I got one of two rows reloaded in the house last night before football but my helper had a pretty bad headache later so we didn’t get the second one done.
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Skunkdynamite
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Always a work in progress. I barely have a nickle in the sheds. I'm a sucker for free crate wood. Probably going to get the next load of logs to the right of the woodshed so I can work on the driveway and cut down some more trees. Not enough sunlight for my liking... Good for mushrooms though
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Our newly expanded work area.
dstrick
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That’s a major operation. The equipment is full on heavy. Getting it done.
Even with a big tractor and Timberwolf splitter I'm getting slower and slower getting ahead of my firewood for next year. Turned 50 and my motivation is non existent anymore. I use to go through a pile of logs real quick by my self. Now days I just go slow and smoke cigars sometimes stop and have a deep conversation with my dog about why in the hell I do this .... he of course just laughs at me and can't figure out why we don't just stop at one split and play fetch lol 
snap out of it captjack!
I'm 52 and chomping at the bit to get out every day and split firewood. I'm still a rookie with firewood... hence the niave work ethic Today I trucked in 6 cords of hardwood and 35 16ft spruce. Happy as a clam. Planning tomorrow's day.Plan your work, then work your plan.
This past year we blocked and split.
This coming year we're upgrading to processing.
This coming year we're upgrading to processing.
We put an entire heaping pickup load in the house which meant heaping both racks, putting some on the floor, and filling the boiler. At least I can feed the furnace from my pajamas till next weekend. Coldest week of the year coming up.
Yeah I have been doing this a long time now. Just for personal use, I don't sell it. I have a great hook up with a tree service and get all oak logs. All I do is take a trailer and pick it up, no more logging out of the woods thank the Lord. Im spoiled for sure. The plan for next year is to get about 10 -15 cords of logs, buck them all up then have a wood splitting party at the farm. My friends in the city like to get out and do stuff like this - so by the beer and have them over for a splitting party hahahah I will circle back and tell you if it works haha As you know having several people REALLY speeds up production. Hell just having someone bringing rounds to the splitter over doubles my production.
The wood splitting party only works a few times and they catch on that it’s actual work. My four brothers haven’t come to one gathering at my house in years because of wood splitting parties
only kidding. They do show up once in a while. I provide 10 cord for my parents every year and my wife is pretty good at shaming my brothers into giving me some help.
Life happens and I don’t have the time to do 50 cord a year. Haven’t sold wood in at least 5 years and barely can get time to split for two households
only kidding. They do show up once in a while. I provide 10 cord for my parents every year and my wife is pretty good at shaming my brothers into giving me some help.
Life happens and I don’t have the time to do 50 cord a year. Haven’t sold wood in at least 5 years and barely can get time to split for two households
Another cord hauled into the racks. Probably the last wood hauling I’ll do for 2019.
And it's down!
Didn't expect it to take long. Started leaning away from the shed and down she went after a few weeks. Cowlad is now learning about the importance of tapping back the stack to keep it upright.
Didn't expect it to take long. Started leaning away from the shed and down she went after a few weeks. Cowlad is now learning about the importance of tapping back the stack to keep it upright.
The ends were a problem with some reverse slope on the cribs. I wasn't sure it would be able to take much tapping without the ends giving way. Stihl, there's no better way to learn than by trying it yourself. I'm also pleased that he has asked for an axe for Christmas (just as long as he doesn't use it on his sister).
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Here’s 2 videos of my operation . Please support my channel by likening comment and subscribing , and I will do the same for anyone who’s building a channel.
I don't typically process Birch = I don't like how it tends to go soft under the bark before it seasons properly. But, this one fell across one of my prime access paths, so it had to be cut and moved. Anyway, I have this lonely stack of birch among all the oak. With luck, it will find a home to warm in a year or so.
Erik B
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@Jere39 I had a bunch of birch in my wood pile at the beginning of the cold weather that had been under cover, split and stacked for at least 2 years. That was as good as oak and had a nice coal bed the following morning after 8 hours. Solid birch that is split right away after cutting and giving it a couple of years is great firewood. YMMV
Key words might be "under cover".
