Goal is fill the leanto, two small trailers and five pickups. Think the pile will cover it, will send some picks Saturday.
So far so good, will check it out under the pile Saturday Plan on using 8x4 plywood on ground for he initial weight of log loads as I dump trailer. Certainly a few songs here and there
Holy comoly!!! I have the same stove but not the same pile!!! Someday, I hope to be in that situation!
Just a few questions: How large is your lean to and how much do you stack in it? Will a full lean to carry you through the winter? Thanks in advance.
32 ft x 8 ft then stack 7.5 high. Roughly 15 cords. And heating 5000 sf and all domestic, it would not have lasted 10/1-5/1 without me supplementing occasionally. With winter we have had, guessing I burned 17-18 cords in total, including the occasional wheel barrow load of splitter scraps. And that is all species mixed from maple and walnut to ash, locust, oak and hickory. Last winter I had over 2 cords left. And yesterday I moved the final three wheelbarrows of wood forward. Planning on burning splitter scraps for maybe two weeks after Saturday, as it does look like winter has finally broken here. Then we will shut down and start a new pile I reckon!
Crew has requested donuts to start the engines, and Chick Fillet nugget platters and homemade chocolate chip cookies for lunch. Goal every year is lunch by noon. Will be a push this year, but over half the pile is already split where it needs to be for my furnace, helpers loads will need split further down. 95% is cut to length. Wood is usually flying into the stack so I learned a while ago that anything you want stacked straight needs to be done in advance, and even then we will have less than the perfect rectangle when done. But that full lean to creates lots of room for new piles and is a blessing to have done and cooking all summer.
Day done, some pile leftover. Ended up with 15 guys, split and stacked 5 trucks and one trailer, then the leanto. Everyone stayed safe, and ate well.
Nice work Greg and team. I spend all spring and summer pecking away at my splitting and stacking - looks like your process is a little more efficient!
