Looking for a place to cut firewood

[80spit]

Anyone know where I can get a truck loads of logs?

I have a guy I use in Lancaster, a tree and lawn service, he sells by the ton,
$50.00 for hardwoods and $25 for softwood mixed, delivered if you get a bunch,
I got 8 tons, but it was all green, still splitting it for next year, Our woodstove
has been burning away, haven't bought fuel oil for 3 years and still have a 1/2 tank, PM me and I will give you contact info on this guy

[jtkratzer]

I have a guy I use in Lancaster, a tree and lawn service, he sells by the ton,
$50.00 for hardwoods and $25 for softwood mixed, delivered if you get a bunch,
I got 8 tons, but it was all green, still splitting it for next year, Our woodstove
has been burning away, haven't bought fuel oil for 3 years and still have a 1/2 tank, PM me and I will give you contact info on this guy

Any estimate on how many cords per ton, or 8, you get out of that?

[jtkratzer]

You need to apply for a permit, and it's typically limited as to where and what can be taken. YMMV

No go. I called and nothing is available to the general public, only logging companies.

[jtkratzer]

Just got 4 free hardwoods from a guy down the street. Should be two year's worth of wood, plus the 3 cords I already have.



I love free hardwood. And my dad's frat brother is a co-owner of John Deere dealerships and is letting me get free usage out of a log splitter.

[80spit]

Any estimate on how many cords per ton, or 8, you get out of that?

You get about 3/4 of a cord per ton, depending on wood density, I ordered
5 tons from my source and he gave me 8 for the price of 5 I got a mixture
of black walnut, mulberry, ash and hackberry, all good burner's,
I'm burning about 5 cords a season,
Looks like you got a nice stash for free
Happy splitting

[jtkratzer]

You get about 3/4 of a cord per ton, depending on wood density, I ordered
5 tons from my source and he gave me 8 for the price of 5 I got a mixture
of black walnut, mulberry, ash and hackberry, all good burner's,
I'm burning about 5 cords a season,
Looks like you got a nice stash for free
Happy splitting

That's not bad. About 6 cords for $250...that's dirt cheap. That's the kind of price I was hoping for when I was looking for a truck load of logs.

As much as I wasn't looking to take trees from a residential area, all four of these were standing in a guy's yard. My buddy from college worked for a few years doing this and he's good enough to put a stick in the ground where he wants the tree to fall and all four fell within inches of that target.

I have about 3 cords stacked right now plus what I just got yesterday. I figured I'd just keep my ears/eyes open for a free tree here and there and just keep adding to my pile. I have a couple trees in my own yard that need to come down, one dead already. I think I'll end up with about 6 cords stacked before summer starts. We'll see. I burned a bit over Thanksgiving when I was home on leave, but I only got home the first weekend in December, so I really have no idea how much wood I'll go through in a winter. With the most recent electric bill just barely topping $400, I'll be burning as often as possible to avoid using the electric baseboard heat.

I got two quotes for a heat pump, but they're pushing $4500-$6000. Maybe after I get my tax credit this year as a first time home buyer.

I got started on the pile today for about 45 minutes during a break in the rain:

[Extinquisher357]

Get as much wood as you can, I have been burning a wood stove for
14 years. I have electric baseboard heat, the hell with getting a heat
pump you won't need it with a wood stove.

I burn about 4 cords each winter. Years ago I had a chance to get a
large oak tree and some maple trees. It took a long time to split, but
I ended up with around 16 cords. I covered the top of the pile with a
tarp. and it lasted 4 years.

My point is if you are going to heat with wood, keep the top covered with a
tarp, not the sides it should get air, the wood will last 4 or 5 years before
it even starts to decay. So get as much as you can.
It's a nice feeling to know when it's a cold winter you plenty of seasoned
wood. Good luck,

[jtkratzer]

Get as much wood as you can, I have been burning a wood stove for
14 years. I have electric baseboard heat, the hell with getting a heat
pump you won't need it with a wood stove.

I burn about 4 cords each winter. Years ago I had a chance to get a
large oak tree and some maple trees. It took a long time to split, but
I ended up with around 16 cords. I covered the top of the pile with a
tarp. and it lasted 4 years.

My point is if you are going to heat with wood, keep the top covered with a
tarp, not the sides it should get air, the wood will last 4 or 5 years before
it even starts to decay. So get as much as you can.
It's a nice feeling to know when it's a cold winter you plenty of seasoned
wood. Good luck,

I just got another 1/3 of a cord from a dead tree in the yard yesterday. Had to junk about another 1/3 of a cord in rotted wood from that tree. There are a couple more dead ones standing at the edge of the property that need to come down.

I have nearly 4 cords for next year already. 2 cords of oak, 1 cord of mixed hardwoods, 1/2 cord of walnut, and 1/3 of cord of whatever this dead tree is. Still have a bunch of that pile in the picture above that needs cut to size, split, and stacked.

I'm thinking 5-6 cords of seasoned wood for next winter will be easy, but I'm going to keep working on it.

My only problem I'm dealing with right now is getting rid of the ashes when they pile up from burning for 3-4 days non-stop and still having hot coals in the ash. I need to get a metal bucket to get rid of them in.

[Extinquisher357]

It sounds like you are off to a good start.

I place the hot embers and ashes in a metal bucket or metal trash can,
when they cool down I spread them out over my garden.
Or you could put them in a bag after cooling down and out for the trash.

Try to find a land owner who has large wooded areas, maybe they will
let you cut trees up that are already down, most of those trees would already
be dead and you can burn that right away and let the fresh trees season
a year or two.

[jtkratzer]

It sounds like you are off to a good start.

I place the hot embers and ashes in a metal bucket or metal trash can,
when they cool down I spread them out over my garden.
Or you could put them in a bag after cooling down and out for the trash.

Try to find a land owner who has large wooded areas, maybe they will
let you cut trees up that are already down, most of those trees would already
be dead and you can burn that right away and let the fresh trees season
a year or two.

That's the plan with the few that are laying down dead on my property already. There is a small wooded area between some of the houses and there are a couple already laying down. Might be enough to get me through to Spring without having to dig into what I have accumulated for next year.

My sister's boyfriend of quite a few years (he finishes college in May) and his dad are ok with me cutting a few trees on their acreage and that's just on the other side of town.

I'm tempted to turn the baseboard heat completely off for a few days and see how it goes with burning in the evening/night, loading up in the morning if there are still coals, and just letting the sun beat on all the glass during the day when I'm gone.

The thermostat for the the central AC said the house was at 60 this morning when we got up, but it's been pretty chilly/windy the last few days.