It is my burden

[Adios Pantalones]

My next door neighbor and good friend is on the local fire dept, and so has a) a really cool mustache (with great mustache comes great responsibility), II) an appreciation for fire, and 3) some time on his hands some weekdays. One day this past fall I came home to this in my driveway- being a townie, he knows folks and this one guy cleared pines for a quad track.

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I split most of it and got well better than 1/2 a cord of kiln wood (30-40" long). Last night he dropped off some more and says there's twice as much left that he'll bring by. Further- a fireman from another local town is a buddy that had storm damaged trees that he needs gone, and another of his buddies needs storm trees removed so they need more space in my yard for what will probably be 8 cord of wood or so, which may get me through the year in addition to the 4 or so cord in the yard already. I couldn't thank him enough, but he says it's his health plan/gym membership.

It's tough- all this wood to process. Pity me

 

[basswidow]

Sounds like NH had alot of storm damage.

Isn't it great to receive delivered free wood.

 

[billb3]

I'd show him where the splitting maul is.
No need to be selfish with the upper body splitting workout.

 

[smokinj]

I'd show him where the splitting maul is.
No need to be selfish with the upper body splitting workout.

+1 just kidding nice score!

 

[Adios Pantalones]

Ya- you gonna dump this crap in my yard unsplit? LOL

 

[karri0n]

I couldn't thank him enough,

Buy him a Fiskars in return! :coolsmirk:

 

[Jags]

Just tell him that you will "let him slide" this time, but next time find hickory. %-P

 

[410MAN]

Hello how Ya'll doin?
Im down here in North East Texas and have LOTS of lobblolly pine and the storms really tear them up I had 3 taked down in my front yard and cut 16 - 18 inches long and have split them to dry
this summer I have used them in the fire pit out front of lake house and womdering could I use them in my old Franklin type stove in the house. I usually use Oak but since I have this pine I thought I would ask you up North people about it. We had a snow here 3 weeks ago 6 inches and dang near shut down everything except the bread, milk and liquor stores. thank U in advance

 

[BrotherBart]

Hello how Ya'll doin?
Im down here in North East Texas and have LOTS of lobblolly pine and the storms really tear them up I had 3 taked down in my front yard and cut 16 - 18 inches long and have split them to dry
this summer I have used them in the fire pit out front of lake house and womdering could I use them in my old Franklin type stove in the house. I usually use Oak but since I have this pine I thought I would ask you up North people about it. We had a snow here 3 weeks ago 6 inches and dang near shut down everything except the bread, milk and liquor stores. thank U in advance

If you are out around Tyler and Longview then you for sure have a bunch of pine trees around.

Dry it for a year and it will burn fine. But burning it in one of those air leaking Franklins will be like trying to throw a saddle on a running horse. Be careful because it will burn hot and fast.

BB - West Texas born and bred.

 

[410MAN]

Thank U for reply, I kinda thought that would work but be sure. Im In Longview and we do have lotss of pine, some folks from west Texas area come here and dig up small pines to take back and transplant , if they new how we hate them here for all the pine needles and sap that they put out they would not want them

 

[Flatbedford]

...We had a snow here 3 weeks ago 6 inches and dang near shut down everything except the bread, milk and liquor stores.

At least you all almost have your priorities straight down there.