I have around 3 cords of ash sitting on the ground that I need to split and stack, and I'm already 2 years ahead on stacked wood, so I was planning on calling the hoarding quits soon. Then the storms came through and knocked down a 16" dead standing ash that was on my neighbors property, and it took down another 8" ash, a 10" box elder, and a 6" black locust, with it all landing in my side yard! The smaller ash had bent over the locust and was in a widow-maker situation, but luckily my truck was able to pull it all free. I really just didn't want to deal with this now, I've got my next 5 weekends spoken for because weddings or vacation. I at least got it all on the ground last night so it wasn't a danger to my daughter or the dogs. I think it's just going to sit for now until I have time to take buck and stack it. And I guess I shouldn't complain too much, the firewood gods did just drop some free wood in my lap! You can't see my stacks in the pic below, but they are 50 feet behind the down trees right next to the shed.
Isn't it nice when Mother Nature gives you wood right close to where you CSS it? Happened to me just over a year ago. No storms were involved, just one tree starting a domino affect. Got most of it cleaned up but still have some to split. First pic was taken just after the trees came down. Halfway done with the second pic. Good oak, both red and white, along with a big shagbark hickory and some smaller elms.
Yeah, this too much firewood thing is confuzzling as all get out. Does not compute. I see all kindsa room for more.
Yeah, when it rains it pours. I was doing the same thing, taking it easy on the firewood being 3 yrs ahead. Then the phone rang and I'm not about to say no. So as I type this there is about 2 cords of elm and a small maple in the driveway. The best part was I didn't have to pick it up, a 6 wheeler delivered it to me. 2/3 of it is split, have a little left to go then I need to find a place to stack it.
You guys are lucky, every tree guy around here I've talked to sells the wood, they either cut and split it themselves to sell or have firewood dealers that pay them for the wood.
Gee, hey yeah wow. Lucky the falling trees didn't land on your stacks. That would have been awful. With the unsafe ones down now (good job on that, BTW), it can wait for you on your time. Wood will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no wood. LOL.
Yeah it's going to sit for awhile. Hopefully I don't have to get in there with a weed trimmer first because my grass is growing like crazy with all the rain we're getting!! That large ash also has poison ivy all over it, so I'm going to give it some time to die and dry out some before I rip it off.
