Your preferred weather for working on the wood pile.

Thanks, fellow Iowan!
Have mostly used Husqvarnas and Jonsereds and I tend to prefer them, but I found a good deal on a heated Dolmar 5105.
I only have a tank of fuel through it, but so far I am impressed. I'll get more time on it when the weather cools down. I'm not to savvy on the technology and picture thing, but I'll see what I can do.
Ron

 

Welcome to FHC Ronaldo

 

I would have liked to do more cutting this winter, but it seemed like I was always moving splits around. Then we had 3' of snow on the ground from January through March, and then March-April is when the maple sap is running. My woods has a lot of low areas, and summer is the best time to access a lot of it, at least until I get some bigger equipment. Like cnice_37 said, and like my Dad would always say, you gotta make hay when the sun shines. Except this summer; you gotta work through the rain too if you mean to git er done.

 

Welcome to da Club Ronaldo

 

Thanks for all the warm welcomes, guys. I feel right at home!

 

Think I am getting this photo thing figured out.
I prefer weather that looks more like this than what we have now!

 

I like getting the trees up out of the woods with something like this. I cut most of the limb wood off to make it easier to transport and will get it later.

 

Ok, my daughter helped me with loading pictures.
Pics of heated handle saw.

 

I really like the colder weather too when it comes to felling and hauling logs out. Your pic carrying the logs up across the field reminds me of our old farm. I did that for the first 4 years we lived there. Used an old Hydrocat loader with a one finger claw on the front. Dropped trees (ash) all around the edge of the fields and carried them up just like you are.

In fact, that pic could have been taken at our farm... there's a spot down the long field that looked just like that, looking back up. Cool pic.

 

I'm afraid to ask where you get "cold niblets"

 

42-45 degrees. Keeps the beer perfect.

 

Preferred is parts of October when not managing a softball team, and then November and December (official off season). Add in August as it's the only other free month from softball.

 

I hate hot weather like the pope hates the devil !! That being said I have some ash that I have to get cut up and moved home this week. At least it is only going to be high 80's to low 90's this week

 

I'll split and stack in any temps above 60, but don't like to cut unless it's 50 to 70. I'll fetch free wood anytime, but it won't get processed until the temps suit me.
I've never been a fan of frigid temps and they normally don't hit us until late December, that usually gives me plenty of processing time.

 

Good point about picking up free wood. Its never too hot to grab some free, future btu's! But they will probably have to wait to be processed.

 

This week coming up will be perfect! highs of 65 to 75 lows at night 45 to 55 perfect weather! Granted it's August first.. But they say Vermont is 9 months of winter 2 months of cold weather and July!

 

Hotter the better for me!! I'll burn when it;s cold.