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Cutting Firewood this week

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  1. Huntindog1

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    I got some firewood cut this week but the ground isnt frozen enough at the moment to haul it, as we just had a thaw. I am cutting on some land of my brother-in-laws that was logged about 1.5 years ago. I cut on it last winter also. I hope to get 3 years ahead on my wood supply. Lots of red oak. For some reason I havent come across much white oak in that woods. So I am cutting as much as I can now and I will go in when the ground freezes again and haul the wood out of there.
     
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    Without pictures it's just another "big fish story" :D
     
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    Sounds like a good plan. Take some pics then. Warmup coming soon here too. Good time to check the chimney.
     
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    Wow red oak is great that should be a good score! We have freezing rain and a nice storm on us tonight.
     
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  5. Huntindog1

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    I do have a pic, I took on my phone , here ya go:
    wood cutting Dec2013.jpg
     
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    Nothing shabby about having three years worth of red oak.
     
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    that's what I'm talkin about. A nice pile of rounds all sliced up is a beauuuutiful site to behold.
     
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    Nice work HuntinDog!
     
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    Great picture
    Gonna be spoiled only having oak.
    Your plan sound perfect.
    Good cutting weather, not fighting the thawed ground will save lots
    Of time & work
    & you'll have good clean wood.

    After that picture, we are hungry for more.
    That's a big one by the saw, heavy too, .
    Hope you don't have to lift those big rounds by yourself
    Roll those big ones up a ramp, "back smart" :)
     
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    Sounds great HD! We're loaded with red oak in this area too.. Wondering how Zap's red oaks that he planted are coming along now that you mention it..

    Ray
     
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    Awesome! There's just something about bucking wood in the winter and seeing all that saw dust on the snow. Nice pic!
     
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    love red oak, I have a ton of it as well splits with a stern look.
     
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    Oak is 90% of what I cut and the rest is cause I go after it.
     
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    1 ton of oak = 1/2 a cord

    Not a lot ,
    but,
    Way more oak than I have . :) LOL :rofl: :lol:
     
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    I probly have 4 to 6 cords of oak. Nothing compared to Scotty!
     
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    10 ton +
    A "Serious stack of BTUs"
     
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