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welcome Jeff. lots of good info here. nice pile of wood in your pic. used to go to elkins back in the 70's to bluegrass shindigs. we camped out in the dolly sods.
JeffreyZirkle
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It's a great place to be but as of the last 5 years our town has taken a turn for the worse. We have no short supply of meth heads or thieves
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I have family in St. Albans. I've heard about the troubles down there too. Welcome to the site.
JeffreyZirkle
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More wood
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Sledneck_77
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Welcome Razz. Is that a timberwolf under that tarp?..
JeffreyZirkle
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No just a Tractor Supply brand wood splitter but I have split a lot of wood with it already. I am still working on my MTD 31 ton, need to replace the battery and do a few bolt replacements.
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Welcome!
Welcome! Glad to have you aboard!
I also like to split my wood in squares, but where are your edge pieces? Looks like you don't have anything from the edge.
I also like to split my wood in squares, but where are your edge pieces? Looks like you don't have anything from the edge.
Welcome also.
Nice that you are working at it together. Great photos.
Looks like you get cut-offs from the cubes in one of the pictures. That would cut down on a lot of mess to clean up.
Nice that you are working at it together. Great photos.
Looks like you get cut-offs from the cubes in one of the pictures. That would cut down on a lot of mess to clean up.
JeffreyZirkle
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I do not, all my wood is center core, it is our flag ship. It's what sets us apart from the competition. That's why I sell wood all year long with very little downtime. I have seen days that I was 40 loads behind and not a single stick in my yard. But generally we stay about 6 to 10 loads in reserve.
We guarantee our loads to be 98% bark, rot and tree limbs free.
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Welcome to the site. Lots of good info here.
jrider
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Do you get more $$ than your competitors for wood like that? What do you do with wood that has bark?
JeffreyZirkle
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The goal is not to make more money per load, the goal is to make more per volume.
Wood with bark is sold to the camp grounds for fire pits. But for home heating, I do not sell wood with bark on it. My home heating customers get only premium wood.
When I first started, ever Joe Blow in the county was and is selling firewood. A few of the dealers now find it nonprofit able to compete with me, so they back peddled their business to mowing grass. My whole goal was to provide a superior service to my clients, stay busy and make a small profit for my family. But it had to be worth while to invest the time. I am a 2 man operation, just me hauling the stock in and my son splitting. I in no way want to break anyone's wallet. The day I focus more on profit than providing true service that a working man can afford is the day I stop selling firewood.
Although I would like to make more money, I have to stay focused on what my clients can afford.
I delivered a large stacked on load that measures on the heavy side of 3/4 of a cord of pure wood for 75.00. Every piece gives the best bang for the buck. What my clients recieve is all hardwood firewood that contains no bark. So they get all wood. I average a load a day for every day of the year, sometimes a little better. I have a steady supplement income that I can manage without fear that I will be over worked or behind schedule.
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A better view of what all our home heating wood looks like
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Welcome Razz... Been to Elkins A lot... Practically grew up in the Tygarts Valley. My Gpa was a preacher in Valley Head...My other Gpa build the Assembly of God chuch there...
Good chili dogs in Elkins!
Good chili dogs in Elkins!
