2014-2015 and 2015-2016 Firewood

[Zack]

I bought a load of log length that will hopefully last me through the next 2 burning seasons. It came yesterday and here are the pics to prove it. Now it's time to give my Husky and Fiskars a workout!

 

[gzecc]

Nice looking stuff. Mix of oak, maple and ash?

 

[Zack]

Nice looking stuff. Mix of oak, maple and ash?

The logger that dropped it off said it was mostly oak with a bit of maple and hickory. This is just my 2nd year of wood burning so I'm not too good at recognizing wood type without leaves on it.

 

[paul bunion]

First log load for you? Looks like fun. You are going to be buried in chips and saw dust come Saturday afternoon.

 

[woodsman416]

That should do it!

 

[Zack]

First log load for you? Looks like fun. You are going to be buried in chips and saw dust come Saturday afternoon.

Not exactly, last year I bought 4 cords of 8' logs from a tree service that were delivered in 2 dump truck loads. Those logs were bigger in diameter and more knotty than these so I'm looking forward to working up this load since these look easier to split. This is the first time I got a grapple truck load.

 

[Missouri Frontier]

welcome to the forum Zack. Nice load. pretty straight looking stuff. a couple hours with the Fiskers ought to be very rewarding.

 

[ErikR]

Very nice! I've been considering doing about the same thing. There's a rural newspaper that gets stuffed in the mailbox weekly. In the want-ad section there's always a listing for 8' long Oak, 10 cord minimum, truck load @$55 a cord + delivery (52 miles away), discount given for multiple loads. I've been tempted to call. Maybe this spring, before any road restrictions go on, but after the 3' of snow in the yard starts to melt. I have no where to put it right now.

 

[gzecc]

The logger that dropped it off said it was mostly oak with a bit of maple and hickory. This is just my 2nd year of wood burning so I'm not too good at recognizing wood type without leaves on it.

Try to id the oak, its not hard with a little knowlege. I would separate it. It will be your slowest seasoning wood.

 

[velvetfoot]

Is that a paved driveway ?

 

[shoot-straight]

Try to id the oak, its not hard with a little knowlege. I would separate it. It will be your slowest seasoning wood.

x2

 

[NH_Wood]

Looks great and good luck processing. I haven't had a log load to cut yet - perhaps someday - I think I'd ask for one more bottom support log in the middle to make it easier to buck along the length. Cheers!

 

[Bad Wolf]

Welcome Zack.. Where are you in CT? I've been looking for some log length wood. What did he nick you for that?

 

[Zack]

Welcome Zack.. Where are you in CT? I've been looking for some log length wood. What did he nick you for that?

Thanks Greg, I'm in Hebron. Where are you located? I paid $750 for this load, which is advertised as 7-8 cords. Seemed like a fair price to me given other ads I've found for log length in the area.

 

[Bad Wolf]

We're neighbors!! I’m in Colchester.
Normally I’m a scrounger but I’ve been struggling to get a couple years ahead so I might just bite the bullet and buy a load.

 

[WiscWoody]

As your neighbors watch out their window wandering if you've gone off the deep end... And their thinking, what the heck is he doing with all of that wood!! Does he have some sort of paper mill over there or WHAT?

 

[WiscWoody]

I haven't seen a paved driveway in a long, long time!

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Welcome to the forum Zack.

You'll like cutting that wood and splitting too. Good that he laid down some logs to stack on as it will make your work easier. The only thing I would warn is that most times it takes oak 3 years to dry good and I would think in your area it would take this long. This is one more reason to get on the 3 year plan; 3 years ahead always solves over 90% of wood burning problems.

 

[mustash29]

Too dark to take pics + my pc is rather sick right now so I can't post them anyway but.....

Called a CL add last night, an excavation contractor in Stonington who is working on clearing land for a 12 unit subdivision. Fresh cut green oak, cut & delivered for 85 per cord. Ordered 10 cord. He was here at 4pm, 5pm & 6 pm already.

The log length guys in this area are usually 100 - 110 per cord.

This guy is based out of Danielson: (broken link removed to http://newlondon.craigslist.org/grd/4302192492.html)

 

[velvetfoot]

I haven't seen a paved driveway in a long, long time!

I was asking Zack. Those outriggers can do a number.

 

[paul bunion]

I was asking Zack. Those outriggers can do a number.

The truck outriggers? My guy usually one of the 6x6 pieces that I have lying about for a cushion. One time he didn't. I now have a souvenir dent in my driveway and I always make sure there is a piece of 6x6 lying there for him.

 

[velvetfoot]

I've heard of steel plates too, but I don't think my guy has them. I have mine delivered out by the road so it's not a factor. I have had them delivered off the driveway in the past, however, the driveway was gravel then. There are some advantages to gravel.

 

[WiscWoody]

Since it's cold when the outriggers are deployed hopefully they won't do too much damage.

 

[Zack]

I was asking Zack. Those outriggers can do a number.

Yes, it's a paved driveway. Fortunately no dents were left, probably since the ground was frozen.

 

[Zack]

Welcome to the forum Zack.

You'll like cutting that wood and splitting too. Good that he laid down some logs to stack on as it will make your work easier. The only thing I would warn is that most times it takes oak 3 years to dry good and I would think in your area it would take this long. This is one more reason to get on the 3 year plan; 3 years ahead always solves over 90% of wood burning problems.

I'd love to get 3+ years ahead, but I have to ease my wife into having more wood stacked in the yard. She thinks I'm crazy for getting this much wood now! I need to get it stacked up nice and tidy so it doesn't look like such an "eyesore" to her. We only have 1 acre that slopes down from front to back. I don't want to stack wood in the back yard since I don't have anything but a wheelbarrow to bring it up to the house when needed. Now I stack it along the side property line so I only need to move it about 50' into the house to burn.