Got Me Some Wood!!!

[Mr. Bones]

no, No, NO!!! Not like dat! Git yer minds outta th' gutter...

Went n picked me up a partial truckload o' hickory, filled up th' Bourbon bout mid-windows, from my noggin, to th' barn doors. $70. 00 for ~ 80 cf, if yer interested. .546875 cord, way I figger it, if ya wanna git technical...

(Cain't have no Stickburner, without havin' me some more sticks, right?) Right!

Despite the fact that th' Bourbon is a factory tow package (Heavy Half-Ton), and I added Monroe coilover shocks on all 4 corners (1200#/axle+ to GVW), it squatted her down ~3-4 inches in the haunches.

Plus : Reckon traction ain't gonna be such a big deal, this winter.
Minus: Sure hurts my ET's, from the line! Prob break some drivetrain stuff, if I persist drivin' like I usually do! And I will!

Before:

After:

[Jerod Broussard]

Good going!!

What is that red square log on the right side? Some kind of Red Oak x White Oak cross cuz I see some white too.

[Shane Rakow]

There may be some sasparillas' in that thar red thingie!

[Mr. Bones]

Lol !!! Or some Guinness!!!

[DWCowles]

That's right Mr. Bones a stickburner is useless without the sticks....love hickory

[FireMan]

Are you going to soak them over night?


Oh, to further Jerod's inquisitiveness, that red thang made it through even though space was of a premium! Hmmmmm!

[Mr. Bones]

Negatory on th' soakin', overnight, or else-wise. Me? Jus' dang glad I din't haveta slam on the brakes comin' home!!!!
Last thing in this world I needs is another TBI ;-)

[Mr. Bones]

Dang good eye, there, Jerod Broussard !!! Th' red n' white thingamajig is actually a rather large HDPE firestarter cube, that I carry in th' Bourbon, jus' in case a spontaneous bonfire breaks out.
I gotta remember to remove alla th' glass medicine cabinet shelves that are inside it, before I chuck it in th' fire...

[Jerod Broussard]

Safety first, great to hear!

[Huskee]

Nice! Unstoppable 'Burban.....kinda like Buffalo Trace.

[Mr. Bones]

Thanks fer them kind words, Huskee . The Blue Belle is a Good Girl, third owner, barely turned 102K.

[HawkerXP]

I bet that hickory makes a better air freshener then a hangup pine tree!

Nice load. I used to load up my old S10 that way way hauling firewood.

[Mr. Bones]

How funny, HawkerXP ! I was thinkin' th' exact same thing! Great Minds, eh?

[Spinaker]

Score!!!!! Hello Yeah!! I love the rig too. Nothing cooler than the old square bodies. Thanks for posting man!!

[Mr. Bones]

Thanks, Spinaker ! She's prolly summat like the 25th Square Body that I have owned, second fastest!!! ;-) (RIP, Silverado) ;-) Jus' love these Big Bad Mamas!!! :-) Pretty quick-like, gonna have another: '84 K20 long bed, 383 stroker, Edelbrock Performer intake n carb, AFR Heads, BUILT TH400, 3.73 gears like th' Blue Belle, 6" lift, etc. YeeHawww!!!
Yeah, Buddy! Rollin' Like A Redneck!

[Spinaker]

hahahaha, YES,YES and YES!!! Great stuff. I wanna see pics of that '84 Long bed!
Mr. Bones

[Dale Case]

That's a beautiful sight !!! Nuthin like a nice truckload of "meat heat" to make a man proud !! Nice job Mr. Bones..

[Mr. Bones]

Ah'm thinkin' that there is some considerable British Thermal Units settin' in the Bourbon, at present.

Jus' a guess!

Thanks fer them kind words, Dale Case !!!

[Nate]

How long will that last you Bones?

[Mr. Bones]

Well, until it seasons out, I'm not exackly sure what t' tell ya'. I'm gonna test burn some this week/weekend, see what I think, but it could t' dry some, in my opinion. I'll give ya' an estimate then... Fair enough, Nate ?

I'm just stockin' up, while I gotta good source for hickory. I'll prolly lay in 3-5 cords, afore all is said n' done. Get it seasonin', give away lots to my friends/ family. That's how we all roll...
(Cain't never be over-prepared for Barbageddon!)

[Nate]

Fair enough... I luck out and my father in law lets me store/season my wood pile out at his house. Since he has wood burning furnace he has stack anyway and keeps back good pieces he finds and puts them in my stacks.

[Mr. Bones]

Sounds like you have a great father in law. Always a plus! Never screw that deal up... still good with mine, 33 yrs later.

[Mr. Bones]

I unloaded ~ 1/3-1/2 tonight, after work, post initial cold Guinness.
I do know it brought th' Blue Belle up 2" in her rear suspension. (Yes I measured, everything is an experiment, right?)
She's gotta be breathin' a sigh of relief, and after unloadin' th' rest, most likely t'morrow, in another spot, we kin' go back t' Street Racin', some... $$$$$$ Gotta pay fer that MCS somehow, right?
Pile is slightly > 8', avg 24" in height, stacked pretty tight, vs criss-cross. A goodly amount o' wood, we sez!

[Huskee]

Those are the size piles I get, and they last me close to a year...but I'll add the caveat that that's using kettles for much/most of my cooking too. Should be a good ten low & slow cooks I'd guesstimate.

[FireMan]

Is that red thing still in ITS position?

[PaulstheRibList]

Super Cool! Love that wood.

I'm going to get a couple chords of Oak from a real firewood plant about an hour away later this week.

[Mr. Bones]

Very cool beans, indeed, Paul!
I hope that you grace us with some pics.
Never asked whatcher runnin' in yer mobile rig, very remiss o' me, in hindsight
Cerebral Flatulence.