I had the same problem many years ago. I scouted the lunmber yars etc
until I found one with a 24" planer. I made an appointment for an hours
time, paid up front and had a thousand lineal feet taken care of. All
I had to do was stand where the boards come out and load them in my
truck. I had previously unloaded the boards where the operator could
grab them and shove them in. The planer could handle several boards at
the same time.