Got a little fresh snow last night, it's doing a light rain most right now. But there is work to be done! Cut, split, load, stack, repeat! First load all done. After I posted "Little night work". I woke up with a little head cold, so this is the first time back out cutting, put me behind were I wanted to be. I was offered 5 trees to cut for the wood at work yesterday as well, I was going to cut them this morning but the roads were slicker then snot on a chickens beak so decided not to pull a trailer on them this morning. Well back to cutting.
Being part of this forum for a few years now I should probably plead the 5th on that haha. But yes it is. Growing up my dad never had a supply of wood, he would cut a load a week so that's what I knew and that's what I was doing. But after joining this forum I have been trying to do better, I actually had wood left over last winter and would love to be on a 3 or even 2 year plan... I will get there. But working up to 80 hours a week in the summer, 50 in the winter. We have 30 acres of hay of ours I do, 11 horses we ride, game and breed. 5 summer pastures to up keep. We also breed German shepherds. Plus the never ending always growing list of projects, yard work... Ect ect. About the only time I can cut wood is in the winter and 3 year supply for us is 30 cords give or take. So I end up burning wetter wood then I would like some times, but the house is warm and the misses is warm so that's what matters!
What you need to do is have a GTG at your place. Looks like you have enough area to let the FHC horde cut split and stack a couple dozen cords in a weekend. Do you heat with the fireplace, or do you have other burning appliances? I used to use a fireplace with a heatilator blower. It's hard to get ahead with a FP. Then I switched to an efficient insert and that really allowed me to get further ahead by not burning as much.
Too bad about your cold and the icy roads...tis the season. Made some nice firewood despite the conditions. Get well soon and Merry Christmas!
