Easy pickings! (Bucked pics added.)

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Woody Stover

Minister of Fire
Dec 25, 2010
13,121
Southern IN
The power company guy came out a couple of days ago. This Sugar Maple is overhanging the lines, and they're going to take it down. Neighbor is giving me the wood, bless his heart. The tree is next to where the two Black Oaks were, about 75' from my splitting area. A limb fell a few weeks ago, bark had already fallen off, but I was disappointed to find the MC still up around 25% (you can see there are still some leaves on the bottom branches.) I guess it'll be going into the 2012 stack. It'll be good backup in case the Black Oak isn't quite dry enough.
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h407/2bnator/Hearth/003-3.jpg
 
I found a standing dead Red Maple ( ?? ) had wooppecker holes all over it that I thought would be really dry, cut it down split one piece MM read 33* I know no pictures , I will take some , no bark looked dry.
I haven't found any dead trees that are dry standing or laying down. Helped a neighbor cut /split a big Oak that had died in his back yard 2yrs ago, we hit it with the splitter water ran out of it MM 38*

My experience they just holp moisture when dead and rot. More rot when on ground than standing.
 
Good score. 25% is just about dry, barkless limbs can dry pretty fast, I bet it will be good to go this winter if you need it. The trunk may be a different story.
 
Todd said:
Good score. 25% is just about dry, barkless limbs can dry pretty fast, I bet it will be good to go this winter if you need it. The trunk may be a different story.

+ 1
 
cptoneleg said:
My experience they just holp moisture when dead and rot. More rot when on ground than standing.

Absolutely.If possible I always look to cleanup any deadfall first,if its decent,then after its all removed,then start dropping any standing snags.Only ones I bring down before ground is cleaned up is the occasional one that might be weak or in danger of falling near a main trail where people go.
 
Woody Stover said:
The power company guy came out a couple of days ago. This Sugar Maple is overhanging the lines, and they're going to take it down. Neighbor is giving me the wood, bless his heart. The tree is next to where the two Black Oaks were, about 75' from my splitting area. A limb fell a few weeks ago, bark had already fallen off, but I was disappointed to find the MC still up around 25% (you can see there are still some leaves on the bottom branches.) I guess it'll be going into the 2012 stack. It'll be good backup in case the Black Oak isn't quite dry enough.
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h407/2bnator/Hearth/003-3.jpg

Bring that neighbor some beer, that will make some nice firewood.

gibir
 
Woody, that will make some great firewood. For sure the top of the tree will be burnable this coming winter but I'd surely give the trunk another year as that should still have plenty of moisture in it. Otherwise you would not see those leafs.
 
Power company guys are coming tomorrow to take it down, so I'll be doing some sweating for sure. Humidity is forecast to be above 60% all day. Not gonna process the whole thing, but I'll at least have to tidy up a bit.
 
Here's what I bucked and hauled so far. Cat added for scale. :lol: Wow, some of those forked sections were a bear to split, even with a power splitter! Straight pieces were no problem. A bunch of brown frogs had taken up residence in the bucked wood, so I had to pick it up carefully to avoid hurting any of the little guys.
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h407/2bnator/Hearth/002-7.jpg
Here's whats left to get; Plenty of meat left on that bone.
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h407/2bnator/Hearth/001-11.jpg
Here's a little pile of "dry as a bone" stuff, and a bit stacked in the closest row with some Black Oak. This pic shows most of my 2011 wood, except the Cherry shown in the "Buckt Cherry" post. Hiding under the corrugated metal in the second row is some Elm. Third row is Ash, stacked early in the year. Forth row is Black Locust and a bit of Dogwood. The rounds of Ash are destined for a SIL's stack. In the background is the cord of Ash pictured in the "Buckt Cherry post. I think more of the Sugar Maple will be burnable, but it needs to dry a bit more.
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h407/2bnator/Hearth/003-6.jpg
 
Woody that is great and you are right; there is a whole lot more wood to get as there is a lot in the butt of that thing. Tis sweet for sure.
 
Woody Stover said:
Here's what I bucked and hauled so far. Cat added for scale. :lol: Wow, some of those forked sections were a bear to split, even with a power splitter! Straight pieces were no problem. A bunch of brown frogs had taken up residence in the bucked wood, so I had to pick it up carefully to avoid hurting any of the little guys.
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h407/2bnator/Hearth/002-7.jpg
Here's whats left to get; Plenty of meat left on that bone.
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h407/2bnator/Hearth/001-11.jpg
Here's a little pile of "dry as a bone" stuff, and a bit stacked in the closest row with some Black Oak. This pic shows most of my 2011 wood, except the Cherry shown in the "Buckt Cherry" post. Hiding under the corrugated metal in the second row is some Elm. Third row is Ash, stacked early in the year. Forth row is Black Locust and a bit of Dogwood. The rounds of Ash are destined for a SIL's stack. In the background is the cord of Ash pictured in the "Buckt Cherry post. I think more of the Sugar Maple will be burnable, but it needs to dry a bit more.
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h407/2bnator/Hearth/003-6.jpg



Its 460 Time!
 
Backwoods Savage said:
there is a whole lot more wood to get as there is a lot in the butt of that thing.
Todd said:
looks like you still have some work to do.
It'll be a few weeks before I can get back to that trunk, which is OK since it is 2012 wood. I'm almost where I need to be on my wood, but I want to have extra just in case. I've also got to stack more at both my SILs'. I haven't got them enough for 2011 yet. I'm getting Ash for them and I'll tell them to split it small...time is getting short. I'll also scour the woods for more dead Black Cherry...
 
smokinjay said:
Its 460 Time!
Big Dog gettin' ready to chow down! :coolgrin:
 
smokinjay said:
Woody Stover said:
smokinjay said:
Its 460 Time!
Big Dog gettin' ready to chow down! :coolgrin:

Yes sir, that will be a fun one! ;-)
Might have to pick up the 32" bar and skip chain that you suggested... :gulp:
 
The very bottom of that trunk looks like it will be a bear to split. At least with my manual method of splitting. That Y grain goes deep.
 
I'll have to disagree with the title.
"No such thing as EASY fire wood unless you buy & have it split & stacked" , some is just not as much work as others.

You put in quit a bit of work to get it ready to burn, even if some one else cut it ;
Cutting is the fun part of fire wood. :) the rest is just work! Good work, but still work.

Good job!
 
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