I bought a load of logs in my younger days, getting very close to 78 now, and got close to 7 cords out of it. After I cut and stacked the rounds, split by hand, tossed over a chain link fence, hauled to the back of the yard and stacked, carried it back to the deck and then brought it inside to the wood burning insert I touched it 7 times so you sure are doing better than I did. Really enjoy watching your videos. Don't recall what I paid 36 or 37 years ago.
I ordered logs the last year I sold firewood it was 600.00 a load but I was getting between 8-10 cords on a load. Saved me a lot of time!. Morgans stay warm!.
Man I feel old, My older Brother and I cut fire wood back in the late 70's for $40.00 a cord and that was taking to their home and stacking it where they wanted it. It took all day long to cut with (a Homelite Super 2), split with a Axe and splitting wedge, and stack it into his old 68 Ford long bed, drive to where ever and unload and stack into to a nice straight pile. back when a gallon of Gas was $0.50.9 a pack of smokes 45 cents a gallon of milk 59 cents. Now I feel real Old.
Me too. Came out of the Army in 1975, going to school. I'd take classes in the morning, and every afternoon go to the woods, cut/hand split a load of wood on my old chevy truck I built a wood flat bed on. Used a XL12 Homelite until I got ahead enough to buy a Sthil 041 Farm Boss. Sold my wood for $30/load (about 1/2cord), and could sell all I cut.....wood burning was the craze in the mid 70's.
hahahaha ,,, remember this ,,,we had to go to a butcher to get meat ,, no stores sold meat ,, and if the butch was processing chickens and you bought a few pieces of meat ,, they would give you about 3 or 4 lbs. of wings for free ,,, back then wings were scrap ,,, now look at the price of them ,, hahahahah .. the best medicine for a cold back then was Coke syrup and vics rub ,,, my mom would rub vics on our chest ,, make a small glass od coke syrup to coat your throut ,, and to break a fever ,, a shot of Segrams 7 ,,, you slept great ,,woke up sokeing wet ,, but the cold was all but gone ... hahahaahahah she even rubbed a finger full of segrams 7 on the babys teeth went they were breaking .. numbed it right up ,,, lol
I remember all the things you talk of, plus 10 cent Snickers bars, 10 cent Cokes in the can with the opener in the machine you had to punch holes in the top of the can, and how about 2 pieces of candy for a penny, and I bought what was called ''white gas'' which is the early version of unleaded ,at the Hardware Store, considered high price at 30 some cents a gallon, I am thinking I am older than You. ha ha
I buy 10 cords of 8 ft. oak logs and you get about 8 to 9 cut and split cords. I also have the driver put 2 logs about 5 ft. apart and stack the logs opposite to keep the logs off the dirt. Then I use my tractor forks to lift them cut them and let them drop. When I get about a cord cut I pick them up with front loader bucket take to the splitter. Then split and then into the totes. I live in Michigan the going price is about $900 to $1000 a load.. Great videos Mike
Good morning Mike and Melissa from Westmoreland County, PA. I've been buying firewood poles for years from people in eastern Westmoreland, Fayette and Somerset counties in PA. The trucks average 6.5 -7 cords of wood. When I started buying them, the cost was around $300 a truckload. Now it's $650 - $800 depending who is selling it. And I'm loving the new Stihl MS 362 C-M I bought to cut my firewood. Thanks Mike, I enjoy watching your videos.
I buy a double trailer of wood every two to three year’s to use it for heating our home, hot water needs and our indoor spa that holds 2,000 gallons. The logs measure 101” long and range 6” to 24” in diameter and are a mixture of hard woods. We live in southeast Michigan and the logs come down from Central Michigan about 1 1/2 hours away and ran this year $2,200 for seasoned and $1,900 for green wood again all hard wood. Just an observation that I have, ask the truck driver to put down a couple of logs down perpendicular to the pile to set which helps the logs on to avoid them from laying on the ground in the dirt. Love the videos and look for one every morning after breakfast. By the way I cut my wood for my outdoor boiler at 20” and split then stack in my wood shed but I like the bag idea. I do this because I have type 2 diabetes ( thanks to agent orange ), and it’s great exercise better then a boring treadmill and I just turned 71 and feel like I’m 50 most days.
Nice load, lots of work ahead of you. It was great watching the truck back down your road. The operator was very skilled with the log loader. You did a great job with multiple cameras and the drone filming the the process of unloading. You put a lot of time into the production and editing of your videos. One of the best! Enjoying it!
Mike i would say 7-8 cords. When they bring you logs, see if the driver will put down logs and then stack the logs on them. I know you said you were going to cut and split right away, but this will help if you cannot get to them right away. This definitely is a time saver. Would take me 3-4 weekends to get the trees down brush moved and burned and the logs out. Smart thinking plus saves your woods as well.
Hey Mike; Seeing that tri-axle brought back memories. Back in the mid eighties I lived over in Pike county and would buy my firewood by the tri-axle load. It cost me $300 per load and gave me between 6 and 7 cord. So.. about 20 years ago we moved down to Myrtle Beach, S.C.... we traded a 9 month heating season for a 9 month cooling season. .most heating and cooling here is done with heat pumps... all electric...lifeless, soul less... we do miss that beautiful, heart warming wood smoke smell....stay safe up there...
Mike, it makes PERFECT sense to buy those logs! For one thing, you have ready access to those logs and not have to muck around in your woods, IF you could even get back there. You get them dropped where you can get to them. Hard to beat that! And as you said, TIME is a big factor!!! You are so ahead of the game doing it this way.
Back in the 80's my Dad bought a load when my brother and I were home for Christmas. We cut it all to size and ask Dad where was the splinter was! He said, why! I've got two healthy sons! We split wood for 30days and never went home in the winter again. We even offered to rent a splitter. He said no way, a wast of money! Oh we were on leave from the Army at that time.
I got to split wood when I was about 12 in upstate New York for my aging uncle with a splitting maul. I had so much fun and everyone praised my effort. It planted the seed. I still have the same enjoyment I did as a kid. Weird thing is my kids don’t get the same or any enjoyment from it. I wonder where I went wrong as a dad
Hi guys this is Frank from Ridge New York (long island). We can get truckloads like that for free, from tree services they pay a lot of money to dump it so they gladly give it to you for free. It's amazing how firewood costs are different throughout the country. We can buy a full cord of seasoned wood here on Long Island for $150 on the cheap side and $225 on the high side.
Just got a big load of logs delivered to my home-57000 lbs on the 2 trailers=16-18 cords- Ponderosa Pine. Paid $1800 cash Saves me time, diesel for my truck, wear n tear on my trailer and my back. I use a commercial chainsaw and axes. All smiles, & our house is warm.
Here in upstate NY, 45 miles north of watertown. We deal in face cord when talking fire wood . $65 a face cord cut and split , buyer picks it up . 700 for 18 face cord of logs dropped in my yard . Good video and info Mike .
Mike your scheme sure makes sense. Plus you can save your trees so when loads are in short supply your trees can be the back up. Plus they will just keep growing the longer you leave them. Great logic my friend
FWIW ... use the narrowest bucket with the thumb to pick up the logs for bucking. Buck from both sides. With luck you'll be holding just a section in the middle that's just right. But with the narrow bucket it will be easier to pick up that last section for the final buck. Alternatively, if your machine is strong enough, pick up the log from the SMALLEST end. Mark off your rounds and cut up to the bucket. This way, if anything is left over it will be from the small end of the log producing the least waste. Speaking from experience here using my excavator a few years while splitting wood.
Liked the video and the logic Mike. Being retired I have enough time time cut up fallen trees for our local council in Scotland. It good in two way I get the wood for free and keeps me active. Keep the good videos coming.
Wonder why the log truck operator didn't make a crib for the logs? Here in NH they always lay two or three logs down and then stack the pile on them perpendicular to the crib logs so that only a few logs are touching the ground.
You got a plan. It’s nice to have the equipment needed for a large project like this. I do agree I think things are getting ready to change. Your wise to be planning ahead. Look forward to seeing it get split and put in those bags. Stay safe. Bruce from Mason Michigan
That is a nice load of logs. I would say you have a good seven cord there. I buy two loads of logs every year to heat my home shop and domestic hot water. It’s definitely the way to go. We use a tractor with grapple to haul the wood close to my outdoor boiler cut split and push it on a pile to dry before we use it. I pay 600 a load for mine. I’m near Gettysburg pa. Good luck. Mike.
Work smarter not harder is my motto! Good call! While you will always have your property wood, it’s smart to grab a few loads like this. Saves time. Makes money!
I say closer to 8 cords. When I get a load, the driver usually lays down a few perpendicular to the pile keeping the majority off the ground. Nice load!
I buy at least 50 tri axle loads per year no way is this 8 maybe a little over 6 my guy brings me all 25 foot pols . was a lot of short logs in that load I am not saying he got ripped off as we dont know what he payed I have got loads like that and he will knock off 100 bucks my logger will call a load like that a clean up from the landing and he needs to get rid of it as land owners do not want it left behind for liability reasons as somebody will find it and start cutting on the left over wood and if they get hurt lawsuit will happen
@@MrScuba1 I hauled logs for over 20 years that load had a lot of short and crooked pieces on it to get 8 full cords all the wood would have to be 20’ long and stacked tight roughly 22 tons I’m with you 6.5 to 7 cords on that load
Morning Morgan's & fans. Happy Friday. Looks like a nice load of logs. Definitely sounds like a great business choice. Stay warm all and be safe. We'll see ya down the road....
It something how these guys drive them trucks it reminded me of a time when my cousin and i logged this job no kidding the truck drive had to back in 4 .5 miles backward because the job we were doing the trucks could not drive in and tune around at all
Hi Mike - just had a load dropped off last week here in Ontario. $1200cdn and about 20 face cord, so that would be right around 6 or 7 full cord, same as you. Will see for sure when it is all cut up. A mix of maple, beech and yellow birch. Firewood and logs have really gone up in our area, and it is getting harder to find. Started cutting it right away, but climbing on the logs is slippery in the snow, so will wait a bit till the snow melts but the ground is still frozen. Excavator will solve that problem for you!
Love the channel guys..... Buying firewood when the ground is frozen and there’s some snow .... perfect. Keeps it clean! A word on “tree service” wood. Be careful. Trees taken down around residential properties VERY often have “hardware” in them😉
When we were logging our place in Oregon we hired a self loading semi logging truck. Worked out real good. This truck had a good size load on it. I’d say that’s a good deal for you Mike. I enjoyed the video. 👍👍👍❤️
I’m a bit south of you. North Park area. I get my loads from land clearing. They were $600 until last year. $800 for this last truck. I don’t sell, I burn. It’s well worth it. I don’t have the equipment you do, so I used to go out, cut, load in truck, bring home, unload, split and stack. The wear and tear on my vehicle and the amount of time was the reason I started getting a truckload. I cut 22” long and get close to 8 cords. The other thing is the convenience. It’s there and waiting. No chasing. I do half a load a year as I burn around 4 cords a winter. I would not want to go chase it again. I think you’ll be happy.
Phil here from NE Indiana. Great idea. You're right. It would take you weeks to get a pile of logs like that up to the yard. I'm very interested in seeing how the conveyor works filling up those bags.
Out here in western WA, my last log load buys were $100 a cord, and the loads were always generous, usually got 1-1.5 free out of them. For home use, not resale.
I have an outdoor wood furnace and I got deliveries like that for years. It was $700.00 per load and I was told there was about 7-8 cords of wood. Lots of work that I do not miss doing. No heavy equipment to assist me and now I get cut and split dumped for $150.00 per cord. No brainer for me. Good luck with your new venture
Hi Mike and Melissa. Love the channel just reciently discovered and I’m catching up i’m on episode 407 and gaining every day. Im in Johnstown PA so we are not far apart. Just wanted to say hi!
Greg from northern Michigan. When they ask you why your buying logs, tell them your getting ready for Y3K. It's only 979 years away from now 😎 Live your videos and outlook on life.
I ordered a log load I paid $300 for it had some really nice looking wood but... they were all about 28in and 30in logs I wish I could of had a nice load like that. Thank goodness I have a husky 572xp with a 32in bar on her. Great video 👍
Hi Mike cottontop3 is a logger he has a mini trackhoe he dond a few changes as of different connection & also gotten a few different attachment just an idea. Yal stay safe Daniel from central Mississippi
Enjoy your channel very much I look forward for the new uploads. Your content is enjoyable and informative. Thank you for sharing your family and your knowledge with all of us. Have a great day.
Mike & Melissa: I like the way you two have built a great Channel, an the way you two are looking into future. With your Firewood & Sawmill you mite wont to look into Wood-Mizer plans for a Drying Kiln. They Work, we just did five cords of fire in less than 30 days. Less then 10 % at the core. My associate Carl has it now filled with 2" slabs from his W-M LT15. I'm lookin forward to see the development of your new addition to the Renewable Energy business.
I just recently got into this. Wife and I bought 20 acres to build on and I’m ordering triaxles as well. I’ve done 2 trucks so far this winter and my loads were equivalent to yours. My guess is 7.5 cords. I cut split and stack mine to 16” lengths. Most of the wood my guy brings is red oak. Hopefully I’ll be able to sell it next fall as I’ve split it pretty small. It’ll be nice having the excavator as I do all mine by hand with a ms261 (your recommendation). Cheers from Warfordsburg Pa!
Mike, I'm right there with you. I've made that exact same comment, how many times are we going to handle the wood before we get it in the fireplace? Its fun up to a point but after that its something that takes up your time. It only matters to the person doing all the handling. Everyone else enjoying the fire just says, Good Job! Keep up the good work. Almost at 200K subscribers. One little push then off you go.
haven't done load of logs in years biggest expense was tooling here in the desert its usually a mix of mesquite eucalyptus pecan and pine with the occasional mulberry juniper etc most of which is very hard and you spend as much time sharpening as cutting plus the fact that the cold season usually only lasts 2-3 weeks its in the 70s now almost steeped on a rattlesnake at 5 am so fire season is already over here
Surprised to see the full load laid right on the ground. The loggers in my area always lay 3-4 logs on the ground perpendicular to the main pile, then unload the rest across them. That keeps all but those few bottom logs off the ground - keeps the moisture out, less dirt on the logs, and easier for cutting. (Well... easier for cutting for most of us who don’t have an excavator to cut the logs in the air LOL!!)
Nice load! I’m in quebec canada and I order loads of stick poles every weeks. Here it cost 975$ CA and gives me aroud 20 face cord. And I sell it for 130$ a face cord delivered! Nice video Mike! 🌳🍁
We buy full loads ....Truck and Pup. There is 7-8 cord on each if loaded properly. Pricing around here in Canada is 1200 for truck 23-2500 for truck and trailer. We use the truck loads for the majority of our supply, then sprinkle wood brought back from land clearing or clean up. Usually 2 full loads per season ontop of what is salvaged from sites.
i will predict 5 cords. It seems the same thing goes with log trucks as it does with a pile of splits...You always think there is more there than there is. They look like straight logs so that will help with the yield. A crooked log takes up a lot of space in the bunk. Looks like a good mix of species !
5 to 6 cords on a load like that just depends on how straight an neat they load the truck. Same kind of truck that delivers to me we go threw around 3 loads a week now
Wishing you the best with the firewood , love watching your vids always learn something from you guys and the way you guys work together is awesome . Wife and I have been together 50 years and we work together on a lot of stuff , recently blew out a knee and can't kneel anymore so she jumped right in and learned how to install base moulding and toe kicks can't wait to see how you guys process these logs you guys are great together and have the family to prove it .
Morning Mike trom the wet and muddy coast of Oregon. We do not have the hardwoods or the self loading mule trains out here. Very few self loading long loggers. Mainly alder and some madrone ,premium, logs with a little Tan oak, Chiniquipn
Man thats a nice truck ! Self loading , tag axle, swivel grapple, the works !
I bought a load of logs in my younger days, getting very close to 78 now, and got close to 7 cords out of it. After I cut and stacked the rounds, split by hand, tossed over a chain link fence, hauled to the back of the yard and stacked, carried it back to the deck and then brought it inside to the wood burning insert I touched it 7 times so you sure are doing better than I did. Really enjoy watching your videos. Don't recall what I paid 36 or 37 years ago.
Plus one more time: hauling the ashes OUT! haha
I ordered logs the last year I sold firewood it was 600.00 a load but I was getting between 8-10 cords on a load. Saved me a lot of time!. Morgans stay warm!.
Man I feel old, My older Brother and I cut fire wood back in the late 70's for $40.00 a cord and that was taking to their home and stacking it where they wanted it. It took all day long to cut with (a Homelite Super 2), split with a Axe and splitting wedge, and stack it into his old 68 Ford long bed, drive to where ever and unload and stack into to a nice straight pile. back when a gallon of Gas was $0.50.9 a pack of smokes 45 cents a gallon of milk 59 cents. Now I feel real Old.
James! That was was 50 years ago!... you are old....er! Lol
Me too, but I AM old ( physically) lol
Me too. Came out of the Army in 1975, going to school. I'd take classes in the morning, and every afternoon go to the woods, cut/hand split a load of wood on my old chevy truck I built a wood flat bed on. Used a XL12 Homelite until I got ahead enough to buy a Sthil 041 Farm Boss. Sold my wood for $30/load (about 1/2cord), and could sell all I cut.....wood burning was the craze in the mid 70's.
hahahaha ,,, remember this ,,,we had to go to a butcher to get meat ,, no stores sold meat ,, and if the butch was processing chickens and you bought a few pieces of meat ,, they would give you about 3 or 4 lbs. of wings for free ,,, back then wings were scrap ,,, now look at the price of them ,, hahahahah .. the best medicine for a cold back then was Coke syrup and vics rub ,,, my mom would rub vics on our chest ,, make a small glass od coke syrup to coat your throut ,, and to break a fever ,, a shot of Segrams 7 ,,, you slept great ,,woke up sokeing wet ,, but the cold was all but gone ... hahahaahahah she even rubbed a finger full of segrams 7 on the babys teeth went they were breaking .. numbed it right up ,,, lol
@@JohnSmith-tv5epreminds me of my younger days we were selling wood for 55 dollars a cord and i remember a time my grandfather got 10 dollars a cord
I remember all the things you talk of, plus 10 cent Snickers bars, 10 cent Cokes in the can with the opener in the machine you had to punch holes in the top of the can, and how about 2 pieces of candy for a penny, and I bought what was called ''white gas'' which is the early version of unleaded ,at the Hardware Store, considered high price at 30 some cents a gallon, I am thinking I am older than You. ha ha
Again, the combination of drone and stationary footage is what I like to see. Good job!
I buy 10 cords of 8 ft. oak logs and you get about 8 to 9 cut and split cords. I also have the driver put 2 logs about 5 ft. apart and stack the logs opposite to keep the logs off the dirt. Then I use my tractor forks to lift them cut them and let them drop. When I get about a cord cut I pick them up with front loader bucket take to the splitter. Then split and then into the totes. I live in Michigan the going price is about $900 to $1000 a load.. Great videos Mike
Good morning Mike and Melissa from Westmoreland County, PA. I've been buying firewood poles for years from people in eastern Westmoreland, Fayette and Somerset counties in PA. The trucks average 6.5 -7 cords of wood. When I started buying them, the cost was around $300 a truckload. Now it's $650 - $800 depending who is selling it. And I'm loving the new Stihl MS 362 C-M I bought to cut my firewood. Thanks Mike, I enjoy watching your videos.
West MORELAND county. That name sounds familiar for some reason. We also get 7 cord from a pole truck.
Dude on the crane controls knew what he was doing....even moved the strap with the controls and grapple....impressive
Wow now that is one experienced operator! Good purchase and great plan.
I buy a double trailer of wood every two to three year’s to use it for heating our home, hot water needs and our indoor spa that holds 2,000 gallons. The logs measure 101” long and range 6” to 24” in diameter and are a mixture of hard woods. We live in southeast Michigan and the logs come down from Central Michigan about 1 1/2 hours away and ran this year $2,200 for seasoned and $1,900 for green wood again all hard wood. Just an observation that I have, ask the truck driver to put down a couple of logs down perpendicular to the pile to set which helps the logs on to avoid them from laying on the ground in the dirt. Love the videos and look for one every morning after breakfast. By the way I cut my wood for my outdoor boiler at 20” and split then stack in my wood shed but I like the bag idea. I do this because I have type 2 diabetes ( thanks to agent orange ), and it’s great exercise better then a boring treadmill and I just turned 71 and feel like I’m 50 most days.
Nice load, lots of work ahead of you. It was great watching the truck back down your road. The operator was very skilled with the log loader. You did a great job with multiple cameras and the drone filming the the process of unloading. You put a lot of time into the production and editing of your videos. One of the best! Enjoying it!
I think it is a great idea saves you time and the logs don't go to waste. God Bless and stay safe
Solid reasons for buying a load of logs! Makes sense. Have fun!
Awesome video! The driver and crane operator did an excellent job. What an excellent driver and crane operator! Adler and Sons #1! I like the truck.
Mike i would say 7-8 cords. When they bring you logs, see if the driver will put down logs and then stack the logs on them. I know you said you were going to cut and split right away, but this will help if you cannot get to them right away. This definitely is a time saver. Would take me 3-4 weekends to get the trees down brush moved and burned and the logs out. Smart thinking plus saves your woods as well.
Cool idea mike and both if you working at it together will make it easy. Thanks for sharing
Hey Mike;
Seeing that tri-axle brought back memories. Back in the mid eighties I lived over in Pike county and would buy my firewood by the tri-axle load. It cost me $300 per load and gave me between 6 and 7 cord. So.. about 20 years ago we moved down to Myrtle Beach, S.C.... we traded a 9 month heating season for a 9 month cooling season. .most heating and cooling here is done with heat pumps... all electric...lifeless, soul less... we do miss that beautiful, heart warming wood smoke smell....stay safe up there...
Pretty good plan. Cheap load of sticks. Thank you for the video.
Yes that is a way to ramp up production with not a whole lot more Labor!!👍👊
Mike, it makes PERFECT sense to buy those logs! For one thing, you have ready access to those logs and not have to muck around in your woods, IF you could even get back there.
You get them dropped where you can get to them. Hard to beat that!
And as you said, TIME is a big factor!!!
You are so ahead of the game doing it this way.
Interesting concept Mike! Look forward to watching the process. Have a day!
Back in the 80's my Dad bought a load when my brother and I were home for Christmas. We cut it all to size and ask Dad where was the splinter was! He said, why! I've got two healthy sons! We split wood for 30days and never went home in the winter again. We even offered to rent a splitter. He said no way, a wast of money! Oh we were on leave from the Army at that time.
well, you learned a lesson! (when my kids left home, I went to Nat Gas!!)
I got to split wood when I was about 12 in upstate New York for my aging uncle with a splitting maul. I had so much fun and everyone praised my effort. It planted the seed. I still have the same enjoyment I did as a kid. Weird thing is my kids don’t get the same or any enjoyment from it. I wonder where I went wrong as a dad
@@rdeanbenson217 So that's how you get them to move out.
Hi guys this is Frank from Ridge New York (long island). We can get truckloads like that for free, from tree services they pay a lot of money to dump it so they gladly give it to you for free. It's amazing how firewood costs are different throughout the country. We can buy a full cord of seasoned wood here on Long Island for $150 on the cheap side and $225 on the high side.
Just got a big load of logs delivered to my home-57000 lbs on the 2 trailers=16-18 cords- Ponderosa Pine.
Paid $1800 cash
Saves me time, diesel for my truck, wear n tear on my trailer and my back. I use a commercial chainsaw and axes.
All smiles, & our house is warm.
Love the sound of that Pete!
You have refined your processing very well. One touch firewood is quite an accomplishment.
Great video .. I agree with some earlier comments .. I have them lay a few perpendicular logs at the base .. keep up the good work .. be safe.
Here in upstate NY, 45 miles north of watertown. We deal in face cord when talking fire wood . $65 a face cord cut and split , buyer picks it up . 700 for 18 face cord of logs dropped in my yard . Good video and info Mike .
good good to see you expanding business! Most people only see the profit, not the cost of equipment! You should break even in, oh say...10 years!!
Mike your scheme sure makes sense. Plus you can save your trees so when loads are in short supply your trees can be the back up. Plus they will just keep growing the longer you leave them. Great logic my friend
FWIW ... use the narrowest bucket with the thumb to pick up the logs for bucking. Buck from both sides. With luck you'll be holding just a section in the middle that's just right. But with the narrow bucket it will be easier to pick up that last section for the final buck. Alternatively, if your machine is strong enough, pick up the log from the SMALLEST end. Mark off your rounds and cut up to the bucket. This way, if anything is left over it will be from the small end of the log producing the least waste. Speaking from experience here using my excavator a few years while splitting wood.
Liked the video and the logic Mike. Being retired I have enough time time cut up fallen trees for our local council in Scotland. It good in two way I get the wood for free and keeps me active. Keep the good videos coming.
Great idea and got alot of firewood to cut and split !!!
Wonder why the log truck operator didn't make a crib for the logs? Here in NH they always lay two or three logs down and then stack the pile on them perpendicular to the crib logs so that only a few logs are touching the ground.
You got a plan. It’s nice to have the equipment needed for a large project like this. I do agree I think things are getting ready to change. Your wise to be planning ahead. Look forward to seeing it get split and put in those bags.
Stay safe.
Bruce from Mason Michigan
That is a nice load of logs. I would say you have a good seven cord there. I buy two loads of logs every year to heat my home shop and domestic hot water. It’s definitely the way to go. We use a tractor with grapple to haul the wood close to my outdoor boiler cut split and push it on a pile to dry before we use it. I pay 600 a load for mine. I’m near Gettysburg pa. Good luck. Mike.
Love that drone. Stay warm, God bless.
you know us wood turners are just drooling over that stack of wood.
Work smarter not harder is my motto! Good call! While you will always have your property wood, it’s smart to grab a few loads like this. Saves time. Makes money!
Mass production firewood. I think you have a winning plan. Once you start cutting please get us a couple of videos.
Nice jag of wood!
Very nice wood work there. Nice videos.
a man with a plan ... love the tune played during the unloading ... 😎
Interesting concept - will be looking forward to see how it all works out. Stay safe and have a day.
Nice looking pile of logs that should keep you busy for a while
I say closer to 8 cords. When I get a load, the driver usually lays down a few perpendicular to the pile keeping the majority off the ground. Nice load!
I buy at least 50 tri axle loads per year no way is this 8 maybe a little over 6 my guy brings me all 25 foot pols . was a lot of short logs in that load I am not saying he got ripped off as we dont know what he payed I have got loads like that and he will knock off 100 bucks my logger will call a load like that a clean up from the landing and he needs to get rid of it as land owners do not want it left behind for liability reasons as somebody will find it and start cutting on the left over wood and if they get hurt lawsuit will happen
@@MrScuba1 I guess we'll wait and see.
@@MrScuba1 I hauled logs for over 20 years that load had a lot of short and crooked pieces on it to get 8 full cords all the wood would have to be 20’ long and stacked tight roughly 22 tons I’m with you 6.5 to 7 cords on that load
6.7935 cords. Thanks for sharing. Have a great day. 🇺🇸
Morning Morgan's & fans. Happy Friday. Looks like a nice load of logs. Definitely sounds like a great business choice. Stay warm all and be safe. We'll see ya down the road....
It something how these guys drive them trucks it reminded me of a time when my cousin and i logged this job no kidding the truck drive had to back in 4 .5 miles backward because the job we were doing the trucks could not drive in and tune around at all
Hi Mike - just had a load dropped off last week here in Ontario. $1200cdn and about 20 face cord, so that would be right around 6 or 7 full cord, same as you. Will see for sure when it is all cut up. A mix of maple, beech and yellow birch. Firewood and logs have really gone up in our area, and it is getting harder to find. Started cutting it right away, but climbing on the logs is slippery in the snow, so will wait a bit till the snow melts but the ground is still frozen. Excavator will solve that problem for you!
Love the channel guys.....
Buying firewood when the ground is frozen and there’s some snow .... perfect. Keeps it clean! A word on “tree service” wood. Be careful. Trees taken down around residential properties VERY often have “hardware” in them😉
Good morning Morgan’s!! Sounds like a good plan Mike. Time is money!! Have a day!
Great video Mike
Split N' Stack February 2021 here wo go!
Nice to see you have guesses already from 4.5 to 15 cords. That's funny.
Good morning Hunter ;-) and family too ! ;-)
When we were logging our place in Oregon we hired a self loading semi logging truck. Worked out real good. This truck had a good size load on it. I’d say that’s a good deal for you Mike. I enjoyed the video. 👍👍👍❤️
Starting at 5:00, I really like that log unloading music.
I’m a bit south of you. North Park area. I get my loads from land clearing. They were $600 until last year. $800 for this last truck. I don’t sell, I burn. It’s well worth it. I don’t have the equipment you do, so I used to go out, cut, load in truck, bring home, unload, split and stack. The wear and tear on my vehicle and the amount of time was the reason I started getting a truckload. I cut 22” long and get close to 8 cords. The other thing is the convenience. It’s there and waiting. No chasing. I do half a load a year as I burn around 4 cords a winter. I would not want to go chase it again. I think you’ll be happy.
Great idea!
Nice log loader, don't miss loading and uploading in winter time..
Phil here from NE Indiana. Great idea. You're right. It would take you weeks to get a pile of logs like that up to the yard. I'm very interested in seeing how the conveyor works filling up those bags.
Out here in western WA, my last log load buys were $100 a cord, and the loads were always generous, usually got 1-1.5 free out of them. For home use, not resale.
I have cut up a few truck loads. Usually get 20 to 24 face cord depending on how big the logs are and how tight the drive loads the truck.
I have an outdoor wood furnace and I got deliveries like that for years. It was $700.00 per load and I was told there was about 7-8 cords of wood. Lots of work that I do not miss doing. No heavy equipment to assist me and now I get cut and split dumped for $150.00 per cord. No brainer for me. Good luck with your new venture
Can't believe the price quota for a cord of wood
Hi Mike and Melissa. Love the channel just reciently discovered and I’m catching up i’m on episode 407 and gaining every day. Im in Johnstown PA so we are not far apart. Just wanted to say hi!
Kind of a interesting rig set up. Up here in northern wi and da u.p we have alot of semi with loader on rear and they pull a pup trailer
Greg from northern Michigan. When they ask you why your buying logs, tell them your getting ready for Y3K. It's only 979 years away from now 😎 Live your videos and outlook on life.
In the year 2525...
💥 That will keep you busy for awhile. Because I know you don’t have enough to do lately. 🤪
*Keep on tractoring!* 👍
You got that right!
really like the drone footage, thank you!
I ordered a log load I paid $300 for it had some really nice looking wood but... they were all about 28in and 30in logs I wish I could of had a nice load like that. Thank goodness I have a husky 572xp with a 32in bar on her. Great video 👍
Hi Mike cottontop3 is a logger he has a mini trackhoe he dond a few changes as of different connection & also gotten a few different attachment just an idea. Yal stay safe
Daniel from central Mississippi
Enjoy your channel very much I look forward for the new uploads. Your content is enjoyable and informative. Thank you for sharing your family and your knowledge with all of us. Have a great day.
Great idea mike ,your building your business for fire wood, be watching videos for sure
Mike & Melissa: I like the way you two have built a great Channel, an the way you two are looking into future. With your Firewood & Sawmill you mite wont to look into Wood-Mizer plans for a Drying Kiln. They Work, we just did five cords of fire in less than 30 days. Less then 10 % at the core. My associate Carl has it now filled with 2" slabs from his W-M LT15. I'm lookin forward to see the development of your new addition to the Renewable Energy business.
now that guy is a driver ,more work here,nice poles,,,getter done Mike
I just recently got into this. Wife and I bought 20 acres to build on and I’m ordering triaxles as well. I’ve done 2 trucks so far this winter and my loads were equivalent to yours. My guess is 7.5 cords. I cut split and stack mine to 16” lengths. Most of the wood my guy brings is red oak. Hopefully I’ll be able to sell it next fall as I’ve split it pretty small. It’ll be nice having the excavator as I do all mine by hand with a ms261 (your recommendation). Cheers from Warfordsburg Pa!
That's a big load Mike . It will take you a bit of time to get through it .
Mike, I'm right there with you. I've made that exact same comment, how many times are we going to handle the wood before we get it in the fireplace? Its fun up to a point but after that its something that takes up your time. It only matters to the person doing all the handling. Everyone else enjoying the fire just says, Good Job! Keep up the good work. Almost at 200K subscribers. One little push then off you go.
I like the logs. As soon as the music started I was dancing around the deer head I was mounting.😂 Thanks for sharing.
I definitely appreciate my wall hanger , I've euro d my last 6 or so myself such a pain , your work is under appreciated for sure !
That is a HUGH load of wood - WOW
great ideal i think i will look into that
haven't done load of logs in years biggest expense was tooling here in the desert its usually a mix of mesquite eucalyptus pecan and pine with the occasional mulberry juniper etc most of which is very hard and you spend as much time sharpening as cutting plus the fact that the cold season usually only lasts 2-3 weeks its in the 70s now almost steeped on a rattlesnake at 5 am so fire season is already over here
That old Peterbilt sure sounded nice!!
Yea, good sounding truck
Wow that is 1 impressive load of wood! Great video, it was cool to see all the different camera angles great job mike
Great content, thank you!
Surprised to see the full load laid right on the ground. The loggers in my area always lay 3-4 logs on the ground perpendicular to the main pile, then unload the rest across them. That keeps all but those few bottom logs off the ground - keeps the moisture out, less dirt on the logs, and easier for cutting. (Well... easier for cutting for most of us who don’t have an excavator to cut the logs in the air LOL!!)
Do the same thing here in Western NY
Next time tell the man to lay base logs crosswise..it will keep the rest of the load f2f the dirt.
I say you got about 20 face cords ...not Bush c ords
Nice load! I’m in quebec canada and I order loads of stick poles every weeks. Here it cost 975$ CA and gives me aroud 20 face cord. And I sell it for 130$ a face cord delivered! Nice video Mike! 🌳🍁
Good morning from St John Parish, Louisiana 5 Feb 21.
We buy full loads ....Truck and Pup. There is 7-8 cord on each if loaded properly. Pricing around here in Canada is 1200 for truck 23-2500 for truck and trailer. We use the truck loads for the majority of our supply, then sprinkle wood brought back from land clearing or clean up. Usually 2 full loads per season ontop of what is salvaged from sites.
i will predict 5 cords. It seems the same thing goes with log trucks as it does with a pile of splits...You always think there is more there than there is. They look like straight logs so that will help with the yield. A crooked log takes up a lot of space in the bunk. Looks like a good mix of species !
5 to 6 cords on a load like that just depends on how straight an neat they load the truck. Same kind of truck that delivers to me we go threw around 3 loads a week now
Wishing you the best with the firewood , love watching your vids always learn something from you guys and the way you guys work together is awesome . Wife and I have been together 50 years and we work together on a lot of stuff , recently blew out a knee and can't kneel anymore so she jumped right in and learned how to install base moulding and toe kicks can't wait to see how you guys process these logs you guys are great together and have the family to prove it .
Nice load of wood. Thinking of retirement soon so you are stocking up.
Morning Mike trom the wet and muddy coast of Oregon. We do not have the hardwoods or the self loading mule trains out here. Very few self loading long loggers. Mainly alder and some madrone ,premium, logs with a little Tan oak, Chiniquipn
Always remember support the small business in your area and that you are doing. Better order more bags Mike be blessed and stay safe
Time to get those totes ready and over to the old stockpile, ya got piles of work in that small area, good day all
Great video. Should be 7 to 8 chord .We buy 2 loads every year for our maple syrup operation.
Fun to watch ..still have some log trucks on the Olympic peninsula Washington.
Good move Mike. Appreciate your management of cost, time and wear on the human body. Blessings and success. ☝️🙏🇺🇸💪🙌...
I think you’re right about getting a couple of saw logs out of that load. That looks like a smart way to get some firewood. Great video!
That walnut log would make some nice 1/2 inch paneling