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Does rainwater get into the tube? Did you have to put small holes on the bottom of the tub to allow water to flow out? This is a great idea. I was thinking of adding storage for chains. I've needed chains more often than I thought. I'm in the middle of nowhere and I didn't bring them. lol
I’ve never had any issue with moisture getting in there, however my tractor sleeps indoors. So I can’t say that would be true if your tractor sleeps under the stars
I would check them yearly to make sure they are within tolerance. If they are, no need to adjust. It’s cheap insurance to make sure the engine will run properly when you need it
It doesn't look like the black willow we have in my area but I'm sure it has most all of the same characteristics as ours. It won't dry, sprouts wherever it touches the ground, sheds limbs like a dog sheds hair, and tips easily in a wind storm. They will dry up a spring or wet spot in a yard easily though if you can stand looking at it 🤷. Good job 👍
Willow bark is used in many fertilizers because it promotes root growth. Willow is one of the easiest trees to grow. Take a stick and shove it in the ground, done deal. You'll probably have little Willow trees popping up in that spot for a long time.
I have a 8’ wood rack 8’ from my wood stove in my basement. It’s about 3 days wood on extremely cold days during the winter. I’ve done the same test on that wood as it has been in hot conditions due to the proximity of the wood stove for a day or so and the moisture in the wood goes down dramatically. 19% to about 14% give or take. Great video.
There’s no doubt that makes a difference, also helps keep the moisture in your house from the stove drying it out so much. I don’t have a place I can put that much wood near my stove, but I bring a days worth of wood in at a time. Works similarly but on a smaller scale with less drying.
Care to elaborate? If you manage expectations and understand it’s on a tractor, it’s not a mulching head on a 100hp track loader, I think you’d change your mind
That machine, your time and the maintenance / fuel, I'm figuring $125 to $135 per hour. There is always bartering and or the friends and family discount, never let anyone use it without your supervision. I've seen to many times where a piece like this gets ruined trying something that should not be tried.
I have a much simpler and easier method to dry my firewood. First: Take everything out of the room your wood stove is in. . Then: stack the room on both sides of your wood stove to the ceiling with firewood. (Make sure the top half of one side is dry enough to burn). Then start burning the top half of the side that is dry enough to burn. By the time you get to the rest of the wood on that side it will be dried out enough to burn. By the time you get to the 2nd half of the firewood on the other side of your wood stove it will be dry as a bone. In essence you are using your wood stove as a kiln to dry out your firewood. One advantage this has is that this method will humidify your house all winter from the moisture evaporating from your stacked firewood. The room my wood stove is in is large enough to contain a full year's supply of firewood. What is nice about my system is that I usually have leftover firewood which I can use to burn next year, and so go on repeating the cycle every year without having to dry the wood for a year before burning. Of course this all depends on the layout of your house and how it is designed... The room my wood stove is in used to be the living room and it is separate from the rest of the house, so filling it with firewood does not interfere in how i live. Another nice thing about my system us that all the loading and stacking of firewood is done only once; right next to your wood stove; so you don't need to spend any more time carrying or stacking or loading your firewood all winter.
I would be divorced if I filled our living room with firewood. My wife would not allow that. And to be honest, not sure if I would want to fill my living room with firewood either.
@@EverythingElliott It doesn't have to be the living room. It could be any room large enough to store firewood and give enough air flow to heat the house. You could even build an extension and add an extra room. One thing is for sure: My system works without having to measure the moisture content of every log I burn.
@@EverythingElliott Another benefit of my system is the firewood acts as a heat sink that stores heat, so even after the wood in the stove is burned, the heat in the firewood keeps my 2-story house warm for hours regardless of how cold it is outside.
@@indrekkpringi I don't disagree with anything youre saying, I just dont have a space for it, and putting an addition on the house just to store wood isnt financially feasible right now. The mud room serves its purpose as a wood staging area.
Better to have overlaid blue foam board with the metal sheathing on the outside of the metal studs ....and tape to seal... Add solar barrier if you wish.... I rehung the siding on my building to accomplish this ,well worth its.. It's much more sound proof too😊
@@EverythingElliott BTW ...if the metal siding is fasten with screws? Then it's just as fast to remove siding hang the insulation and refasten the siding over it .less measuring and cutting. And if your shop is ful of stuff to move..... Lol.....uncommon sense.
Apart from all the costs and a profit to factor in - You get two things you can charge a premium for to boost youelr bottomline... +$50 to save your back +$50 for convience bringing to site. I would sooner work 3hrs overtime and get someone else to do the work 😂😂😂. Machine + man - $500 per half day (1hr setup tear down + 4hr runtime). Maybe $750 for whole day to incentivise a full day
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