I went to an auction on Saturday and bought a little bit of ash. The auction
listed it as 500 BF of 10-12' 8/4 ash. I couldn't take it home on Saturday
because it was at the back of a barn behind other piles of lumber. My little
Ford Ranger was in for service today so I borrowed a 4x4 5.4l F150. I don't
know what the truck is rated for, but I am sure I had over 2000 lbs of Ash
in it today. Hand loading that by myself was quite laborious, thankfully my
Dad was at the other end to help me unload. I think there is more than 650
BF in the pile. I am not used to driving a full size pickup, and driving one
loaded to the gills was quite a challenge. It was dancing with a fat chick,
every little bit of motion in the steering wheel caused the truck to jiggle
from side to side as it settled out. I was leading a parade for 150 KM on a
back highway as I actually drove the speed limit (80KPH).

http://www.federatedtool.com/david/img/ash1.jpg
http://www.federatedtool.com/david/img/ash3.jpg
http://www.federatedtool.com/david/img/ash5.jpg
http://www.federatedtool.com/david/img/ash6.jpg

All in all, I think it was worth the effort for 650 BF of 8/4 White Ash at
$0.57 CDN (about $0.46 US) a BF.

David.