I have 25 large standing dead oaks on a friends ranch that are mine for the taking
iskiatomic said:I have 25 large standing dead oaks on a friends ranch that are mine for the taking
Just a heads up. Even the fact that they are dead standing, oak will still retain a lot of MC.
KC
Kenster said:I learned last year the value of being ahead. I thought I had enough to get me through the year but was going to work all winter to get ahead for 2011-2012. But... life is what happens when you're making other plans. I broke my leg in mid October and that set me back quite a bit. Then I had two eye surgeries in the winter. So I got very little done until late winter- early Spring but now I have close to three cords split and stacked and well under 20% MC so that will get me through the upcoming winter. I have close to three cords in rounds ready to be split and probably four cords in down and dead and waiting for some cooler weather to be processed for 2012-13.
I have 25 large standing dead oaks on a friends ranch that are mine for the taking plus neighbors who are beginning to know me as the 'wood Guy,' so, barring unforeseen circumstances, I plan to put my new splitter into overdrive this winter and be at least five years ahead before summer starts.
And this is all with scrounged wood. Probably 95% oak and a wee bit of hickory. I haven't bought anything yet and don't anticipate ever having to.
Kenster said:All I have to work with around here is Oak. I know, it's a curse.
wannabegreener said:When you stack all of your wood criss-cross like the OP, does anyone know how much wood you actually have when it measures 128. I'm not trying to be a smart A$$. I stack my wood with either a post at the end or criss-cross just the ends then stack everything in the middle not criss-cross. I read someplace in here that if you measured just the wood, a cord of stacked wood is really 80 to 85 cu ft of solid wood. When you stack it a the OP does, what is a good estimation of how much solid wood is in that stack.
I'm mostly curious because I have seen some CL ads where they are showing all of their wood stacked criss-cross with a tape measure showing that you are getting a full cord. I would be willing to be that if I stacked it my way, I would end up with a lot less that 1 full cord.
Inquiring minds want to know
p.s. Good job on getting ahead. Once I get my splitter, I'm hoping to be at least a year and a half ahead. Last year was my first year and I ran out after 2.5 cords. I now have 4 cords of hard wood and 1 cord of pine for 2011-2012 and then about 7 cords for 2012-2013 and 2013-2014.
wannabegreener said:I agree that it is not the right thing to do, I just commented because I continuously see the same ad in CL with the wood stacked like that and a tape measure showing the size. I wouldn't buy it, but I would expect some unsuspecting person would. Just curious if anyone in here did any experiment like this.
amateur cutter said:Kenster said:I learned last year the value of being ahead. I thought I had enough to get me through the year but was going to work all winter to get ahead for 2011-2012. But... life is what happens when you're making other plans. I broke my leg in mid October and that set me back quite a bit. Then I had two eye surgeries in the winter. So I got very little done until late winter- early Spring but now I have close to three cords split and stacked and well under 20% MC so that will get me through the upcoming winter. I have close to three cords in rounds ready to be split and probably four cords in down and dead and waiting for some cooler weather to be processed for 2012-13.
I have 25 large standing dead oaks on a friends ranch that are mine for the taking plus neighbors who are beginning to know me as the 'wood Guy,' so, barring unforeseen circumstances, I plan to put my new splitter into overdrive this winter and be at least five years ahead before summer starts.
And this is all with scrounged wood. Probably 95% oak and a wee bit of hickory. I haven't bought anything yet and don't anticipate ever having to.
Good job Ken, ahead is always a good feeling. My problem is that to be 5 yrs. ahead I'd need about 60 cord. I'll be happy when I'm full 3 years ahead. A C
Kenster said:Fabsroman, what post was that? If I posted that I had 40 cords it must have been a typo.
Or I may have been estimating all the wood that is available to me on Friend's ranches.
I burn maybe a cord and a half a year here in Texas about an hour and a half WNW of Houston.
fabsroman said:I just cannot fathom having 40 cords of wood on hand. I already have 3 cords and would love to have about 10 cords on hand. However, I am sitting here wondering where I am going to store all this wood and I have a 2 acre lot that is pretty flat.
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