All kidding aside, some sugar that was split a month later still reads mid 20's. Some oak I split between those two loads reads high 20's even over 30 on some splits..
Sorry about the mess waiting for concrete guys to finish my poleshed/garge so I can open up room under the carport for the wood. Scored another full ,pad of maple and partial load of elm.
That is the house I heat 1152 sqft ranch with a pacific energy summit in the basement. Last winter with so,so would keeping it in the 70's wasn't a problem during the coldest days and nights
That is a little over a cord of mixed wood mostly elm I will burn first this year. It was the first stuf I cut in the spring of 14
Drinking beer and burning scrap lumber from the poleshed and crap wood along the lot line tonight just watching the fire.
My lot is just shy of one acre on the edge of a small town just built and moved in last October and love this little place I have so far. Plenty of room for my son and daughter to roam around.once I get myself a kabota with a loader and the shed done I will be set.
In the forestry world, Soft Maple is Red Maple. It has three points on the leaf. Hard Maple is Sugar Maple and has 5 prongs on the leaf. Silver maple is just called Silver Maple. All maple is a hardwood. but, Sugar is the hardest by a LONG shot. As others have said, Soft maple will keep once you get it split if you get it off the ground and get it covered. But, it will rot very quickly if you leave it on the ground. Like all wood, the ground is bad for it. It makes drying impossible and accelerates rot because the water never leaves the wood. Even when split, if it is setting on the ground, that bottom rick is no good in Red Maple. And, it will transfer up through the firewood if not stacked on something. So, get it off the ground and get it covered or you are going to loose it. God Bless
