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Going to be a good weekend!

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by J. Dirt, Sep 30, 2017.

  1. J. Dirt

    J. Dirt

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    The 90 degree weather ended finally and last night was cool wet and breezy so brought in a bucket O uglies and had the first fire of the season!!!!:D:dex: IMG_1647.JPG IMG_1650.JPG Got to test out the new to me $24 eco fan I picked up which was fun.
    This morning got 45 minutes of splitting and stacking in before breakfast. :axe::stacke::flipeggs: IMG_1651.JPG Still pretty dark around 650 am, but what can you do :cool:. Goal of the day is to get a pile of rounds I've got split because tommorrow I've got an ash tree to take care of for my dads neighbor so stay tuned!!!:binoculars:
     
  2. HDRock

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    Bucket of Chunky Monkey's :D -wood-stove.jpg
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  3. VOLKEVIN

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    Pretty, ugly, wedge or round, they're all the same in the eyes of the woodstove- :coldfire:
     
  4. HDRock

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    Pretty ugly and pretty apt to stay that way :D
    I haven't heard that in a long time , hasn't even popped in head in a long time :BrianK:
     
  5. Flatlander Pete

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    Way to get after it! The first couple "get the chill out" fires are my favorite!
    Looking forward to thread on that ash tree too!
     
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    I see that bucket of uglies made some BTU's. Nice cozy looking fire.
     
  7. J. Dirt

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    Just a little pile in the middle of the stove. Ash, birch, maple nuggets ran her to 450 and cruised a while.:cool:
     
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    The rest of the pile for today's work. IMG_1652.JPG IMG_1653.JPG busted up the left inside row first and stacked it IMG_1654.JPG
     
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    Then tore into the rest...:axe:
    Finished out the first row started the second IMG_1655.JPG
    All that was left IMG_1656.JPG Time to turn and burn!!!!:woodsign:
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    Nailed it!!! Raked up the splitter fodder and put the tape on the stack 1.25 cord :stacke::stacke:done by 11:30, played ball with my son for a few and took our lunch break.
    After lunch...... we... go..... vertical!!!!:hair::D
     
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    Forgot to add I saw a bunch of apple, ash, poplar, black walnut, cherry, elm and basswood go across the splitter beam :D:woodsign:
     
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    No fire here yet.:( But it shouldn't be too much longer.
     
  12. Backwoods Savage

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    Nice work J. Dirt but you won't catch me splitting wood before breakfast!

    As for the fire, we too had a short fire this morning with the temperature bottoming out in the upper 30's.
     
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    That's a great amount of work for the amount of time you spent.
     
  14. J. Dirt

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    If I only had a milk crate..... instead I found a perfect size handle operator and took care of some black walnut rounds I've had laying around IMG_1659.JPG
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    X2 but hay he's just a young buck:D
    Nice work fellas :thumbs:
     
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    Hey wait a minute, tire is just a tad low on air there man:whistle:
     
  17. Horkn

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    I see that. I'm not all that old, but to be 31 again, yeah. I mean, I still get after it, but I wait until it's colder out. I hate sweating.
     
  18. The Wood Wolverine

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    You're makin' me feel like a slacker!!!!

    Great job fellers. Nice :stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke:
     
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    No its not...its clear full of air...and sunlight...and :rofl: :lol:
    Guess ya had to go vertical after Jr. got to throwin those giant rounds on the beam and blowin the tires out, 'eh?! ;) :rofl: :lol:
     
  20. HDRock

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    Ya got me there :)
    How many psi would that be . 00000000000000000000000000000001 ?