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Your preferred weather for working on the wood pile.

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  1. schlot

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    I was wondering what your favorite temperature to work on cutting and splitting wood is?

    I prefer to do it in light jacket or long sleeve shirt weather...low to mid 30s or so.
     
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    Start of winter is just about right for me, >20F and preferably right in that 30-45F works. No bugs, limited sweating, no numb appendages.

    I hustled last weekend to finish up '17-'18 stacks, not fun but done. I had a free day (no wife & kids) but it happened to be the hottest one of the summer yet. Oh well, make hay when the sun shines right.
     
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    50-70. I don't want my digits getting cold.
     
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  4. schlot

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    Well unless you're picking your nose. Why do you have your gloves off? :)
     
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    55-65 degrees That being said I have been splitting and stacking lately at 86 and 90% humidity and while I don't like it life goes on and it must be done.
     
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    Don't know what yer temp is up there right now schlot but down here just north of Waterloo the thermometer says 103° in the sun. I sent my guys home for the day at noon cuz nobody is getting any landscaping done by me in this crap and I sure as heck aint touchin no farwood. I will take 70°and under any day. Right now you need a hatchet just to cut the air into small enough chunks to breath.
     
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    I like it when the rattlesnakes hibernate.:saw::saw:
     
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    We have it easy today 91 and the humidity isn't too bad. Stay cool and be careful with that hatchett! :)
     
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    Rattlesnakes are few and far between here....thankfully!
     
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    Give me a fall day with leaves coming down, 45 degrees, partly cloudy, no humidity, no wind. If that's not too specific. :)
     
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    Ahhhh, football weather!
     
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    45 to 65 is just right for me.
     
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    Gloves are on, but less than 50 my long dexterious fingers still get cold.
     
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    in the 45-55 range , a typical fall day in fact i vote for fall weather all year long.
     
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    Between 20 and 40 Fahrenheit I don't care about working in any temp in Celsius. :p
     
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    For me it would be "shirt sleeve" weather with temperatures in the 40s to low 50s F and no wind. If I keep moving that is quite comfortable in a light weight shirt. If I sit for very long that feels downright cold but the question was about working. I figure that any significant work adds about 20ºF to what I feel compared to sitting around.
     
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    Typically December through mid-January is about right here. Perhaps the most ideal is around 35 degrees but we'll take 15-45 and be thankful. Don't get tired from slapping bugs either.
     
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    I prefer 65/70 degrees so your not sweating a$$ off like today it's hotter than hell here
     
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    I like to work on the woodpile when it's 95 or over but ONLY if it's really humid.
     
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