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Splitting and stacking for winter of 2022-23...

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by Maina, May 3, 2020.

  1. Loon

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  2. Maina

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    It’s very easy on the back! And it’s surprisingly fast. I bucked 3 1/2 cord yesterday and feel like I really didn’t work very hard at all. 24” log tongs from TSC and some 5/16 chain. Now back to splitting and stacking...:rofl: :lol: I wish that went as quick too.
     
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    It’s back...added another cord or so of beech rounds to the hemlock including the broken one and several smaller ones in the same area. Hopefully this will be close to another 5 once split and stacked. It’s been a great spring for firewood with about 10 cord added to the hoard. I’m feeling incredibly grateful for the help I got and the ability to get out there myself as much as I have. It’s been worth every ache and pain so far. This will be it until fall, but this pile will keep me busy for awhile, especially now that it’s getting warmer.
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    Looks great, excellent job.
    We still have a ways to go. I'll just have to sweat a bit...lol
     
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    Great looking stacks! You got a ton of work done... :yes: That Beech will be a nice compliment to the Hemlock.

    That's a big work area you have, very neat and organized...
     
  6. Maina

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    After chipping this morning I got back to splitting for awhile and got the beech done and started on the hemlock.
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    quite a bit of progress made. The weather has been cool enough for making firewood which is okay in my book.
     
  8. T.Jeff Veal

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    Keep it going...be through before long. Are those 2 stacks behind the garden tractor leaning to the right bad? Hope they don't fall...
     
  9. Maina

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    Yes, that’s what I get for using old pallets. I might just brace that one.
     
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    The bark is falling off the hemlock really well. After I finished yesterday I moved the splitter and cleaned up several buckets full. Almost every split is bark free.:yes:
     
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    The splitter and I ran out of gas at the same time so I’ll finish splitting the pile tomorrow morning. I’ll have to start another row but there won’t be much on it. As usual my estimate was way off, but I’m happy with 7 1/2 cord put up this spring. That’s a season and a half and I’m sure I’ll round it up to 10 this fall easily. Tomorrow morning should wrap it up along with the cleanup and I’ll just spend the summer admiring the stacks and counting my blessings! Still gotta clean up the fire pit pile though. I did end up propping up stack #1 until I can fix it permanently.
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    Glad you had such a good spring. We still have a ways to go.
     
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    Looks like an ideal seasoning spot, do you top cover at some point? I like barkless splits too, I'll take it off with a hammer and chisel, if it's not stuck on too tightly.
     
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    I do like to top cover the final year usually but I’m thinking about doing these this fall in clear poly just down the sides just enough to attach it to try for some solar drying. I’ve been using tarps which are a pain to keep on because I haven’t found anything better yet. Still looking though! Love to find some old galvanized roofing or old commercial rubber roofing.
     
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    Finished and cleaned up this morning. Still need to straighten that first stack though and deal with the pile of uglies... About 8 cord altogether.
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    I've got reclaimed rubber roofing. It came in 10'x20' pieces. I've cut it down, some in strips 3' wide, some in rectangles of different dimensions. That works the first time, but for subsequent stacks I have to shop my stash for the right size. But it's the best stuff I've tried for keeping stacks dry.
     
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    Thanks for sharing that. I have a friend in the commercial roofing business and I’ll have to ask him if they have any extra.
     
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    I thought I was done until fall, but a neighbor gave me part of a big pine yesterday that he had taken down a couple months ago and thought he was gonna block and split it by hand until he bounced his mall off it for awhile and gave up. It’s about 26” diameter and full of knots and still really wet and heavy. I had to cut the biggest log in half so the Kubota could lift it. There’s 6 sections from 4-10’ long, so plenty of splits and kindling! Now I just need to wait until it cools down some again lol. The bottom of the trunk was clear and was taken for milling.
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    That rubber roofing is scarce down here. Most new construction and remodeling jobs here are going to metal roofs.
    You could offer to lend some of the rubber scrap roofing ? :rofl: :lol: Ideal for top covers in the Fall.
    You're only a couple of hours away. :binoculars:
     
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    I got mine from a guy named Jeff in Winchendon MA. That was last summer, I don't know if he's still selling it. I still have his number, if anyone's interested. He was selling 2 10'x20' pieces for $50.