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Bin there. Dump that.
This Saturday morning we load two cord for a long distance delivery and when we get back there, unload the kiln, load the truck and store the bin indoors for the rainy days.
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A day in the life of Woodchucker’s
7 hours condensed into 45 minutes. Pretty much the whole day was handling firewood that included unloading the kiln, loading two deliveries and then reloading the kiln. One of the deliveries was to https://www.fossilfarms.ca/. Consider them for your next Maritime vacation retreat.
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Two small firewood deliveries
Today’s video documents a typical day for a firewood business as they manage multiple tasks involving fuel wood distribution.
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Heavy snowfall over the weekend
The best reward after clearing snow from the driveway is a snack and a cup of coffee while sitting next to the wood stove.
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Firewood re-supply
Throughout the winter we re-supply the house firewood. When everything is working, it’s a smooth process. No heavy snow, no ice and a skidsteer that starts. Makes for easier work for sure.
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257B2 Skid steer undercarriage rebuild
This rebuild started with a simple replacement of the tracks. That is not a simple task either but upon taking the tracks off we discovered a few other issues that needed immediate attention.
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Sharpening Shed – the foundation
Time to make some more covered storage. There never seems to be enough space. The woodworking shop is becoming a bit too close for comfort for some of the work to be performed. It plan is to recycle some wharf timbers and then to mill some logs to put up the buildling.
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Larger Planer Means Bigger Projects
We have been on the lookout for a larger planer for the workshop. Our old one only takes boards up to 12 inches wide. We priced out planers that took 24 inch boards but they were beyond what we were willing to pay. Hate when that happens. Then the clouds parted, the angels sang, and one came up for sale in our area. Love when that happens.
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Bartering Skidsteer Hours for Firewood
Ever use the barter system? If not, you are missing out. Living in a small community people often barter for services. Case in point, we saw an ad for local firewood that sounded too good to pass up and after contacting the owner, turns out it was someone we knew. See, we have enough firewood for this coming winter but would really like to have a head start for next winter so we don’t have to scramble in the spring.
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Back to the Sawmill
Why does everything take so long to do? Or is that just us? The week long heat wave finally ended and with logs piling up waiting to be sawed, we headed out to try and make a small dent. First things first, we had to build another pallet. We used tamarack lumber for the job and to get that lumber, we had to saw tamarack logs on the mill. That meant half the morning was gone just to make the pallets, never mind the pile of logs we are trying to get sawed. But, first up was changing the blade on the sawmill.
Putting on a new blade
