I've logged 285 hours on the work clock over the last three weeks and been able to do nothing more than glance at the woodpile. Even this week my goal was to have all my splitting done and that didn't happen either so today and tomorrow I'm going to put the push on:stacke::stacke: As usual jumped the gun on pictures but had three wheelbarrow loads split by 7am Just came in for breakfast with the family around 830 and have this to show for my time so far Mostly shoulder season stuff so far poplar, basswood and a couple pieces of black walnut and silver maple Was averaging 8-10 minutes per turn, load log table from the stack, split into wheelbarrow, go and dump wheelbarrow onto pallets, slide over plywood ramp, reload log table. Normally I would pull the tractor and splitter right in there and toss right off the splitter to the pallets but it's poured rain here for two days still kind of misty this morning too so this is what I'm stuck with doing. Better than being at work Next up silver maple, sugar maple, black walnut and ash.
Nice range of woods to choose from there! The only basswood ive seen was it being in the hobby shop for carving or the like. It was 2.99 for a small cookie about the size of a hand across. Yikes. If i had to guess its like poplar or cottonwood? Not much heat but its good for chill taker... glad you got back to the zen that you know and love. Work that long and you'll start seeing wood in a different light.
Yeah it feels good to be back at the stacks for sure. As for the poplar and basswood it was free and so the early and late season morning only burns it will be perfect or to mix a piece or two in with the good stuff. I've found my stove enjoys a mix rather than single kind of wood. Tell you one thing the darn poplar is heavy and full of water have to go prick a split with the MM. Stand by.....
Oh yeah its like willow in some ways, just sucks water like a straw. But dry, youd think its nothing.
That poplar, even if too wet now, will dry out so quickly that it probably will be ready to burn next season already. Basswood is that way too.
Sounds like you've had a super heavy work load lately as that is a lot of hours. Probably made it feel really great to be out handling the wood. Looks really wet there too, but, it is spring!
Well I went out after lunch and getting the little guy down for his nap around 130 and was at it til 4 ish when the Mrs. came home and we ended up going out for the night so didn't get to finish, but darn close . Added to this pile of shoulder wood Did The one in the middle split and stacked ash, cherry, sugar maple and black walnut And this row of sugar maple split and stacked So there is just this left. Ash, silver maple and a few apple pieces Ought to be able to bust that down first thing in the morning especially because I want to get the boat out tomorrow!!!!!
Almost forgot.... basswood split And cottonwood Haven't used the MM much, it has 4 different settings and you choose from a chart depending on which type of wood. If you leave it in a split and change through the four settings there is like a 40% swing so I'm not real sure of it... Anyone have one like mine?
It was sprinkling and 34 this morning then was misty then wet snowed then rained then around 3pm the sun came out who'd a thunk? Never did break 40 today either
Shhhhhh super secret seasoning siphon Not really. I trenched through there and put electric to the barn last fall
Yep it was just starting to dry up here too then tons of rain the last two days swamp city! It sure felt good to move some wood though!
That is 95 hour work weeks. I am all for working hard but I think you should be siting with a cold beverage and taking it easy; the wood still be there later.
It was 120, 100 and 65 this past week. Talk about having your bodies schedule messed up I'm still not sure what day it is!
Back at it again this morning started around 7 after sitting on the tractor listening for turkeys since 630, but that's another story... By 730 finished the sugar maple and had only 8 rounds left by 830 went in had breakfast with the mrs. and my 2 1/2 year old helper then they even came out and helped! All I wanted to get done was have everything split but we managed to even stack it and clean up by 1245 just in time for lunch. The 2 piles of the small pole wood are next (and the cord of poles outback,not in the picture.) The rest of the stuff is mostly bark pieces, rotten wood chunks and some severe knotted ugliest that are destined for the summer fire pit a.k.a old tractor rim. Final split and stacked cord count around 2 full cord. Most of it will probly be 18/19 wood
Only one gobble pretty cold yesterday morning but the rest of the birds were singing and my coffee went down good so can't complain.
