Thanks everyone for advice. I cut a load today and then sharpened the chain when I got home - just 2 passes with the file on each tooth. My goal...
Recently experimented with sharpening a chain with a file - worked really well! I tried years ago and never could get it quite right, it always...
I have a permit like this in Virginia, mine is for 18 pickup loads in a year for $20. If it's close it's a great deal. It gives me an excuse to...
Most I've ever driven is about 45 minutes and that was a friend who had some dead trees he wanted taken down, could drive right up and cut and...
Thanks Eric! I'll get to work on that!
Got all wood stacked recently and decided to share some pics. First, replacing the stacks I burned last winter. [ATTACH] You can see the metal...
I'm a couple hours north of you in Shenandoah County. No wood cutting this morning and it's 92 in the shade here. Got some work done this...
No you are not the only one. I've been waiting on the firewood but I've worked my way through most of my other summer projects by this point. I...
After working in 90 degree heat today that picture looks FANTASTIC!
I am currently using pallets but they are not going to last much longer. I am not a fan of stepping on or over them. I found a place that was...
I have stacked at night using the headlights from the truck, and sometimes by moonlight. Never split at night, I'm afraid of how badly I'd injure...
Ants will go away and the BTUs will still be there. I have come to like having soft wood on hand for starting fires and shoulder seasons if...
No hydraulics here so if I had a piece like that I would try the maul first (sometimes it surprises you what you can split especially since that...
Nice! I got to clean my chimney this coming week but I don't expect to find much. I bet those hot fires really help keep things clean! Good to...
The moss and lichen will dry up as the wood does, as long as it is split and stacked and off the ground. As for the bark, most of the oak that I...
The grass will die on its own. It won't grow into the wood pile. Not too many weeds grow up around the pallets either. My biggest issue is...
Burning season for me starts in 75-90 days. Wood is stacked and ready, and I should have enough for 5 years at least right now. At this point I...
Main thing is you are still standing and the tree is not!
Not sure about your area but my part of Virginia has a lot of oak that is easily accessible. If you have to burn oak that is not dry enough, try...
Cleaning the chimney next week and shutting it down for the season. For the next 3 months I'll be excited if I can tolerate a fire OUTSIDE.
