Here is a pic from a couple weeks ago of some logs I got brought to the house for cutting up. With the help of a skid steer and tree saw, it only took a few hours to get the trees down and then about 3 hours of cutting up the logs. Logs consist of mainly honey locust and hedge. Now, I just to get it split and in the grain bins in the background for storage.
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thewoodlands
Minister of Fire
Honestly, not sure how much it will amount to. I just fill two grain bins piled up about 8' in the air that are 15' in diameter. As far as drying in the bins, I have not had a bit of trouble. The wood that I am burning right now shows about 10% on a moisture tester and it has been in the bin for a year. The splits are not terribly big. I have a top loading stove that will handle an 8" wide piece of wood. I think being in the Midwest helps alot with our hot summers. I will occasionally set foot in the bins in July and you can feel the temperature in the bin be about 10 degrees hotter in the bin. We have been storing our wood this way for 3-4 years, and never have a problem with not having dry wood.
Woody Stover
Minister of Fire
Well, lessee... Area of the floor is pi times radius squared, so 7.5 x 7.5 x 3.14=176.6....times 8' high=1413....divided by 128 cu.ft per cord=11.3 cords...minus a little for not stacking the splits...appears to be almost ten cords!ksburner said:
Yep, elevated temp is huge for drying wood.ksburner said:
Nice pics. That should amount to a really good supply when stacked. I didn't see too many pictures here on hearth over the weekend, so its nice here on a monday to see some. Enjoy the work of your own hands.
Backwoods Savage
Minister of Fire
Looks like a quick way to get the logs up to the storage area. Cutting them there and not having to fight the brush is nice.
OOH I love that honey locust......that's one of the best night-burning woods ever. Fun to cut, too (other than them dang thorns)....
Paint that grain bin jet black and see how hot it gets in there! Whenever I build my woodshed, it will have drop down curtains (made from black rubber roofing) and a black roof. Also gonna install two fans on timers in that ceiling and pipe that hot air down and under the stacks to help assist the drying times. They will come on at a certain temp and run on 20 or 30 minute timers. So on those really hot days it will help circulate that steaming hot air all through that shed!!ksburner said:
Having access to the skid steer is definately a plus. I normally use a chainsaw for cutting them down, but with the type of tree saw we have I am able to then hook the fallen tree with the skid steer and drag the tree to a more open area for logging it out. I still need to go back and push up the brush, but that is able to wait for Spring if need be.
Regarding the comment about the thorns...they do need to be accounted for whether they stick you in the hands or end up stuck in a tire!
Regarding the comment about the thorns...they do need to be accounted for whether they stick you in the hands or end up stuck in a tire!
How about when you are cutting off those thorn clusters along the trunk after dropping a huge honey locust and one of those thorns (around 5 inches long to be exact) flies toward you and buries itself in your thigh by your you-know-whats? Yeah, I shoulda been wearing chaps that day!! And yes, it hurt REALLY bad.... :bug:ksburner said:
PapaDave
Minister of Fire
Nice pile 'o wood there Kansas.
Love seeing this in the middle of winter. I haven't had much time to do any cutting this winter, so thanks for the pics.
I feel gooder now. :coolsmile:
Love seeing this in the middle of winter. I haven't had much time to do any cutting this winter, so thanks for the pics.
I feel gooder now. :coolsmile:
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