Cleared some land to let more sun in and ended up with 1.5 cord!

[stejus]

I finally had some time to clear out some trees in Nov. Mostly red oak, white oak, red maple and 1 big pine. It took about 5 days with only one mishap and no injuries!

Here's the gear. I also have an older Husky 36 to use on pine so i don't get the new 445 all gummed up.

That stick is a great idea that someone out here showed us. It's a great way to get consistant cuts.

 

[stejus]

I had some issues with getting the fallen tree hung. Waited a few days and it finally went down. I knocked down one of my stacks, but at least the tree is down.

See the wishing well in the left picture. Look at the one on the right. Something's missing. I wanted to take a picture but I felt I would take too much abuse. My kids got a good chuckle out of it. Oh well, at least the base is still there and it will be a spring project to put the roof back on.

 

[stejus]

Another hung tree. Took a break for lunch and when I returned, it was down. Had some strong wind this day which helped the process.

 

[stejus]

This White Oak was a heavy beast to say the least. It took a while to buck it all up, but well worth the effort. The fallen pine will be stacked separately. It made a mess of my work gloves!

 

[stejus]

The fallen Oak on the left was dropping serious acorns this year so down it goes. I was having such a good time with new saw I walked into the woods and found a dead standing oak about 100 feet into the woods. Took a wheel barrel and patients to get it out, but free wood = free heat IMO. Well, free is subject to property taxes so I guess it really isn't totally free wood.

 

[stejus]

Final stack before I ran out of time. This is a head start for 2011/2012. There's also a pine pile on the other side of this hard wood.

Pic before and after our first snow. If most of this melts, I have three or four more trees I'd like to get down before spring.

The pic with the red arrow pointing in a tree, it a branch that one of the trees got hung up on. It's wedged in there pretty good and hopely comes down this winter. I think they call these "Widow Makers".

The wood on the right side (4 cord) is my 2010/2011 supply.

Oh, see that Hot Tub in last pic, I was in there every night soaking my bones with a cold beer to ease the pain

 

[Wood Duck]

That is a good week's work. And you say all these trees are just a start on next winter's wood supply?

 

[savageactor7]

Excellent pictorial stejus...yes indeed the sun is our friend.

 

[stejus]

That is a good week's work. And you say all these trees are just a start on next winter's wood supply?

If you look at the second to last pic in the previous post, the wood with the red arrows pointing down is what I just cut and split. The other wood to the right (4 cord) was stacked in May 2009 and will be used next season (2010/2011).

This newly cut wood is a start on my 2011/2012 supply. I figure I'll cut and split another 1/2 cord or so before I'm done. Then in the spring I'll order three more cord and get it stacked. This will age 1.5 to 2 years before burning.

I get so much sun back there the wood I just stacked in May is already showing signs of cracking.

The pic below is my current burn supply. This pic was taken in the summer. Now you can see why I wanted to clear land in another area to dry my wood.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Good pictures and work, stejus. That will help warm your body.

Those small trees that end up leaners like that are pretty easy to cut as is. I just start on the bottom and cut 4' sections. Then those can be cut twice and you have 3-16" log lengths for firewood. Cutting into 4' lengths like that gets the tree down usually after only a couple cuts. I cut about half way through from the top and then undercut to drop the log. Just be careful and look that thing over good to determine if the tree might kick sideways when you cut; that way you know which side to stand on.

 

[billb3]

Those nasty pine trees in the background are easier to weed out now while they are small .

 

[stejus]

Those nasty pine trees in the background are easier to weed out now while they are small .

Yeah, i know. I like to keep them around for a little while. They add some color to the background during the boring winter months!

 

[raybonz]

Nice property, firewood, stacks and pics.. Interesting post, thanx!

Ray

 

[ROBERT F]

nasty saw ruining, house fire causing, pretty all year round pine. what are we to do?

 

[stejus]

nasty saw ruining, house fire causing, pretty all year round pine. what are we to do?

Hmmm, split it, stack it, age it, burn it. Prior to getting on this forum, Pine = burn in fire pit outside only. Now, throw a few sticks into stove here and there, Life Is Good!