Post pictures of your woodpile/splitting area

[Saiso]

Against the statistical odds, and the global warming, we still have snow in the woods, and it refreshes every couple days. So, yesterday, with the help of my grandson we opened another new trail to capture a nice straight, dead, hardwood tree to use as the rails to stack another pile on. This morning, it started snowing again, and dumped another 6" of snow in relative short timeframe. I'll be doing another of my February weekly repeats: Groom Trails, saw a tank of fuel, split and stack. Dragging the long pole would not have been hard at all, but the snow made it even easier:

About 2:30 of relatively tame driving a small tractor through the snow and onto better groomed tail with a 4 year old sitting on my knee and handling the steering

Awesome! So pretty!

 

[Piotr Pakula]

Free elm, pine we didnt burn last year, some cedar, some aspen. Im not stacking it until it cools down.

. I'd like to see more of this Bil-Jax or is it a pole basket?

 

[MagraAdam]

G'day guys. here's my firewood pile - Tasmania Australia. It still needs another few m3 added to it before winter.

 

[Sandhill Crane]

I realize from past experience it takes a lot of effort to cut up and collect the small stuff. Nice to see.

 

[MagraAdam]

I realize from past experience it takes a lot of effort to cut up and collect the small stuff. Nice to see.

I've got a jig and a wife to help with that. doing it 2 person makes a huge difference.

 

[Cowboy254]

G'day guys. here's my firewood pile - Tasmania Australia. It still needs another few m3 added to it before winter. View attachment 891730

Nice rack! For the axes. What's the wood?

I reckon I've got the same wheelbarrow.

 

[MagraAdam]

Nice rack! For the axes. What's the wood?

I reckon I've got the same wheelbarrow.

The rack is just some pine from an old kids bed frame. The piles of firewood are either stringy or peppermint or blue gum

The wheelbarrow has seen a lot of work!

 

[Hansenj11]

Got some more wood split

 

[MagraAdam]

Got some more wood split

man, that's one hell of a pile. I assume it's some sort of pine?

I often find when looking at US fire wood, it's cut quite long. What sort of fire place/heater does it go into? my wood heater (and i'd say most in australia) takes about 12" ideally, but some go up to 15" at a push. There are less common models that you can put longer wood in, but it isn't really the norm.

 

[mountainguyed67]

I often find when looking at US fire wood, it's cut quite long. What sort of fire place/heater does it go into? my wood heater (and i'd say most in australia) takes about 12" ideally, but some go up to 15" at a push. There are less common models that you can put longer wood in, but it isn't really the norm.

We cut ours 18”, which is pretty common. 14” is also common, depends on the size of the wood stove or fireplace. Rarely, I run across someone that cuts them 24” long or 12” long. The shorter you cut them the more work it is cutting, and stacks are less stable.

 

[SS396driver]

man, that's one hell of a pile. I assume it's some sort of pine?

I often find when looking at US fire wood, it's cut quite long. What sort of fire place/heater does it go into? my wood heater (and i'd say most in australia) takes about 12" ideally, but some go up to 15" at a push. There are less common models that you can put longer wood in, but it isn't really the norm.

My stove takes 21/22 inch splits depends if you put them in north to south or east to west ,Drolet 2000.

 

[Philbert]

16” is the ‘standard’ length here for firewood. People with small wood stoves, or fireplace inserts, need them smaller. Folks with outdoor wood boilers (‘OWB’s) will often go 24” plus.

Philbert

 

[cantoo]

My boiler can take a 54" stick, however my body can't handle a 54" stick. I cut mine at 32" long.

 

[MagraAdam]

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My stove takes 21/22 inch splits depends if you put them in north to south or east to west ,Drolet 2000.

That's a big stove! Do you have a pic?

 

[MagraAdam]

16” is the ‘standard’ length here for firewood. People with small wood stoves, or fireplace inserts, need them smaller. Folks with outdoor wood boilers (‘OWB’s) will often go 24” plus.

Philbert

I'd say 16 is about the limit for a normal heater here. Few people have wood boilers here.

 

[MagraAdam]

My boiler can take a 54" stick, however my body can't handle a 54" stick. I cut mine at 32" long.

That's crazy big!

 

[MagraAdam]

We cut ours 18”, which is pretty common. 14” is also common, depends on the size of the wood stove or fireplace. Rarely, I run across someone that cuts them 24” long or 12” long. The shorter you cut them the more work it is cutting, and stacks are less stable.

I (and everyone I know) don't have a choice in having longer wood for a more stable pile. If it doesn't fit in the heater, it's not much good..

 

[FinnKamp]

We have a masonry stove with trapezoid-shaped firebox. The rear of the firebox is around 14" so I need to cut firewood to 12" or 13".
Also most of the gas station firewood sold in net bags is 12" or 13" as fireboxes are small in most applications.

Quite a few houses here have large open fireplaces which are - to be honest - inefficient and more suitable for cooking sausages than keep the house warm overnight.

 

[MagraAdam]

We have a masonry stove with trapezoid-shaped firebox. The rear of the firebox is around 14" so I need to cut firewood to 12" or 13".
Also most of the gas station firewood sold in net bags is 12" or 13" as fireboxes are small in most applications.

Quite a few houses here have large open fireplaces which are - to be honest - inefficient and more suitable for cooking sausages than keep the house warm overnight.

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Thanks mate. These are some pretty standard units for Australia

https://www.barbequesgalore.com.au/heating/indoor-wood-heaters (there are better brands, and mine is an old Saxon free standing radiant model)

 

[Hansenj11]

man, that's one hell of a pile. I assume it's some sort of pine?

I often find when looking at US fire wood, it's cut quite long. What sort of fire place/heater does it go into? my wood heater (and i'd say most in australia) takes about 12" ideally, but some go up to 15" at a push. There are less common models that you can put longer wood in, but it isn't really the norm.

That is all mostly red oak. There is some gun, maple and walnut in there but not much. It’s mostly cut from 16-18 inches long. My stove will take a 22” piece and I split some for my parents which will take 18” pieces.