Truck load of logs

[njmeder]

Interesting one of those huge trucks had an automatic transmission. I tried to find a used half ton 4x4 pickup with a manual transmission, very rare now.

Re: shortage of wood - in Conn. I heard prices are higher due to a large company in the state that recently put some type of wood burning furnace or generator in use. Don't know what the company is our what industry it's in - but they've been buying up significant amounts of wood. Looking at local ads, saw $225 - $250 for a delivered cut/split cord. Glad I got about 2 cords from my neighbor recently from trees cut down in June. No cost - got it in return for taking care of things at their house while they were away for
a few weeks. They were glad to get it out of the yard. It all needs to be split, some cut. It'll take me a while - only have manual tools but I enjoy the process.

Perhaps this is the plant people are blaming the shortage on? It's my understanding and it reads that they are burning wood construction debris, I do suppose they could also be using recently harvested timber.

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[Stelcom66]

Perhaps this is the plant people are blaming the shortage on

Good question - but as noted this particular site is burning leftover material. I'm for that, better to be used for fuel that left in the landfills. I'll ask my son, that's where I heard it.
Just left a voicemail, I never know what shift he's working. Those who live in areas with large amounts of woods on their properties are sure fortunate now. I can appreciate the amount of work/time it takes from soup to nuts turning a tree into firewood. I've never cut down a large tree.

 

[binfordw]

I called a Tri-axle a large dump truck

The neighbor I've been buying wood from (Indiana) sells semi loads for $450, or "tri-axle" dump truck loads for $150. The dump truck loads are 1/3rd what fits on the semi trailers. Heck of a deal in my opinion, I bought 4 loads this last spring, and while its not all cut/split yet, its a crap load of wood for the money. My dad has cut wood for 40 years, and he bought 2 loads this year. He bought 1, and was so impressed with how much wood it was, he had me get another for him.

 

[Kevin*]

amazing to see the differences in trucks. All purpose built for the area they work in. In the PNW self loaders are maybe 1 in 30 rigs, mostly truck/trailer and tractor/trailer combos. I live off the mountains and see rigs leaving the forest about 1 every 15 mins heading to the mills/ports, most with about 30 logs, sometimes with 1 or 2 huge logs. Wish I had the space to buy a load.