‘24/‘25 wood migration begins

It was BrAC at the job. Breath Alcohol Content. In my state you had to be below .025 to start the vehicle. I had one lady come in for install, fail the test telling me she only had a little night before. Turns out she was over double the legal limit.

My prospective opportunity spit out the hook. Oh well. I get 5 more months of unemployment to find a new career.

Definitely makes a big mess, especially this chestnut (white) oak! I use a grain shovel and put it in my trailer, then most times it got put on the burn pile but for the last season or 2 I’ve been spreading it around the base of our huge willow that had roots showing. It seems to break down pretty quick. I also spread extra noodles and grass clippings around it in an effort to build back some soil to cover those so eventually the mower blades don’t hit em.

 

90 ambient, 49% humidity, 69 degree dew point. I’m camped out in the cool basement.

Wood thrown in from the left.




Hope that last row will fit.

 

No need to stop by the gym in the morning...

 

Last row of splits are in the basement, yet to be stacked. Two trailer loads. This pic shows my basement doors opened.



Last one.



Cleaned up the area and made a little more room for two extra pallets (broke out the premium ones). Soon as I get the wood stacked in the basement I’ll be able to start splitting.

My hands are screaming bloody murder so I’ll give em a rest.

 

Nice set up there. Nice score on the Black Locust also!!!

When your hands get rested up I have a couple wood racks in my basement that could use some locust loaded into.

Our property has ZERO Black Locust, but tons of Honey Locust.

 

Pushed through the joint discomfort in my hands to get this all stacked and finished. 3.5 cords, done in 8 days.
Had to fish eye the pic to get it all. Back row is 11’8”.




Splitter up next. Mulberry, cherry, black locust and some more chestnut oak. Mix bag!

 

Sweet pile of rounds there!

 

Partially done with the migration. Red and white oak with some cherry and sugar maple.

 

Nice. Is that 2 splits wide?
I need to get my splitter back from my son to start on the rounds pile. I’ve left it there a couple months now and he has yet to split one piece.

 

Yes it’s 24’ L 3’ W 5’ H

 

Every year I watch this migration on here and every time I'm impressed. It looks like a lot of work getting it down there. Also looks so impressive, stacked floor to ceiling. When you are all done it must be a good feeling knowing you are ready for the winter. I got it easy, I just leave the wood in the stacks out by the field and bring a tractor bucket in at a time stacked in a small rack on the back porch.

BTW that new avatar sure does show up on the site!

 

Almost 3 cord. Is that enough for your season?

I enjoy every aspect of burning wood except moving and stacking splits in the basement. But.. it’s done.



I can’t wait to turn this into a light for my basement.

 

That’s what I’ll burn in the ground level stove. Probably 4 more in the basement, but I move it 1/8 at a time.

 

Posting to keep track of wood usage for the season.

Being down to just prime black locust, I had to bring in some lesser wood to burn. Turns out to be .4 cord, all chestnut oak.





Started the day out by moving a trailer load for my parents, from their stacks to the carport.