My stacks

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Bwhunter85

Feeling the Heat
Aug 21, 2010
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Sunfield, MI
Still have a lot more to go, but this is what I have so far. 4 rows 14 foot long 5 foot High. Last winter really put me behind this year! Working on finishing this year and starting on next year. A lot of it is standing dead elm or tops from us logging it two years ago at 30-25% mc. So hopefully will be ready for this winter.

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I used a single T Post for my oak stacks too and when the ground thawed the last 2 springs the posts bowed out. Half my stacks were toppled over. I restacked by emptying the racks and running electric fence wire to make the posts straight again then restacked. Hopefully the 3rd time becomes the charm. The fence wire might be a little overkill but they do shift as they dry.
 
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Looks good. I would split most of those rounded pieces to increase drying, but thats me :) .
 
Ah yes dead elm rounds, been there! I heated my house one winter with dead standing elm. Best winter yet! That would be my exception too :).
 
Looks like you've got good wind to the stacks; Maybe that 25-30% stuff will be dry enough if we get a decent drying summer...
 
Looks great, love those rounds, less work and long burn times. They dry nicely too despite what some ppl, most moisture is lost at the ends...
 
Standing dead elm got me through my first winter with only a few months of seasoning . . . it went OK . . . the following year they burned even better.
 
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