winter 08-09 wood pile pictures

[vf171]

Little but growing....

I just started burning last year. Propane was killing us and the wife's uncle had an indor stove he was getting rid of. So I installed it last year and harvested wood off my buddy's 10 acres. Nothing great but it save us $2200 which I promptly put toward a new saw (I can't stop buying them though!).

This year I cut a path through a friends woods on his 38 acre farm. I got to keep everything in the path that I dropped. There's still more to be had but I haven't had time to get back there. Another fella north of me replied to my craigslist ad offering free tree removal. He had a 60' (at least) cherry that had three main branches and two had snapped in a storm. While clearing it up the remnant of Ike blew through Ohio and knocked down 3 more cherry trees and hr asked if I would take them too!

Pics are of after the first round only. I'll have to post more when get the current pile split. It's at least twice what is pictured below.

Mom called the other day and said a guy just east of us has "more wood than one man would need in a lifetime" on the ground from the Ike fiasco. He's offered all for free. All I have to do is haul it out. The mighty Kioti ought to do just fine. I'm planning to build a grapple for it this fall.

 

[coog]

Nice finds, great pics.I like your tractor, which model is it?

 

[blunt]

This is the best thread I have read yet on this forum. Awesome pictures I'm drooling!!!

Its Spring going on summer her in NZ so my wood pile is very small and not very photogenic and was never stacked as neatly as some of the pics.

Inspiring people!

:greenchainsaw:

 

[vf171]

Thanks, it's a CK30 hydro. It's at mom's now on grader duty. Her drive is washed out pretty bad and her husband is dragging my buddies 5' box blade behind it trying to clean it up.

For firewood it's great. I can skid the logs out then transport them in the bucket to the trailer. If the logs are too big I just buck them and carry the pieces out. I should have about 8-10 cords ready for next year. Probably going to sell the excess.

 

[Richard_]

some of your wood piles would last me 10 years , here is my little pile , should net me 3-3.5 cords

 

[rx7145]

Was just cleaning up the fence rows the other day and got a nice load of dead elm. Ready to burn.

 

[turnkey4099]

Here is mine.

Current pile of Willow from this year - about 14 cord:

Remains of past years accumulation after I extracted 6 cords willow for me (in woodshed and porch) plus sold 5 1/2 cords). Behind the few ricks of Willow is around 10 cord of Locust cut years ago and stockpiled.

Current WIP (Work in Progress):

Black locust I am salvaging. 4 cords in the stacks plus the pile on the ground:

Both the ricks in back and the pile has grown since that picture. Ricks are now at 6 cord and at least 3 more in the pile - bringing more in tomorrow and next day.

Harry K

 

[aandabooks]

Harry,

If I remember correctly, you split mostly by hand? That is an unbelievable amount of wood you have there. What is your usage per year?

 

[turnkey4099]

Harry,

If I remember correctly, you split mostly by hand? That is an unbelievable amount of wood you have there. What is your usage per year?

Burning willow at least 6 cords. Burning good wood? I have no idea, Haven't burned any for about 25 years. Looks like I will be burning Locust after the willow piles are gone but I do still have that big willow and perhaps anohter to get done for the farmer next year.

I do split mostly manually. The current batch of Locust is beging stubborn and stringy so it is going through the splitter.

Harry K

 

[GLOBOTREE]

What a beautiful thing you have done

I here ya there I am working hard on 09-10s wood. I lived somewhat near you growing up, up there you need REAL quantities of wood.[/I am so happy to see you so happy with all that wood. You guys are serious wood scroungers! THATS AWESOME MAN Totally ! If you ever run out let me know I am always on the lookout for guys like you, I am so pleased. Free or not that is something else, I laughed out loud while I went through your photos and I am just full of joy now as I write this message. Seriously I have tears in my eyes, tears of joy and I cannot stop laughing. The very sight of you standing on top of your pile of wood with your arms held high to the heavens just fills me up bubba. Look don't let these guys give you a hard time cause you and I know the work involved with establishing such a pile. Way to go cowboy, i am impressed. QUOTE]

 

[WVwoodsman]

my two wood piles

Here are my two piles, oak, cherry, poplar and maple mix.


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[03USMC51]

Mostly Red/White Oak, a bit of Ash. It's a start!

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[CowboyAndy]

this is actually the start of next years stash... shagbark hickory, sugar maple, black cherry, yellow birch, white birch and a small amount of boxelder.

 

[allthegross]

08-09

i still need another 2 cord


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[w00die]

Here's mine