avalancher
Arboristsite Raconteur
Well, if cutting wood wasnt enough, I have been playing with an idea and wanted to know if anyone else is doing this.
A good bit of what I cut is hickory, and I have often wondered if all those branches that I toss into the gulley wouldnt make nice hickory chips. I happened to notice the other day at the grocery store they sell hickory chips, a 5 pound bag for 11.00. Are they joking? A quick conversation with the manager told me no, they are not kidding. I asked him if a guy was to come in here and sell him a 5 pound bag for a couple of bucks, would he be interested? He said absolutely!
Now, here is my question, anyone doing this? I looked at what it would cost for a chipper, looked at a cheap Troy Built chipper that would handle 3 inch branches, they want 600 bucks. Anyone got any other options or suggestions?I know that my wife would have a cow if I purposed any more funds being funneled to the woodcutting business, she finally agreed to a tractor the other day. I might swing 600, but anymore and I might be directed to the couch for a month........
Anyone?
A good bit of what I cut is hickory, and I have often wondered if all those branches that I toss into the gulley wouldnt make nice hickory chips. I happened to notice the other day at the grocery store they sell hickory chips, a 5 pound bag for 11.00. Are they joking? A quick conversation with the manager told me no, they are not kidding. I asked him if a guy was to come in here and sell him a 5 pound bag for a couple of bucks, would he be interested? He said absolutely!
Now, here is my question, anyone doing this? I looked at what it would cost for a chipper, looked at a cheap Troy Built chipper that would handle 3 inch branches, they want 600 bucks. Anyone got any other options or suggestions?I know that my wife would have a cow if I purposed any more funds being funneled to the woodcutting business, she finally agreed to a tractor the other day. I might swing 600, but anymore and I might be directed to the couch for a month........
Anyone?