Makes me feel better to hear that you supply your neighbor, daughter, and in-law with firewood. Hopefully it goes out close to the same rate it comes in! Do you take a break during summer? Are tree cutters clamoring at your gate all year round, or is it especially busy right now for some reason?
I have no problem giving wood away. When I do it’s not the freshly split stuff, It’s the 4-5 yr old stuff. Still have an untouched 8x20x6ft high section from Hurricane Sandy that’s for next year. I’ve had plenty of people ask if I sell. Nope, worked too hard to make it and once you take money for it things change with people. I’m very low key with the tree guys and will tell them when it’s time to stop. Then text them when I’m ready again
Split another skid of white oak this morning. It’s my last one so I have to make some more. Took a couple of pics of my 2 neighbors yards where we put around 10 truck loads of chips. Still need some more to finish the neighbor in the left side of the pic.
You are so right. Tried it but it kept falling over when I moved around. Big surprise when I sat back and fell to ground! I’ve used the same round for the last 4 years. Kind of oval, egg shaped like a bike seat. Has a nice blue sheen from my jeans.
There’s 4 neighbors with property around 450’ deep. All have the back half separated from front half by a deep gully. My neighbor to left and I have been filling it for 40 years and it’s pretty usable now the two to the right still need fill. I am the only one with access for trucks to get back there and I have a tractor. So we’re working on it and the firewood came about as a great by product. I burn wood for heat, provide one neighbor with wood for his fireplace and am getting other neighbor who is new into burning. He got the red oak noodled in the pic
You’d never know that under it is a layer of oak stumps 2’ to 3’ diameter covered by dirt,brush and mulch in some places 8’ deep
Stephiedoll thanks but not really. We all have different circumstances to deal with and come up with solutions that work for us individually. I’m always learning something new and this group here has a lot of knowledge to share.
Making good progress on the truckload of white oak rounds just finished the 9th skid split. I think I’m more than halfway thru the load. I circled the same 2 rounds in red to show progress
Here are the finished skids split Second pic the three to the right of propane tank are white oak. The last one is still on the tractor forks.
Stoveshamster No, each skid is 42x42 and Around 46 high. I couldn’t lift 2/3 cord unless it was aged and dry. I figure 3 skids to a generous cord. My tractor in the picture could only lift the skid of white oak about a foot off the ground. I put another “sacrificial” skid under it to rot in contact with the ground. These skids will sit for two or three years uncovered, before I put them under metal roofing. After a couple or three years I could lift them 3 or 4 foot high. Lots of heavy water in em now!
Nice firewood, I like the pickaroon holder you have on the splitter to. Those little Ford 1920 tractors are pritty tough, we have one at work that has been well abused and used over the years.
Jnb That tractor is like having a work crew! Great, tough machine. Close up of pickaroon holder. Need to paint the handle a bright color.
