Dodge is currently full of another load of wood. For those counting, that's three.
This load is hickory, and it is so heavy I can't believe it.
Let this thread serve as my confessional about my wood status for this year: I'm still working on this year's wood. I have a cord that is fairly well seasoned. Another cord that seasoned partially whilst in the round and just got split in the last day or two. and finally I am working on another cord. I think my two cords of "seasoned" wood will be good enough, although another half a year would have been nice. I need at least another cord.
I have in my possession this load of hickory. I also have a cord or so of unsplit rounds that consist of a small amount of maple, a good amount of elm, and some walnut - this cord of wood has been sitting in 16-18" long rounds for about 8 months. Then i have what would be a shortbed load of maple that I cut about a month ago, it's sitting in 16-18" rounds as well.
What do i need to get first? Hickory is awesome wood, I hate to "waste" it, but I figure I'll get more BTUs out of it than the SLIGHTLY more seasoned mixed stuff. I know I'm not in a good position right now, but as I see it I'm gonna have about 5 cords of wood with what i have right now. I expect to use 3.5ish, whether it's seasoned or not. It's a backup source of heat, so the furnace will have to work harder to make up the BTU difference. I just guess tyhat I want to know which 3.5 cords to burn and which 1.5 to save for next year.
I'll keep getting more wood when I get a chance, but the stuff I'll end up with will primarily be more black walnut, hickory, and MAYBE a dead and down for two years Oak tree that is 35" through and back where it's hard to get to until the underbrush and weeds start dying and laying down. By next summer I'd like to have all 3 years worth of wood seasoning in my back yard.
This load is hickory, and it is so heavy I can't believe it.
Let this thread serve as my confessional about my wood status for this year: I'm still working on this year's wood. I have a cord that is fairly well seasoned. Another cord that seasoned partially whilst in the round and just got split in the last day or two. and finally I am working on another cord. I think my two cords of "seasoned" wood will be good enough, although another half a year would have been nice. I need at least another cord.
I have in my possession this load of hickory. I also have a cord or so of unsplit rounds that consist of a small amount of maple, a good amount of elm, and some walnut - this cord of wood has been sitting in 16-18" long rounds for about 8 months. Then i have what would be a shortbed load of maple that I cut about a month ago, it's sitting in 16-18" rounds as well.
What do i need to get first? Hickory is awesome wood, I hate to "waste" it, but I figure I'll get more BTUs out of it than the SLIGHTLY more seasoned mixed stuff. I know I'm not in a good position right now, but as I see it I'm gonna have about 5 cords of wood with what i have right now. I expect to use 3.5ish, whether it's seasoned or not. It's a backup source of heat, so the furnace will have to work harder to make up the BTU difference. I just guess tyhat I want to know which 3.5 cords to burn and which 1.5 to save for next year.
I'll keep getting more wood when I get a chance, but the stuff I'll end up with will primarily be more black walnut, hickory, and MAYBE a dead and down for two years Oak tree that is 35" through and back where it's hard to get to until the underbrush and weeds start dying and laying down. By next summer I'd like to have all 3 years worth of wood seasoning in my back yard.