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As I said before "You are the whore of hoarders"
Well Scott, I might have been the one who goaded you into getting ahead on the wood. You are a good learner!
Yes sir, my friend.....it's all because of you! You, Sir, are a great coach!!
Paulywalnut
Minister of Fire
Paulywalnut
Minister of Fire
Nice stacks for sure. You seem like a real good family man. 4 years ahead is quite a feat. I hope to be 2 years ahead by October or so.
My coach was Eric Johnson but when you get three or more years ahead it feels good.
Good work Scott. Good thing you are a big'un. Those big pieces of rubber roofing can be a butt kicker to get up on the stacks. I know. I used to cover 13 cord with one piece of it before the shed. And I am scrawny on top of the old part.
Good work Scott. Good thing you are a big'un. Those big pieces of rubber roofing can be a butt kicker to get up on the stacks. I know. I used to cover 13 cord with one piece of it before the shed. And I am scrawny on top of the old part.
Bart, you are right. Those rolls of roofing are heavy, and cumbersome to toss around no matter how big you are. Not to mention, the black crap you have all over your hands, arms, and face after wrestling it onto the woodstack
Lots of good people on this site, and they are full of lots of good information. We're a good team of woodburners on here, so we are!
Ram 1500 with an axe...
Minister of Fire
Ha, lol, I'm trying to get 4 years ahead too, only thing is I probably only need 5 cord, not 32...... And I must say you keep that much wood nice and tidy in your yard, I'm struggling right now with the 4 or 5 I have now, but hopefully I will be done with 5 cord CSS by the fall.... Great job Scotty.... Don't stop now...
Locust Post
Minister of Fire
Exceptional Scotty...glad you had a good time on vaca with the family. I am sure you are like me if you don't plan a get away and just take some time off all you get done doing is work. Dagnabit though you slipped away and got back before I could come have a look at your locust stash.
If you heat with wood being ahead isn't just about drying the wood. You never know when life will jump up and smack you upside the head and you aren't able to c/s/s for a year or more. Having it on the stacks then is priceless. I found that out three years ago. And blessed Eric every day for converting me.
Eric, the first mod here, used to make that point often. Not realizing that it was going to jump up and do exactly that to him.
Eric, the first mod here, used to make that point often. Not realizing that it was going to jump up and do exactly that to him.
Ram 1500 with an axe...
Minister of Fire
Dennis, your great wisdom is being learned by many, thank you....
clemsonfor
Minister of Fire
Scotty does that stuff in those thick wide attacks dry In 3 years? Seems like very little air flow in the center.
Yes, it dries fine. One of the great controversies here....
Being I keep it top covered has a lot to do with that drying in the center. Not to mention, giving it several years in the stacks. I have never had a moisture problem with my wood since I've gotten ahead.......
You da man! 
I wont be posting many pics of my stacks for a while - Noticed one day about 2 months back that almost 2 of them at parents acreage fell over 1 day when a big gust moved the tops of the large White Oaks they're stacked between.
All dead mostly Red/White Oak,split/stacked since Summer 2011.Close to a cord pretty much.Part of one fell over during a snowstorm last winter,I restacked it a few weeks later.This stuff will sit on the ground (very dry here,almost no rain in past 6 weeks) until I either bring some of it to town this Fall or drop off a p/u load for brother's fireplace if he's out.
Picking it up twice was enough,I got better things to do than restack what the deer or Mother Nature puts on the ground.....
(Like go cut some more,like I did last weekend)
I wont be posting many pics of my stacks for a while - Noticed one day about 2 months back that almost 2 of them at parents acreage fell over 1 day when a big gust moved the tops of the large White Oaks they're stacked between.
All dead mostly Red/White Oak,split/stacked since Summer 2011.Close to a cord pretty much.Part of one fell over during a snowstorm last winter,I restacked it a few weeks later.This stuff will sit on the ground (very dry here,almost no rain in past 6 weeks) until I either bring some of it to town this Fall or drop off a p/u load for brother's fireplace if he's out.
Picking it up twice was enough,I got better things to do than restack what the deer or Mother Nature puts on the ground.....
(Like go cut some more,like I did last weekend
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HDRock
Minister of Fire
Good to get away and have a good time 
U have some great helpers.
Wow, Man !! that stack is awesome, how many cubits is that ? I think Noah would be proud of you
U have some great helpers.
Wow, Man !! that stack is awesome, how many cubits is that ?
I think Noah would be proud of you 
With both the NZ3000 and the 1900p cooking this winter, I expect to be using around 7-8 cord per winter. Probably a little less than that, but that's a liberal number. Last winter I used around 7 cord, but most of that wood was silver maple and ash.....with a little locust and oak. This winter, it will be all red maple, oak and honey/black locust. Should probably use almost a cord less this year.
32 cord would last me around 8-10 yrs minimum.Am at close to 16 again counting the 1/2 p/u load last Saturday.
Beautiful stacks Scotty, and great to have the family involved.
I'll bet the NZ3000 is starting to lick its chops!
They say good help is hard to find, but it sounds like you found some!
Nice mix of wood, there. I like to cover right after I stack it but I don't have a cube, just double rows at most. Ya think the cover will slow the cube down?
EDIT: OK, so it doesn't slow it down....
(Missed your post above.)Why not build a shed at your place first, then build the one down the road?
Shadow&Flame
Minister of Fire
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Yep. He associates with all the sleazy woods....even Pine!As I said before "You are the whore of hoarders"
Hey, don't blame her! Any time you stack between trees, you're rollin' the dice.got better things to do than restack what the deer or Mother Nature puts on the ground.....
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