It’s that time of year when things are melting and refreezing in northern Ct. Some of my wood is in a low shaded area and there is plenty of ice and mud. I have been wearing crampons to get wood and that is working out pretty good.
If I have an area like that, I will sift some wood ash on it to help with traction and melting. Packed down snow certainly likes to turn to ice.
Not fun but better than mud IMO. Most of it is gone down here and haven't been to my wood yard since Wednesday but will find out today. I almost got stuck pushing a wheelbarrow full of splits there at the time. I hit a real soft spot.
That is why I save the ashes for my neighbor to spread on his driveway. He has a long driveway which is mostly gravel but a little bit of blacktop close to his garage.
My woodyard has been like that. frozen slush. Any kind of added traction under foot, is the way to go!
I went down hard one evening about 3 weeks ago under the same conditions. Using the wheelbarrow at the time and it broke one of the handles. I laid there stunned for a few moments wondering if I had broken a 63 year old bone and the dog came over and started licking my face.
We have about an inch of thawed out soaked soil on top of frozen soil. Haven't tried to push anything into the ground to see how far down the frozen is. Makes for real slippery walking. And obvious deer prints in the muddy lawn. We have two days of cold weather again so it will probably all freeze right back up. Don't see any snow or ice anywhere any more. Should start seeing red wing black birds soon.
I decided to drive the bobcat around a few days ago while it was muddy because I figured it would be muddy for at least a week. Tore up the yard and then the frost went out and it dried up….. You never know…
I imagine golf shoes or logger boots would work well too, although probably quite a bit more expensive.
Mine is the same. I've been using some of it at the top of the driveway to help getting out onto the road (pretty steep right at the end). That keeps it far enough away from the house to keep her happy AND keep her happy when she doesn't spin getting on the road.
I haven’t seen thick ice like that since leaving Minnesota. We are currently under an extreme fire risk. It’s amazing how fast sun and wind can dry things up. Finally got around to cleaning up a fallen stack. Good opportunity to complete half of the wood migration 6 months early.
