17-18 wood. Ash. Eab killed. Should stack out to 4.5 face cords, maybe 5. Waiting for the ground to freeze to wheelbarrow it around back. The neighbors downspouts dump at my gate and it's a mud pit.
That's a good load of good wood. The more ash we burn, the more we appreciate it. Sadly, around here there won't be much left anymore soon.
I ran a 50 foot extension to the back and put it on the property line so he could tie in. 2 years later, still mud. His wife hates it, but I'll be dammed if I do it all for nothing. Living 10 feet from your neighbors sucks....stupid young'ins lmao
And yes, I'm fully aware the siding needs pressure washed. That side faces north and gets washed about every 3 years.
Yes you can! Open the thread and before the first post on the right side is "thread tools". Open that and knock yourself out!
Never had much ash in my pile until about 3 or 4 years ago.....really have grown to love the stuff especially how it off gasses in the cat stove. No EAB in my immediate area as of now, cut a nice load of ash last Saturday from what was left after some logging at one of the farms I cut on.
Love the ash here too, but one question I have is should a person wait 3 years after it has been harvested standing dead or should it be moved up in the rotation? I guess I am assuming it was standing dead like all the ash here.
I ask because I have been cutting in a woods where I have my choice of dead ash, cherry, and a little maple or fresh maple and hackberry. I am already nearly three years ahead and don't want to add already dry wood to the stack if it might rot by the time I use it. So if you had a choice would you take the dead wood or the fresh wood?
I see your point now. If the wood is stacked in a manner that it will be kept dry, I don't know why it would be in danger of rotting. To answer your question directly, I would probably start with the fresh wood and use the dead ash when the pile is getting close to being "topped off". That way, it would be the first to be used from that stack, right?
