Back to the cut I've been working. Load of 80% cottonwood and the balance Norway maple. Big logs on the back of the pile made it logistical more difficult but got a load cut in a couple hours. Had to noodle most to move and load. 462 flying solo. Most will make it for bundle inventory. Ill split it off the truck tomorrow. Three big logs still in back of the pile so MOTS to come Horkn
Dries fast and burns faster. Ideal for shoulder season. The stuff I'll split tomorrow will be used in 3-4 months. Not that avidly pursued for firewood with higher BTU species usually around. Ill mix a couple splits in with bundles and some will be sold for fire pit wood. I no longer burn other than the fire pit so most of the wood I hoard gets sold.
I hear ya, I actually don't heat with wood. I'd love to, but haven't had the chance to install a stove. I usually sell a bunch to my buddy, and burn the "cutoffs" and smaller stuff in the fire pit. I'll save a couple good face cords for myself of premium stuff, but like you stated, a lot gets sold
I did for ten years until I moved in with GF here in 2010. No fireplace here so no indoor fire. Prior to owning a house my folks both burned so grew up with it. I greatly miss coming in on a cold day to a house warmed with fire.
Yes I miss it too. My dad heated with a buck fireplace insert. He always used Grandpa's ol mcculloch 650 for the cutting duties. Good ol days.
You just love showing off that SBH & HL!!! I don't blame you. I haven't scored HL since July last year and don't recall SBH, but IINM it was last year as well. Last hickory I scored was in April, but don't remember species.
Split yesterdays load off the truck today. Made some nice splits. 90% will go toward bundle inventory. Ill move it later this week. Delivered a half cord to a regular who is close by. Moved some dry CW splits next door and started filling a bundle order. Assembling bundles not my cup of tea so I'll do a few at a time.
Todays cut was felling a dead sugar maple from the yard where I scored the TOH a few weeks back. 19" stump cut. Lots of limbs mostly shattered on impact. Meat was good for the most part. Got it all bucked up save for some of the limb wood. Ill split on site, load and deliver as one of my regulars will take immediate delivery. They will clean up limbs. Close to a half cord for the tree. Two other small dead ash in the yard plus medium sized soft maple and black walnut. Decent sized "exotic" white oak (think its English WO) is mine too.
No wooding yesterday other than a half cord of red oak delivered to a regular. Assembled some bundles for a delivery later today. Headed to the cottonwood cut shortly. Rain forecasted for tomorrow and wont be able to access if muddy.
Back to the HH I've been working. Worked on the big cottonwood log in back. 18" at the top and 26" at the bottom so decent size. Nice and straight too. Noodled in half made the walk to load easier. Split 2.3 off the truck at storage. Very few splits went to the "seconds" pile. Mountain of CW splits destined for the bundle shed will grow even more once I split the rest. Still more large CW plus a huge NM log that poses some logistical challenges. Meeting them at a new lot tomorrow afternoon so I can pick the trees a want. Hopefully some good wood.
Hey Brad! Nice when you can split off the truck or trailer if the rounds are pre-noodled or not to large! The neighbor lady loves any bits of cottonwood that I can get her because it starts easily in her insert before she adds Fir. Everybody wins!
Sorry I've been slacking posting pictures of Brad's fall hoarding adventures. Here he is working hard today:
Loaded and delivered a half cord to a regular and stacked. Mostly sugar maple. Freed up a rack. Heade back to the yard I'm working from post #52. Took down a red (or some type of soft maple) with a 15" DBH. Boatload of limb wood. Just the trunk left to cut up. 2511 and 241 tag teamed. 462 did the felling. New chain and a bar dressing had the 241 cutting great. Ill be back in the next couple days. Smaller black walnut to take down. Maybe bring the splitter over.
