Did you replace what you burnt this year yet?

[JA600L]

I did! I was lucky enough to get an endless supply of wood from two sources down the road from me. Ash, Locust, Cherry, Mulberry, Hackberry, Maple, and Oak (left over from last year). This is double row with space in between facing east and west.

I am very close to being two years ahead so I'm going to keep cutting!

 

[Standingdead]

Lol. Congrats on your great score! As for replacing what I burnt, I just shut down my boiler last night. I have replaced 2 of 12 but I don't usually process much wood until Oct till Dec. Always have a sense of loss when I shut down the boiler. It makes me think where the heck did the past 6 months go anyway??

 

[red oak]

I have - stacked the last of it today. Back to being 4 years ahead.

 

[711mhw]

I did! I was lucky enough to get an endless supply of wood from two sources down the road from me. Ash, Locust, Cherry, Mulberry, Hackberry, Maple, and Oak (left over from last year).

I am very close to being two years ahead so I'm going to keep cutting! View attachment 131599View attachment 131600View attachment 131601

That's a gourmet firewood menu!

 

[osagebow]

wow- y'all are on the ball! I still have to split the first 3/4 cord spring scrounge of maple I've got. Only put up about 1/2 cord over the winter too boot. Gonna be a long buggy summer I'll bet.

 

[BrotherBart]

Every year it takes longer and longer.

 

[JA600L]

After I finish up this ash tree I'm calling it quits for awhile. Then I shall begin the insulating process!

 

[JRHAWK9]

I have 16-17 fully seasoned cords of mostly oak stacked and have maybe another 6-8 cords cut but have to split yet. Plus I'll be cutting down 10-12 decent sized Locusts in the next few weeks that I'll have to split as well. I hoping I'll have 25+ cords stacked by fall. I'm guessing I'll be going through roughly 4 cords a winter with my Kuuma (will be installing it this summer), so, yeah, I think I'm doing alright. The oak I'll be burning this winter has been seasoning for 3-4 years.

 

[BrotherBart]

I have 16-17 fully seasoned cords of mostly oak stacked and have maybe another 6-8 cords cut but have to split yet. Plus I'll be cutting down 10-12 decent sized Locusts in the next few weeks that I'll have to split as well. I hoping I'll have 25+ cords stacked by fall. I'm guessing I'll be going through roughly 4 cords a winter with my Kuuma (will be installing it this summer), so, yeah, I think I'm doing alright. The oak I'll be burning this winter has been seasoning for 3-4 years.

That Mac-10 is doing real good.

 

[JRHAWK9]

That Mac-10 is doing real good.

actually, it runs great....it's just s l o w compared to my 346XP and 390XP. I picked it up a couple years ago for $50 and it pretty much looked brand new. I use my ported Husky's the most. They are a lot of fun to use I use my little XL's if I have lots of limbing to do.

 

[Seanm]

I have only picked up a short box full of firewood so far. It was split and stacked a day later but thats it for me. We cant access any of the "off pavement" roads yet due to snow. It will be a bit more for me I'm afraid but I'm sure itching to get back at it. I have scoped out a bunch of blow downs of various species on walks with the dog close to home and even noticed some good stuff sticking out of some avalanche debris close by. Im thinking of yanking it out with a rope when I can get the truck near it. Im sure that compacted snow will be around for ever.

 

[razerface]

I haven't even started. I hate working in mud. It just makes big ruts to fix ,,,,,,

 

[Ram 1500 with an axe...]

Looking good up there.... I do what I can when I can little by little, but I have 3 years supply, still on the hunt for the next score.....

 

[JA600L]

I am purchasing the woodstock Ideal Steel in the summer. So if that truly is a stove that uses a lot less wood, this might be enough for two years and I might be on to year 3. Time will tell .

 

[BobUrban]

Replaced it back in December -just needs to be split and stacked - Summer project.

 

[blades]

Haven't yet, getting lazy ordering 4 log cord. There are some other projects in the wind that might develop later when the ground dries out estimate about another 4-6 cord css. That will cover expended fuel ( still burning but not 24/7) from this last season. I am more than 3 years ahead.

 

[buddylee]

I've hauled in 6 pickup truck loads in over the last 2 weeks. Trying to get as much as I can before it gets hot. Was around 80 here yesterday.

 

[red oak]

wow- y'all are on the ball! I still have to split the first 3/4 cord spring scrounge of maple I've got. Only put up about 1/2 cord over the winter too boot. Gonna be a long buggy summer I'll bet.

That's why I've been hustling to get the wood in now. This will be the first year that I did not have to cut split or stack in summer. Memories of last year cutting and splitting when it was in the 90s are not fond ones!

 

[JA600L]

The good thing about cutting in the summer is you can get a lot of good wood. Nobody else feels like doing it in the heat.

 

[paul bunion]

It was more than pre-replaced last November with 6 cords. I'll probably order a load of logs from my tree service in the fall but I can get away without processing wood this year at all.

 

[Applesister]

No, not yet. I'll be fighting black flies and deer flies and ticks and poison ivy, again.
never mind the sweat.
I have no farm equipment that handles snow. It went from 5° to 72° in two weeks here.

 

[711mhw]

No, not yet. I'll be fighting black flies and deer flies and ticks and poison ivy, again.
never mind the sweat.
I have no farm equipment that handles snow. It went from 5° to 72° in two weeks here.

The past 2/3 days has just about got all the snow gone, but got 2 ticks off myself today. Little bastard's

 

[toddnic]

Just put up two cords over the past week. I have another 1 1/2 cords to go before I'll have enough for another year.

 

[cityboy172]

I have nnot replaced the 14+/- cords I went through this winter yet.

 

[byQ]

I've collected 3 batches of wood so far this year totalling about 6 or 7 cords. Unfortunately, the wood is on the lower end of the BTU scale - that is rottonwood cottonwood, unpopular poplar, and that's me weeping willow. But most of it I've only had to split so it has been pretty easy (I've got a little splitter). I'm in an "any wood is good wood" area - but I still hope to move up a little higher on the btu chart with future finds.

Willow & Poplar (with a little elm, fir and russian olive)


Cottonwood in foreground, just split (elm & lodgepole pine in background from last year)


Dry lodgepole pine rounds from last year


I've located some old dead dry elm on an undeveloped rural property. I've contacted the owner. He said call back in a few weeks after he has had a chance to drive through and look at it. So maybe.....