In loving memory of Kenis D. Keathley 6/4/81 - 3/27/22 Loving father, husband, brother, friend and firewood hoarder Rest in peace, Dexterday

More than 1 load

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by Sandhillbilly, Jan 15, 2020.

  1. billb3

    billb3

    Joined:
    Oct 7, 2013
    Messages:
    9,799
    Likes Received:
    50,302
    Location:
    SE Mass
    That's pretty much what you have to/are supposed to do here as well.
    If it's your first burn the FD might come out and make sure you have a clue.
     
  2. Canadian border VT

    Canadian border VT

    Joined:
    Feb 18, 2015
    Messages:
    16,821
    Likes Received:
    108,920
    Location:
    Vermont
    Here I thought it was so they knew where to bring the beer :cool:
     
    M2theB, Cash Larue, billb3 and 4 others like this.
  3. Sandhillbilly

    Sandhillbilly

    Joined:
    Mar 8, 2019
    Messages:
    3,498
    Likes Received:
    24,128
    Location:
    North central Nebraska
    I made it back out to the project today. Got a full load on the gold pickup, split and stacked in the box. Didn’t get the trailer Very full, but was at a good stopping spot and getting low on gas for the splitter. 12 very large rounds left ( if you wanna call them rounds, a couple are more like triangles). Next outing will involve some serious noodling.
    Today’s pictures
    End up with quite a bit more than that in the trailer, that picture is more of the dog resting on the pickup cab
    287079DB-299C-4462-830B-A7A7906D2293.jpeg 076B9085-1A6F-4190-BED5-E2B657889838.jpeg 0AB43D23-F472-4515-A5AD-14708335E2CA.jpeg
     
    Woodwidow, M2theB, Winston and 7 others like this.
  4. Sandhillbilly

    Sandhillbilly

    Joined:
    Mar 8, 2019
    Messages:
    3,498
    Likes Received:
    24,128
    Location:
    North central Nebraska
    3 loads in the gold pickup, one in the green pickup, & 2 trailer loads so far. Probably over one good load left, maybe two. All split in the field before it came home.
     
  5. buZZsaw BRAD

    buZZsaw BRAD

    Joined:
    Feb 14, 2019
    Messages:
    27,373
    Likes Received:
    163,228
    Location:
    North Haven, Connecticut
    Sometimes its nice when you can process before bringing it home especially with a tree that size.
     
    Rumpy, M2theB, metalcuttr and 4 others like this.
  6. Midwinter

    Midwinter

    Joined:
    Aug 8, 2017
    Messages:
    19,846
    Likes Received:
    130,461
    Location:
    Nashua, NH
    The size of that stump is pretty mind-blowing. The edged of the splits look pretty sharp, is it putting up much of a fight with the splitter?
     
  7. Sandhillbilly

    Sandhillbilly

    Joined:
    Mar 8, 2019
    Messages:
    3,498
    Likes Received:
    24,128
    Location:
    North central Nebraska
    I’m used to splitting elm so no more fighting than normal. I’m sure a bunch of people would have passed on it long ago. But it’s about as good as firewood as I can get around here. There’s been a lot more punk/soft stuff than I thought there would be
     
  8. buZZsaw BRAD

    buZZsaw BRAD

    Joined:
    Feb 14, 2019
    Messages:
    27,373
    Likes Received:
    163,228
    Location:
    North Haven, Connecticut
    You are right as i wouldve passed on it. Maybe fun to take a saw to, but not to split. When i see pictures of the treeless landscape in your area i understand why you take what you can get. Keep up the great work!
     
  9. Sandhillbilly

    Sandhillbilly

    Joined:
    Mar 8, 2019
    Messages:
    3,498
    Likes Received:
    24,128
    Location:
    North central Nebraska
    Finally finished up this score today :thumbs:
    One more full load of splits on the gold pickup (lots of uglies in it) on Saturday 38435E9F-195F-4AFA-80D2-1499C4FB4E3F.jpeg this is what was left for Sunday
    8E010AF8-7944-44E0-9A75-429D5AF84FBE.jpeg 803DCBAC-768B-464F-A7BC-A231BB40B89A.jpeg

    Took the skid steer out today to load the last of the large rounds. I’ll deal with them later after they dry some and I have fresh chains for noodling.
    494364E9-0FE3-4CB3-BC90-C1D865DD8BD1.jpeg EDC92494-9935-4355-A3B4-D7D6C21FB329.jpeg 8E2DD3D5-213B-495F-8BBA-D2A50811EB2B.jpeg The one large single round in the grapple I threw in the landowners burn pile. That’s a 72” wide grapple
    All the remaining trash was swept up with skid steer and piled on the stump.
    FF480F1F-4CB9-4B7A-8E63-9A33F64A57A3.jpeg 5AA32264-D071-41F8-91FC-05915FE2CE85.jpeg Final tallies = 4 loads on the gold pickup, 2 on the trailer, 1 full load on green pickup + the rounds hauled in today in green pickup and skid steer trailer would probably be a full load in the gold one if it was split.
    I figure 2 1/2 cords in the stacks + the uglies and rounds to deal with latter.
    401D80DA-F87A-4AE3-9CA4-1957477CF01A.jpeg 1E34A2B2-F597-45C0-B093-E0CDED04CE2E.jpeg It’s the longer part of the stack from the divider in these 2 pics.
    plus this little pile which is probably 2 days worth 2CE368DE-8A9B-4BE6-8814-21BC25F53AD6.jpeg after all that and seeing how fast some of you others pile up the wood, I gotta wonder if it was worth the effort. But it’s gotta be really close to a whole season’s worth for me & gets me one year closer to the 3 year plan. So yes it was worth it :D. After all..... we all gotta burn what we are dealt
     
  10. billb3

    billb3

    Joined:
    Oct 7, 2013
    Messages:
    9,799
    Likes Received:
    50,302
    Location:
    SE Mass
    Well, that wasn't exactly an easy looking tree to process.
    Even with some of the heavy duty artillery.
     
  11. Cash Larue

    Cash Larue

    Joined:
    Oct 27, 2019
    Messages:
    2,210
    Likes Received:
    18,173
    Location:
    Pine, CO
    Strong work, bro. This thread has been really interesting to keep up with. Great pics!
     
  12. Canadian border VT

    Canadian border VT

    Joined:
    Feb 18, 2015
    Messages:
    16,821
    Likes Received:
    108,920
    Location:
    Vermont
    Great thread, fantastic pics, superb cleanup :yes:
     
  13. bert the turtle

    bert the turtle

    Joined:
    May 30, 2014
    Messages:
    790
    Likes Received:
    4,222
    I love elm in the stove. Hate it on the splitting block though!
     
  14. Aje1967

    Aje1967

    Joined:
    Feb 4, 2018
    Messages:
    302
    Likes Received:
    1,658
    Location:
    Kenosha, Wisconsin
    Love the dog on the roof of the truck! :rofl: :lol:
     
  15. Loon

    Loon

    Joined:
    Oct 4, 2013
    Messages:
    6,560
    Likes Received:
    37,135
    Location:
    North of the border
    :yes:

    Now we know who's in his Avatar. :coldone:
     
  16. metalcuttr

    metalcuttr

    Joined:
    Jun 12, 2018
    Messages:
    2,981
    Likes Received:
    21,217
    Location:
    western WA
    Lots of great firewood! Landowner has to appreciate your attention to cleanup details. You certainly give hoarders a good reputation!
     
  17. Sandhillbilly

    Sandhillbilly

    Joined:
    Mar 8, 2019
    Messages:
    3,498
    Likes Received:
    24,128
    Location:
    North central Nebraska
    Oh yeah she’s always got to be climbing up on something so she can see, Mother Nature was kinda mean to beagles, giving them short legs. I often refer to her as my “ stack stability inspector” always climbing on them
     
    Midwinter, Loon, Aje1967 and 3 others like this.
  18. buZZsaw BRAD

    buZZsaw BRAD

    Joined:
    Feb 14, 2019
    Messages:
    27,373
    Likes Received:
    163,228
    Location:
    North Haven, Connecticut
    Of course it was worth the effort. You seem to enjoy making firewood, have the equipment to do so and that was a LOT of wood at once. And IMO a real nice stack as an end result. Of course a lot of uglies and chunkies but those are to be expected with a tree like that.
    Do you have an idea of how many hours you put in at the score? Was it close to home?
     
  19. billb3

    billb3

    Joined:
    Oct 7, 2013
    Messages:
    9,799
    Likes Received:
    50,302
    Location:
    SE Mass
    @ 250/cord ( price of oak and often "mixed hardwoods" here) x 2.5 cords would be worth $625 here (before it is well seasoned).
    I don't know how many hours you got into it but figure it's a great hobby that didn't cost much, you got a good workout that would cost at least something at a local gym.
    Plus it gets ya out of the house and doing something besides work (unless you cut trees for a living, then you might need a new hobby :) ).
    Stacks of firewood hedging and leveraging future heating bills seems worth it to me, plus in a pinch you could sell, trade/barter it. Plus all the planning, doing and dealing with things is much better exercise for the brain than watching CNN.
     
    Midwinter, Loon, Rumpy and 2 others like this.
  20. Spencer

    Spencer

    Joined:
    Jan 27, 2016
    Messages:
    825
    Likes Received:
    5,053
    Location:
    Indiana
    Yeah having spent some time in NW Kansas and seeing the backdrop of your pictures, looks like big trees are fairly scarce out there. Great work getting all that knocked out!!
     
    Midwinter, Loon, metalcuttr and 3 others like this.