Post pictures of your woodpile/splitting area

[giXXer]

Traverse city area IS nice... I spent my first years in Sault St. Marie..
6 mos of winter, and 6 mos. damn poor sledding...
But I liked it .. Would trade some snow for the 103 I got here today...:bang:

It's been hot here too... high 80's to low 90's for the last few weeks. Anything over 100 is just re-donk-u-lous!

I head up to the Soo a couple times a year. I love it up there and they typically get more snow than we do!

 

[Dustyw]

this is were I drop them off with the log arch and cut and split them. I then stack them up at the house. First time using the new to me elevator.View attachment 246505View attachment 246506View attachment 246507

 

[Steve2910]

This is where we were in June

This was the progress as of about 3 weeks ago

This was taken today. Same camera angle, but you can't even see the stacked Oak now.

 

[Mac88]

I use an outdoor wood boiler so it's all good as long as it's dry. If I don't let it dry enough it smokes like crazy. I split most of it in half or quarters, let it season for a year and mix it with hardwoods.

Need a load? I live 2 miles from BFE and would be happy to drop some off!

Thanks for the offer, but we got plenty...if we have a winter like last year, we'll still have
wood stacked outside...

 

[Mac88]

this is were I drop them off with the log arch and cut and split them. I then stack them up at the house. First time using the new to me elevator.

I wish I had your elevator. We usually reposition the splitter so we don't have to handle the wood any more
than necessary. Nice looking splitter you have there. Looks like it ought to do the job for ya'.

 

[Hedgerow]

Yer too close to OK.

Yeah... That heat tends to sneak over the border...:msp_thumbdn:

 

[Dustyw]

Thanks mac88 thats the first time i used the elevator,really like it. The splitter took me about a year to complete working at it in my free time. Just trying to split wood easier and faster. I'm usually a 1 man crew. The 2 smaller tires on the back of the splitter are are on swivel and go in the front. Then the bar over the wheels in the back comes down and hooks the the hitch on the front of my coot (all terrain vehicle) to move the splitter with no tongue weight, kinda like a wagon. Makes it easier to move the splitter. I hope that wasn't confusing.

 

[Steve2910]

Thanks mac88 thats the first time i used the elevator,really like it. The splitter took me about a year to complete working at it in my free time. Just trying to split wood easier and faster. I'm usually a 1 man crew. The 2 smaller tires on the back of the splitter are are on swivel and go in the front. Then the bar over the wheels in the back comes down and hooks the the hitch on the front of my coot (all terrain vehicle) to move the splitter with no tongue weight, kinda like a wagon. Makes it easier to move the splitter. I hope that wasn't confusing.

The pics were confusing, but your text fixed that.

 

[Mac88]

Thanks mac88 thats the first time i used the elevator,really like it. The splitter took me about a year to complete working at it in my free time. Just trying to split wood easier and faster. I'm usually a 1 man crew. The 2 smaller tires on the back of the splitter are are on swivel and go in the front. Then the bar over the wheels in the back comes down and hooks the the hitch on the front of my coot (all terrain vehicle) to move the splitter with no tongue weight, kinda like a wagon. Makes it easier to move the splitter. I hope that wasn't confusing.

It was a little hard to digest with the small pics, but I can kinda see how that works. Gotta love those Budd wheels.
If you get a chance, you might consider reposting with some larger and/or close-up shots. It looks like an interesting
setup. I'm all for easier, at my age faster isn't always an option. But, our old, slow and ugly rig gets the job done,
and that's all that matters. Maybe some day I'll get ambitious, and build a more efficient unit. If I do, it's gonna
be diesel powered. I'm keeping my eyes open for an elevator.

 

[trailmaker]

That's a Fiskars X25 Splitting axe knockoff if ever I saw one ! What's that say, Gerber ? Where did you get that from ?

Yes it's Gerber's version of the Fiskars 2 1/4lb "Pro Splitting Axe". It's from the older generation, before the X-series came out. I have the Fiskars version and they are exactly the same except for the handle color.

 

[trailmaker]

trailmaker those are some AWESOME!!! pictures! :msp_w00t: Oh, and some great woodpiles too! I like the "cowboy hat stack". :hmm3grin2orange: Very nice.

Thanks. That stack was actually still under construction; I was just in the process of adding an outer layer.

 

[wagz]

these 2 photos are really epic. i kind of expect to see something like that in december when i go see the hobbit.

 

[ShaneLogs]

Trailmaker, Your stacks are beautiful! What is your elevation ?

 

[stihly dan]

Thats quite the hill to carry the wood up. How many times have you been told to get your head out of the clouds?

 

[Hedgerow]

Thats quite the hill to carry the wood up. How many times have you been told to get your head out of the clouds?

I too, would like to know the elevation that wood pile art was taken at...
Thing of beauty...
Brought a tear to my eye...

 

[Ronaldo]

I too, would like to know the elevation that wood pile art was taken at...
Thing of beauty...
Brought a tear to my eye...

I couldnt agree more.What a GRAND view and super photography!
Please tell us location and elevation.
Beautiful.

Ron

 

[trailmaker]

Thanks for the compliments. That's at 2100 feet in the Santa Cruz mountains. Underneath that marine layer, at about nine miles is the Pacific. It's a heavenly place to split.

 

[Steve2910]

I'm calling you out, Shane... You started this thread & 32 pages later, NO pics of your wood stash yet?
Unless I missed something, all you've given us is a few skidder pics & a couple of the "Yota".

Let's see yours...

 

[Steve2910]

Got bored & decided to build one of those "engineered" stacks that some of the other members make. Actually used a 4' level during construction. I reconsidered today, have other priorities & a short attention span. This was how far I got...

 

[Mac88]

Got bored & decided to build one of those "engineered" stacks that some of the other members make. Actually used a 4' level during construction. I reconsidered today, have other priorities & a short attention span.

Looks like a good start to me. We build ours on skids, but that's because we get them for free at the
local builder's supply. When they die, we just cut them up and add them to the fire ring pile.