~2 Days Work

[chrispr1]

From this to this:


I have another 2-3 cords split in a pile and have to work the stacks another 12-16" tall. I try to make them 6' tall but was sloppy when I started and carried the sloppiness through evenly. This wood won't be touched for a few years. I'd play around today but I don't want to look at it for at least one 24 hour period.

 

[NordicSplitter]

What kind of wood was it? Great job bye the way

 

[JoeyD]

That is a lot of work for two days, you deserve a break! I won't hurt to sit in a lounge chair with a cold beverage and admire your hard work.

 

[Woody Stover]

Yeah, if you stack to 6', you need a good stack job so they don't fall. Have you done that in the past with success? You've got a stable base with the pallets. and flat ground. I usually go 4.5' so I can be a little sloppier. I generally stack in the woods where the soil is not as compacted, and the ground is sloping. Next stacks will be pallets on concrete blocks, pallets running long ways, two rows wide. I'm only using four blocks per pallet, two under each outer rail, so I'll stack each row to the outside over the side rails as much as possible. On the other hand, less top covers for more wood if I go three rows wide. Then I would want six blocks, two more under the center rail. Harder to get them level. And, it's Red Oak and I may need the wood in 2.5 years. Now you've got me thinking...

 

[chrispr1]

Thanks, all.

It's mixed hardwood, mostly elm, red oak, hickory, and maple. I used to stack it based on type but ended up with all goofy looking stacks which weren't stable. From the side it looked like the NYC skyline so now it's all mixed.

I've actually stacked it right up to the eave of the garage before. That takes a lot of time because now you introduce a ladder or drywall stilts into it and need a second helper to toss you the wood to stack. The base is mixed gravel and dirt, leveled, and then stacked on two pallets which overlap 50%. The stuff sitting on the driveway is actually on metal roofing panels I couldn't bring myself to throw out and knew I could find something for.

Boxing the ends take the most time to make them straight and stable and once I got going on the interior parts, it was pretty easy to keep going. The finished product is below; even all done with the cleanup. 5 years ago I remember being able to split one cord per hour but that's when I had more space to move around. This should bring my running total to about 28-30 cords. I'd like to have 5 years worth on-hand but space is the limiting factor for me.

 

[NordicSplitter]

"This should bring my running total to about 28-30 cords" Is that true cords or face cords???

 

[chrispr1]

True cords. Behind the garage are about 40 more pallets of wood, another 4 pallets on the other side, and more off-site. Last year I burned about 8 so 30 isn't very much.

 

[aussiedog3]

Wow! Nice work. I can't help but help to admire the portion of Ford I see sitting there. Tell us/show us more of the Ford.
The Ford looks like pure cherry.

 

[chrispr1]

Haha. That was the tease. 1991 F250 7.3 IDI N/A. Pics can follow if you're really interested.

That replaced my other wood hauler: a 2000 Ford Explorer. The Ex carried more than 125 documented cords (in log form) throughout its lifetime. Just put in gas and oil and it was good for another trip. 190k when I was done with it and whoever got it should be able to get another 100k from it. It was a nice upgrade to the pickup; I just needed more carrying capabilities and I wanted one. Mostly the latter. For what I have into it and for what it already carried, it's paid for itself. I would have kept the Ex but that meant less room for wood and plastic doesn't burn like oak.

 

[aussiedog3]

Yeah pics. Of course. We are waiting. Thanks.

 

[chrispr1]

Ok. Tomorrow after the yardwork...

 

[mass_burner]

True cords. Behind the garage are about 40 more pallets of wood, another 4 pallets on the other side, and more off-site. Last year I burned about 8 so 30 isn't very much.

8 cords/year? how big is your house?

 

[Enzo's Dad]

Is there any where in hartford to store 28- 30 cords? that would be likke 112ft by 225 ft

 

[chrispr1]

It's about 2000sq/ft and 90 years old. There's always room for wood, especially when there is off site storage available. I probably have in the low 20s available on site.