I can admit, the big breakfast monster has kept me out of the woods at least once. The nap monster that follows is even meaner.
I do not work out side when then temp is down to 25 and the wind is blowing at 25. It just flat out hurts any exposed skin.
Just the mud hole I'm living in-70 here today, cant get back on the farm to haul out-that and high wind, I hate the wind and know we would not have life without it,,,so I live with it...Hope to cut come February, usually our coldest month-Like others, I hate moving a stack to the shed because then there's a void in the hoard and that drives me nuts if I cant quickly replace-I need a fix man!
Wind is bad but weekend traffic is my biggest headache. I usually have to drive a bit these days to get to a decent area. Competing with week-end warriors on I-70 with a truck and trailer full can be a white knuckle experience.
rain over a drizzle, and temps above 65 or 70º. I don't mind the cold and have been out at 0º in snow, of course not real deep snow.
I am like u locust, cold days are great unless the snow is too deep. Something refreshing when you are out for hours in 0 degree weather. I truly enjoy it.
Definitely cold, up to a point, is better to work outside in than heat. You can dress in layers, and be very comfortable. I prefer the cold for outdoor working. That breakfast monster though
Yep it can be snowing like crazy and some of those people will still do 80 mph. That would sure get my attention.
Now that I'm retired, if it is cold, frozen ground, and the sun is shinning, I'm out cutting. I love cold crisp and clear. Chief
Rain, bugs, mud, more than a few inches of snow, temps below about 25 degrees, temps above 75 degrees. I can fight high winds if I'm just working on bucking, splitting or stacking. The breakfast monster is my friend. A perfect wood gathering day for me would be late October or early November, bone dry, partly cloudy, about 48 degrees out, nothing else on my schedule, well fed and watered, and the wife at home cooking supper when I get back. I'll work from dawn to dark on a day like that, and if my body holds out, even past dark with the lights on the tractor.
5 fractured vertabrae and shoulder surgery. Temps up or down don't bother me. Don't work in the rain and avoid loading in the snow. Don't cut after freezing rain and try to avoid snow cutting for the safety aspect. We normally work with weather to gain the most production, least damage per hr. Meaning, walk in and cut when soft of smeary. split and haul when dry or froze. When cutting on others property they will appreciate you leaving less evidence you've been there as well.
cold doesn't matter as much as wind.. snow over knee deep slows ya down too much... I rather work at 25 and snow than 35 to 45 and rain!
Working in a barn and beam's tenon above me sheared off. Hit me in the head and then to shoulder and down I went. Problem was there was about 1000 lbs of lumber resting on beam. Pinned in for 1/2 hour till I could lever my way out. No visible broken stuff with just scrapes but back and neck hurt. Went to work and after 2 hours came home as I couldn't hold arms up. Took off 2 days and went to a wedding. Worked a Sunday and was hurting. Tried it Monday and lasted 2 hrs and went to the ER. They found c5, c6, c7, t1 sp fractures and l1 compression fracture. My muscles were detached and that's why I couldn't hold them up for extended time. 3 days in hospital and wanted to fuse discs but refused as I had no pain. refused any pain meds the whole time. That was in August. While down I had my Shoulders looked at. Said they would only do one at a time and which was worse. MRI showed buildups everywhere and split tendon with excessive fluid buildup. Surgery was Jan 5, 2017 and when opened up they found more wrong. They did a nerve block,Blasted, cut, tied and repaired and on the mend but still down for a while. Told me to take pain meds till block wore off to see if I could stand it. 24 hrs when I started getting feeling I quit them and none since. Telling this to others that if you start getting Snapping, popping in your shoulders you might want to have them looked at. I basically waited too long. sometimes when one handing heavier wood. it would snap bad enough that my hand would open like hitting you funny bone. What happens calcium or something builds up inside there and your tendons start rubbing on them and eventually snap over the build up. They can split or you can basically saw/wear them in 2, then it's major. The cleaning is a short down time, Rehab on a complete tear/replacement can be a year. I've done wood and work all my life so they've had a work out. Get yourself checked out for sure if you have any pain in your shoulder while trying to sleep, loosing grip strength or it hurts bad when holding weight with arm at full extend. This forum has been a good thing to keep me sane while down as when you're used to going at it everyday, it's quite a drastic change. Normal clean up is scoped out and it's about 3 cuts that are 3/4" long. My public service announcement guys!
Heat (for cutting wood; plus I'd have haying to do), downpour, high wind. Or if my wife was feeling frisky... 'Course, being married almost 30 years THAT rarely happens anymore...
