at the barn and they came out pretty good. Been really busy taking care of 20 horses and assorted other animals over the last few days. No time to cut wood. Trying to get my shed ready for 1000 bales of hay. I have a 30x30 shed and it has been a challenge with the hay. There are hay distributors who actually can deliver hay all stacked in a storage bin and then when you feed it out they replace the bin fully stacked. I can't imagine what it costs !
You can burn pine, just make sure it is real dry. Same for any other species, the dryer the better. Your wood can't be "too dry". Green wood is what gunks up chimneys. Where you are though I wouldn't bother with it much, but as long as you got it, burn it.
small bales..man, a long time for me. Used to work on a huge dairy, they did all small bales, three cuttings a year. THAT got to be a lot like work. One day we cracked ten thou bales in the barn. That was baling, getting them in, run up the escalator loader thing, then hand stacked.....
I NEVER want to do that again.....and the farmer baled them big, they were half my body weight...I mean, dang....I was sore and tired. Took till ten at night under lights to finish that day's baling. usually took a few days to bale everything. Yes, that hay barn was HUGE.
Here we use all large round bales, the only thing I handle by hand is putting the rings around them.....lots mo easier
Watch for pinch using the circular saw on the pallets, nice straight cuts and don't lean on wiggly pieces....
..keep your eyes on the classifieds on this site and your local craigslist, you should be able to find a suitable saw for half price of an equivalent weight/size new saw, or close enough. This is summer, best time for used saw shopping.
20 horses!?! Running a stables or all yours or rescue horses or what?
This is weird, but..I've worked taking care of horses twice, yet never ridden one....
..rode an old tame bull once. Jumped on, he just stood there..but technically I rode a bull! hahahahaha