Or I am just itching to get started again I typically don't mess with wood during the summer months I helped a friend who is a excavator a couple weeks ago do some dirt work and he had a bunch of trees down I did cut a little bit of walnut should have cut some of the cherry up too but didn't It got to hot and I was dry as the dirt we was moving so I only cut maybe a half a pick up truck load and loaded it with the loader, dropped off at my wood pile Have some locust logs at the wood pile I did cut on the other day that lasted about 20 min again to hot I hace some splitting to do but still it's to hot. So I guess I will get the splitter out and clean it again double check everything same with the saws Everything is clean and ready to go but it's to hot to do any thing else so why not clean them again I have been saving a chain that needs touched up for times like this maybe I'll do that today
Its been a while since I've been on here Typical summer busy stuff, things are winding down now some will have more time to enjoy seeing others work and share some of my own too
Welcome back Woodrat. Yes, that time is getting close. I too hate cutting wood in summer. We typically get started cutting around December 1.
I gota cut on public land and its still shut down on fire restriction. Its rained a little and getting chilly in the mornings. It should be open by oct 1st, i still gota get 2 cords for my house and 2 for fathers shop. If i find enough nice wood im gona sell 2 cords to some friends also.
Tamarack, it sounds like you should get on the 3 year plan rather than selling to friends. One of the nicest things about the 3 year plan is how you can end up when some unfortunate events happen to you. We've had several folks and now even myself included. Get an unexpected injury or surgery or whatever and can't cut some year; what happens then? If you are 3 years ahead, of course the biggest benefit is that you know the wood will be as dry as possible but now if you can't cut for a year, you are still good to go and won't have to buy or depend upon others to get your wood supply for you. Once you get on the 3 year, you'll love it.
I'm one of those. Was able to cut some late last fall/early winter, and again this spring, but I'm about 1.5 years behind now. Cutting some now too, but the old knees aren't cooperating very well all of a sudden. tamarack, I don't know your climate, but even if your firewood dries quick, it's still nice to have more than this years wood put up. Stuff happens, when you least expect it. This is a big clue.
Yes it would be a good thing a 3 year plan, just never seems to work out that way. About 5 years ago i had 15 cords layed up, but work was much slower then also had access to some private land. It seems every fall i get calls from folks i know wanting to by wood, i almost always sell 3 or 4 cords i should keep. Good firewood is getting hard to find in the forest i cut in. Im on good terms with local tree service guy. Any wood from him is mostly elm but hey its alright stuff once its seasoned.
I hoarded most of the summer, I'm telling you that's some serious work in the heat. I really enjoy going to the brush sites during the fall/winter.
Your not kidding there it just drains me any more I don't do that kind of stuff when it's hot out I could have have had two tri axle loads of wood a couple weeks back. Loaded with equipment and all I had to do was cut it and drive it home but it was just to hot to mess with
I think my best plan would have a splitter first off. Take it with me to the brush lots and cut and split on site. If I had a helper they could have another truck with a trailer.
I could have loaded it in the dump truck with the loader and drove it home myself I was just that hot lol
We are buying wood now. When we used to cut zones were only open in the summer, very very hot even at 9000ft altitude.
I went to college in Laramie, if I remember right that's around 8000 feet. Loved no humidity but figured out quickly that it's a lot closer to that burning sun and there's no oxygen to breathe. Not sure how you guys out there get used to it and function.
Go Pokes! We have bought wood since in Wyoming, previously we cut in Colorado, lived at 5600ft but cut zones were national forest @9000ft. I've never know anything but higher altitudes, except that my dt cokes are extra fizzy near sea level
Ol pistol Pete still around? Can't remember what they called the horse. Spent quite a bit of time in Loveland and Fort Collins with someone I grew up with going to school there and my cousin moved to about an hour west of Denver. Had some really good times out there. A few holy s**t moments too like when I figured out what a tunnel through a mountain actually was. Thought I was a goner for sure. Don't drink diet coke but can say beer has about the same fizz and cows don't need iron pipes in the road.
I was thinking cowboys at first before horse. I know (used to know) Ft Collins Love Greeley Boulder like the back of my hand, spent over 40 years there. How did you end up in No Colo and Wy?
I've cut and split wood for my family members for a long, long time. At no charge. A little over four years ago I was diagnose with cancer. I didn't have enough wood cut and split. On top of not working, my heating bills were over $500 a month through the cold months. Not once did a friend or family member offer to help with cutting my family some wood for heating. So, take Savage's words to heart. If the opportunity presents itself, get yourself ready for the unexpected. God Bless
U Wyoming is or was one of the better architecture schools plus I ended up getting decent amount of money to go there. Kind of a dying career these days where you can get anything for plans online and I'm not going to the cities where there is demand. I mostly do CAD with a mechanical engineer company. Had a great time out there and would like to go visit at some point.
Feel same way! Yeah I might have been farther ahead but February happened, average temp that month I think was 7 degrees. Many a pickup called and got a load to help them out only 1 has come back to help replace what went out! SO, this year generosity to those that were unprepared and got help will be less. Probably still give new ones a chance. Truck that did come help moved and no longer uses wood go figure... The elderly or injured always get a free pass..
