I need to do a lot of catchup because I haven't been gathering much firewood
the past two years- and we had a colder winter this season.
Grabbed about half a van load of mostly Maple and some Cherry. The Maple
is fallen treetop from a tree dead a couple of years. It's pretty dry. I'll split it shortly
and expect to be able to burn it in the fall. The cherry is just from random
dead smaller trees. A little spring cleanup at a friend's place.
Three small rows of Maple and the back row is Cherry. Probably about 1/4 to 1/3 of a cord.
That 1 ton van will hold about 0.8 cord, stuffed to the roof.
On top of my two little 'Harry Homeowner' 16 and 18in Homelite chainsaws you can see my
14in electric from Harbor Freight. You can catch these on sale at times for 45 dollars. This
little electric has held up amazingly well so far. I'd definitely recommend these. Pretty good
value for what they are. (Usual disclaimer: no financial interest in HF, etc.)
I'll be getting some 'real' hardwood in the next week or so (Oak). I like to burn a mix of Oak
and other softer woods like Tulip Poplar, Maple, and Cherry. In the real cold weather, stove
chow is more likely to be pure Oak or Locust, though.
Next to the HF electric, the blue and yellow thingie is a large set of tongs from Northern Tool.
What attracted me to these was the reasonable price, 35 dollars, and the big grasp on the
thing- up to about 20in. Just started using it. Will report back later. I picture it being the most
useful for dragging small log length, but it will probably be a back saver in general. Too early
to say... (Again, no financial interest...) A lot of hand log tongs only have a 6in to 8in grasp.
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200612322_200612322
the past two years- and we had a colder winter this season.
Grabbed about half a van load of mostly Maple and some Cherry. The Maple
is fallen treetop from a tree dead a couple of years. It's pretty dry. I'll split it shortly
and expect to be able to burn it in the fall. The cherry is just from random
dead smaller trees. A little spring cleanup at a friend's place.
Three small rows of Maple and the back row is Cherry. Probably about 1/4 to 1/3 of a cord.
That 1 ton van will hold about 0.8 cord, stuffed to the roof.
On top of my two little 'Harry Homeowner' 16 and 18in Homelite chainsaws you can see my
14in electric from Harbor Freight. You can catch these on sale at times for 45 dollars. This
little electric has held up amazingly well so far. I'd definitely recommend these. Pretty good
value for what they are. (Usual disclaimer: no financial interest in HF, etc.)
I'll be getting some 'real' hardwood in the next week or so (Oak). I like to burn a mix of Oak
and other softer woods like Tulip Poplar, Maple, and Cherry. In the real cold weather, stove
chow is more likely to be pure Oak or Locust, though.
Next to the HF electric, the blue and yellow thingie is a large set of tongs from Northern Tool.
What attracted me to these was the reasonable price, 35 dollars, and the big grasp on the
thing- up to about 20in. Just started using it. Will report back later. I picture it being the most
useful for dragging small log length, but it will probably be a back saver in general. Too early
to say... (Again, no financial interest...) A lot of hand log tongs only have a 6in to 8in grasp.
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200612322_200612322
